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[Sachinananda]

Delays Endless, Now Indian Army Wants To LEASE Light Helicopters - Livefist

In the latest chapter of its stupefyingly endless quest for critically needed light helicopters, the Indian Army has just sent word officially out that it is looking to lease 20 light helicopters for the reconnaissance and surveillance role. The reason why this is absurd is that the Indian Army has…

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Again some jai ho gang will come in sm and say foreign lobby is false theory
I mean luh is deliberately being killed by armed forces and its damn clear
No fancy RFI
No fancy requirements
But direct attempt
Now this again lies on GoI to push luh towards success otherwise this is going nowhere
Even no formal orders have been given for lch

 

[Dr_Deep]

This video although different subject talks about the failings of Indian State in long term thinking especially on Indeginious Defence Capabilities etc..

 

[Lonewarrior]

I dont know. Maybe they want more additions? Like kiowa heli had a mast mounted sensor pod etc.

A mast mounted multi-spectral sensor with laser rangefinder/designator for artillery spotting, .50 cal gun pod on one pylon and a rocket pod on other...except the sad reality that our defence procurement is still technologically illiterate to identify these bells and whistles.

God forbid if Army really goes for a foreign option it'll be more or less just like HAL's LUH. Obviously except for some absurd requirements put just to disqualify all other contender...the said helicopter must include an "Euro" in it and its name should preferably end in a "-copter".

 

[Vamsi]

FYI
Its the IAF, who decides which aircraft is IOC standard and FOC standard and IOC and FOC given by IAF
The order is placed by GoI, not Tejas-Mk2 Project Director
He only showing its inability as a Tejas-Mk2 Project Director by saying such thing, only thing he can say is when mk2 going to rollout and first flight - the two this comes under his control.
If you want to post, post when mk2s rollout and first flight with 100% accuracy & old interview video irreverent today due to new requirements

By the way, do you have any idea and difference between IOC, FOC & need LSP ??
If you know these things, its is easily understandable that, if first aircraft fly today, then second one only fly after 6 yeas, but that is not what he said.
According to him, first two aircraft used to check FBW FCS and other aerodynamic s/m pls sensors, avionics needed for ioc {flight testing} called ioc standard prototype, next ones used to check advanced systems, sensor fusion, EW suite, guns etc and weapons,[systems & weapons testing]called foc standard prototype, this help to avoid 7+ year taken to develop foc from ioc in mk1 case and eliminated use of LSP aircraft for testing, like currently hal using lsp for mk1a s/m checking. After completing development of IOC standard aircraft. HAL start series production, means HAL starts LSP, during this time ADA certify [less than 2 years] all weapons
In simple, ADA guarantee that they are not going to repeat the mistakes done in mk1 pgrm
Biggest issue is funding and GoI support for ADA, DRDO and private co developer
The important thing you need to understand is that, unlike mk1, mk2 comes with Indian lr aam, pgm, agm, arm. ashm, multiple sensors, advanced ew suite, maws, ccm, standoff weapons, alcm, wingman, targeting pod etc, its a big/huge pgrm

What I have said are NOT my own words, those are his (Mk-2 PD's) words.....I just repeated them here

 

[NoobWannaLearn]

 

[NoobWannaLearn]

So ngmbt is not coming before 2030

 

[skunk works]

No shitty 3D render with unrealistic expectations and timelines? I am skeptical already.

 

[Lonewarrior]

I'm very happy to share this with you. The DRDO chairman says Arjun Mk-II will be one the focuses of DRDO for 2030!
: The tank Indian army will select in 2030

There you go, fixed it

 

[NoobWannaLearn]

 

[Fatalis]

A330 AWACS Plan Shelved, India To Go Narrow Body - Livefist

Eight years after they began, India has dropped plans to develop a homegrown AWACS (airborne warning and control system) capability around the Airbus A330 platform and has decided to focus all energies around the A321. Less than two years after we reported that India's Defence R&D Organisation...

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[Fatalis]

A330 AWACS Plan Shelved, India To Go Narrow Body - Livefist

Eight years after they began, India has dropped plans to develop a homegrown AWACS (airborne warning and control system) capability around the Airbus A330 platform and has decided to focus all energies around the A321. Less than two years after we reported that India's Defence R&D Organisation...

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If the plans for a A-330 based AWACS are shelved then what is Netra-3?

 

[NoobWannaLearn]

What spain any particular reason?

 

[Fatalis]

What spain any particular reason?

For the C-295

 

[Sachinananda]

If the plans for a A-330 based AWACS are shelved then what is Netra-3?

Wait are they addition to 6 a-320 awacs ?

 

[SUPERPOWER]

If the plans for a A-330 based AWACS are shelved then what is Netra-3?

Netra 3 !!! We will put the radar on BMP 2..

 

[NoobWannaLearn]

For the C-295

Oo so its coming in few months

 

[NoobWannaLearn]

I don't agree we shouldn't pursue tanks in 2030 yes there might be some changes that are needed to make them relevant in 2030s but completely removing tanks from the field is not feasible

 

[FalconSlayers]

India is a non-serious country

 

[Lonewarrior]

India is a non-serious country

Oh no...now what will we offer to Argentina!?


But on a serious note if HAL/ADA/DRDO can really pull off a single C-295 based AWACS, Maritime Patrol and battlefield surveillance plane feat then it would be much better than having a Diwali assortment of multiple platforms, but again if

 

[Corvus Splendens]

Meanwhile Indian army wants to buy every SUV in the market