https://swarajyamag.com/insta/with-focus-on-thorough-testing-isro-to-create-artificial-lunar-craters-to-test-chandrayaan-3-landers-sensors
With Focus On Thorough Testing, ISRO To Create Artificial Lunar Craters To Test Chandrayaan-3 Lander's Sensors
In a bid to simulate the lunar surface on...
Expert panel to help DRDO prepare for futuristic battles, defence needs
DRDO chief G Satheesh Reddy has constituted a five-member committee and asked it to submit its report within 45 days...
MOD NOTE: Article by Gessler for a good intro to Indian Space launcher history:
https://defencehub.live/threads/a-brief-history-of-indian-orbital-rockets.8461/
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https://www.space.com/india-chandrayaan-2-moon-mission-one-year-in-orbit.html
By Elizabeth Howell...
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/india-at-inflection-point-in-digitisation-journey-on-cusp-of-a-paradigm-shift-report/articleshow/77801452.cms
Synopsis: India is at an inection point in its digitisation journey. Over the course of a decade, the country has undergone a digital...
Indonesia involvement+commitment in this project has lately seen some turbulence....let us see what finalises on it more steadily long term.
Also as far as I am aware, Indonesia needs something for this decade ASAP to meet its requirements it set for itself in capability....KF-X will take quite...
Its kind of interesting he ran against Jokowi a few times and is in his cabinet now anyway lol (that too as something as important as defence minister).
This kind of thing is pretty unthinkable in lot of countries.
Yes it would afford Indonesia a great economy of scale...and very scaleable, diverse and reliable weapons package. Offset quality also makes most sense when you get in number from one supplier.
This is why all the recent announcements have sorely confused me.
Indonesia ideally would just...
https://www.policyforum.net/indonesias-impulsive-arms-trade/
Indonesia’s impulsive arms trade
Window shopping for weapons is not military modernisation
MUHAMAD ARIF, TANGGUH CHAIRIL
There are many reasons behind the push for a modernisation of Indonesia’s defence, but an impulsive approach...
China Belt and Road plans for Australia face veto under new law
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/08/27/asia-pacific/china-belt-road-australia-veto/
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is seeking new powers to veto or scrap agreements that state governments reach with foreign powers...
Mid 30s here in age....though I have been following/participating in defence forums since I was about 12-13 years old...around 1998/1999.
Actually I keep in touch with some old timers from that era (I hope to convince some to drop by here later)....couple are actually from Holland interestingly...
Yes 240 degree system on say 10 emb platforms (or even full strength squadron) could have been done by now....honestly 240 is perfectly fine along with the range of NETRA for the role IAF needed just underneath phalcon (given indigenous and can punch out in numbers)....you can evolve operational...
Netra program continues.
It is tier 2 (240 degree coverage max range 250 - 300km) compared to tier 1 phalcon (360 degree coverage ,max range 400 km)
I believe DRDO wants to standardize on a C-295 platform for both NETRA and the under-development 360 coverage AWACS.
China was frankly really dumb to engage like this.
So much is now spoiled irreparably for very long time...and India will ramp up its guard intensely with more steely determination compared to before.
That too in an area far from PLA's peak or average warfighting potential (using more lower...
Post what you are listening to or just something you would like to share music related!
Last few months ...in the mornings lately as I wake up + coffee/tea + eat breakfast + read the paper etc (or check in on this forum lol), I generally have some gentle bluegrass or appalachian folk music...
In the end though AFG has to officially recognise the border as it currently stands otherwise its backburner issue they will surface whenever it feels advantageous to them to do so.