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Was endlessly scrolling over maps today, spotting things, Look what I came across!
An Indian Navy Mig-29K flying south over South Goa
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The jet is older than you and the JF-17 put together, and still has better availability than JF-17.
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Today , the Indian Military Industrial Complex failed.
And Indian MoD , and DRDO Babus crying in a corner , because the ones that oversaw DRDO Reforms , may very well be hand in glove for this :(
#WATCH
| Indian Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar unveils the Drishti 10 Starliner drones manufactured by Adani Defence in Hyderabad.
The firm said the drone is an advanced Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platform with 36 hours of endurance, 450 kgs payload
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Stop . Promoting . Mediocrity
I'd be more happy to read a headline that says kid gets research grant after developing a robot sitting at home.
Instead, doing this and a retweet by Anand Mahindra is not taking us anywhere but the comedy nights show.
Tamil Nadu | A 13-year-old student, Prateek, has claimed to have designed a robot with emotions, in Chennai
'Raffi', my robot, can answer queries. If you scold him, he won't answer your queries until you're sorry. It can even understand you if you're sad: Prateek (24.08)
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Sleep tight , even PAF is sleeping with you.
Comfort is first priority
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Kaveri Dry Heads for Flight Trials - My Article detailing the Kaveri-Dry Flight Trials and the Specifications-Benchmarks hit published now on
@alpha_defense
, take a look,
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Our man really pointed at a control surface here and showed it as a crack.
Brilliant
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These were definitely NGAD TD's that were sighted back then...
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The key outcome to have come out of this webinar fiasco was that GTRE is close to establishing the National Gas Turbine Test Centre, housing the Twin Test Cell for 120 kN class engines at Rajankunte, and about 28 acres of land has been sought for the same.
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What color and price is your indigenous SAM ?
𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐢 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. Work on the Akash surface-to-air missile commenced in 1990. 1/8
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Missile storage below deck. Tight spaces are a nightmare. For how the "Catacombs" were maintained. Geez, that was living hell.
This is not Vikky fyi
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Just found out that India operates something very similar to the Cheyenne Mountain Complex. If you stumble upon it, it will blow your mind. The scale is uprecedented.
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Just finished reading the Incredible Journey of Indian AWACS, a monograph by DRDO.
Highly recommend for those looking to get into finer details , both technically and to understand thought process
In the final chapter of Network Centric Warfare, look what I stumbled upon :)
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If only one knows the grave situation of how much information has been passed on over crucial projects of India with the arrest of PM Kuralkar, Director of R&DE Pune.
Shocking.
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Two days of walking very long distances , we made some good conversation , covered a bunch of stuff. Ticking off the "travel for defence expo" from bucket list 🙌
#DefenceExpo2022
Good update soon from GTRE btw
Here are some pictures
@m_Sharma_Subodh
@raflanker
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This is pinnacle of jugaad baazi, gotta give it to them. Even ISIS bombs are so ugly. This is a near perfect shaped charge.
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Saw the new ALH for navy flying today over Bangalore, the nose is very very distinct.
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Tejas Control Levels exist in many forms and functions, let's lay it out -
1- Pilot Assisted - Carefree Manoeuvring , Low Speed Warning , High Speed Warning , Ground Proximity Warning ,
2- Pilot Delegated - Basic Autopilot + Auto Throttle Modes
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Did you guys know about this?
There was an Light Observation Helicopter (LOH) planned by HAL, but for reasons unknown never went off papers.
@alpha_defense
@realkaypius
@Indrani1_Roy
Did you know about this beautiful airframe?
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The first image is of the LCA Tejas installation in Bangalore at Cubbon Park
Learn to identify a dummy vs real aircraft. 😂
I will be laughing too hard if your forces targetted this model during war. Lol
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Someone point out which AMCA part was shown being fabricated?
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Our very own spy plane spotted over unknown airbase!
