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Keel laid for the first of five 44,000T Fleet Support Ships being built by HSL, Vizag https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/11/keel-laying-of-the-first-fleet-support-ship-for-indian-navy/

NSA - Mike Waltz (head of the India caucus & China hawk) State - Marco Rubio (introduced the bill asking for CAATSA waiver to India and wanted sanctions on Pakistan) So far the Trump cabinet is shaping up well from an Indian perspective.

https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/india-set-to-test-over-1000-km-strike-range-anti-ship-ballistic-missile20241110194006/ Could be what this is for: Stay tuned...ASBM could happen this week.

In other N-sub news over the last few months, the 2nd Arihant-class SSBN was commissioned and the 4th (presumably last) boat of the class, which is also one of the two that are the 'Stretched' variant, was launched i.e. released into the water from the dry dock. Oh and construction of a new VLF...

The Project-77 Nuclear-powered Attack Submarine (SSN) Program: An Analysis (this is a reproduction of an article I've written for a different blog) On the 9th of October 2024, The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), the apex decision-making body of the Indian Government regarding all Military...

Vikrant CBG at sea...

What is the general view in Turkiye about Trump's victory? In India, this is seen as broadly beneficial.

That reply was mostly for @Strong AI Who raised questions about where J35's avionics could stand in comparison to American 5th gen standard. I simply said - if your engine can't match the American standard, then your avionics can't either. Because one is tied to the other. 160 was a very...

It's all about the engine tbh. Currently, there's no engine & generator setup that can match what the F35 has. It's the only jet flying that has a real next-gen system. For example, the F-15EX which has a lot of the same things F35 has (advanced AESA & advanced EW suite) has a power output of...

Seems a lot of older vehicles will be replaced by a new, common platform that will do multiple roles.

Lots of pics of the WhAP configuration for Morocco in the thread:

Comparison of CH-3 and CH-5 lander/rover sizes. Last month the Govt gave budget approval of $250 million for CH-4, including cost of 2 x LVM3 launches needed for it. The final spend amount might be slightly more but this is the official outlay.

This is apparently the newer EL/L-8222SB variant with AESA-based EW transmitters.

With JDAM-ER: With Astra BVR missiles & EL/L-8222 SPJ: Both pics courtesy aviation photographer Praneeth Franklin.

With FA-18 during Tarang Shakti-24

CCS cleared acquisition of the first 2 SSNs! https://aninews.in/news/national/general-news/india-clears-mega-deals-worth-rs-80000-crore-for-nuclear-submarines-predator-drones20241009213437/

No, I thought he thanked someone in the original post, maybe edited it out later? Either way, it seems legit. It does seem like we got some novel stuff up our sleeve for designing improvements to the electrical generators we plan to hook up to the modernized/indigenized AL31FPs.

Looks like initial order is for 150 vehicles. Likely to be more after the new production plant comes up. https://aninews.in/news/national/general-news/tata-to-build-150-drdo-developed-whap-armoured-vehicles-for-morocco20240928115151/

For size comparison, here's the same turret mounted on WhAP and M113: