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@Milspec , @Zapper , @Gessler , @Paro , @Rajendra Chola et al. I wish this young man and his team (and all those like them) all the best.

@Iceream , this is large part of why i score India as 3/10 economically, this stuff should have been done 1 - 2 decades ago already. With its completion and strong impact on production (by logistics costs optimised finally), I can see myself bringing the score to 4 and then 5/10 BTW, I score...

They just copy paste from mainstream media reporting: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-state-dept-approves-potential-sale-f-35-aircraft-munitions-germany-2022-07-28/ The principle contractors for the deal include Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N), Boeing Co (BA.N) and Raytheon...

Agree, the F-4 always struck me as one bad-ass looking dude that MEANS BUSINESS. An aircraft who's soundtrack is Gustav Holst "Mars - bringer of war!".

Just realised you mean FPA (focal plane array) rather than FPGA heh. It became clear once I read more into the paper I posted. As for local RnD and production of FPA, I beileve many components are still imported, but there is a drive to make the base production for these too.... I found this...

There is no EOTS on the helicopters yet I believe. EOTS research is underway for AMCA etc. first: https://www.theigmp.org/2022/06/drdos-irde-to-start-experimenting-with-eots-type-sensor-for-fighter-jets.html This may see adoption on other platforms with time too. Indian Helis etc use...

Thank you buddy and likewise. Diwali greetings to all members.

The launch was so far successful (16 satellites have been inserted, and 20 more to come a bit later when that orbital location arrives). Here is the live coverage ISRO provided for interested members....now archived. The rocket launch starts around 32 minute mark.

They always sign MOU easily. Have to see what actually transpires. Israel has lot of (acquired and deployed) applied knowledge here be it the telemetry specifics (so this reduces testing time for us for example)... with even the same elements we acquired from them earlier (green pine etc)...

Probably most cost effective platform to test and validate lot of new technologies on that apply and scale to rest of the ballistic missile family. India is hitting a sweet spot on maturation of lot of these technologies after prolonged development since the 1990s proving grounds of the 1st...

I am unsure what you mean? It is same doctrine as having IRBMs. It is an upgrade to current IRBMs India fields. Similar to upgraded pressure brought to bear (on soviets) by US with pershing dev + upgrade back in the 70s/80s...when you have relatively short range theatre space nearby.

It is updated IRBM...which is good as Agni 1 and 2 are getting older now. So prime is Canisterized, more portable and better guidance and control. The maneuverable re-entry vehicle is also a big feature of the system.