DRDO, PSU and Private Defence Sector News

[Arihant Roy]

How about a LSV lugging around Spike NLOS for non line of sight target engagement until a similar 20+ km ranged NAG / SANT becomes available ?

Or have the 16 km ranged Sant integrated with LSV at present and then work on a longer ranged Sant er with two way fibre optic guidance like Spike NLOS.

At present, for non los targets we will be needing external designation by other means be it by spec operators or ghatak teams or arty fire observers .

SANT has a 16 km range when launched from a helo at optimal speeds. When ground launched the range will reduce .

 

[gutenmorgen]

They should make several types of variants like JLTV has. Speaking of, does DRDO has any kind of indigenous chain gun development programme?

 

[Karthi]

ICG ship ‘Vajra’, sixth in series of seven Offshore Patrol Vessel indigenously designed & built by M/s L&T Chennai will be commissioned today at Chennai by General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff.

 

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Active Antenna Array Unit of India’s DRDO Netra AEW&CS.

 

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Active Antenna Array Unit of India’s DRDO Netra AEW&CS.
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Tri-Netra

 

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Ya’ll Nibbiars

 

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[Cheran]

Sixth offshore patrol vessel ICGS Vajra, built by L&T, commissioned into the @IndiaCoastGuard today in Chennai. Delivered ahead of schedule like the previous 5. Seventh vessel ICGS Vigraha was launched in Oct 2020 and is being readied for sea trials

 

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Now its time for Indian Navy to have a huge fleet of MQ-9 Reaper style Naval UCAVs for Naval warfare roles. These torpedoes will be a gamechanger.

 

[Ayushraj]

Now its time for Indian Navy to have a huge fleet of MQ-9 Reaper style Naval UCAVs for Naval warfare roles. These torpedoes will be a gamechanger.

UCAV concept is mostly concentrated to land. Since UCAV can be mounted with atgm.
UAV in sea is mostly used for surveillance role.
UCAV can not bear the weight of this SMART weapon system

 

[FalconSlayers]

UCAV concept is mostly concentrated to land. Since UCAV can be mounted with atgm.
UAV in sea is mostly used for surveillance role.
UCAV can not bear the weight of this SMART weapon system

It is a lightweight torpedo, atleast depth charges can be attacked to UCAVs.

 

[Ayushraj]

It is a lightweight torpedo, atleast depth charges can be attacked to UCAVs.

UCAV can only be armed with atgm and it's mostly useful against small patrol boats.
Which is economically non feasible. We have guns mounted for ships and boats that cannot do this job in cheaper means

 

[Karthi]

Ku band Synthetic Aperture radar Flying test bed .

SAR rack on flying test bed Dornier 228.

Various Sub systems of SAR

Diagram of SAR Rack

 

[Karthi]

DRDO has started work on developing an add-on kit for the Advanced Light Torpedo Shyena that will enable the weapon to glide through the air from altitudes as high as 20,000 feet and enable the Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol jet to attack enemy submarines from long ranges.

DRDO Glider Assisted Torpedo program is to turn advanced Light Torpedo Shyena into a glide weapon that jettisons wings and other air-control controls and activates its parachute before it’s near to hit the water. The glider kit will be able to glide for seven to 10 minutes that’s around 25-30km before entering the water and travel further 20km before hitting its intended target.

The glider adaptor kit includes a flight control computer, a GPS–INS-based navigation system, and power sources. Advanced Light Torpedo Shyena won’t be requiring any modifications for the Glide adaptor kit. DRDO might be including a data link to transmit target position updates while in flight at later stages.

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the project is few years old. this one can be easily achievable.

Mark 54 light-weight torpedo is getting this same treatment via the High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability.

this capability will enable P-8I to drop weapons from several thousand feet's , does not need to take the time to descend low over the ocean and can avoid enemy Ship based SAMs.

 

[sorcerer]

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
Posted On: 24 MAR 2021 2:54PM by PIB Delhi

Business done by HAL in last ten years is as under:-

Rs. In Crore

Particulars	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20
Revenue from Operations	13124	14211	14328	15135	15730	16758	17950	18519	20008	21438
Profit before tax	2839	3328	3497	3578	3172	3207	3583	3240	3742	3928

The list of defence equipment manufactured by HAL is given below:-



1. Fighters:

• Su-30MKI
• Light Combat Aircraft LCA
• MiG-21/Bison
• Jaguar

2. Trainers:

• Kiran MK I/II
• Hawk

3. Transport Aircraft:

• Do-228
• HS-748

4. Helicopters:

• Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH)
• Chetak
• Cheetah
• Cheetal

HAL is also manufacturing Engines, Communication equipment, Navigation equipment, Display systems, Hydraulic systems, Electric equipment etc., required for aircraft/helicopters.

Currently, out of the total airborne fleet in use by Indian Defence Services, HAL has supplied about 61% and is supporting 75% of all the aircrafts/helicopters.

This information was tabled in a written reply by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Naik to a question asked by Shri Shyam Singh Yadav in Lok Sabha today.



Nampi/DK/Savvy/ADA

 

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[Chinmoy]

UCAV concept is mostly concentrated to land. Since UCAV can be mounted with atgm.
UAV in sea is mostly used for surveillance role.
UCAV can not bear the weight of this SMART weapon system

Weight of an MAD is around 300 kg.
Weight of Shyena torpedo with Glide kit 350 kg
Max payload MQ-9 could carry is 1700 kg.

Do the maths.

 

[Ayushraj]

Weight of an MAD is around 300 kg.
Weight of Shyena torpedo with Glide kit 300 kg
Max payload MQ-9 could carry is 1700 kg.

Do the maths.

This is 1700 kg is advertised weight that mq9 reaper could take off theoretically.
Did mq 9 reaper carry so much advanced radar/sensor inside it which Poseidon has that could guide SMART