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[karn]

Are we selling the guided version ?
Armenians on reddit are very happy to get their "DIY" HIMARS.

 

[The Shrike]

This is huge news, $270M is around 1/3 of their entire defence budget - would probably make us their largest arms supplier. Hope we have something to negate byraktar and Israeli loitering munitions too.

 

[binayak95]

This is huge news, $270M is around 1/3 of their entire defence budget - would probably make us their largest arms supplier. Hope we have something to negate byraktar and Israeli loitering munitions too.

We have those TATA SED/L&T modified L70 Bofors with FCR and smart fusing rounds. Wonder if Armenia took them or no. Not to mention the many variants of SAMs

 

[The Shrike]

We have those TATA SED/L&T modified L70 Bofors with FCR and smart fusing rounds. Wonder if Armenia took them or no. Not to mention the many variants of SAMs

I was thinking more on the lines of electronic warfare or something that would target the drone control nodes. Legacy SAM systems (which are still otherwise quite effective) haven't worked that well in the conflict, AAA is ok for last line of defence but can't really be you plan A to counter drones IMO.

 

[Okabe Rintarou]

We have those TATA SED/L&T modified L70 Bofors with FCR and smart fusing rounds. Wonder if Armenia took them or no. Not to mention the many variants of SAMs

I was thinking more on the lines of electronic warfare or something that would target the drone control nodes. Legacy SAM systems (which are still otherwise quite effective) haven't worked that well in the conflict, AAA is ok for last line of defence but can't really be you plan A to counter drones IMO.

Another idea could be marketing the loitering munitions and drone swarms our startups have come up with. Helps the startups with more funding that they need and helps us validate our drone swarms in a real battlefield. Indian Army has already ordered them from multiple startups, so its not as if they don't have the vote of confidence of our Armed Forces. They do. Which means they can be aggressively marketed.

 

[Vamsi]

btw, which ATGMs are we exporting to Armenia?

 

[Okabe Rintarou]

btw, which ATGMs are we exporting to Armenia?

Now that I think about it, its got to be Konkurs-M right? Indigenous ones aren't ready yet after all.
EDIT: Wait, maybe its NAG!? Good news if that is true.

 

[Aniruddha Mulay]

btw, which ATGMs are we exporting to Armenia?

Likely will be MPATGM.
Makes no sense to export 2nd gen SALCOS wired guided ATGM we license produce

 

[Okabe Rintarou]

Likely will be MPATGM.
Makes no sense to export 2nd gen SALCOS wired guided ATGM we license produce

MPATGM is still not past the testing phase is it? I bet its Nag. That thing has production clearance and already cleared Army trials.

EDIT: OK, this page of BDL lists what they offer for export. Only one indigenous ATGM is on it: Nag.

https://bdl-india.in/exports

 

[karn]

Likely will be MPATGM.
Makes no sense to export 2nd gen SALCOS wired guided ATGM we license produce

This is a country with a low budget .. SALCOS missiles are way cheaper than 3rd gen+ missiles.

 

[ShukantC]

Apart from rockets, artillery, pinaka, ATGM etc. I'm sure they bought some anti drone systems also as the Armenian delegation did meet up with the people from Big Bang Boom Solutions (According to the below tweet) who specialize in anti drone warfare.

 

[Abdus Salem killed]

An actual Armenian

 

[Okabe Rintarou]

An actual Armenian

Would be great if people from countries that buy Indian weapons start batting for Indian weapons quality.

 

[Rassil Krishnan]

View attachment 173589

Is this derived from some foreign manufactured system because I have seen this form factor somewhere

 

[Okabe Rintarou]

Is this derived from some foreign manufactured system because I have seen this form factor somewhere

You mean the American Scan Eagle?

 

[Abdus Salem killed]

An actual Armenian

Now comments on pdf see the burning is insane
A Greek (porkistani)
Bosnian (porkistani )
2 more porkistani
No wonder the world spits on these fks

 

[karn]

How do you know the Greek German and Bosnian flag account are porkis ?

 

[dfcool]

 

[TopWatcher]

Koi baat nahin, humbhi upar aa jayenge.

 

[thebakofbakchod]

I mean this deal cant really go wrong. If they get blown up by tb2s, you cant fault the weapon as thats not the point of a MLRS. But if the pinakas indeed shit the bed in ops, then you know things need to be improved (and maybe chandigarh gang may finally have a point)