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    India Missiles and Guided Munitions

    Official graphic via DRDO Clockwise: STAR -- supersonic target missile HELINA (Dhruvastra) -- air-launched ATGM BrahMos -- supersonic cruise missile MPATGM -- manportable ATGM Astra Mk.1/2 -- BVRAAM QRSAM -- mobile short range SAM Akash Mk.1/1S -- mobile medium range SAM LRSAM (Barak-8) --...
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    India Navy SSK Submarines

    The most sensible option!
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    Dirty bomb fears as URANIUM is found in cargo at Heathrow: Package 'shipped from Pakistan to UK-based Iranians

    COUNTER-terror cops and security services are investigating after a deadly shipment of uranium was seized at Heathrow. The undeclared nuclear material can be used in a dirty bomb. It was destined for Iranian nationals in the UK, originated from Pakistan and arrived on a flight from Oman. A...
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    India Indian Automobile Industry: News & Updates

    India surpasses Japan to become world's third-largest auto market: Report India's sales of new vehicles came in at least 4.25 million units, based on preliminary results, topping the 4.2 million sold in Japan, according to a report by Nikkei Asia...
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    India Navy Aircraft Carriers

    Nope - but to be expected when there's a change in the planned air wing. The Vikrant's aviation complex was designed & meant for the MiG-29K, but that aircraft proved to be a bad investment.
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    India Navy Aircraft Carriers

    Modifications to the process, rather than the equipment. Taking the aircraft up at an angle. Removing wingtip rails & folding up the nosecone prior to moving onto lift, then reattaching the rails (& lowering nosecone) once on the flight deck. Official sources have stated that Rafale as it...
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    India Navy Aircraft Carriers

    Fit, yes. But it could require modifications.
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    India Missiles and Guided Munitions

    These are conventionally-armed weapons. The political will required to use them is at the same level as was needed to use Mirage-2000s in Balakot. The whole point is to give ourselves more conventional options without needing to escalate to the nuclear level. 500km is pretty good. Pralay is...
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    India Space Indian Space Program

    DRDO chief Dr. Satheesh Reddy visits Skyroot Aerospace's facilities
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    India Navy Aircraft Carriers

    Helo ops on the Vikrant
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    Israel Eros-C3 Israeli third generation observation satellite launched into space

    Something doesn't add up. India's CARTOSAT-3 launched back in 2019 had a panchromatic resolution of 0.25m (lower is better). I'm of the opinion that Israeli optics & electro-optic processing tech is ahead of India's. There's something they're not telling us here...
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    India Missiles and Guided Munitions

    More like the counterpart to ATACMS or the upcoming PrSM. Prahaar would be more akin to Nasr - but IA is not interested in a BM for that kind of application. For such short ranges, they prefer Rocket Artillery.
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    India Missiles and Guided Munitions

    With the acquisition of Deep-Penetration Strike Aircraft (DPSAs) like Rafale in the originally required numbers (126-189) being difficult, the advent of Rocket Forces equipped with missiles like these was an inevitability. The plan here is to retain a more or less similar over-the-horizon...
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    Japan Japanese MoD Releases Further Details About Its Future BMD Destroyers

    80 VLS is very tame for a 20,000 ton ship. There's something they're not telling us.
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    India Navy Destroyers

    No, the Leander influence ended with the Brahmaputra-class. Shivalik onwards are an all-new design. Fincantieri was a consultant for design validation.
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    India Navy Corvettes

    INS Arnala, the first of 16 shallow-water ASW corvette/craft launched at GRSE (two designs being built, 8 each).
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    India Navy Destroyers

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    India Missiles and Guided Munitions

    As seen by civilians... GODOFPARADOXES is saying a HGV payload may have been tested this time, who knows...
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    India Missiles and Guided Munitions

    The missile launchers on INS Anvesh...these are huge. Even ballistic missiles like Pralay SRBM can be launched from these.

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