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[porky_kicker]

Can I get the source for interview please? I got to cite it somewhere.

Interview with Dr Avinash Chander, DRDO Chief and Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister - News18

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www.news18.com

 

[Johny_Baba]

Welp i guess they want to pitch PMX submachine guns here ? aka this

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It was an intended replacement for older Beretta M12 submachine guns in Italian Military but even they didn't show much interest in it,after some trials etc Italian Grendamerie called 'Carabinieri' ordered some 5K units of that around 2018,nothing much since then.

Perhaps they could also offer us ARX-160 here,that we already evaluated as potential replacement of INSAS rifle during ending term of UPA-2 (other competitor was IWI Galil ACE) but post 2014 that competition thing was thrown out due to some reasons and since then lots of ups-downs happened and we ended up adopting AK-203, SIG716i etc while this Carbine deal is yet to be done with.

Beretta ARX-160 A3 12-incher model, current iteration of ARX-160
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TBH i personally don't think ARX-160 is a good alternative to INSAS despite scoring full marks in terms of modularity-ambidextrousity etc,
i am worried about that giant opening on both of the ejection sides, yes two because you could swap the side it ejects without disassembling it, just use a pointy device (preferebly a tip of a bullet) to shift a plate with non-centered hole that blocks either of extractor-making it act like an ejector-during rearward motion of the bolt carrier.
Idea is really neat but the overall working of the gun is somewhat complex if you know how it locks-unlocks,ejects and so, also that opening is clear invitation for dust and shits to come in.
Fortunately it's got a polymer dust cover piece on recoil spring that automatically closes charging handle slot on both sides, a kind of idea that i really like over Galil ACE pattern external dust cover curtains.

So bottom line, could be a good SWAT weapon or perhaps SF weapon but i don't find it much promising as a standard issue rifle sorta thing.
Even Italian Military is mostly sticking around with AR70/90 as much as they can instead of switching mainly to this rifle.

 

[Cruise missile]

Interview with Dr Avinash Chander, DRDO Chief and Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister - News18

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www.news18.com

I suppose it must be ready for testing u have already posted its seeker with very high FOV.

DRDO, PSU and Private Defence Sector News

Any idea about this? What's being tested? some are saying IAF will test BVRAAM, we will get to know....

defenceforumindia.com

 

[Cruise missile]

Chennai-Based Start Up Collaborates With BEML For Development Of AI-Based Unmanned Ground Vehicles For The Indian Army.

Chennai: Start Up To Create AI-Based Unmanned Ground Vehicles For The Indian Army

AI is the future and Indian Army jawans deployed at high altitude could now have a taste of it as Chennai-based start-up started by three engineering graduates has tied up with BEML (the biggest Defence, Mining & Construction and Rail Coach manufacturer in India) for joint development of...

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[porky_kicker]

I suppose it must be ready for testing u have already posted its seeker with very high FOV.

DRDO, PSU and Private Defence Sector News

Any idea about this? What's being tested? some are saying IAF will test BVRAAM, we will get to know....

defenceforumindia.com

Whether it is for ASBM don't know for sure

Best wait and see

 

[Marliii]

TBH i personally don't think ARX-160 is a good alternative to INSAS despite scoring full marks in terms of modularity-ambidextrousity etc,
i am worried about that giant opening on both of the ejection sides, yes two because you could swap the side it ejects without disassembling it, just use a pointy device (preferebly a tip of a bullet) to shift a plate with non-centered hole that blocks either of extractor-making it act like an ejector-during rearward motion of the bolt carrier.
Idea is really neat but the overall working of the gun is somewhat complex if you know how it locks-unlocks,ejects and so, also that opening is clear invitation for dust and shits to come in.
Fortunately it's got a polymer dust cover piece on recoil spring that automatically closes charging handle slot on both sides, a kind of idea that i really like over Galil ACE pattern external dust cover curtains.

So bottom line, could be a good SWAT weapon or perhaps SF weapon but i don't find it much promising as a standard issue rifle sorta thing.
Even Italian Military is mostly sticking around with AR70/90 as much as they can instead of switching mainly to this rifle.

Last time arx 160a2 was rejected because of an issue during testing when an optical safety fell during test.for that simple issue they rejected and declared IWI ace as tthe winner shows how much testing indian army does on guns.

 

[Karthi]

IMRH design and development almost ready

 

[Cruise missile]

 

[Karthi]

 

[Karthi]

IMRH will be an excellent platform which out perform many same class helis

 

[Johny_Baba]

Last time arx 160a2 was rejected because of an issue during testing when an optical safety fell during test.for that simple issue they rejected and declared IWI ace as tthe winner shows how much testing indian army does on guns.

Yeah man it sometimes feel rigged beyond any reason to me,too.
One noticable example that i remember was of INSAS Excalibur one,
remember they released a report citing Excalibur went through some burnout-type test where they dumped magazines after magazines from an Excalibur and it suffered two malfunctions out of that, Army still rejected it citing their minimum malfunction criteria was One per certain thousands round and kept using same INSAS 1B that they were desperate to replace.

 

[arkos]

OFB at Aero India

 

[shuvo@y2k10]

Trichy carbine (TAR 3) from OFB stall

 

[jik60]

OFB at Aero India

New Pistol grip for INSAS series (now they are looking much improved)
Reappearance of M2 B, As confirmed by Kunal Biswas OFB is offering M2 as official HMG to IA as well as to BSF.

 

[shuvo@y2k10]

Both NSV (25 kg) and M2 (50 kg) is being manufactured by OFB. I wonder, why they aren't showcasing NSV on a modern mount with optics?

 

[Cruise missile]

 

[Arihant Roy]

More on Brahmos NG .

It will have a max speed of 3.5 Mach with a range of 290 km.

 

[Lonewolf]

While countries are moving toward newer generation of missile , aesa based wide band seekers .
Drdo hasn't completed it's current project but for future we need to work things out for our amca . Shoving astra in it won't be the plan .
Better seeker are in development but any of you have info of tvc controlled solid motor with multiple ignition possible using some gel to extinguish , heard of the project but no serious info .
They all need to work on weight reduction , range enhancement .
Any info on it

 

[Bajirao]

Interview with Dr Avinash Chander, DRDO Chief and Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister - News18

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www.news18.com

Anti-ship ballistic missile is nothing more than a fantasy..it's impractical..after doing some basic work drdo,navy realised the truth and abandoned the idea..it's not coming..chinese asbm a purely propoganda weapon.

 

[Arihant Roy]

Bandhan Ceremony at AeroIndia2021. Many technologies from DRDO were handed over to industries.

Thats Ashwini LLTR in the above pic.

Meaning BEL Ghaziabad will now commence series production of this radar and it will soon enter active service with Indian airforce .