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Hi @Vietdefense , would you like this thread to continue as is (jointly for all service arms)? Or you would prefer it split into 3: Army, Navy. Air Force?

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2025/Feb/11/india-uk-agreements-eye-next-gen-weapons BENGALURU: The India-UK strategic partnership has taken a major step forward eyeing collaboration in next-generation weapon systems with the formal launch of Defence Partnership–India (DP-I)...

You are welcome to your opinion. I don't share it given the track record and current order size spread over many coming years. If you feel you know these matters better than the IAF Air Chief, sure ok. If they baulk at some price, they should have baulked at the Rafale per unit "made in...

Likely Akash SAM acquisition by Philippines. https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-expects-200-million-missile-deal-with-philippines-this-year-sources-say-2025-02-13/

HAL is majority owned by the govt and there is no way it can "drag its feet" if told by the govt to do something. It is not the designer/developer of the aircraft to begin with, that is the ADA (under DRDO). So it has followed a format much like DRDO developing a missile and then BDL producing...

Called it!

Yeah I was being tongue in cheek a bit. Though if its a cauldron geography (in front of you and you're on a lip or something) and the amount of snow being unleashed is small enough (no way to know that ofc, but kind of have to hope at this point), its worth legging it. But the guy was somewhat...

errrr.....might wanna start running my guy

https://myind.net/Home/viewArticle/isro-conducts-successful-trials-of-advanced-nuclear-thermal-propulsion-system https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/isro-develops-worlds-largest-vertical-propellant-mixer-for-rocket-sold-propellants/articleshow/118370967.cms

(check out full thread on X for more footage etc)

Know anything more about this @Gessler et al. ? https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/us-buys-india-made-artillery-cannons-bharat-forge-signs-historic-defence-deal-1.10359584

@Gessler do we have the most up to date figures out yet?

Yes, they are planning 5 prototypes between 2028 - 2035. 2035 is when serial production is planned based on those 5 prototypes, so as little unproven risk is carried to production...to start replacing (along with tejas mk 2 and any tejas mk1 A still being continued) large numbers of current...

Sound quality isnt so good, but some interesting updates inside from the additional project Director for AMCA Mr. Nagesh.