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Deputy Editor Snehesh Alex Philip speaks to Udayant Malhoutra, CEO & Managing Director of Dynamatic Technologies Limited, on the journey from being a manufacturer of hydraulic pumps for tractors to making parts for world’s top aviation firms

Good to see proper flush deck finally maturing in Indian naval design now. I guess we can expect this to continue going forward with the upcoming destroyer class.

@Saithan thanks for all the likes, you saw the mission in accelerated format on your end 🤣

CNN reporting on the SPADEX success: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/15/india/india-space-docking-attempt-intl-hnk/index.html ===========

I would say the main technologies involved (sensoring, precise control and maneuver) are now proven. Pressurized docking would just need confirmation of perfect seal for an air lock. If that wasn't validated this time, it shouldn't be too difficult for a future mission that scales what was...

Absolute Monarchies are always tenuous and ticking time bombs as they do not having basic law, rights and dignity cohesively and default applied at the citizen level (i.e its all serfs and subjects to be essentially playthings). So the quality of the sovereign waxes and wanes, and mostly wanes...

For longer range, PH is going for the new Typhon system from the US....at shorter ranges the Brahmos will augment deterrence. Vietnam is now seemingly looking to finalise a Brahmos acquisition too.

Military Aerospace seminar presentations recently uploaded @Gessler et al. https://www.youtube.com/@centreforairpowerstudiesca7118/videos

The docking may be attempted a few more times, but it may be delayed till March: https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/why-isro-might-have-to-wait-till-march-to-dock-spadex-satellites-2664626-2025-01-14

https://news.abplive.com/news/india/nag-mk-2-india-s-indigenously-developed-anti-tank-missile-test-successful-1743889

It says "considering" "530" for 10 battalions. Even if that all goes tic tac toe, the number of BMP-2 in IA is ~ 2400. So I am pretty sure the WhAP/ Kestrel program will get big orders as well.