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[Bajirao]

Ngmbt will be a lighter tank than Arjun....so doesn't require a 1500 hp engine

there are two ongoing projects in chennai lab.one for 1500 hp,another 600 hp..

 

[patriots]

there are two ongoing projects in chennai lab.one for 1500 hp,another 600 hp..

Tender issued for the fuel injector of 600 hp...by cvrde

 

[patriots]

450 kg penetration warhead is in development.............

 

[Bajirao]

450 kg penetration warhead is in development.............

For which missile?

 

[patriots]

For which missile?

Don't know.........................,,..................

 

[patriots]

Imaging Infra-Red (IIR) Seeker system

Imaging Infra-Red (IIR) Seeker systems have been successfully flight tested in Anti-Tank Guided Missiles Nag, HELINA and MPATGM. IIR Seekers have also been successfully demonstrated in the Exo-Atmospheric Interceptor PDV and Anti Satellite Test (ASAT), Mission Shakti.

 

[patriots]

Lakshya 2.

Advanced Pilot less Target Aircraft - Lakshya-2 is an advanced version of Lakshya-1. It is a target for weapon systems like radar guided and heat seeking Surface to Air missiles, Air to Air missiles. It has a Scoring systems capable of calculating the miss distance of the weapon accurately. This advanced PTA has enhanced endurance, autonomous and low level flight capability, salvo flying and automated test equipment. It has Integrated digital flight control processor, Autonomous flight capability, Low level flight, Passive RCS augmentation of Lakshya in front and side aspects for firing of Beyond Visual Range (BVR) missiles, Augmentation of Lakshya air vehicle with active repeater system for firing of BVR missiles, capability to fly two air vehicles simultaneously from single GCS, Automated test equipment and Improved visual augmentation on tow body. Transfer of Technology has been given to L&T. Lakshya Weapon Delivery Configuration is also developed for weapon delivery at known Coordinates. The tow bodies in Lakshya-2 Weapon Delivery Configuration carry High Energy Weapon Payload. Ballistic, Unguided weapon delivery is achieved using Cotntinuosly Computed Release Point (CCRP). 9 Lakshya Weapon Delivery sorties have been completed with 16 weapons (4 Live) dropped.

 

[patriots]

Iaf is going repair overhaul ( roh ) and total technical life extension ( ttle ) of qty 19 mi 25u35 helicopters
Will be done by an Indian company
Earlier it was said that Apache will replace them ....seems lower no of Apache is forcing iaf to do the same
Also iaf is overhauling 3 Mi-26,will be done by Russian company....

 

[janme]

Lol they have been developing 1500 hp engine in machine mode for over a decade now .

Actually, they have completed the design for this engine, two to three years back AFAIK. However this engine was meant to be for NGMBT, here they didn't want to repeat the saga of Arjun of having overweight and underpowered engine, so therefore to minimise risk, they wanted a foreign consultancy to validate there design and I think they even released RFP/RFI for this, some companies replied but It didn't go through for whatever reasons, not sure what is the progress after that. However, CVRDE still has 7 to 8 years before anything happens on FMBT front so there is still plenty of time.

By the way this is what Saurav jha reported on defence expo :-


Tweet :- Gtre designed Turbocharger for the 1500hp engine being developed by CVRDE. The turbocharger uses Ti64 and Inconel for the compressor and impeller respectively. They are joined to the shaft via today 4 friction welding process.

 

[janme]

 

[janme]

Those who call Ajai Shukla a stooge of Congress should read this article 10 times, this article had been pasted in DFI at the time also, around 8 years ago and I remember people in DFI absolutely fuming over it, Ajai shukla has exposed corruption and incompetence both Congress and DRDO countless times, also general disinterest of army in anything domestic. If you have time, read his old articles.

FMBT Part I: Army dithers over futuristic tank, DRDO pursues engine

ajaishukla.blogspot.com

India’s Future Main Battle Tank (FMBT), the backbone of the army’s strike power into the mid-21st century, languishes while the army continues an extended debate over its specifications.

A year ago, on 6th Dec 2010, Defence Minister AK Antony told the Lok Sabha that the army had formulated the FMBT’s specifications and the Defence R&D Organisation (DRDO) was carrying out feasibility studies. Antony, it now emerges, misled parliament. MoD sources say the army remains undecided about the basic features of the FMBT, including whether it should have three crew members or four. Consequently the army has not finalised the FMBT’s Preliminary Staff Qualitative Requirements (PSQR), essential for sanctioning the project and allocating funding.

The PSQR also allows engineers to begin designing the FMBT. It specifies the tank’s capabilities and components, including its weight; dimensions; mobility; weaponry; armour protection; communications; and any special capabilities that are required, e.g. the ability to drive underwater; or operate on a nuclear battlefield.

