AEROINDIA 2019

[porky_kicker]

Combined interrogator and transponder

One of the IAF demands for LCA

 

[porky_kicker]

Poster on Uttam AESA radar

 

[porky_kicker]

Two different types of seeker for brahmos

 

[AnantS]

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Two different types of seeker for brahmos

which one got leaked? hope none of the above

 

[porky_kicker]

Ku band SATCOM suite for helicopters

 

[porky_kicker]

which one got leaked? hope none of the above

AFAIK Seeker info did not get leaked, both different companies

 

[indiatester]

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C17 interior.............

Must be asking about the traffic in Bangalore for the drive back home

 

[porky_kicker]

Potential new strike aerial weapons

Swarming air vehicle, 4 each in 1 carrier pod

SAAW

Small diameter bomb (SDB) with folded wings

 

[Enquirer]

I thought they were using a homegrown diesel engine we saw at Defexpo 2018?

@porky_kicker @Enquirer

I don't think he knows what he's talking about.
Anyone who gives one look at the picture will know that it's not a turboprop but an IC engine!!

Turboprop's main shaft runs in the center (or mostly to the center) of the engine. IC engines always have the crankshaft on one end of the block!

That's generic info anyways. Specifically the engine on Tapas is definitely not NPO-36MT (whose shaft is definitely in the dead center)

Also, it's obvious that the Tapas on display is not using the old IC engine, but the (more powerful) indigenous IC engine as you can see that the air vents are different from before and matches that of the desi diesel engine!!!!

 

[porky_kicker]

Have you guys heard about NASM-SR and NASM-MR antishipping missiles.

These are in advance stages of development.

Both are capable of ship , land and air launch

 

[Enquirer]

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Compare the engine cowl on Rustom 2 and the same on the DRDO diesel engine above.

drdo engine shape including air intakes , blades etc is exactly same as the one on the Rustom 2 , so do your own conclusion

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And lastly pictures of Rustom 2 flying with the new engines.

I seriously don't understand the Indian journalists

Yep. I can't believe that he'd miss something so obvious!!

He normally posts a link to additional documents in his tweets, when you click on it you realize you need his permission to access them. I clicked on the button seeking access, next thing I see I have an email from him that I have to pay him a fee to see the docs. I replied 'no thanks'. Can't believe he charges money to give out this crappy info

 

[Jackd]

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C17 interior.............

Fucking Amazing, gold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Enquirer]

He is an ex jag Pilot of IAF who also flew marut briefly. He had a lot if misgivings against Marut - hence HAL initially and wrote frequently against both of them in early version of website/blog he maintained(now no longer available) I think it was called as thumkaunata something like that or I could be wrong on name(I am not referring to current blogspot version http://thumkar.blogspot.com/).

I would not discount his writings. Sometime I think he has his own biases, but still his articles in some areas are well worthy of reading

Oh! I didn't know Vijainder Thakur manages the Thumkar blogspot!!
I think it was Thumkar that propagated the fake Helina pictures several years ago (the quad rack of Israeli LAHAT missiles had 'Helina' name photoshopped on the missile body).
I've lost count of the number of time I had to correct fanboys that it's not Helina!!!

 

[Jackd]

On the engine of the Arjun tank, so far imported from MTU Germany, Dr Reddy said, “A new engine is being developed and will be tested.”

Great piece of news................

 

[Jackd]

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Combined interrogator and transponder

One of the IAF demands for LCA

I'm bit a noob when it comes to such stuff, can you elaborate on its functions? Thank you!

 

[porky_kicker]

I'm bit a noob when it comes to such stuff, can you elaborate on its functions? Thank you!

IFF identification friend or foe

99% of time targets cannot be identified visually due to distance and fog of war etc

So each vehicle has a transponder which beams a coded signal.

Each vehicle also has a interrogator which sends a signal to be received by any vehicle equipped with a transponder within its range.

Basically the transponder listens for an interrogation signal from an interrogator on another vehicle and then sends a response consisting of a unique signal from it's own transponder that identifies itself to the other vehicle as friendly.

If no signal or noise is received than that aircraft is deemed hostile.

For details you can google

 

[Jackd]

IFF identification friend or foe

99% of time targets cannot be identified visually due to distance and fog of war etc

So each vehicle has a transponder which beams a coded signal.

Each vehicle also has a interrogator which sends a signal to be received by any vehicle equipped with a transponder within its range.

Basically the transponder listens for an interrogation signal from an interrogator and then sends a response consisting of a unique signal from it's own transponder that identifies the aircraft as friendly.

If no signal or noise is received than that aircraft is deemed hostile.

For details you can google

Oh IFF.. I know about IFF but didn't know how the machines worked. Thank you!

 

[torque456]

Well his observations on LCA mk2 and Rustom 2 are in conflict with official Info.

Neither did he post any pictures of brochures , posters from the developers etc in support of his claims.

Most of what he said is better taken as his personal opinions or observations untill confirmed via other sources or official sources

And ultimately it also depends on who you want to believe.

He is extremely critical of everything designed or produced by any government agency. He is critical of basically everything Indian in non defense areas too. Stopped following him after that.

 

[AnantS]

Oh! I didn't know Vijainder Thakur manages the Thumkar blogspot!!
I think it was Thumkar that propagated the fake Helina pictures several years ago (the quad rack of Israeli LAHAT missiles had 'Helina' name photoshopped on the missile body).
I've lost count of the number of time I had to correct fanboys that it's not Helina!!!

Indian Defence Web Space was wild wild west more than a decade back. And making mistake in identification of weapon system was not uncommon as most online/news sources you would read originally from - might have got it wrong altogether in first place. Heck Indian defence PSU were piss poor in PR dept back then - though now - its much better than before - but still leaves a lot to be desired. Those were the days when Vivek Raguvanshi, Rajat Pundit, ruled the professional defence news circle. Prasun K Sengupta was having tiff with Arun. S over former's alleged plagiarism. When Uneven Cohen & Christine who was then Unfair use to bitch against India while exonerated Pakistan

V.K was an ex Pilot & did some s/w business after retirement(if I read that info correctly somewhere), but I doubt that would have qualified him a regular update from DRDO/DRDL etc about various programs they were working on - with accurate Brochures. So quite possibly he could have got it wrong. It will surprise you when you meet/talk def personal be it India or elsewhere - often they are NOT walking encyclopedia on number, stats, Weapon Make types in existence - Barring the narrow domain field they worked in.

 

[porky_kicker]

BEL anti drone system

It seems to be different from the one shown in defexpo.