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[Chinmoy]

As far as hal schedules go NP5 which was supposed to have a first flight by April 2021 has still not done so

March 2022 was the flight time frame.

 

[Chinmoy]

@Chinmoy I heard that the newly acquired Switch UAVs are not performing well. Do you have any insight on this issue?

Astra was overweight with less range too if you have to believe in what we keep on hearing.

 

[Chinmoy]

It is becoming a standard loadout of Rudra to carry 2x-Rocket pods and 2x-Helina pods. Is Helina already inducted or what ?

Those pods on outer pylon are for Mistral.

 

[OFBkaRakhwala]

This discussion about Capitalism vs Socialism doesn't matter. Success can be found everywhere:
Capitalism: Software, Military
USSR: Space Missions
Chinese Capitalism: Manufacturing

The one thing common in all of these is Vision. Visionaries change the world and make the shit everybody uses. We have had a few in India, i.e Vikram Sarabai, Homi Bhabha, Abdul Kalam, Narayana/Sudha Murty, TATAs. Visionaries backed by political will will change the "disha" of the country. Rest all is irrelevant.
As afar as R&D is concerned, big ticket stuff like tanks, fighters, engines will need to be govt funded as there is very less reward and high risk of failure. As someone else mentioned, we kind have the sweet spot right now, with armored vehicles, guns, artillery and drones are being made by private companies.
The issues with the procurement have to do with babudom, internal politics which will exist in all political systems. This can only be controlled by people like Manohar Parrikar, who is again a visionary in his own right.

One is a country which broke up and its people were suffering all the time, the other is currently on the way to compete with US for power. A nations simply can't afford to aim success in one arena like the USSR.

 

[WarmongerLSK]

One is a country which broke up and its people were suffering all the time, the other is currently on the way to compete with US for power. A nations simply can't afford to aim success in one arena like the USSR.

I fail to see which part of my argument you are countering. Yes, a country as big as India cannot afford to only focus on a single arena, I agree. I never said otherwise.

 

[OFBkaRakhwala]

I fail to see which part of my argument you are countering. Yes, a country as big as India cannot afford to only focus on a single arena, I agree. I never said otherwise.

This discussion about Capitalism vs Socialism doesn't

 

[Aditya Ballal]

BEL/DRDO Quad-Tube NVD
Source:

 

[Aditya Ballal]

 

[Aditya Ballal]

 

[radion]

hmmmmm

 

[radion]

 

[Chinmoy]

View attachment 159898

hmmmmm

Is it me, or the rocket is really curved at tip?

 

[Photon]

Check video
Astra MK-3 in wind tunnel, Saras MK-2

 

[Photon]

Astra MK-3

 

[Okabe Rintarou]

View attachment 159898

hmmmmm

Is it me, or the rocket is really curved at tip?

Isn't that just a model?

 

[gslv markIII]

View attachment 159906
Astra MK-3

Sure? Or is it STAR?

 

[radion]

Saras mk2 and some radome?

 

[radion]

Hansa ,scaled down solar uav proto,jaguar, Tejas mk2, amca

 

[SKC]

Is it me, or the rocket is really curved at tip?

The joints are not done correctly. The cylinders are bending a little at each joint.
Might due to this being only mockups.

 

[Aditya Ballal]

"Saab is now in final stages with HAL for IDAS production transfer of technology to India. Saab will, together with HAL, work on the full production of the IDAS, including the future version of IDAS-3 in India,” says Ritu Raj Tyagi, Marketing Director, Aeronautics, Saab India.

SAAB IDAS is the EW suite present in ALH MK4s and some ALH MK3s.

Integrated self-protection suite | Saab

The primary purpose of a self-protection suite is the immediate survival of the aircraft in a hostile threat environment.

www.saab.com

IDAS: India’s Choice of Self-Protection System For Years

Saab's Integrated Defence Aids Suite (IDAS), installed on helicopters of the IAF and the Indian Army like Rudra, offers world-class protection.

www.saab.com