But the DRDO has begun work, anxious to shield the FMBT from the delays that plagued the Arjun programme. The FMBT must roll out by 2020, when the army’s oldest T-72 tanks, which entered service in 1979, complete their 32-year service lives. Business Standard was granted exclusive permission to visit the Combat Vehicles R&D Establishment (CVRDE), the DRDO facility outside Chennai where the Arjun Mark II is nearing completion; and the FMBT will be developed.

Dr P Sivakumar, CVRDE’s livewire director, revealed that work has begun on crucial FMBT systems, even without a PSQR. Based on the army’s weight limit of 50 tonnes for the FMBT, the DRDO has launched a “mission mode” project to develop an 1800 Horse Power indigenous engine. Sivakumar says that 1500 HP is sufficient for a 50-tonne tank, but the endemic danger of weight over-runs in a new tank makes a 300 HP margin prudent.

The project will co-opt domestic engineering companies like Kirloskar Oil Engines, Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML), and the Mahindras; research institutions like IITs; and bodies like the Automotive Research Association of India (ARIA), Pune. An Indian “prime contractor” would assemble the FMBT engines from engine components supplied by a network of sub-contractors.

“India has never designed engines; engine technology has always been imported. But we will develop the FMBT engine as a national project. Our approach is not engine-specific; we are looking at developing the complete range of technologies needed for building engines. Not only design… but also manufacturing, testing, evaluation,” says Sivakumar.

This ambitious plan is cushioned with pragmatism. The DRDO has brought in international consultants to design the engine and build Indian manufacturing capability in engine-related fields. Sivakumar says that German companies MTU and Renk, which supply engines and transmissions for the Arjun tank, refused to provide consultancy, realising that building Indian capability would end their market here. DRDO is now evaluating consultancy proposals from Ricardo of Britain and AVL of Austria.

“Simultaneously, we have floated an Expression of Interest (EoI) to identify an Indian manufacturing partner. The consultant we select will work in a consortium with the DRDO; the army; and the Indian manufacturing partner, who will be associated with the programme from the design stage itself. We have allowed the consultants to visit manufacturing companies and report on their capability to build a modern engine,” explains Sivakumar.

The CVRDE director says that the consultants will finalise the engine design within 12 months, and take 18 months more to build the first prototype. “Within 30 months, or three years maximum, the first engine would be ready for testing,” he says.

“Both Ricardo and AVL have proposed that they design and build the first prototypes. But the Indian industry will work alongside the consultant. The first design is never perfect; so the consultant will make the changes needed in design, tolerances, or materials to refine the engine. Then, in the second phase, the Indian partner will produce the engine,” says Sivakumar.

Even as CVRDE develops this technological capacity, it is looking further ahead at a hybrid engine for the FMBT after 2030. Sivakumar says that a tank remains static for at least 40% of the time in battle, during which time its engine idles. “This means that 40% of the time, you wastefully run a 1500 HP engine, guzzling diesel and giving away the tank’s position, while you need very little power for running electricals like the radios and gun control equipment or for moving the tank slowly. So we are evolving a hybrid technology concept in which the tank will have two engines: a 500 HP engine for low power mode and another 1000 HP engine that kicks in when high power is required, e.g. for manoeuvring in battle,” explains the CVRDE di

 

[Tuco]

Those who call Ajai Shukla a stooge of Congress should read this article 10 times, this article had been pasted in DFI at the time also, around 8 years ago and I remember people in DFI absolutely fuming over it, Ajai shukla has exposed corruption and incompetence both Congress and DRDO countless times, also general disinterest of army in anything domestic. If you have time, read his old articles.

FMBT Part I: Army dithers over futuristic tank, DRDO pursues engine

ajaishukla.blogspot.com

India’s Future Main Battle Tank (FMBT), the backbone of the army’s strike power into the mid-21st century, languishes while the army continues an extended debate over its specifications.

A year ago, on 6th Dec 2010, Defence Minister AK Antony told the Lok Sabha that the army had formulated the FMBT’s specifications and the Defence R&D Organisation (DRDO) was carrying out feasibility studies. Antony, it now emerges, misled parliament. MoD sources say the army remains undecided about the basic features of the FMBT, including whether it should have three crew members or four. Consequently the army has not finalised the FMBT’s Preliminary Staff Qualitative Requirements (PSQR), essential for sanctioning the project and allocating funding.

The PSQR also allows engineers to begin designing the FMBT. It specifies the tank’s capabilities and components, including its weight; dimensions; mobility; weaponry; armour protection; communications; and any special capabilities that are required, e.g. the ability to drive underwater; or operate on a nuclear battlefield.

But the DRDO has begun work, anxious to shield the FMBT from the delays that plagued the Arjun programme. The FMBT must roll out by 2020, when the army’s oldest T-72 tanks, which entered service in 1979, complete their 32-year service lives. Business Standard was granted exclusive permission to visit the Combat Vehicles R&D Establishment (CVRDE), the DRDO facility outside Chennai where the Arjun Mark II is nearing completion; and the FMBT will be developed.

