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Didn't they design the Rustom/TAPAS?

I don't have many hopes for this program beyond 'for scientists, by scientists' type lab models/tech demos. DTTI is talked about so much but in all these years it didn't deliver anything at all. To add to that, the Indian agency in question here is ADE - which doesn't have the best track record...

Now its looking like the 70k deal was intended for the IAF (why they need so many assault rifles is anyone's guess) so I guess 'chalta hai'. I'm secretly hoping this would be a 'biscuit' for the Russian lobby to get them off our backs and maybe steer away from the AK for the regular infantry. A...

News from IDEF: India's DCM Shriram buys 30% stake in Turkish drone maker DCM Shriram is investing $1 million in Zyrone Dynamics DCM Shriram signed a partnership deal with Turkey's Zyrone Dynamics on the sidelines of the International Defense Industries Fair (IDEF) in Istanbul. DCM Shriram...

Some snaps I never saw before of the QRSAM @Nilgiri delete these if already posted And the launcher mounted on Ashok Leyland 8x8 HMV:

Rafales will primarily be filling the void left by retirement of MiG-27 & older variants of Jaguar as Strike aircraft. I'm thinking they will also take over the Nuclear delivery role from the Mirage-2000, considering Rafale is currently the most survivable aircraft in the inventory.

Some of the best shots in my collection of the NLCA NP-2 (single-seat prototype):

Credits to 3D artist Harshal Pal Vikrant with TEDBFs, NLCAs, ALHs & IMRHs on deck.

I'm guessing it could be a result of the number of hardpoints & how the wings are engineered? Even though the plane with that engine is capable of higher payloads, it may not be able to carry more than a set amount at a particular point in the wing, limiting the overall capacity? The Tejas...

ALH Dhruv Mk-3MR (maritime multi-mission variant)

Yes, Mk2 is significantly larger/heavier than Mk1. I would venture to call it pretty much a new aircraft considering the difference between the two is even greater than the difference between Gripen C and Gripen E. I've looked at Hurjet specs on TUSAS site, I'm not aware if the Naval variant is...

If the plane is out, what would be the point in doing CGIs? We'd just get actual photos instead. :p Now is actually the best time to create CGIs like this - when there's no other way to visualize the aircraft outside of official releases. Keeping in mind that this isn't just time-pass stuff...

Kuntal Biswas has outdone himself this time:

A consortium led by India's Larsen & Toubro (L&T) together with UK company Leidos Innovations (owns Gibbs & Cox naval architecture firm) is among the 4 consortiums awarded Competitive Procurement Phase (CPP) design contracts for the Royal Navy/Fleet Auxiliary's FSS (fleet solid support) ships by...

NP1 - the first Naval prototype (twin-seater)

Apparently, Bangalore-based electro-optics maker Tonbo Imaging (which also supplies Indian forces) has exported BNVD-P PANODS to an unnamed Israeli SOF unit: "Tonbo has done thermal imaging-based upgrades for CRV (cavalry reconnaissance vehicles) in Jordan, advanced electro-optical targeting...

Successful hot Test of Gaganyaan Service Module Propulsion System – System Demonstration Model (SDM) On August 28, 2021, ISRO successfully conducted the first hot test of the System Demonstration Model (SDM) of the Gaganyaan Service Module Propulsion System for a duration of 450 s at the test...

Overview of the launch vehicles being developed by Private-sector companies: Left to Right: Agnibaan - Agnikul Cosmos, Chennai Vikram I - Skyroot Aerospace, Hyderabad Kalam - STARLab, Surat Chetak - Bellatrix Aerospace, Bangalore Phoenix - STARLab, Surat As I mentioned in my article...

New CGI by Harshal Pal - in A2A configuration with 8 x NG-CCM (ASRAAM) and 6 x Astra Mk-3 Ramjet BVRAAM