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super sukhoi cockpit.................

 

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super sukhoi cockpit.................View attachment 42112

it is still not advanced as MWF ...............

 

[Bleh]

it is still not advanced as MWF ...............

That's a bit hard to tell until you have the functioning details... not just the looks. It's could be of similar standard to Mark1 cockpit.

MWF & Mark1A (even SPORT) gets an all-glass cockpit. But unfair to compare with that.

 

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MWF & Mark1A (even SPORT) gets an all-glass cockpit. But unfair to compare with that.

mwf will have side stick though. mk1a will have similar cockpit as of mk1

 

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Quantum Key Distribution device ARMOS developed by an Indian Startup

Armos uses Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) to provide unconditional protection to data while it is at its most vulnerable–in motion. Using the principles of quantum physics, Armos secures the distribution of symmetric encryption keys.

Armos works by quantum encoding single photons of light that are sent through a dedicated fibre optical channel. Heisenberg’s Uncertainty principle ensures that any attempt to eavesdrop on these quantum keys causes a perturbation in their quantum state that can be detected. Any productchanges detected in the quantum state of the keys leads Armos to set off an alert and give an accurate on-time report about the location of the intrusion. Armos destroys any compromised keys and generates new ones, thus preventing attacks even before they begin. Only when the quantum encoded photons are verified at both the ends of the system are the keys generated. These quantum keys are then used to encrypt and decrypt data that is sent on classical channels. Since the keys are unclonable, the data–even if cloned–remains unconditionally safe.

 

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Heavy Recovery Vehicle

The Heavy Recovery Vehicle (HRV) is Designed,Developed &Test Evaluated for handling of equipment’s weighing from 12 tons up to 25 tons and their launchers. The HRV is also capable of recovering Solo vehicles/ Tractor-trailer trains of lengths even up to 31m and 110t of train weight.

 

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HAL-IIT Kanpur's Rotary Unmanned Autonomous Helicopter. The RUAV has a 2-stroke petrol engine, twin blade main rotor and tail rotor, payload capability of 2.5Kg including live stream video camera and range of the vehicle is 8-10 Km with an endurance of one hour.

 

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The Net-Centric warfare capabilities of IAF.

The Indian air force is in a constant pursuit of building and upgrading a dedicated communication network called AFnet as it's backbone. It also utilizes a ground based fibre optic network , satellites and few other elements to move information and data around.

Integrated Air Command and Control System (IACCS) is a nation wide system built on AFnet and is used for air defence. The data coming from all types of ground based radars and space based assets is fused together and displayed in a huge screen as a single picture to the higher commanders creating situational awareness across India’s airspace for effective monitoring and control. In future even the civilian radars, civilian satellites and radars operated by Indian Army and Indian Navy will be integrated into this system.

IACCS played a crucial role in thwarting the Pakistan Air Force’s attempted revenge after the Balakot strike of February 26, 2019. The Indian Air Force also have it's own cellular network called AFCEL through which it provides mobile connectivity to air warriors across the country. The AFCEL is a secure cellular network and is safer than civilian hackable networks. The AFCEL is currently being upgraded to LTE/5G capability.

For the connectivity of it's flying assets the Indian Air Force has an Operational Data Link. This Tactical data link allows a wide variety of flying units like fighters, helicopters, AWACS, UAVs,etc that the IAF owns to share critical battlefield information seamlessly, irrespective of their type and origin. Based on the situational awareness feed from the tactical battlefield reaching Air HQ,as well as various command HQs and Base Op centers in real time, the IAF can close the OODA loop rapidly. Even the future MWF and AMCA will recieve an unprecedented level of fused data from the networks of IAF.

The Futuristic MWF and AMCA would receive live data from India's ground based and space based assets. All the data fused into one screen showing positions of targets and enemy defences, effectively giving our air warriors an upper hand over enemy during missions.

 

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Various GaAs and GaN Technologies developed by DRDO.

AlGaN/GaN HEMT

DRDO AlGaN/GaN HEMT Processed Wafer

DRDO AlGaN/GaN Multifinger HEMT

GaAs pHEMT based 40 GHz MMIC Technology.

GaAs Power MESFET based 18 GHz MMIC Technology.

These technologies will end up as highly capable GaN and GaAs based Radars.

 

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DRDO Ground Exploitation System (GES)

The Ground Exploitation Station is a transportable field deployable system, which can receive the information from AEW&C system both through a LOS and Satellite Data Links. The GES can be located in remote locations, thereby enabling the availability of the air situation picture around them in real time.

 

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HAL Unmanned Wingman

The Unmanned Wingman concept is currently envisioned to be a 6 m-class, low-observable, multipurpose unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) with an endurance of up to 80 minutes and a range of 800 km, although its size can be scaled up for greater endurance or payload capacity should there be a customer requirement.

The development is an effort led by HAL with industry partners, including a local start-up called NewSpace Research and Technologies (NRT), to develop low-cost platforms that can provide on-call support to forward-deployed combat aircraft operating in contested airspace.

