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    India Navy Nuclear Submarines (SSBN & SSN)

    Good article from the IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies), credit to Joseph Dempsey & Karl Dewey: https://www.iiss.org/online-analysis/military-balance/2026/05/deepening-deterrence-indias-expanding-ssbn-capability/ There's lots of interesting satellite images (via Vantor) and...
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    India Space Indian Space Program

    🇮🇳🇸🇪 An MoU was signed between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA) during PM Modi's visit to Sweden. While work regarding the Swedish payload on India's Venus mission, Shukrayaan, was already underway, it has now been formally...
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    Morocco Defense Industry

    If it's something pursued under the Tata Group, I'm wondering if it might be related to the Grob G180 SPn. Tata purchased all the IP rights of this plane from Grob Aircraft a while ago, so now only Tata can authorize its construction. If they're talking about any Indian aircraft (not under...
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    India Space Indian Space Program

    Dhruva Space Secures INR 105 Crores ($11 Million) RDIF Backing to Develop ‘Project Garud’, Advancing India’s Private-Sector 500 kg-Class Communications Satellite Capability for Constellation-Scale Missions [Thursday 14 May 2026] (New Delhi, INDIA) As India accelerates toward becoming a global...
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    India Space Indian Space Program

    (News from Pixxel's US-based business operations) Pixxel Awarded NRO Strategic Commercial Enhancements Contract for Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Capabilities El Segundo, CA, USA, 05 May 2026: Pixxel, a leader in cutting-edge hyperspectral earth-imaging technology, has been awarded a contract...
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    India Civil Nuclear Program

    To quote a Parliament response to a similar question: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2205826&reg=3&lang=2 "Nuclear wastes generated at the nuclear power stations during their operation and maintenance are low and intermediate activity level waste and are managed at the site...
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    India Civil Nuclear Program

    India licences NFC-Kota fuel plant The Rajasthan facility will produce 500 tonnes a year of natural uranium dioxide fuel assemblies, with approval valid until 30 April 2031. May 6, 2026 India’s Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has granted an operating licence to the Nuclear Fuel...
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    TR Missile & Smart Munition Programs

    Yeah that's what I was afraid of. I found the press release section for IDEF 2023 but it seems these charts aren't available there. Just pics of some individual systems.
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    TR Missile & Smart Munition Programs

    Is there a clearer version of the 3rd pic? I could go with AI-upscaling but that tends to mess up a lot of the text & details.
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    India Missiles and Guided Munitions

    The Agni-V Mk2 (Divyastra) is an advanced, MIRV capable iteration of the Agni-V. Major improvements include replacement of maraging steel first stage casing with one manufactured using carbon composite filament winding, It is India's largest composite casing for now. That, combined with the use...
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    India Missiles and Guided Munitions

    As of now, I'm afraid there isn't really much of a credible deterrence posture against China to begin with. Let alone taking the ABMs into account. The reason for that is that I feel true credibility only comes with a survivable second-strike capability. While it appears the K-4 SLBM might...
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    India Missiles and Guided Munitions

    Here we go - it was a MIRVed Agni! "Advanced Agni missile with MIRV (Multiple Independently Targeted Re-Entry Vehicle) system was successfully tested from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha on 08th May 2026. The missile was flight tested with Multiple payloads, targeted to different targets...
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    India Missiles and Guided Munitions

    Something big was tested off the east coast today... The issued NOTAM was for a distance of just over 3500 kms, so most probably an Agni-derived boost stage. No statement yet on what the upper stage was.
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    India Missiles and Guided Munitions

    The TARA (Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation) guidance package + range extension kit was tested yesterday from a Jaguar. The REK uses a HSLD-500 bomb body:
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    Pakistan Pakistan Army News and Discussions

    Fatah-3 has been revealed to be a supersonic cruise missile with a Ramjet motor: Several OSINT handles have already identified the platform as based on the Chinese HD-1 missile, even the launcher/TEL appears to match: So the specs are likely the same as the HD-1's. Interestingly, as...
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    TR Missile & Smart Munition Programs

    Hmm, 3 tons might be quite less for bunker busting though. Shallower targets maybe (arms dump, storage tunnels & the like). Kinetic energy will help magnify that but not by much if you want to focus that damage toward a particular direction (downward). Remember, the RV's terminal velocity wont...
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    TR Missile & Smart Munition Programs

    A liquid-fueled BM? Didn't expect to see those come back into the picture. Isn't Turkiye already producing solid-fueled BMs? Or is this a repurposed SLV concept? Well, a fighter is expected to be used again & again. Missile is by definition single use. I agree. A 1 ton thermobaric would do...
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    India AMCA Program

    Some details on the AMCA's retractable in-flight refueling (IFR) probe mechanism: Sourced via another forum.
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    India Defence Industry, R&D and Procurements

    This is India's first germanium-free thermal imaging system for drones. It was built right here in India by this Hyderabad-based startup - @EonSpacelabs. And it is a huge deal. Right now, India imports almost 100% of its germanium. No points for guessing which country controls the germanium...
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    India Space Indian Space Program

    Mission Drishti is the result of a journey that started years before the satellite itself. It is the culmination of years spent building, testing, validating, and evolving Earth observation systems across multiple platforms. The roadmap took us through India’s first DroneSAR, the world’s first...

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