Are those powerlines in the Noida picture?
Ex-ISRO guys are killing it in the SAR field. Sirsir radar achieved 0.85m in L-band, that's insane.
The purple bit is below tree cover (from Sisir radar) -
Ex-ISRO guys are killing it in the SAR field. Sirsir radar achieved 0.85m in L-band, that's insane.
The purple bit is below tree cover (from Sisir radar) -
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Extreme cold is where most systems fail. Ours didn't.
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I saw that the Australian Ghost Bat is being offered to India
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Yea, the offer has been known for a while now. Ghost Bat, along with the MQ-25 carrier refueler:
It's surprising that American companies always offer those only whose tech is fully present in india.
Why not B-21 ? Or F-47 ? These are things we can not build in at least next 2 decade.
But ghostbat ? We already have one which is smaller version of ghost bat.
And larger(9 tonnes) can too be made. But IAF is not much interested in these type of loyal wing man(which is surprising).
LMAO no the IAF is interested, just doesn't have any confidence in HAL. We first need the CATS warrior to fly(HAl says 2027 but who fking knows what the actual date is).
Still this is a strategic system compared to the CATS warrior which will be the low expendable version. The CATS warrior mk2 with the 2 HTFE engines is what will compete with this system. Once again the HTFE 25KN engine hasn't been certified yet. And thats only going to fly around 2030.
Then why no fund for project ?
HAL don't have funds like boeing, nor it has talent pool, nor its authorised to behave and act like a private entity.
HAL can not go and bring the top aerospace engineers around the world( lol, not even from india) with very high packages.
HAL is alr doing the CATS warrior with internal funding. the IAF is more focused on the ghatak and its a-a variant. HAL does have good talent, they're just abysmal at managing projects.
If CATS warrior can be used for a2a, then it's hundred times better than ghostbat.
A flying wing will be far stealthy, with easily 4 bvr missile, it will be good to even agaisnt 6th gen.
Assuming your talking about the ghatak instead of the CATS warrior then yes practically a flying wing is vastly better but the issue with that is that theyre also more expensive. A single ghatak is nearly 1/2 the price of the flyaway cost of the tejas. The CATS warrior mk1 cannot have internally carrier A-A missiles. its too small. its going to be the expendable low end CCA for the IAF.
The mk2 is envisioned to be the internal bay version but that will also take some time to mature.
The mk2 is envisioned to be the internal bay version but that will also take some time to mature.
They say India is looking at it as a gap filler, till your domestic stuff comes
It will get a2a
MQ-28 Ghost Bat With Aerial Refueling Capability Hinted At By Boeing
The ability to refuel in mid-air would give the MQ-28 an attractive boost in range and persistence.
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Zen Technologies has achieved complete self-reliance in drone propulsion tech in both BLDC and ICE systems across all platform categories from small drones to eVTOLs.
Vector Technics Emerges as India's Largest Fully Integrated Drone Propulsion Manufacturer, Expands Manufacturing Capacity to 300,000 Units Annually
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Army eyes one-way desi drones with 1,000-km strike envelope
The Indian Army is initiating a process to acquire indigenous long-range attack drones.New Delhi: Army has initiated a process to acquire indigenous long-range, one-way attack drones, with the industry being invited to offer systems that can accurately hit targets at a range of 1,000 km, operate in GPS-denied environments and possess AI-enabled targeting.
The process to acquire the drones under the Long Range Loiter Munition (LRLM) project has taken off under the Make II clause of the acquisition policy, which requires the industry to fund its own research and development and Army undertaking to acquire them if all technical specifications are met.
While numbers are yet to be specified, India has a requirement of thousands of one-way attack drones of different ranges. In the current process, Army is looking for a system that can carry a 25 kg warhead for a 50-metre killing radius, has the ability to fly at above 5,000 m and can achieve speeds of at least 400 km per hour.
The desired system needs to be designed for operations in plains, deserts, jungles and hilly terrain and ruggedised to military standards. The acquisition has been initiated by the Regiment of Artillery, which is also acquiring shorter range one-way attack drones. As reported by ET, Tata Advanced Systems Limited and Nibe Defence were recently shortlisted for the procurement of 850 drones, which will have the ability to hit targets at over 100 km.
Under the LRLM programme, Army is seeking to create an entire ecosystem for operation of long-range, one-way attack drones. Army will require a whole set that will consist of a launch vehicle, ground control station, a simulator and 15 aerial vehicles.
The drones will be required to strike on steep, slant and nape-of-earth profiles, similar to systems that are currently being deployed in the Russia-Ukraine war. They will also be required to carry different warheads, including thermobaric and deep penetration types.
Army is also surveying whether the engine, electro optic payload, avionics, mainframe, warhead, and subcomponents are indigenous or imported, and whether imported items will be indigenised over time. The idea is to ensure that an independent ecosystem for manufacturing such drones is created in India, with the ability to surge production as and when needed by the armed forces.