The proposed UCAV design depicts an aerodynamic almond-shaped nose, mid-wing monoplane with slender fuselage and V-tail. According to HAL specifications, the air vehicle will have a maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of 1,300 kg and will be 6.4 m long and 4.4 m wide.

It is expected to be powered by an indigenously developed HAL PTAE 7 turbojet engine – which is also powering the Lakshya target UAV – rated 4.22 kN (948 lb) that will reportedly enable the air vehicle to attain a cruise speed of Mach 0.7. A new engine will be acquired to improve flight performance .

The UCAV will feature a modular ventral payload bay that can accommodate up to 250 kg of stores, including air-to-surface weapons, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), and electronic warfare (EW) payloads.

It will have a combat radius of up to 400 km and can be directed by a pilot via a multi-frequency sub-1 GHz communication system with an integral datalink at ranges of up to 200 km, although it can also operate in a fully autonomous mode once it leaves control range.

 

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ramjet powered artillery shell developed by iit madras.View attachment 42104

Sadly it is a NAMMO product. IITM has just developed the theory on paper which they would showcase in Defexpo.
No models has been created for that.

 

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This is not the bloody MCS... Everybody is misquoting it everywhere!
It's just a frigging jhillie net with strips of cloth tied to it. View attachment 42107
A superior camouflage than this joke... View attachment 42111
But the body is totally exposed. It will provide decent visual camouflage, but won't cover any signatures.

MCS is a thick blanket that muffles the IR & Thermal radiation. It's like a sheet, hiding all of the metal. View attachment 42108You can see if you look closely the low definition photo of the MCS wearing T-90. There are wrinkles & folds like a sheet draped over the tank.

Is there any global rules and regulations which specifies the technical parameters relating to how MCS must be implemented ?

I dont know of any such rules.

So every country will implement any solution it deems fit for different platforms using different techniques to implement so called MCS.

It depends on the end users , not on opinions of us.

MCS mobile camouflage system means a camouflage system for mobile platforms .

It can be anything from the basic visual camo to high tech active adaptive camo.

Also some expensive MCS like barracuda use a layer of anti thermal clothing on which visual camo with signature management is applied. It is then draped over the tank.

An alternative low cost solution is to apply anti thermal paint on the tank and then drap a visual camo with signature management over the tank.

as for your thick blanket sheet solution, here another drdo MCS doing the same.

The goal is same , the paths are many, and with corresponding different levels of results

 

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super sukhoi cockpit.................View attachment 42112

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Nice any more pictures ?

 

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Kalyani group should team up with L&T to make a SPH by mounting ATAGS on a K9 chassis.

Arjun chassis will also do the job , infact much better imo.

 

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^ hey thanks for that pic, has that ever been trialled? Is it purely IITM initiative? Are they participating in defexpo?

Drdo funded project

So that says it all...............

 

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Is there any global rules and regulations which specifies the technical parameters relating to how MCS must be implemented ?

Worse. Universal rules... Physics.

No matter what they paint the tank with, it cannot cover thermal signature. Insulation needs layering absorb or draping (aluminium foil) to reflect back radiation, to give from both thermal & IR vision.
Although we do use (or plan on using) a Multispectral camo paint.

 

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Worse. Universal rules... Physics.

No matter what they paint the tank with, it cannot cover thermal signature. Insulation needs layering absorb or draping (aluminium foil) to reflect back radiation, to give from both thermal & IR vision.
Although we do use (or plan on using) a Multispectral camo paint.

Since you mentioned physics

Which laws of physics exactly, is applicable here ?

 

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Which laws of physics exactly, is applicable here ?

Conductivity & Heat capacity... Apparently we do use (or plan on using) a Multispectral anti-thermal/IR paint on Arjun, but a paint will have very limited capability.
Because a layer of paint is thin, it can't possibly have 40°C on inside & 25°C on outside with a layer of .5mm. If acting as an insulation it'll need to be thick, thus a blanket.

Otherwise to reflect thermal/IR radiation back (like an aluminium foil insulation used in food packaging) it'll need space in between & have to be one or more reflective layers draped on the tank.
Paint can only be effective against radar as a RAM.

I don't usually have reasons to doubt your words, but I am right in this case. You can see it's an opaque blanket.

Also not the parts producing most signature. Not the surface, except behind the engine, but the suspension & turret-ring.

 

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Conductivity & Heat capacity... Apparently we do use (or plan on using) a Multispectral anti-thermal/IR paint on Arjun, but a paint will have very limited capability.
Because a layer of paint is thin. If acting as an insulation it'll need to be thick, thus a blanket.

Otherwise to reflect thermal/IR radiation back (like an aluminium foil insulation used in food packaging) it'll need space in between & have to be one or more reflective layers draped on the tank.

Paint can only be effective against radar.

Physics involved , it is much more complicated

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