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News on the Mk-2! https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/maiden-flight-approaching-for-indias-tejas-mk2-light-fighter/161747.article Important excerpts: India’s Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) is targeting the end of 2025 or beginning of 2026 for the first flight of the new Hindustan...

Mk-1As flying at the Air Show:

Around ~2400 TRMs on this one as per one calculation. Sure is gonna be a big a$$ radar, will nicely fill out the huge nose of the Flanker. And here's the spec sheet...it's gonna be GaN-based! Btw, more radars from the show... 1:2 scale model of AESA meant to go on the AMCA (slanted for...

Besides BrahMos & the other things, it seems Indonesia is interested in cooperation on Aircraft Carriers as well. https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/indonesia-eyes-indias-aircraft-carrier-building-expertise-talks-on-for-brahmos-missile-deal20250126222245/ Indonesian Navy...

Today, President Donald J. Trump held a productive call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India. The two leaders discussed expanding and deepening cooperation. They also discussed a range of regional issues, including security in the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East, and Europe. The President...

I remember a couple of these guns being sold to Indonesia (presumably for long-term testing) back in 2022. Guess the results were positive. A larger order is expected, perhaps joint production. We're working on some guided anti-drone ammo for 40mm cannons as well, they might also be...

Berthed at the commissioning ceremony:

Nilgiri at the commissioning ceremony, berthed alongside the 4th P15B destroyer Surat and the 6th P75 submarine Vagsheer.

Let's goooo! This is a crucial step to prove for the upcoming Chandrayaan-4 sample return mission which would involve a lot of docking & un-docking! Not to mention, a scaled-up version will go on our Space Station as well. Btw, our docking mechanism is meant to be compatible with the...

INS Surat, the last of the four P-15B DDGs, will be commissioned today.

Commissioning will be today!

This could possibly be the design of the Next-Generation Corvette or NGC (snap from the Navy's official INS Surat video which included a look at the Warship Design Bureau offices): Flush fore deck, enclosed RHIB/multi-mission bay, MFSTAR radar mast. Source image is too bright to make out any...

Engine ground run conducted on the full-scale CATS Warrior prototype. This airframe will be on display at upcoming Aero India. I guess they're using 2 x PTAE-7 turbojets for this phase of development. The Warrior will need 2 x HTFE-25 class engines to achieve its full payload & performance...

If one were to zoom out, I think a certain pattern begins to emerge. Look at everything from rifles, ATGMs, artillery, helicopter gunships & now armoured vehicles. There's gonna be a significant chunk of the Indian Army that would be able to operate combined arms formations alongside US...

The AD-AH, illustrated by Kuntal Biswas: This thing is probably our equivalent project for the Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) to defeat hypersonic threats - https://www.northropgrumman.com/space/glide-phase-interceptor

Updated with many new missiles; Credit to Orion Intel.

LRAShM: Air Defence - Anti Hypersonic (a possible variation of the KV that goes on the AD-2 BMD SAM meant to defeat enemy HCM/HGVs. DACS thrusters on nose are clearly visible): Unknown HGV...looks like a variation of the Agni-1P's RV with addition of forward fins: DRDO is for sure...

INS Nirdeshak