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@Nilgiri It seems signing on to the Accords has already started opening doors: https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/l-t-in-talks-with-blue-origin-to-supply-orbital-launch-capabilities-123062600642_1.html Blue Origin has begun negotiations to source engine manufacturing services...

Please put the coup on hold for a little while...I'm out of popcorn, need to get some from the store.

@Nilgiri it's happening. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/india-to-sign-artemis-accords-white-house/articleshow/101188875.cms?from=mdr Also there'll be a joint mission to the ISS next year (nice for photo-ops & PR but not of any strategic significance), plus we'll be signing a...

Deals are financed by banks/NBFCs by looking at the airline's passenger numbers, no. of routes served & growth potential in the area it serves. These deals are also a hedge by the airlines - for example this order is expecting deliveries between 2030-35. If IndiGo feels the need to raise some...

By Theo Leggett in Paris & Nikhil Inamdar in Mumbai BBC News Indian carrier IndiGo has made a record order for 500 Airbus A320 aircraft - the largest single purchase agreement by any airline in commercial aviation history. The deal, announced on the first day of the Paris Airshow, is worth...

Because the 414 is still decades ahead of what Russia/China have. Doubt anyone would part with entirety of such IPRs. Even 80% is unprecedented...not even treaty allies like South Korea had that much access.

If these reports are true, this is going to be very different:

DAC approved purchase of 31 x MQ-9Bs for $3.89 billion 15 x for Navy (SeaGuardian) 8 x for Army Aviation 8 x for Air Force Let's see if CCS makes any changes or it goes through. Deal-signing is expected during Modi's US visit June 21-24. This is an important deal...for the IAF/Army it...

Big things seem to be happening in India's relationships vis a vis both Russia & the US. Long-held diplomatic positions could come undone pretty soon...stay tuned.

Depends on Vietnamese requirement. But installing it will require HAL to modify their Flankers, strengthening the undercarriage. We had to do that for our MKIs.

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It should be noted that India originally wanted to sell BrahMos to Vietnam over a decade ago but the Vietnamese at that point decided to go with the Russian option (Bastion-P with Yakhont) instead. If they are now looking to acquire BrahMos, especially in the land-based anti-ship role (which is...

Here it is - a feast for the eyes, been waiting for these pics for a long time! Both Indian carriers - Vikrant & Vikramaditya - along with their battle group, performing combined carrier ops in the Arabian Sea: Cooperative engagement, battle group coordination, subsurface operations...

It's a map of Ashoka's empire - part of the historical exhibits. Nothing to do with territorial claims of the Republic.

MH-60R begins flight ops from Vikrant

Possibly VLS-launched

Second-generation NaVIC navigation satellite is in orbit, with Indian-made rubidium atomic clocks! The 2nd gen with multiple improvements has been deployed - 10 years after the first-gen was launched in 2013. Good to see continued progress in indigenous GPS alternatives.

Astr Defence's ATAL 32X released for civilian market in .32 ACP

Chandrayaan-3 mission has received dates! Launch onboard LVM3 on July 12th Landing on Moon on August 23rd