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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.

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:

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...

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...

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...

Some details on the AMCA's retractable in-flight refueling (IFR) probe mechanism: Sourced via another forum.

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...

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...

So this is VT-21 (AAP-Tr) model produced by Tata Advanced Systems Ltd. (TASL): While this is AAP-Wh model from Bharat Forge Ltd. (BFL, part of Kalyani Group): ^^ You can see behind the VRDE poster there are two more vehicles, turretless. Those are TASL's AAP-Wh and BFL's AAP-Tr versions...

HAL Tejas Mk2's final push: Fighter on the cusp of first flight In a defining moment for India's next-generation indigenous fighter programme, the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s Tejas Mk2, is entering a decisive phase, with critical ground testing and certification processes accelerating ahead...

Spec sheet of the LRGR-120 rocket, pic quality is bad though. Better pic of the important bits: So the price of a single LRGR-120 round is around $160,000 (if directly converted from Rupees). The 150km ranged ER-GMLRS (used by M270 & HIMARS) was sold to Finland for over $430,000 per round...

A short summary of some of the technical challenges that went into PFBR's development, part of a larger article by Nuclear Engineering International (NEI): https://www.neimagazine.com/news/criticality-for-indias-pfbr/?cf-view "...Developing the PFBR was not an easy task. Construction of the...

Somebody on Twitter prompted AI to create renders of the NGC using that WDB image as a reference: Oh and btw, I'm hearing that these ships won't be powered by a gas turbine but by diesel engines in a CODAD config. Possibly by the indigenous 6 MW diesel.

I'm not sure as to the exact numbers that were delivered, but it's true that several airframes of Mk-1A have been built and are laying around awaiting their engines. The reasons for it are officially that there's a supply chain problem leading to delay in deliveries. The US has got an internal...

An AI-upscaled, enhanced version of an old photo of the INS Arihant from over a decade ago: Original image source: Also, a cool new AI-generated artwork from LiveFist of the Arihant Stretch: It seems to have been prompted using real images like this of the S3/Arighaat (but with the...

"While the P8I will go through, the Stryker armoured vehicle under discussion between India and the USA is "off," sources said as the armed forces do not seem keen on it. The Army is also keen on a limited number of US Javelin anti-tank missiles, some of which have come as part of the emergency...

It seems NewSpace is also working on inexpensive vertical take-off interceptor drones: Similar in concept to some Ukrainian ones (which are now finding takers in West Asia as well):

HALEU can be an interesting middle-road option. I cannot really comment on the possibility of using current/future SMR designs for marine propulsion though. Typically, for submarine use you need reactors with high design confidence, and most SMRs (who's designs are heavily optimized for...

That's true - only France & China use LEU. But this list could increase as more countries acquire SSNs, namely Brazil and (possibly) S Korea. HEU is certainly the way to go, but requires much more investment in terms of enrichment infrastructure & long-term commitment. One way to do it is to...

SSNs are worth the extra money. But it really depends on what your requirements are, what geography you're navigating and what kind of targets you're looking to hunt in that geography. If you're not gonna be operating in open oceans most of the time, and if your perceived enemies have no...