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A collage of new-generation surface-to-air systems developed by India's DRDO (not to scale): From left to right: AAD - Endo-atmospheric ABM with max ~30km apogee. First tested 2007, development complete. PDV - Exo-atmospheric ABM with max ~150km apogee. First tested 2014, development...

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HAL Rudra

Later on, other points of view (backed up by good sources) have emerged that the intention was always for 2 x smaller boats with 4 silos and 2 x larger boats with 8 silos. Will have to be seen, but it's also highly possible that the new infrastructure at SBC Vizag may indeed be for the S-4...

Part-3: Regarding the size & scope of Indian CASD arsenal, and the compulsion for converting Arihants into SSGNs Here you go regarding '***' Considering India does not have stockpiles of hundreds & hundreds of nukes, we might not even have the number it would be needed to simultaneously arm...

Part-2: Regarding the possible use of the SSNs in a land-attack role as SSGNs Regarding the use of VLS system to launch SLCMs from the Alphas - I don't think they will go down that way. Allow me to explain my point of view. In the 2030s, when the S-5 SSBNs start becoming available for carrying...

I will start off by posting excerpts from an interesting conversation I had a while ago regarding the various concerned programs, I'll be adding various links & pictures that weren't originally part of the convo in order to add more context for a forum audience. For better intake of info in a...

Use this thread to post all news, updates & discussions regarding the various nuclear submarine programs of the Indian Navy, including: Arihant-class SSBN S-4* SSBN S5-class SSBN Project-75A/Project-76 SSN Past & future leased Russian SSNs @Nilgiri @Cabatli_53 @T-123456 @Vergennes @Kartal1...

Note the improvement to the exhaust system made to reduce IR signature. Earlier prototypes (TD-1,2,3) had their exhaust directing gases to the rear (like most helos do), but masking this would require heavy IR blocker kit (like Apache uses) and every kg of unneeded weight affects performance...

Two makes of thermal imagers were seen on Indian 716s in recent times, both indigenous: RAJAK TI by Tata Advanced Systems (TAS): ARJUN LR-X7 by Tonbo Imaging:

A 716 being tested with a new magnifier developed at Ordnance Factory Dehradun

Some pics of the new 716s in service ^^ Helmet-mounted Arjun-H thermal imager from Tonbo Imaging

The earlier project (360 dome radar on A330) was called AWACS-India and is now reportedly shelved, yes. It's been replaced with the AEW&C Mk-II (aka Netra Mk-II) program which is basically an improvement of the Netra system as it exists on the Embraer EMB-145I, but this time will be mounted on...

Thanks to GODOFPARADOXES on Twitter for the picture with notations! Some details on India's Shaurya quasi-ballistic missile (and its SLBM cousin K-15): The tandem fins are designed to guide the airflow in such a way that it forces the missile airframe to roll continuously, helping to evenly...

Two Project-15A Kolkata-class DDGs beside their predecessor Project-15 Delhi-class DDG...you can see a clear lineage, and also see where the improvements were made.

NLCA NP-1 Pic credit: Sławek hesja Krajniewski @ hesja.pl

SpaceX to partner with Indian companies to manufacture Starlink communication gear in India In what could prove to be a big win for the government's Make in India push, Elon Musk-led SpaceX is planning to join hands with Indian companies to locally manufacture satellite communications...

The 2 x SDVs that the sub can carry on the sides as depicted here: ...and previously here (older iteration): ...appear to be L&T's own concept shown few years ago: ...these appear to be roughly the same overall size as the US Navy's Mk.8 SDV:

A while back, HI Sutton of Covert Shores did a story on what was at the time an earlier iteration of this design: http://www.hisutton.com/Indian-Navy-Coastal-Submarine.html

The first 2 MH-60R Seahawks have been handed over to the Indian Navy