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  1. Arihant Roy

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    Surveillance plus acquisition radar of Sudarshan CIWS with Fire control radar. Fire control radar. Surveillance one works in C band while the FCR is X band. IAF should place orders for atleast another hundred CIWS if we are to protect our critical military infrastructure from kamikaze...
  2. Arihant Roy

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    Fabrication of a 1:1 scale fully functioning hypersonic cruise missile for a long duration test (600+ sec) will start soon.
  3. Arihant Roy

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    Agni 5 mk2 with CRMC first, second and third stages. Plus all new bus assembly for MIRV.It can have atleast 5 RV with ease. Now this MIRV config we have tested today if of a later gen. We can say it's the 2nd gen. Improved 3D woven C-C based RV. Miniaturised warheads. Better navigation. Newer...
  4. Arihant Roy

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    She's a beauty, ain't she fellas.
  5. Arihant Roy

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    There are some differences. 1. RudraM II is a lot cheaper than Brahmos. 2. Whereas a Su-30MKI can carry a single Brahmos,it can carry 5 R2. 3. R2 can also be carried on other platforms like Tejas mk1/mk1A/mk2 and even Rafale if it is ever integrated thus giving a lot more versatility and...
  6. Arihant Roy

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    Rudram-II in all its glory. Range-300-330 km when launched from altitude. Has a 155 kg warhead. There are two variants.Anti radiation with PHH and mmW seeker and ground attack variant with IIR seeker.
  7. Arihant Roy

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    Agni 5. Agni V mk2. The Mk2 can be distinguished from mk1 visually due to the dark brownish / black first stage as seen in this pic. It is due to its composite casing. The interstages have camoflague paints on them while the 2nd and 3rs stage are also black / dark brownish. It's possible...
  8. Arihant Roy

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    Love this Himalayan Grey two tone paint scheme. Swathi mkII.
  9. Arihant Roy

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    KH 2018 with Asraam. Image courtesy- Praneeth Franklin.
  10. Arihant Roy

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    So Tejas mk2 prototype rollout is not happening anytime before mid 2025. Followed by first flight in 2026.
  11. Arihant Roy

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    According to this , Drdo's ERA Mk 2 is similar in performance to the ERA of T-90. Now T-90A/S uses Kontakt -5. According to official DRDO website on ERA Mk2, it has been inducted into service as an import substitute for T-90. This same ERA Mk2 is used on Arjun mk1A. Watch from 4:15...
  12. Arihant Roy

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    The data on FY-2 is vogus . There is no way in hell that a 35 mm thick ERA provides 550 mm RHA protection against HEAT rounds. And even the 750 mm RHA against FSAPDS is blatantly false. FY-IV is said to be comparable in performance to Kontakt 5. K5 offers a protection of only 140-160 mm RHA...
  13. Arihant Roy

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    Even their electronics - FCS , sights etc are average at best . Nothing to be worried about. Here are some pages from the user manual. First round hit probability is only 68 percent. Both Arjun mk1 and mk1A have better vectronics , sights and FCS compared to VT-4. Our T-90S is...
  14. Arihant Roy

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    This data is from the horse's mouth,ie from the actual user manual of VT-4 for Thai Army. Pakistan is currently license producing this MBT at Taxila as Al Haidar. It's their latest and Pakis say it's evern better than their T-80. Here is the data on armour protection of the VT-4. Max...
  15. Arihant Roy

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    The last thing that most sailors onboard PNS ships will see if an all out war breaks out with Pindi.
  16. Arihant Roy

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    Yes , its the F-35 EOTS. First pic of INS Vikrant with MFSTAR installed. In the back, the LRMFR of INS Anvesh can be seen. Long range multi function radar is a S band aesa radar meant primarily for the developement of phase 2 BMD interceptors. INS Anvesh is primarily meant for PGAD.
  17. Arihant Roy

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    A naval LRSAM ie Barak-8 successfully intercepted and shot down a supersonic target for the first time this year. Announced in today's press conference. Now does anyone here have any idea on the target missile used ? There was a tender for configuring Brahmos as a target missile. Our...
  18. Arihant Roy

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    This is for the Amca project. The HD stands for high definition. Besides functioning as maws, it will also improve the situational awareness of the pilot. He can see through the floor of the cockpit. See everything that's going on around him .
  19. Arihant Roy

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    Holy Mother of God! Our Pradhan Sevak today flew onboard the first series production trainer variant of Tejas at HAL’a airport in Bangalore . This in itself is watershed moment for the LCA program since no VVIP , especially the PM is allowed to fly in a single engined aircraft / helicopter...
  20. Arihant Roy

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    From mR-V2-HA. The carrier drone is a six rotor design.
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