Dr P Sivakumar, CVRDE’s livewire director, revealed that work has begun on crucial FMBT systems, even without a PSQR. Based on the army’s weight limit of 50 tonnes for the FMBT, the DRDO has launched a “mission mode” project to develop an 1800 Horse Power indigenous engine. Sivakumar says that 1500 HP is sufficient for a 50-tonne tank, but the endemic danger of weight over-runs in a new tank makes a 300 HP margin prudent.

The project will co-opt domestic engineering companies like Kirloskar Oil Engines, Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML), and the Mahindras; research institutions like IITs; and bodies like the Automotive Research Association of India (ARIA), Pune. An Indian “prime contractor” would assemble the FMBT engines from engine components supplied by a network of sub-contractors.

“India has never designed engines; engine technology has always been imported. But we will develop the FMBT engine as a national project. Our approach is not engine-specific; we are looking at developing the complete range of technologies needed for building engines. Not only design… but also manufacturing, testing, evaluation,” says Sivakumar.

This ambitious plan is cushioned with pragmatism. The DRDO has brought in international consultants to design the engine and build Indian manufacturing capability in engine-related fields. Sivakumar says that German companies MTU and Renk, which supply engines and transmissions for the Arjun tank, refused to provide consultancy, realising that building Indian capability would end their market here. DRDO is now evaluating consultancy proposals from Ricardo of Britain and AVL of Austria.

“Simultaneously, we have floated an Expression of Interest (EoI) to identify an Indian manufacturing partner. The consultant we select will work in a consortium with the DRDO; the army; and the Indian manufacturing partner, who will be associated with the programme from the design stage itself. We have allowed the consultants to visit manufacturing companies and report on their capability to build a modern engine,” explains Sivakumar.

The CVRDE director says that the consultants will finalise the engine design within 12 months, and take 18 months more to build the first prototype. “Within 30 months, or three years maximum, the first engine would be ready for testing,” he says.

“Both Ricardo and AVL have proposed that they design and build the first prototypes. But the Indian industry will work alongside the consultant. The first design is never perfect; so the consultant will make the changes needed in design, tolerances, or materials to refine the engine. Then, in the second phase, the Indian partner will produce the engine,” says Sivakumar.

Even as CVRDE develops this technological capacity, it is looking further ahead at a hybrid engine for the FMBT after 2030. Sivakumar says that a tank remains static for at least 40% of the time in battle, during which time its engine idles. “This means that 40% of the time, you wastefully run a 1500 HP engine, guzzling diesel and giving away the tank’s position, while you need very little power for running electricals like the radios and gun control equipment or for moving the tank slowly. So we are evolving a hybrid technology concept in which the tank will have two engines: a 500 HP engine for low power mode and another 1000 HP engine that kicks in when high power is required, e.g. for manoeuvring in battle,” explains the CVRDE di

50 ton ngmbt with 1500hp engine will be good. Yeah it will be sometime before ngmbt, not sure whether there is a gsqr yet. But the idea was to re engine Arjun mk2 isn't it. I would like to see them test the engine on the road though, in all the conditions so that eventually when they take up ngmbt they need not waste couple of years on testing the engine.

 

[vishnugupt]

Those who call Ajai Shukla a stooge of Congress should read this article 10 times, this article had been pasted in DFI at the time also, around 8 years ago and I remember people in DFI absolutely fuming over it, Ajai shukla has exposed corruption and incompetence both Congress and DRDO countless times, also general disinterest of army in anything domestic. If you have time, read his old articles.

FMBT Part I: Army dithers over futuristic tank, DRDO pursues engine

ajaishukla.blogspot.com

India’s Future Main Battle Tank (FMBT), the backbone of the army’s strike power into the mid-21st century, languishes while the army continues an extended debate over its specifications.

A year ago, on 6th Dec 2010, Defence Minister AK Antony told the Lok Sabha that the army had formulated the FMBT’s specifications and the Defence R&D Organisation (DRDO) was carrying out feasibility studies. Antony, it now emerges, misled parliament. MoD sources say the army remains undecided about the basic features of the FMBT, including whether it should have three crew members or four. Consequently the army has not finalised the FMBT’s Preliminary Staff Qualitative Requirements (PSQR), essential for sanctioning the project and allocating funding.

The PSQR also allows engineers to begin designing the FMBT. It specifies the tank’s capabilities and components, including its weight; dimensions; mobility; weaponry; armour protection; communications; and any special capabilities that are required, e.g. the ability to drive underwater; or operate on a nuclear battlefield.