Boeing 707-337C : Aviation Research Centre (ARC) the airborne wing of R&AW! An absolute beauty in the skies
@VinodDX9
@TheWolfpackIN
@FrontalAssault1
@ShivAroor
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Visited the Air Force Museum in Palam today , and after this , I can say I have visited three of the most significant ones,
While my dad , got to chill with Mig-21 , Tail
#2216
, the same aircraft he worked with when in service.
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@ZEUS_PSF
250 km is what INS Vikrant would sniff just by a sneeze lol.
2x cruise missiles are not a big deal for a carrier battle group. And if there is a strike package , it's easier to swat down. You decide what india should intercept , the missile or JF-17 itself 😂
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Trusting a single engine fighter 3000 km across the ocean is the trust you need in your engines. This trust is built over decades.
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My my, what did we catch our eyes on, Weapons Selection has as
Rocket, Gun, AAM, and ARM!?
wonder what ARM really means. But I can by console layout that this does not mean, "arming the weapon" there is an entire mode-selection knob on the top right with safe, standby, and live
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Interesting photo on the web. A Jaguar and a pair of flankers operating out of CAR Nicobar , from the paint scheme it appears early 2000s
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How is the army blind?
Most importantly, why is the army blind?
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All the jam aside regarding Defense Expo, let me tell you
- this is one of the most poorly managed visitor-centric event I've been to ,
- Gandhinagar Traffic Police is useless, and organizers planning for PM and VIPs arrival route planning are absolute trash,
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There comes the delay in Russian high altitude trials for our Kaveri Derivative for the Ghatak, now we can see exactly same potential as last decade, engine and airframe integration could be at risk. India needs to show form resolve in obtaining a testbed of own.
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I have been wanting to write about this extensively. While our forces are buying large quantities of drones and unmanned systems. One thing remains at large , the naive approach of being a good old soldier. We don't have to fool anyone here , Army is the LAST one tech adoption
It’s Good To Hear Indian Army Using Conjunction Of Surveillance Drones Along Armed Drones To Attack Terrorists Hideouts As It’s Reported Contact Is Made Again At 11am Today And Army Has Closed Its Barriers Further While JKP Is Leading The Charge. 🇮🇳⚡️
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On my way back from Kolar today , BEML manufactured TATRA 8x8 running all the way from Kolar to Patiala now. Parked majestically on the roadside.
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The WHY , SDR in ATAGS come back to a bigger intention that forces have been working on
Absolute Network Centric Warfare Capabilities, the seamless transfer of defensive and offensive power over a variety of spectrum.
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Just our timely reminder that this project's budget and Ola's R&D bought would've nearly funded our Kaveri Engine program through and through.
India’s EV hub getting built!🇮🇳🛵🏍️🚗
The
@OlaElectric
automotive factory at the top and the new gigafactory in the foreground! Both in a single frame❤️
We’re committed to making India a global EV hub!🫡
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6 more Netra approved!
Read my article I wrote a few months back, Netra Mk1 KitKat , and how it gave the Phalcon AWACS a run for its money.
It's an exceptionally capable platform. If we could conduct Balakot with 3, imagine 9 now. 😈
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Prithvi Crater from Wheeler Island Test , year unknown :)
IGMDP days were glorious
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@PSFAERO
I can't begin to wonder whose creative liberty wins here ,
1- To think that an enemy aircraft can directly over overhead a destroyer that operates on a spectrum of frequencies to detect and engage, or
2- The artists innocence,
Both are equally scary.
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Adding another one. The NFTC AMCA flight patch. Literally my most prized possessions at this point. Lol
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They were delivered, and tested in Bangalore 😈
8 F414 were delivered. Unsure when but a positive thing for MK2.
Hope coupling has started
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Challenge is not with the industry. It's with the fact that these dum dums will go for something completely out of the blue in the last minute.
So finally airforce is looking for a Shahed 136 category drone and indian industry seems be ready for the challenge.
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Some good news this year on aero engines, we have to stay tuned 🙌
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Indian Navy seems to be using the robotic tug , MotoTok. Quite a popular line following tug these days in aviation complexes. This will perhaps save more space and can turn tighter.
