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I don't think you understand how IP rights work. Also, I hope you understand IPIP righ held by DRDO is helpful to India than by some foreign entity. IP rights have very little to do with production cost.

Enlarged chamber gives greater range. What is the need to have commonality with other guns? Do every other guns have common parts? Enhanced weight is because of enlarged chamber and 6 round magazine instead of 3 offered by current Bofors and Athos. This means more rounds can be fired in the...

Why should I get annoyed? I am just disappointed. Army comes from the same society as our politicians and beaurocrats and it is difficult to expect radical change in thinking just because someone is wearing a uniform. Over time, hopefully, the thinking and attitudes in army and elsewhere will...

Asks others to not talk about Arjun to derail thread, but drags INSAS and Arjun in same post to make own point. Buys foreign products in spite of failed trials and shortcomings - but demands perfection from DRDO and OFB. Laments that others are not siding with army instead of DRDO and OFB -...

MICA is a much smaller missile and mating the maneuverability requirements of a WVRAAM and longer engagement distances and speed of BVRAAM is difficult and can lead to a compromised design, specially in a larger airframe and in first go. India is better off trying to buuld something like IRIS-T...

The WVRAAM has to be a different airframe than Astra as it is supposed to pull higher g's than BVRAAM. Even if the budget is less, there should be at least a design study in place for WVRAAM and manpad development.

Maybe they will use the PTAE7 at first as it is a proven engine, but later use a variant of Manik engine when it is ready.

https://www.janes.com/article/86831/aero-india-2019-hal-unveils-unmanned-wingman-concept 4.22 KN as per Janes. The UAV will weigh 1300 Kg.

Great news. Hope Motabhai offers the Indian army parties with leggy models from across the world (not just Russia) and Arjun gets a huge push. A pity, but necessary.

+ Lasers, Robots, Exoskeletons

TOT not needed. No need to have two similar systems unnecessarily - especially if one is from own country. Buying Spike does not mean immediate delivery - that would take time as well.

War between technologically similar nations may last a long time - and initial ammo gets used up relatively quickly.

Are you talking about equal adversaries or unequal ones?

Is it mine proof / can withstand IEDs?