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[Chinmoy]

Yes, manufacturing a wing deserved so much publicity.

Thats, morphing wing design, not a wing design.

Something like this.

 

[UnderFingy]

Existing brahmos can carry a Tejas on its center pylon

Damn that's a powerful missile.

 

[Kuldeepm952]

For a 7 inch hot launch missile, this cannister size is OK.

For existing AC & DDG, it would be in 64 and 32 cell configuartion.

Let's hope for the best or vlsrsam might just be defensive Sam system for smaller corvette ships. I am particularly excited about our own mk41 vls or sylver vls kinda system. Won't vlsrsam have problem integrating with Israeli Mf-star radar. What will be the radar for its ground variant? Range of 15 km seems to be misreported I guess coz range similiar derived missile of vl mica ng has 40km range, surely Astra derived vlsrsam should be able to achieve atleast that much otherwise range is seriously underwhelming.

 

[sorcerer]

India develops AESA radar to make IAF fighters more lethal


Project director D Seshagiri of Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE) confirmed this and said that the developed AESA radar is 95% indigenous, with only one imported subsystem.

India develops AESA radar to make IAF fighters more lethal

Project director D Seshagiri of Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE) confirmed this and said that the developed AESA radar is 95% indigenous, with only one imported subsystem.

www.hindustantimes.com

 

[Aditya Ballal]

 

[Chinmoy]

Let's hope for the best or vlsrsam might just be defensive Sam system for smaller corvette ships. I am particularly excited about our own mk41 vls or sylver vls kinda system. Won't vlsrsam have problem integrating with Israeli Mf-star radar. What will be the radar for its ground variant? Range of 15 km seems to be misreported I guess coz range similiar derived missile of vl mica ng has 40km range, surely Astra derived vlsrsam should be able to achieve atleast that much otherwise range is seriously underwhelming.

VL-SRSAM being an indigenous product with all source code developed inhouse would not have any problem with integration with MF-STAR.

No one is going to divulge the exact range of missile in public for sure.

 

[Kuldeepm952]

VL-SRSAM being an indigenous product with all source code developed inhouse would not have any problem with integration with MF-STAR.

No one is going to divulge the exact range of missile in public for sure.

Yeah, looking forward to next defexpo brochure pics...

 

[Chinmoy]

Am I blind or did the camera completely miss the missile after launch?

Camera has well captured the missile launch. Beauty of smokeless propellent. We are well versed with trailing missile based on its smoke.

 

[Chinmoy]

Its better if they only show what happens before the launch. Because after launch is just adding extra video time with nothing to see.

You could see the missile after launch too. Only its not a conventional way of how we see it.

 

[Chinmoy]

Where is the missile? BC ye DD wale cameraman hai kya.

Dhyan se dekho. Wahi hain.

 

[sorcerer]

Lockheed nod for F-16 wings in India

US aerospace company Lockheed Martin today approved the manufacturing of wings of F-16 fighter jets at the Tata-Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Limited (TLMAL) facility here. The joint venture with Tatas will cater to the global market.

JV with tata

• Hyderabad-based Tata-Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Limited (TLMAL) facility has been certified to makeF-16 fighter jet wings
• Annually, the facility can make 50 pairs of wings, which can carry fuel, perform and fly at ‘9G’ and have 12,000-hour lifespan

The TLMAL facility is spread over 21,000 sq m.


The US firm today formally recognised TLMAL as a potential co-producer of F-16 wings. The facility has the capacity to make 50 pairs of wings a year, Lockheed Martin officials said. A ceremonial event marking the first fighter wing prototype built at the TLMAL facility here was attended by KT Rama Rao, Minister for Industries and Commerce, Telangana.


Aimee Burnett, vice-president (strategy and business development), Lockheed Martin Integrated Fighter Group, termed the wing-making as a “technologically complex aerostructure”.

Lockheed nod for F-16 wings in India

US aerospace company Lockheed Martin today approved the manufacturing of wings of F-16 fighter jets at the Tata-Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Limited (TLMAL) facility here. The joint venture with Tatas will cater to the global market.

www.tribuneindia.com

 

[VelociRaptor]

 

[Shashank Nayak]

How does the ITCM look.. ? I have not seen any picture.. Does it look like a stealth missile, with Design changes, or just like Nirbhay ?

 

[Lonewolf]

How does the ITCM look.. ? I have not seen any picture.. Does it look like a stealth missile, with Design changes, or just like Nirbhay ?

Nirbhay only

 

[Brood Father]

Is it A2A version of Brahmos and if yes can it be used against AWACS and other slow moving targets

 

[Lonewolf]

Is it A2A version of Brahmos and if yes can it be used against AWACS and other slow moving targets

Nope

 

[Brood Father]

Nope

So it is Air to Surface missile ..

 

[Lonewolf]

So it is Air to Surface missile ..

Yes it is aur to surface missile

 

[IndianHawk]

From the article

The launch is a major milestone in the BrahMos development. It clears the system for the serial production of air-version BrahMos missiles within the country. Major airframe assemblies which form the integral part of the Ramjet Engine are indigenously developed by Indian Industry. These include metallic and non-metallic air frame sections comprising Ramjet fuel tank and pneumatic fuel supply system. During the test,the structural integrity and functional performance have been proven. The air version of BrahMos was last flight tested in July 2021.

So not only this starts serial production of bramhos air but also lot's of ramjet parts are now indiginesed . Paves way for totally indigenous ramjet propulsion for upcoming missiles.

 

[frank25]

Most of the weapon system and warships indigenous contribution is based on components share. Is there any reference to check these indigenous contribution by value?