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Found something at the coordinates from the Chinese side of the roads that take shape from Pangong Tso, any leads
@DfIlite
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Exactly, never heard Turkey say
- wheels manufactured ,
- airframe cutting
- cockpit ready 😂😂
Just roll the aircraft and sweep your credits as deserved.
This Babu culture is at the rot of this.
“First metal cutting started”
“Tender given for subsystems prototype”
“Jigs & fixtures are almost ready for mfg”
Or even CCS Approval
None of these mean anything in terms of major progress or move towards a completion of a large platform development. Have burnt my hands enough.
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“In April 1996, rebel Chechen President Dudayev was assassinated with the help of a Russian
A-50 AWACS operating over Chechnya. Capable of monitoring communication frequencies,
an A-50 located the President’s cellular phone frequency, and the target data was relayed to a
Su-25
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This is de facto our humvee of the future. Can't wait for people to line up so they can purchase one like the Gypsy 🤡
Mahindra Defence has delivered 719 vehicles this fin year 24, highest in a year, including ALSV, Markshman, and Mrap
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Two awaited Monographs have arrived into the library.
1- IGMDP - By DRDO Labs (Beautiful)
2- Fundamentals of Guided Missiles, Rear Admiral SR Mohan, VSM (Read)
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Read the new DRDO Monograph on "Incredible Journey of Indian AWACS" , wow , there's some real good stories and milestones recorded there.
The most important one , was the push by Dr.Christopher to indegenise everything on the subsystem level , and the rest is history 🙌
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Lol , Indian dream.
If I'm counting correctly, then this image shows a lineup of at least 20 Y-20A transports.
(Image via @種花家的小姐姐2 from Weibo)
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Reminder to keep hands down and work. Not chest thumping at every component. 5th gen is truly the test of time
So South Korea's KF-21 conducts the first flight successfully.
Courtesy to (unknown) owner
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Can anyone give more context to this picture from Kargil?
Is this MARCOS ?
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THERE SIMPLY IS NO AIR-SUPPORT STRATEGY IN PLACE FOR THE ARMY.
24 YEARS AFTER KARGIL , ARMY WILL STILL DEPEND ON AIR FORCE FOR CAS.
Major Ashish Dhonchak and DSP Humayun Bhat lay bleeding on a narrow forested path leading upto a cave hideout deep inside Gadul forests
#Kokernag
. They could not be recovered timely because militants holding vantage positions peppered rescue choppers with AK fire.
DSP Bhat, who
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Will take about 3 years to set up the facility once the go-ahead is given. IMO, it will align by the time AMCA realization actually starts to make sense, all the paper level clearances are green.
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Indians have a weird fascination of comparing inventory that hasn't yet been inducted into the forces.
Competing combat proven drones to ones under taxi trials.
No regrets for platform maturity, absorption into forces etc.
Inherent insecurity needs to go
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@IndiumOak
They're airgapped don't worry.
Ain't no no way , they're connected to the internet.
Being a mobile station, it travels. And meaning , it's setup within the station. Which also means , cutoff from the Internet. Simple.
No internet, no transmission.
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Does anyone know what the governer general is?
Admiral D.K Joshi, a specialist in anti submarine warfare and commanded INS Viraat, Ranvir
He's the first Indian Navy Chief to RESIGN in 2014, after a string of naval incidents Sindhurakshak and Ratna
BrahMos Missile Regiment of Indian Army carried out a successful launch of extended range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile striking target with pinpoint accuracy in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Event was witnessed by Hon’ble Lt Governor & GOC-in-C.
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@tedx_ai
@sairahul1
What are you even saying throwing these buzz words in man. It's a demo, it can work perfectly fine on a system with enough resources. It doesn't need SCALING, PODS , AND A CLUSTER!!!
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@VinodDX9
, do think inventory like this can fit into our armed forces without overlapping any roles?
EBRC Jaguar from France
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This explains the ambitions of NAL.
Is this a display-only wing? Molaystation by those kids is not the smartest idea. Has NAL been proven second best? Has a government body been proven too lethargic to compete against an Indian start-up? I suspect, the answer is a big fat YES.
