DRDO, PSU and Private Defence Sector News

[Srinivas_K]

Next commiii agenda...................

The bandh has no effect.


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[Pret]

With ships like VC1184, TDV, and FTR, India will be able to kickstart phase-2 testing i.e. actual midcourse interceptions.
Not sure if TDV is gonna have MF-STAR, but it will definitely have an S-band radar and EOTS

 

[Akula]

Smart bombs, futuristic combat vehicle in pipeline: OFB head


NAGPUR: Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is planning to introduce `smart bombs' and would soon roll out a "Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle" made for the Indian Army, a top official said here on Saturday.

The first-ever conference of employees of 41 ordnance factories in the country is being held at the National Academy for Defence Production at Ambajhari near here.

Director General Ordnance Factories and Chairman Ordnance Factories Board Hari Mohan told reporters that the conference would focus on "themes important for the transformation of ordnance factories into modern and business-oriented organisations".

Ordnance factories were also planning to manufacture `smart bombs' or guided artillery ammunition rounds of 81mm, 51mm, 120mm and 130mm caliber, he informed.

A "Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle" for the Indian Army was also in the works, he added.

"OFB started manufacturing Armoured Personal Carriers for the army from 1983-84. But now the OFB has developed its own Futuristic Infantry Combat (FIC) Vehicle for the army," he said.

"It is almost 85 percent ready. In coming months the FIC will be fully ready and exhibited in the next Defence exhibition," Mohan added.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...in-pipeline-ofb-head/articleshow/73205235.cms

Is there any chance that private companies who are participating in FICV project will show there prototypes, along with OFB?

 

[ezsasa]

Is there any chance that private companies who are participating in FICV project will show there prototypes, along with OFB?

L&T FICV..... .

 

[charlie]

back in 2013 I guess...…………………………………….

 

[porky_kicker]

Months ago i posted



Now info on Very Long Range Tracking Radar (VLRTR) system released

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Rs 100 bet

This one or a varient of it is the VLRTR

 

[porky_kicker]

Rs 100 bet

This one or a derivative of the same is the radar inside the primary dome of OSS

Also Rs 100 bet

The above radar is a military derivative of ISRO MOTR radar

 

[porky_kicker]

Smart bombs, futuristic combat vehicle in pipeline: OFB head


NAGPUR: Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is planning to introduce `smart bombs' and would soon roll out a "Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle" made for the Indian Army, a top official said here on Saturday.

The first-ever conference of employees of 41 ordnance factories in the country is being held at the National Academy for Defence Production at Ambajhari near here.

Director General Ordnance Factories and Chairman Ordnance Factories Board Hari Mohan told reporters that the conference would focus on "themes important for the transformation of ordnance factories into modern and business-oriented organisations".

Ordnance factories were also planning to manufacture `smart bombs' or guided artillery ammunition rounds of 81mm, 51mm, 120mm and 130mm caliber, he informed.

A "Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle" for the Indian Army was also in the works, he added.

"OFB started manufacturing Armoured Personal Carriers for the army from 1983-84. But now the OFB has developed its own Futuristic Infantry Combat (FIC) Vehicle for the army," he said.

"It is almost 85 percent ready. In coming months the FIC will be fully ready and exhibited in the next Defence exhibition," Mohan added.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...in-pipeline-ofb-head/articleshow/73205235.cms

Highly doubt the capabilities of ofb
There are more into screwgiri of foreign tech

But i would love to be proved wrong

 

[Bleh]

Highly doubt the capabilities of ofb
There are more into screwgiri of foreign tech

But i would love to be proved wrong

They probably meant DRDO is developing those & they'll build... Like they recently came up with AAA to replace Bofors L-70 & ZSU-23-2, in conjunction with the Armament Research and Development (Pune).

 

[Manish Singh]

TDV is a missile tracking ship- confirmed

With Vikrant getting all the attention, the TDV was conveniently ignored. I received these pics today and I was surprised to see a weird structure (pointed by a red arrow) on the TDV. It's clearly a support structure of a radar array i.e. this is where the antenna of radar goes. It's significantly larger than the two similar structures present on the Vikrant, also visible in both pictures. While it's clear that it's a radar ship, the presence of A-frame indicates that this ship could be stationed downrange to assist debris recovery. Dr.Y.Srinivasa Rao is the project director of 'Ship No. 20', he is scientist-G at Research Centre Immarath, DRDO, Hyderabad. He is also associated with Program AD (PGAD) i.e. Indian BMD.
https://mark20x.blogspot.com/2018/07/technology-demonstration-vessel-or-atv.html

https://defenceforumindia.com/forum/threads/drdo-and-psu-news-and-discussion.55/page-284

 

[Pret]

This is great, nice work Manish Singh

 

[Pret]

Rs 100 bet

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This one or a derivative of the same is the radar inside the primary dome of OSS

Also Rs 100 bet

The above radar is a military derivative of ISRO MOTR radar

You seeing those cooling vents, that's a straight cut Israeli design. It's an LRTR spinoff

 

[Akula]

back in 2013 I guess...…………………………………….

Credit:- Harshal Pal

 

[Aniruddha Mulay]

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Credit:- Harshal Pal

Can RTA 90 be modified to serve as an AWACS platform

 

[porky_kicker]

https://defenceforumindia.com/forum/threads/drdo-and-psu-news-and-discussion.55/page-284

Dang it

I posted about it 2 years ago myself and then forgot all about it

New radar under development - dual panel long range multifunction radar ( LRMFR )

This one seems to be for BMD and long range air defence.

Even ASAT support maybe ( my guess )

Possibly will be ported to Navy's next generation destroyers.

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DRDO new radar under development - dual panel long range multifunction radar.

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It is a static fixed radar and will work in tandem with the High power radar HPM which are also static fixed radars. Both the
radars will be AESA based.

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My personal feeling is drdo LRMFR is a analogue to long range early warning radars but with additional functionalities.

Anyways thanks for the correction

 

[porky_kicker]

You seeing those cooling vents, that's a straight cut Israeli design. It's an LRTR spinoff

Where .............................. ?

 

[porky_kicker]

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There you have have it K10* with new fan specifically to cater to the demands of stealth aircrafts

110+ KN

Now wait for it to spead all over

Can anyone confirm if it is the new engine with 110kn thrust ?

The new fan specifically mentions optimal usage for use in serpentine intakes of stealth aircrafts.

 

[Akula]

Dang it

I posted about it 2 years ago myself and then forgot all about it

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Anyways thanks for the correction

Is this radar similar to MF-STAR radar?

 

[porky_kicker]

Is this radar similar to MF-STAR radar?

No i dont think so

This is the Indian replacement of French MFCR . it has greater range and capabilities.

You must have heard of radars for BMD coming up in 2 sites . This one is part of it.

It looks like the one in the project 20 ship is a version of land based LRMFR.

 

[Gautam Sarkar]

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Can anyone confirm if it is the new engine with 110kn thrust ?

The new fan specifically mentions optimal usage for use in serpentine intakes of stealth aircrafts.

Notice in the tender photo, the red coloured links connected between the outer intake rim and IGV ring ? That's clearly missing in that model. That's a very crucial part I am sure you know. The cylinder(green colour) and piston(deep blue colour) will be used to actuate the IGV ring, which in turn will actuate the IGVs(light blue clour). The dynamic actuation of the IGV will allow for the distortion tolerance capabilities that the new fan was touted to have. So I am not sure if this is a K10 model.
But the exterior is very clean. No random pipes and wires dangling about here and there. This actually looks closer to an final product than any other Kaveri I've seen before(except that dry Kaveri model showcased in Aero India).