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Light combat helicopters being built for Rs 125 crore each, says HAL HAL's high-altitude attack helicopter is one-third the cost of the Apache In a double assertion of its proficiency in building different kinds of helicopters, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) on Monday achieved two significant...

There has been an effort by ISI/foreign agents to spread misinformation about indigenous products within the armed forces. The harsh truth is that there has also been an effort in certain sectors to delay indigenous products by continuously changing the product requirements; this is funded by a...

The Apache cannot take off from Leh with that full loadout of 16 ATGM (I doubt it can take off with 8 at that altitude) listed in the Forbes article, and it mistakenly lists the LCH as only having 4 ATGM maximum, when it can carry a maximum of 12, 4 each on the inner pylons and 2 each on the...

The battle of Longewala is a good example of what air-launched rockets can do to tanks.

The anonymity of the internet means that anyone can can pretend to be anything, while in reality they could be the exact opposite, such as someone who doesn't want Indian weapons industry to succeed. Anyhow, speaking of American turkey jets, here is what the designer of the F-16 and the A-10...

Army and IAF fought over Apache choppers, costing us Rs 2,500 crore more. Blame their silos More palm grease means higher price. One hand washes the other.

They paid 155 million per Apache! No wonder they have no money left.

Just learned that the LCH can fire the R-73 missile, the same missile Abhinandan used to shoot down the Pakistani F-16.👍

Chinese drones and Z-10 choppers.

The quad launcher is planned.

Lies by imported weapon lovers do not change facts. DRDO/HAL can only do what they are authorized to do by MoD/army. They were told to integrate a foreign air-to-air missile, Mistral 2, to LCH and they did that. They were never told to integrate a foreign ATGM, as that final decision rests...

It's never that straightforward. The way it works is: Company A wants to sell its wares to IAF. So they hire a lobbying firm. Now this firm also employs retired Indian army-men and retired MoD personnel who still have "connections." So they get their pay from the firm, while putting in a...

Looks like the Indian Army's 6 Apaches don't work so well at high altitude. Meanwhile the LCH, which would've worked better at this altitude, is still awaiting orders since 2016. Instead of arming LCH and Rudra with another ATGM while Helina is being developed, the MoD/army blames its usual...

Corporatization/privatization is no panacea. I have seen plenty of cover-ups in the private companies of the US, including massive financial scams. What is needed is proper accountability with regular audits being cross-checked constantly.

Much of the negativity being spread about the LCH reminds me of how the LCA was treated in its development years. And now the LCA has developed into a platform with superior handling and maneuvering at high altitude; it has been praised by no less than 4 (Indian and foreign) air chiefs for its...

The anonymity of the internet means that anybody can pretend to be something they are not.

The LCA is one fine example of a superb machine created by Indian research and development. The radar computer in the SU-30MKI that makes it fantastic, Astra missile which is superior to the R-77, the entire gamut of Agni missiles, Shourya missile, Akash SAM, radars, Nirbhay cruise missile...

A lot of lies about LCH are being spread by the import lobby, because they don't want to lose the money made by expensive imports like Apache. But the fact remains that you cannot make up the required numbers with imports, as a billion dollars just gets you six Apaches. The only thing imports...

Sorry, I should've said Helina, the air-to ground version. But I believe the IIR seeker is the same in Nag, Prospina, Helina versions and the seeker works very well now.

I should add that all of Nag missile's initial issues have been fixed, and there is a longer range radar version which is superb.