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[Photon]

DRDO Virupaksha radar testbed aircraft probably Uttam inside

 

[Photon]

DRDO Virupaksha radar testbed aircraft probably Uttam inside

Old available image!!!

 

[thebakofbakchod]

Guys you all just ignored this statement. AMCA 1st prototype by February 2024.

While talking about HAL's Advance Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) Project. The HAL Chief stated. "We are also design partners in building prototypes in this project. In another five to six years the product should be available. The exact time frame is starting from February 2024. We are confident we will be able to deliver first aircraft in February 2024."

But AMCA still hasn't got CCS approval. Seem like it could be available before Tejas Mk2.

Yea sure, just like this bigmouth claimed Tejas Mk2 would roll out in 2022.

 

[Blademaster]

There is absolute zero sense of urgency at DRDO, HAL, MOD, and most of all, the IAF!!!

 

[DumbPilot]

Old available image!!!

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I wonder if they didn't bother painting the nose, would have hampered the radar or cooked off the paint anyway if they test it really really extensively IRL(which is very cool if that's true)

 

[STORE]

 

[SilentlAssassin265]

Anyone know how many LCA did HAL manufacture and deliver in FY 2022-23?

All foc delivered trainers will be delivered along with mk1a

 

[Fatalis]

Next is RFI stage right
Is RFI released or will be

RFP is the next stage. Yes, the RFI for 814 MGS was released last year.

RFI -> AoN -> RFP -> CCS -> Contract Signing

 

[jai jaganath]

Will this be implemented on all t-72
If yes then this can improve our capabilities to a considerable extent
Pls say yes

 

[Lonewarrior]

Will this be implemented on all t-72
If yes then this can improve our capabilities to a considerable extent
Pls say yes

Yes
No
🥱

 

[jai jaganath]

Yes
No
🥱

Humesha mood kharab kar dete hai

 

[Corvus Splendens]

next gen ? this is T-90's Kanchan plates slapped onto a T-72

 

[Lonewarrior]

Humesha mood kharab kar dete hai

T-72

Front glacis of (80+105+20)mm becomes almost 600mm at 68° angle. DRDO's new ERA claims a reduction in penetration of more than 50% for HEAT type warhead and 30% for KE type. All modern ATGMs like Stugna-P or Kornet-E or Akeron claims a penetration of more than 1200mm RHA. So even after a reduction of 50% you get penetration of almost the same as armour thickness.

But here's something more interesting; glacis is the thickest armour on a tank designed to take hit. Every other armour on a tank is thinner than its glacis.

 

[Aniruddha Mulay]

There is absolute zero sense of urgency at DRDO, HAL, MOD, and most of all, the IAF!!!

Delivery of first SP aircraft 3 years from the date of contract signing is the standard world over, there are a thounsand different vendors and subsuppliers to deal with over here.
Never seen people crib about the delivery of the first Rafales in 2019 when infact the contract was signed in 2016

 

[Kuldeepm952]

next gen ? this is T-90's Kanchan plates slapped onto a T-72

Aree bhaiya ERA and Kanchan are different. Refer to latest tech focus e-mag for info.
NGERA is basically our desi Relikt.
I don't think those things on turret and upper front hull are Kanchan at all.

 

[Master Chief]

next gen ? this is T-90's Kanchan plates slapped onto a T-72

KANCHAN is NERA

 

[Kuldeepm952]

KANCHAN is NERA

Pure Blasphemy , it's a composite armour composition. I don't know if newer iterations have NERA composition integrated too.
Any source??

 

[Kuldeepm952]

T-72
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Front glacis of (80+105+20)mm becomes almost 600mm at 68° angle. DRDO's new ERA claims a reduction in penetration of more than 50% for HEAT type warhead and 30% for KE type. All modern ATGMs like Stugna-P or Kornet-E or Akeron claims a penetration of more than 1200mm RHA. So even after a reduction of 50% you get penetration of almost the same as armour thickness.

But here's something more interesting; glacis is the thickest armour on a tank designed to take hit. Every other armour on a tank is thinner than its glacis.

Realistically even much lighter ATGMs can pen around 800mm with also being tandem HEAT. So, at best you can protect your frontal arc of Tank from an ATGM attack at best and even a simple rpg can easily take out a tank from side like pg7vl or HEAT 751 rockets even if it is protected by ERA.
I guess the fitment on T72 was done for test purposes, sooner or later we have to phase them out, they are just too vulnerable at this point, even to make them viable will need a very heavy upgrade to the level of atleast T72B3M.

 

[Lonewarrior]

they are just too vulnerable at this point

T-90s are also T-72s

 

[Kuldeepm952]

T-90s are also T-72s

Yeah but much better and news, makes sense to upgrade them, T72s not so much.