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It's mostly strategic in nature. Some details of the orbit-adjustment capabilities of the spaceplanes are mentioned here: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/07/23/former-secaf-explains-how-secret-x-37-space-plane-throws-enemies.html But what actual missions they perform are still...

With the suspension rig: The Boeing X-40 Space Maneuver Vehicle (SMV), precursor of the X-37B, undergoing similar tests back in the day: RLV-TD is roughly the same size as the X-40.

For this experiment, it was carried to altitude by a Chinook and dropped, it landed autonomously. This was the Landing Experiment (LEX). The RLV-TD platform was first tested in 2016, launching on top of a solid rocket booster. That was called the Hypersonic flight experiment (HEX), where the...

India's PSLV to launch Europe's Proba-3 mission to unravel secrets of the Sun By India Today Science Desk: The two spacecraft forming the European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission are ready with instruments and sensors allowing them to maneuver to a millimeter-scale precision relative to one...

Pics from the landing:

BMD & ASAT missile engagement envelope (altitude)

Indian space tech startup Pixxel Space has bagged a five-year contract from the US National Reconnaissance Office to provide hyperspectral imagery. The NRO awarded six contracts for commercial hyperspectral imagery to BlackSky Technology, HyperSat, Orbital Sidekick, Pixxel, Planet, and Xplore...

Pics from launch. At 5,805 kg this is also the heaviest payload orbited by an Indian rocket so far.

Just this one pic, in an anti-shipping config: 1 x AM39 on centreline 2 x 2,000L DTs on inner stations 4 x AAMs About <5 tons payload Photo taken by amateur planespotters camped outside SBTF.

Nothing official yet. I'd reckon we're more interested in obtaining technology rather than outright Barracudas, however the French SSNs are built around LEU reactors whereas India's infrastructure is HEU-based. So if there is to be cooperation or tech-sharing, it's likely to be in the fields of...

During TROPEX-23, with Deepak-class oiler and Kolkata-class destroyer

India's defence ministry on Tuesday signed an agreement with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to procure 70 HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft for Rs 6,800 crore. The Union Cabinet had, on March 01, 2023, approved the procurement of 70 HTT-40 trainer aircraft from HAL at a cost of over Rs 6,800...

There are lots of surface-to-air missile systems that use seekers in X, Ka & Ku-bands. There are even AESA-based seekers in those frequencies these days. Here are some models made in India: ...I'm sure Turkey makes them as well. As of SAR, its more a definition of a radar system (inclusive...

It seems significant sections of the first prototype have already been fabricated.

Hydrodynamic model of the 13,500-ton future SSBN class, commonly known as "S-5". Picture via Manjira Machine Builders' website

More pics of flight ops via Vikrant's official Twitter handle:

The current Mk-1? No. The Mk-1A with the AESA will be a better match.

BDL received an export order worth $255 million...still unknown as to who's the customer, and what's the product/service sold. Safe to assume its something missile or rocket-related...

SSLV-D2, pics from Friday's launch New launch vehicle added to the fleet!