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Faster, lighter, DRDO’s Daksh now has CBRN detection mechanism Daksh is primarily designed to detect and recover Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). It was inducted in the Indian Army around 2011. The new Daksh Armed Forces and other security agencies in the country will now have enhanced...

The Soviet supplied Petya III-class corvettes of the Indian Navy were designated as Arnala class - namesake derived from the port town of Arnala in Maharashtra famous for the Arnala Fort. Two of this class vessels - INS Kiltan and INS Katchall were a part of the task force for 1971's Operation...

Actually the technologies gained through Maitri SR-SAM will be of immense help in realizing Akash Mk-2 - Active Missile Seekers and Vertical Launch Systems are the two risk areas for which India would like to go with MBDA's offer. The MBDA pitch might look opportunistic and self-serving at the...

AFAIK both Astra Mark I and LR-SAM feature TVC's - LR-SAM comes with a tungsten jet vane system for thrust vector control developed by DRDL - this jet vane system along with DRDL's electro-pneumatic control actuation system are responsible for LR-SAM's high agility. In case of Astra Mark I -...

DRDO's Dual Pulse Rocket Motor has been an extremely crucial breakthrough - It is also being used in Astra Mark I & will be used in Astra Mark II BVRAAM and Akash Mark II SAM - The difference between Akash and Akash Mk-2 would be the dropping of Akash-1's ramjet sustainer in favor of this pulsed...

That's the Swedish Visby-class corvettes, made entirely of composites / FBR - the same technology being used to construct the superstructure of INS Kiltan and INS Kavaratti - Project 28A will be similar to the last two Kamorta-class corvettes in design -

One very important thing to add - It is for the first time that the Indian Navy is experimenting with carbon fiber composite material for constructing the superstructure of the last two corvettes of this class that is INS Kiltan and INS Kavaratti - these two corvettes will be a bit different...

DRDO Fuel Cell AIP System The DRDO AIP uses fuel cell technology. A fuel cell converts chemical energy from a fuel into electricity through a chemical reaction of positively charged hydrogen ions with oxygen or another oxidizing agent. There are many fuel cell types, but the principal...

Parrikar calls for defence exports worth $1 billion In New Delhi on Wednesday, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar startled the defence industry by targeting the export of $1 billion (Rs 6,600 crore) worth of DRDO-developed indigenous defence equipment in two-to-three years. This represents a...

Government clears Rs 8000 crore IAF's Integrated Air Command & Control System Govt has cleared the proposal for a Rs 8,000-crore project for IAF's IACCS, which aims at integrating all ground and air sensors. NEW DELHI: The government has cleared the proposal for a nearly Rs 8,000-crore...

I guess you missed the 'D' in my post - '701D' is the upgraded version of '701C' and has an engine power of 1,994 shp (1,487 kW) against 1,890 shp (1,409 kW) of '701C'. The Block III features an upgraded transmission to cater for the increased thrust (3,400 shp) of the twin T700-GE-701D...

Actually it's a windshield wiper. During a storm at sea, the disc spins at a high rate, flinging the water out to the edges and providing a clear field of vision. And it means that no one has to go out on deck to replace wiper blades during the storm.

FULLY INTEGRATED PSLV-C30 CORE STAGE WITH STRAP-ONS AT MOBILE SERVICE TOWER HOISTING OF PSLV-C30 SECOND STAGE DURING VEHICLE INTEGRATION INSPECTION OF ASTROSAT IN CLEAN ROOM PRIOR TO ITS LAUNCH INTEGRATION OF ASTROSAT IN PROGRESS IN A CLEAN ROOM AT ISRO SATELLITE CENTRE INTEGRATION...

A TILTED VIEW OF ASTROSAT WITH FOLDED SOLAR ARRAYS WRAPPED IN A PROTECTIVE COVERING ASTROSAT 3D VIEW ASTROSAT DURING A PRE-LAUNCH TEST IN A CLEAN ROOM ASTROSAT IN CLEAN ROOM BEFORE ITS INTEGRATION WITH PSLV-C30 ASTROSAT IN CLEAN ROOM FOR A PRE-LAUNCH TEST ASTROSAT IN TILTED...

Launch on September 28 at 10 AM

Kinda reminds me of Henry Kissinger's famous quote: 'To be an enemy of America can be dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal.' :D Talking of Biden - There are already five 'Bidens' living in Mumbai :D Biden Finds His Indian Relatives in Mumbai | India Currents

As far as the price tag is concerned - IAF deal includes 50 T700-GE-701D engines, 12 AN/APG-78 Fire Control Radars, 12 AN/APR-48A Radar Frequency Interferometers, 812 AGM-114L-3 HELLFIRE LONGBOW missiles, 542 AGM-114R-3 HELLFIRE II missiles, 245 STINGER Block I-92H missiles, and 23 Modernized...

Aadesh-class fast patrol vessels ICGS C-401 - The first in the series of L&T-Class Fast Interceptor Craft

2 CG ships arrive before deadline Two Indian Coast Guard Ships, Apoorva and C-421,have been commissioned into the service on 21 September 15 at Mumbai. The ships crew with their newly commissioned ships in background. 4. Vice Admiral SPS Cheema, Flag Officer, Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval...

Prantij to house state's 1st semiconductor wafer unit - The Times of India