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NRT Abhimanyu CCA (collaborative combat aircraft aka loyal wingman), this will be launched from carriers and team up with the Navy's MiG-29K (Rafale in future): ADE Ghaatak IUSAV, autonomous stealth strike (model is of the subscale SWiFT prototype): Scaled model of the serpentine...

- A look at all the Unmanned Aircraft programs displayed at Aero India 2025 - Full-scale HAL CATS Warrior loyal wingman/autonomous strike aircraft: Current model of Warrior (with 2 x PTAE turbojets) can carry 2 x weapons internally and 2 x externally:

What @kakaliam2 said mostly. Also, AMCA is being pursued for strategic reasons - inculcating a domestic industry. Additionally, it'll be needed for the nuclear delivery role, as it's unlikely F-35 will be allowed to do that in IAF. F-35, if it does end up coming, will be a stop-gap as IAF is...

AMCA will not be effected. But MRFA competition will be. It's highly likely that we'll cancel it going forward.

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump said the US would offer the F-35 warplane to India as part of a bigger commitment to deepen defense ties. The US will increase sales of military hardware to India by “many billions of dollars,” Trump said at a joint White House press conference alongside...

Hmm...signaling?

Ideally, yes there should be an alternative engine. Also ideally, we should continue working on Kaveri so it can eventually replace at least the F404 during a future MLU of Mk-1/Mk-1A jets (remember, these airframes will be going through at least 2 or even 3 engines over their lifetime). I...

News on the Mk-2! https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/maiden-flight-approaching-for-indias-tejas-mk2-light-fighter/161747.article Important excerpts: India’s Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) is targeting the end of 2025 or beginning of 2026 for the first flight of the new Hindustan...

Mk-1As flying at the Air Show:

Around ~2400 TRMs on this one as per one calculation. Sure is gonna be a big a$$ radar, will nicely fill out the huge nose of the Flanker. And here's the spec sheet...it's gonna be GaN-based! Btw, more radars from the show... 1:2 scale model of AESA meant to go on the AMCA (slanted for...

Besides BrahMos & the other things, it seems Indonesia is interested in cooperation on Aircraft Carriers as well. https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/indonesia-eyes-indias-aircraft-carrier-building-expertise-talks-on-for-brahmos-missile-deal20250126222245/ Indonesian Navy...

Today, President Donald J. Trump held a productive call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India. The two leaders discussed expanding and deepening cooperation. They also discussed a range of regional issues, including security in the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East, and Europe. The President...

I remember a couple of these guns being sold to Indonesia (presumably for long-term testing) back in 2022. Guess the results were positive. A larger order is expected, perhaps joint production. We're working on some guided anti-drone ammo for 40mm cannons as well, they might also be...

Berthed at the commissioning ceremony:

Nilgiri at the commissioning ceremony, berthed alongside the 4th P15B destroyer Surat and the 6th P75 submarine Vagsheer.

Let's goooo! This is a crucial step to prove for the upcoming Chandrayaan-4 sample return mission which would involve a lot of docking & un-docking! Not to mention, a scaled-up version will go on our Space Station as well. Btw, our docking mechanism is meant to be compatible with the...

INS Surat, the last of the four P-15B DDGs, will be commissioned today.

Commissioning will be today!

This could possibly be the design of the Next-Generation Corvette or NGC (snap from the Navy's official INS Surat video which included a look at the Warship Design Bureau offices): Flush fore deck, enclosed RHIB/multi-mission bay, MFSTAR radar mast. Source image is too bright to make out any...