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Apparently, the Army/MoD are working on a 3rd batch order for an additional 300 K-9T self-propelled howitzers. https://newsable.asianetnews.com/india/indian-army-plans-23000-crore-deal-for-additional-300-k9-vajra-guns-biggest-artillery-procurement-decades-articleshow-n0b9pgg Alpha Defence...

I feel they'll prefer to diversify in order to create back-ups. The Govt/IAF has already expressed an interest in both FCAS & GCAP. Right now there's too many unknowns regarding the AMCA Mk2 (with NG engine), so expecting to create a 6th gen out of that without any Plan B would be quite risky...

Well, that has happened. https://www.twz.com/air/franco-german-future-fighter-effort-collapses-over-irreconcilable-differences Now time to see what this means for India's interest in the program. For starters, carrier-spec airframe and nuclear-hardened electronics will be a-okay for IAF/IN...

Update on the NSTL's Large Cavitation Tunnel (LCT) project: Now that "international technical collaboration" has been confirmed, we need to take a second look at Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's 2024 visit to the William B. Morgan Large Cavitation Channel (LCC) at the US Navy's Surface...

AMCA model spotted at the ORANGE facility near Hyderabad, sourced via Twitter/X (Apple Maps image of May 2026): ORANGE is the Open-Range RCS Test Facility located just north of the Air Force Academy outside Hyderabad, southern India: It's outfitted somewhat similarly to Skunk Works'...

Thought I should follow this up now that there have been some updates. My previous guesstimate was right - South Korea is indeed going for LEU (usually meaning 5-7% enriched, but can be upto 20%) for their SSN program...

Some AFV-related things shown during PM Modi's recent visit to L&T's facilities: Zorawar light tank with new armour configuration: Transmission system for a 1500 hp engine (probably DATRAN 1500 for the FRCV/FMBT): 30mm unmanned turret system, with an RWS on top. Probably for the...

What you see behind PM Modi is a 700 MW nuclear steam generator, indigenously manufactured in India. Only a handful of countries can manufacture these at scale. For a nuclear engineer, this photograph is actually more impressive than most missile or aircraft photos. It represents industrial...

This model has been confirmed to be the design of the Project-76 indigenous diesel/AIP submarine: Will likely be built by L&T at their Kattupalli shipyard.

🇮🇳 🇰🇷 Bellatrix Aerospace has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korea’s space AI solutions company TelePIX Co. Ltd. to collaborate on a technology demonstration mission for Earth observation from Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO). The signing ceremony recently took place at...

I’m told, the USG has made it clear that if the CDN gov reneges on the contract signed by the Trudeau gov in Jan 2023 to purchase 88 x F35A’s in 4 batches, in order to buy a number of Gripen E’s, then 3 things will happen quickly. 1. LM with the full backing of the USG will launch a lawsuit to...

Based on the most recent reliable information, the size & shape of the Project-77 SSN program becomes clearer: What is confirmed by reliable sources so far: It will indeed displace around 10,000T (one figure quoted by an older source states a very specific 9,800T figure). So very much in the...

I'm quite baffled at the apparent speed of Project-75I's contract progression in recent times...to the point where I have to wonder if it's just a coincidence that the P-75I program began to accelerate at around the same time as the negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European...

India's semiconductor push gets major boost with $3.3 bn Odisha deal with Intel & 3D Glass Solutions "...India’s semiconductor ambitions got a fresh boost with the signing of a tripartite memorandum of understanding between the Odisha government, Intel Corporation and US-based 3D Glass...

Apparently, Norton's new 1200cc V4 engines are being made by TVS in India: Makes sense... I remember reading (probably in Autocar India) about somebody saying they saw large 4-cylinder mills being built during a TVS factory tour. Good on TVS for making proper superbike engines! The experience...

More details on the IFR mechanism:

From what I understand, the HyFly/Zircon type inlet handles AoA changes much better, and is perhaps best reserved for missiles that operate in the lower hypersonic regime (Mach 5-7 or thereabout), while the Waverider type inlets are better for higher mach regimes (~M9). As far as Scramjet...

Pretty sure that's just a lid that falls off a short while after launch. The BrahMos uses something similar during launch (mostly to protect the inlet from FOD etc.): But we know it comes off ultimately: As of the Zircon, pretty sure it's air-breathing. Probably uses inlets similar to the...

More details on the WaveStrike HPM system: https://tonbosystems.com/wavestrike/