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Keep in mind collaboration with DRDO means red-tape and bureaucracy. Not all DRDO divisions perform the same. For instance, their missile division is among their best which is why they're churning out missiles while also actively collaborating with the Israelis and Russians for the MR-SAM and...

There's some decent analysis on strat front forum on why modifying a K9's chassis wouldn't work...take a look

Athos is unlikely...might be the same Spike ATGM saga

K9's chassis isn't built for taking enemy fire, particularly Tank rounds and ATGMs. They'll blow a hole right through since K9 intention is to be placed away from the borders...out of enemy's line of sight Modifying it might cost a bomb and with modern ATGMs in place, it might still not be...

Looks like IA received it's first batch of US Army Extended Cold weather clothing kits (Gen 3+) Same kits worn by US forces

True, I think this was taken from IIT-K's lab

Armed drones are extremely efficient, particularly on our western sector where pak's aerial defences could be overwhelmed with drone swarms and MRLS salvos. Their AADs don't have the numbers nor are the most modern. Apart from the recent procurement of Harop suicide drones, we're also aiming...

It's not like we have any expensive western UAVs or plan to procure anytime soon. The Israeli Eitan, Searcher and Heron UAVs are all unarmed surveillance drones. There were some reports that Herons will be modified to carry munitions but that's still speculative. IN's lease of Sea Guardian's is...

ADE and DRDO should actively engage private sector and give them enough autonomy if they want to speed up the timeline. Though ADE came a long way from what it's been previously, being a decades old govt org filled with bureaucracy and red-tape...I doubt if they'd be able to meet deadlines...

LCA Tejas with Netra AWACS

Indigenously developed landing gear systems for UAVs handed over to Navy by CVRDE Retractable landing gear systems for unmanned aerial vehicles, indigenously built by the Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment here, a unit of the DRDO, were handed over to the Navy on Sunday...

Initial flight tests will consist of Flight controls and other electronics to ensure all parameters are met during flight and to assess it's air worthiness. Other recon, surveillance and weapons related sub-systems would be integrated subsequently

Who do you think will give kickbacks to IAF and MoD top brass if they go for a desi fighter. The congress made their cut over several decades and NDA might want the same...that's how they'd be able to conveniently send the next 10 generations of their off-spring to Ivy leagues On the brighter...

Nova Integrated Systems, a Tata-IAI JV and BEL are responsible for integration of MR-SAM. MR-SAM is indeed the Indian version of Barak-8, the Israeli components are seeker & radar while Indian components are airframe, servos and propulsion. Barak-8 completely has Israeli components. Even Israeli...

Several of their F-16s have been upgraded to the latest blocks...so why not? Also, they have around 1200 F-16s while F-35s number a lil over 200...it will take some time for them to replace everything

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Staff Correspondent Updated: 5 January 2021, 17:23 An employee in personal protective equipment (PPE) removes vials of AstraZeneca's COVISHIELD, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from a visual inspection machine inside a lab at Serum Institute of India, in Pune, India, on 30 November...

Indian Navy to get second ballistic missile submarine The Indian Navy will receive a major boost with the deployment of its second ballistic missile submarine. The INS Arighat is in the final stages of sea trials and is likely to be commissioned into service in early 2021. Arighat is the...

Bloomberg News December 30, 2020, 5:00 AM ESTUpdated on December 30, 2020, 6:00 PM EST ‘The impact of Covid-19 is no less than a world war’ Communist Party preparing for the worst as Biden takes over Xi Jinping, left, is applauded by senior members of the government at the Great Hall of the...