But the DRDO has begun work, anxious to shield the FMBT from the delays that plagued the Arjun programme. The FMBT must roll out by 2020, when the army’s oldest T-72 tanks, which entered service in 1979, complete their 32-year service lives. Business Standard was granted exclusive permission to visit the Combat Vehicles R&D Establishment (CVRDE), the DRDO facility outside Chennai where the Arjun Mark II is nearing completion; and the FMBT will be developed.

Dr P Sivakumar, CVRDE’s livewire director, revealed that work has begun on crucial FMBT systems, even without a PSQR. Based on the army’s weight limit of 50 tonnes for the FMBT, the DRDO has launched a “mission mode” project to develop an 1800 Horse Power indigenous engine. Sivakumar says that 1500 HP is sufficient for a 50-tonne tank, but the endemic danger of weight over-runs in a new tank makes a 300 HP margin prudent.

The project will co-opt domestic engineering companies like Kirloskar Oil Engines, Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML), and the Mahindras; research institutions like IITs; and bodies like the Automotive Research Association of India (ARIA), Pune. An Indian “prime contractor” would assemble the FMBT engines from engine components supplied by a network of sub-contractors.

“India has never designed engines; engine technology has always been imported. But we will develop the FMBT engine as a national project. Our approach is not engine-specific; we are looking at developing the complete range of technologies needed for building engines. Not only design… but also manufacturing, testing, evaluation,” says Sivakumar.

This ambitious plan is cushioned with pragmatism. The DRDO has brought in international consultants to design the engine and build Indian manufacturing capability in engine-related fields. Sivakumar says that German companies MTU and Renk, which supply engines and transmissions for the Arjun tank, refused to provide consultancy, realising that building Indian capability would end their market here. DRDO is now evaluating consultancy proposals from Ricardo of Britain and AVL of Austria.

“Simultaneously, we have floated an Expression of Interest (EoI) to identify an Indian manufacturing partner. The consultant we select will work in a consortium with the DRDO; the army; and the Indian manufacturing partner, who will be associated with the programme from the design stage itself. We have allowed the consultants to visit manufacturing companies and report on their capability to build a modern engine,” explains Sivakumar.

The CVRDE director says that the consultants will finalise the engine design within 12 months, and take 18 months more to build the first prototype. “Within 30 months, or three years maximum, the first engine would be ready for testing,” he says.

“Both Ricardo and AVL have proposed that they design and build the first prototypes. But the Indian industry will work alongside the consultant. The first design is never perfect; so the consultant will make the changes needed in design, tolerances, or materials to refine the engine. Then, in the second phase, the Indian partner will produce the engine,” says Sivakumar.

Even as CVRDE develops this technological capacity, it is looking further ahead at a hybrid engine for the FMBT after 2030. Sivakumar says that a tank remains static for at least 40% of the time in battle, during which time its engine idles. “This means that 40% of the time, you wastefully run a 1500 HP engine, guzzling diesel and giving away the tank’s position, while you need very little power for running electricals like the radios and gun control equipment or for moving the tank slowly. So we are evolving a hybrid technology concept in which the tank will have two engines: a 500 HP engine for low power mode and another 1000 HP engine that kicks in when high power is required, e.g. for manoeuvring in battle,” explains the CVRDE di

There is absolutely nothing we don't know about how Armed force stall a indigenous project in name of requirements. But Ajay Shukla is a stooge for sure.
Don't treat any analyst/journalist words as a word of Bhagwat Geeta. Shukla works for his self-interest. Shukla being Dalal, when he gets money from foreign company he criticize government, DRDO. But When foreign company doesn't get tender then he criticize Armed forces.
When Money is not involved then he support inhouse solutions ( but not any perticular product).
In 2013 Shukla didn't know when LAC is but by 2020 he became an expert. Initially Shulka falsely claimed Chinese incursion within 8km indian side of LAC but now he says we can't petrol till finger 8 so should be consider as a incursion.

 

[porky_kicker]

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The above pod when I first posted its pic and info here , I withheld some information on the same.

That the said pod is meant for use by Rustom 2 and other UAVs along with fighter aircrafts if required.

The pods will be underslung beneath the wings of Rustom 2 on either side.

An example, circled in red

 

[porky_kicker]

I found info on a wheeled based launcher with an 8 celled launcher for " anti ship missiles "

I am not too sure about this , nevertheless i posted it here just for the sake of it.

 

[porky_kicker]

Rustom 1 with 2 x Helina ATGMs

 

[patriots]

Rustom 1 with 2 x Helina ATGMs

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Only taxi trial was done......as per info.....
Do u have fore info

 

[patriots]

Rustom 1 with 2 x Helina ATGMs

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Posting in twitter bro...............................with due credit

 

[doreamon]

 

[patriots]

Total 30 hrs of cumulative captive hours and 13 air launch trials completed successfully for helina.Rudra can carry 8 helina with 4 Lunchers