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[Super Flanker]

Hey you alll!

No plans to make an attack helicopter in the Apache Class: HAL – Indian Defence Research Wing

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[Gessler]

My take on SMART:

In all likelihood this is an indication of the presence of passive sensors such as seabed hydrophone arrays (i.e. SOSUS) which can detect presence of surface or subsurface targets over a wide frontage (SOSUS arrays can span thousands of kms).

Once a threat has been localized (at this stage it may or may not be positively identified, which introduces complexity into the mix), a ballistic missile like SMART can deploy a torpedo in the region at only a fraction of the time it would take a MPA like P-8 to arrive in the location, let alone the much slower shipborne helos.

If SMART is anything like Shaurya, it should be able to attain hypersonic velocity inside the atmosphere (above Mach 7) for most of the trajectory. Time is everything for a submarine interception, and SMART can address a big part of that problem.

Another possible advantage is that it would afford a standoff option to deploy ASW weapons into an area where you lack air dominance (like inside the A2/AD influence of a hostile Surface task force, with a submarine escorting it underwater). It wouldn't be possible to safely penetrate that airspace with P-8s or helos...and as long as the enemy surface ship's A2/AD is up, the enemy subsurface element is free of air threats in that region. SMART can fix that.

 

[fire starter]

 

[Akula]

What exactly will this be?? MALE type, bayyatkar/Rustom 1 class or just some small UAV launched through hand or perhaps a sling. SDD don't deal with big projects I guess??

L&T is also developing there drone.

 

[Love Charger]

Why we need rustom when we will have CATS ?
I am curious , can anybody tell me what's the difference between the two ?
Both look UAVs to the noob in me.

 

[IndianHawk]

Why we need rustom when we will have CATS ?
I am curious , can anybody tell me what's the difference between the two ?
Both look UAVs to the noob in me.

Rustom is long endurance. Which is necessary for large area surveillance and also can loiter for long time to pick up hidden targets like submarines , enemy convoys etc.

While cats hunter will be fast short ranged attack machines.

 

[Super Flanker]

Why we need rustom when we will have CATS ?
I am curious , can anybody tell me what's the difference between the two ?
Both look UAVs to the noob in me.

That's because both are UAVs but both have different Roles to do. One is a UAV(Rustom in this case) and the other will be a UCAV(in this case cats)

Rustom is a Medium Altitude Long Endurance unmanned air vehicle and its role will be Surveillance mostly, basically its role will be like that of Israeli Heron UAVs.

HAL cats will be a Wing man drone which will be Operated in Conjecture with Tejas MAX I believe. Its role will be in Attacking and it will be used in Combat.

Basically one will be used mostly for Surveillance and the Other will be used in Combat.
Hence Both are being developed for Different roles.

 

[IndianHawk]

That's because both are UAVs but both have different Roles to do. One is a UAV(Rustom in this case) and the other will be a UCAV(in this case cats)

Rustom is a Medium Altitude Long Endurance unmanned air vehicle and its role will be Surveillance mostly, basically its role will be like that of Israeli Heron UAVs.

HAL cats will be a Wing man drone which will be Operates in Conjecture with Tejas MAX I believe. Its role will be in Attacking and it will be used in Combat.

Basically one will be used mostly for Surveillance and the Other will be used in Combat.
Hence Both are being developed for Different roles.

Rustom will have armed version too.

 

[Super Flanker]

Rustom will have armed version too.

I am not sure about that though but still both UAVs are being developed for Different roles.
It's like MQ-9 reaper has an Armed Variant and a surveillance Variant of it too.
But CATs will be a wing man drone and Wing man drone need Different designs.
Rustom can't be used as a Wing man drone in my opinion, it's design is just not good enough for a wingman drone in my opinion and that too a stealthy wingman drone.
So cats will do the Job.
Not much to say here after this though @IndianHawk

 

[Love Charger]

That's because both are UAVs but both have different Roles to do. One is a UAV(Rustom in this case) and the other will be a UCAV(in this case cats)

Rustom is a Medium Altitude Long Endurance unmanned air vehicle and its role will be Surveillance mostly, basically its role will be like that of Israeli Heron UAVs.
View attachment 126257

HAL cats will be a Wing man drone which will be Operated in Conjecture with Tejas MAX I believe. Its role will be in Attacking and it will be used in Combat.
View attachment 126256

Basically one will be used mostly for Surveillance and the Other will be used in Combat.
Hence Both are being developed for Different roles.

Thamks , as a gesture of appreciation
Accept this

Iran air force mig 29

 

[Super Flanker]

Thamks , as a gesture of appreciation
Accept this View attachment 126258
Iran air force mig 29

Same to you! As a gesture of 'you are welcome'
Take this from my side:

A Mikoyan MIG-35 !
Have a nice day ahead
@Maharaj skandgupta !

 

[SavageKing456]

Agni 1p tested!

 

[not so dravidian]

Agni 1p tested!

 

[Super Flanker]

Agni 1p tested!

DRDO is on

 

[SavageKing456]

Hehe
"New features"

 

[not so dravidian]

Agni 1p tested!

so i was right.

any type of war will depend on speed and tempo and localized. so no one iss going to fire agni v/ df41

since prithivi is old and pralay is yet to be tested, we r in dire need for ssbm.

so agni p seems to taking the role until pralay arrives

 

[SavageKing456]

Pic of today's test

 

[SavageKing456]

Pic of today's testView attachment 126275

Video

 

[Karthi]

Breaking:

France has agreed to make an 'engine' in India under the strategic partnership model, Def Min Rajnath Singh says.Doesn't go into details but says such an engine is currently not even being made in France.Def Min @rajnathsingh says decision to make an engine in India under SP model taken during his meeting with @florence_parly on Friday.


Manu Pubby


May be if we Order more Rafales . Or without core technologies

 

[Super Flanker]