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Made a list of all major players this time in various stalls of
#AeroIndia
For those who are looking to save time while walking around 😂
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Finally got my hands on a brilliant book commentary, for a domain that does not open its mouth that often. These resources must be enjoyed.
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Fabrication is underway :)
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How many are planning to attend Def Expo 2022?
Just out of curiosity.
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Insanely high time we stop talking about small updates, and wait for complete product suite to be made ready. This is getting comical by the day. Hyping the space up and then disappointments. We should report only milestone moments (metal cutting , prototype manufacturing etc)
AMCA Pilots to get Battlefield Management Tablet
REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE
@DRDO_India
@IAF_MCC
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You will remain a legend in our hearts Varun sir,
Rest in Peace , what a fighter. Truly.
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@rishibagree
This idiot minister has failed to understand the difference between a Solar Park and a Solar Plant. Literally both purpose and land acquisition is different. Karnataka is now obliged to forever pay rent to farmers. But Rewa plant was built on Barren land.
Stonks.
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The toxic habit of our forces continue, to field weapon systems they don't have in mass production. Barely 50-100 in use , and show it off as if that's your bread and butter.
When will they learn...
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And a high altitude test facility for which land has been identified (actually long ago) at Nagarjuna Sagar Dam at Hyderabad, due to its proximity near the Dam.
Reported here first, 2014 itself
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Still from an old IAF Coverage video by Times Now , notice Su30 mmi cockpit layout , this is about 10 years or more older in publication.
3 MFDs , and some analog dials. What has changed now ?
Share new pictures here.
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Either take this embarrassing tweet down , or live long enough to regret to have put the aviator 😂
Why does Desi Tom Curse have both SU30 and LCA Tejas badges on the overalls?🤔🙄
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Each facility costs close to 4000 crores, and in 2014 time it the article stated 1600 crores, not aware of what caused it to go higher. But , it is what it is. Facility requirements is key, and test infrastructure is crucial before you make any futuristic on paper claims.
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@FrontalAssault1
Send with some source at least to back claims up.
Your tweets are diluting by the day.
You can maintain the anonymity of your informer, but at least logically back it up.
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@AhsanUl234
@alpha_defense
@72VirginService
@mjavinod
@Defencematrix1
@DefenceDecode
@FrontlinerUV
@Indrani1_Roy
@DfIlite
@TheLegateIN
@raflanker
Please keep that in mind for Brahmos and S400 in that case 😂
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Reminds me of the picture I took a few weeks back during LRDE Amrit Mohatsav
BDL joins elite club of companies across the globe to have capability for production of RF seekers.The 1st RF Seeker,designed by DRDO&manufactured by BDL,was handedover to Dr Samir V Kamat,Secretary,Dept of Def R&D & Chairman,DRDO by Cmde A Madhavarao(Retd)CMD,BDL
#SpokespersonMoD
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High altitude tests are not carried out in flight. Engine was tested on ground itself for simulated conditions.
Facility is called High Altitude that's all, because of the conditions it can simulate.
-Great development
-
#DRDO
's Kaveri Dry Engine successfully completes high altitude trials at Russian facility
-Simulated: 46kN, Achieved: 48.5 kN
-Timeline:Test completion 2025, Production 2026
-Engine was tested in flying test bed which is a modified Ilyushin (Il)-76LL
File Pic
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I don't want to hear another
1- Mig-21 is a very capable aircraft,
2- it is a very upgraded one,
3- Meets and satisfies all our requirements
4- In the process of phasing out ,
5- we have launched an inquiry 😂
Mig-21 in all squadrons will be thinking today,
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MoD and the Defense community -
6 Apaches for 1Billion USD, or at least 100 Arjun MBT Mk1A ?
Army - MUMMAAAA Apache chahiye 🤡
The Army is gearing up to induct the first lot of AH-64E Apache attack helicopters from February 2024 onwards and will be deployed in the desert sector. As part of the deal, six pilots and 24 technicians were trained by Boeing in the U.S. |
@dperi84
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