DRDO, PSU and Private Defence Sector News

[Maharaj samudragupt]

Too small of a order to be deemed historic.

Atleast an order

 

[Cruise missile]

Airborne EO pod.

 

[Aniruddha Mulay]

Atleast an order

When is it going to be placed?

 

[Bleh]

 

[flanker99]

Good news if true.

 

[Karthi]

according to some rumors India and rollsroys started working on engine development, feasibility study for the project started .

 

[Bajirao]

VL SRSAM

Vl-srsam looking smaller than astra?? Not more than 100 kg

 

[Narasimh]

Sameer Joshi is now suddenly a Rockstar

Just Two years ago , he was painstakingly
Proving How and where Paki F 16 had Fallen

Something like solar powered Helios

AeroVironment Helios Prototype - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

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[mist_consecutive]

Vl-srsam looking smaller than astra?? Not more than 100 kg

Model not for scale If that size was real that missile won't even fly 20kms.

 

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[sorcerer]

HAL signs MoU with MIDHANI to develop and manufacture composite raw materials


Posted On: 04 FEB 2021 7:50PM by PIB Delhi



Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for development and production of composite raw materials during the Aero India 2021 in Bengaluru on February 04, 2021. This is the first time that such an MoU has been signed for composite raw materials. The MoU was signed by Chairman and Managing Director, HAL Shri R Madhavan and Chairman and Managing Director, MIDHANI Dr S K Jha in the presence of other senior officials.


Mr R Madhavan said composites are one area where HAL will collaborate. Composites raw materials, mainly in the form of prepregs used in platforms like Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) and Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) are currently imported.


The CMD of MIDHANI Shri S K Jha said, this is the major step forward in the area of composite materials. The HAL is not only taking care of frontline aircraft production but also raw materials. There is no equivalent proven Indian approved/qualified supplier for various types of prepregs (carbon, aramid, glass types, etc) for the aircraft applications. This creates dependency on foreign Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). Aligned with “Atmanirbhar Bharat” initiative, efforts need to be made to develop and manufacture such prepregs in India through collaboration, he added.


The usage of composites in the aerospace is going to exist and increase, particularly for fighter aircraft/helicopter because of its inherent advantages over metallic raw materials. In addition, similar requirement exists for other aerospace and defence programmes, including those of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) and National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL).

 

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Major Upgrade of Naval Environmental Test Facility Inaugurated by Deputy Chief of Naval Staff
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The Defence Testing Infrastructure required for realisation of ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat’ in Defence sector, got a major boost with inauguration of the upgraded Naval Environmental Test Facility (NETF) by Vice Admiral MS Pawar, Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff on 04 Feb 21.


While common test facilities for Climatic and Dynamic testing of military equipment are available in public and private sector, a critical gap existed in the country with regard to qualifying the equipment for turbulence experienced by ships and submarines at higher sea states which induce platform motion in six degrees of freedom – Roll, Pitch, Yaw, Heave, Surge and Sway.


This capability gap has been overcome by the Chief Quality Assurance Establishment (Warship Equipment) Bengaluru, with major augmentation of its infrastructure, which includes a first-of-its-kind, indigenously developed Ship Motion Test Platform (SMTP). The SMTP has been indigenously designed and developed to meet qualification requirements for ship motion in extreme marine conditions up to Sea State 7.


The upgraded NETF also includes a number of other state-of-the-art test facilities such as High Ramp Rate Thermal Cycling Chamber for accelerated climatic testing, Mould Growth Test Chamber and Dust/Salt/Tilt/Drop/Immersion test facilities for military equipment.


Vice Admiral MS Pawar appreciated the efforts put in by Naval QA team in augmentation of the test facilities and adoption of global best practices in Quality Assurance domain.


All test facilities at NETF, Bengaluru are open for use by the Defence and Aerospace industry, including MSMEs and Start Up firms.

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HAL receives Request for Proposalfor 70 HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft from Indian Air Force at Aero India 2021





Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) received a Request for Proposal (RFP) from the Indian Air Force for their Basic Trainers requirement at the Aero India 2021 in Bengaluru on February 04, 2021. The RFP is for 70 HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft with provision for 38 more.The documents were handed over by Deputy Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Sandeep Singh and DG (Acquisition), Ministry of Defence Shri V L Kantha Raoto Chairman and Managing Director, HAL Shri R Madhavan.


The certification will be given against the Program Compliance and Quality Review (PCQR). The production will take place at two manufacturing facilities of HALin Bengaluru and Nashik. The RFP has come within six years from the first flight of HAL which is the shortest time-line in aircraft industry. The trainer will have more than 60 percent indigenous content and is supported by agencies such as Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification(CEMILAC), Regional Director Aeronautical Quality Assurance (RDAQA), Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE)among others.

 

[Chinmoy]

This was the EO pod under development.
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And now this.
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How many pods are under development? @porky_kicker @Karthi @Chinmoy
And what happened to this.
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There are multiple EO Pods under development by various agencies.

NAL, DRDO, BEL everyone is having their own design.

 

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