You went to RIAT? Thats awesome !
How frequently do you go (to RIAT) out of interest?
It is planned to finally restart in 2022 I believe, you plan on going?
There has been some visits by high profile legislators from US to India recently, CAATSA+waiver was part of the discussions (indeed may have been the main objective)...
US is working on a waiver (in its legislature) for India currently (whole thread might be useful read):
https://defencehub.live/threads/u-s-senators-introduce-amendment-supporting-caatsa-sanctions-waiver-for-india.10558/#post-136462
The Sanction risk persists till that is completed.
If the...
It is able to track a large number of targets very well at many distances.
It is very modular and well networked (making it resilient to SEAD)
Very fast deployment/reaction time.
Mobile launchers with up to 400 km range missiles = potency against AWACS, ISTAR, ELINT and refuellers of the...
Cryostat Assembly Facts:
Number of segments fabricated in India: 54
Sections assembled on site: cryostat base, lower cylinder, upper cylinder, top lid
Length of weld joints for in-workshop assembly (four sections): ~ 1,015 m
Length of weld joints for in-pit assembly: ~ 390 m
Diameter of...
That's frankly unbelievable....he always handled himself very well....never got into the mess that I would get into sometimes....
But I have observed a systematic marked decline there....so it is not so surprising anymore.
Lot of worthies like him (from all sides) have been muzzled or...
Today, domestic savings stand at $1 trillion and are expected to reach $3 trillion in the next decade...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/markets/daily-voice-indias-domestic-savings-to-reach-3-trillion-next-decade-says-manisha-girotra-of-moelis-7681031.html
https://www.reuters.com/business/indonesia-india-beckon-fed-tapers-without-tantrums-2021-11-05/
Indonesia, India and Vietnam expected to do lot better in coming years....
@Indos @Viva_vietnamm et al
Bigger issue seems to be the inefficiency and under-investment plaguing govt owned enterprises (like the major shipyards) in India:
Like man-hour (supply wise) to make up for capital + training + investment shortfall is not a huge issue directly in India (given the man hour and raw labour...
http://www.canadiandefencereview.com/news?news/3281
Quebec-based Héroux-Devtek, a leading international manufacturer of aerospace products and the world's third-largest landing gear manufacturer, has been awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin for the development of landing gears for its next...
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/isro-enters-x-band-telemetry-command-regime-with-new-18m-antenna/ar-AAQApzw?li=AAgfYGb&c=277349080374856740&mkt=en-us
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has commissioned a new 18m antenna, which for the first time, allows the space agency to...