Indian Defence Exports

MIDHANI has been exporting Inconel & titanium forgings to foreign aerospace & defence majors for some time now:


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Around late 2013 the Russians were proposing to sell their Pantsir-S1 & Tor-M2KM to the Indian military along with the S-400 system as a comprehensive AD package.

They were even proposing mounting the Pantsir-S1 & Tor systems on Indian trucks, namely TATA LPTA 6x6 and 8x8 trucks. TATA motors sold a few of these trucks to the Russians to allow them to mount these systems.

Pantsir-S1 on a TATA LPTA 8x8:
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Tor-M2KM on a TATA LPTA 8x8:
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This pitch didn't materialize. The Indian side was only interested in the S-400. But as the Russians purchased these trucks, these remained with them.

Few days back photos & videos emerged on twitter of a Pantsir-S1 decoy on a TATA LPTA 6x6 in Mali. The truck is clearly destroyed & abandoned:



So, the theory goes that the Russians may have handed over these trucks to the Wagner group. Wagner is known to be active in Mali & some other African nations. That maybe how this truck ended up there.

As to what happened to it, that's more difficult to speculate on. This truck clearly had a decoy Pantsir system, not the actual Pantsir-S1. The real system needed an 8x8 to support its weight, the decoy was mounted on a 6x6. Also, if this were a real system those missile tubes would have exploded & burned the truck to the ground.

What weapon was used to hit this truck? The tire tracks on sand shows the truck was reversing when it was hit. The crew saw the threat approaching & were maneuvering the truck to dodge the threat. The threat couldn't have been a tank or land-based vehicle, there are no bullet or tank shell holes anywhere on the truck. The threat was likely airborne.

The fire damage is only on the mid-section of the truck. Conventional bombs would have ripped the truck to pieces. This kind of damage is consistent with very small warheads. Loitering munition perhaps.

Weren't the Russians fighting Al-Qaeda/ISIS in Mali? So, Al-Qaeda has loitering munitions ? :oops:
 
Alarm after defence PSU sells explosives to banned German Company

By Manu Pubby, ET Bureau
Last Updated: Oct 05, 2024, 11:09:00 PM IST
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Synopsis
Munitions India Limited (MIL) sold and delivered almost 500 tons of explosives to Rheinmetall, a German company banned for corruption since 2012. The deal was executed through an intermediary. Shipments began in late 2023 and continued into early 2024. Authorities were alerted and the final shipment was stopped. The event highlights MIL's booming international demand amid Russia-Ukraine conflict.


Alarm bells have rung after a state-owned defence public sector unit sold and delivered close to 500 tons of explosives to a German company, Rheinmetall, which has been debarred from business on corruption charges since 2012. The deliveries took place late last year and early 2024, with a final shipment believed to have been stopped after the matter was brought to notice within the government.

The Indian company, Munitions India Limited (MIL) has had a bonanza of orders from the international market for the past two years as the global demand for explosives has peaked since the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The company has a fully booked production capacity with multiple nations lining up to place orders.

As per records seen by ET, the deal to sell explosives was struck through an intermediary and the first shipment of 144 tons was sent in October 2023. The supply was made to a Spanish company named Expal, which had already been acquired by Rheinmetall as per public records. Two additional shipments were sent, with the final one dispatched in March 2024.

Sources said that while the original contract for delivery was to Expal, the company changed ownership to Rheinmetall and this was not informed to higher authorities. A detailed questionnaire sent to MIL and the defence ministry was not responded to.

Alarm after defence PSU sells explosives to banned German Company
 
UAE probably. Apparently, Adani defence has already supplied 10 Lakh units of small arms ammo to UAE


Morocco, not UAE:


Apparently, Armenia got more Akash than previously reported:


Armenia might have received export clearance for Pralay missile:

 
Is there some website were we can check if MIL units are exporting something? Will give us a better idea.
Like do our ports have something of like this.
 
Is there some website were we can check if MIL units are exporting something? Will give us a better idea.
Like do our ports have something of like this.
Multiple export consignment tenders have been floated over the past 12 months by MIL, all contracts are for 6-12 months multiple delivery related.
 
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US, France, Armenia emerge as India's top three defence export customers

New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI)
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Amid a growing push to increase export of indigenous defence equipment, the US, France and Armenia have emerged as the top three customers for Indian military exports.

"India is presently exporting military equipment to more than 100 nations across the world. The top three countries in the last financial year include the US, France and Armenia, official sources said on Sunday.

The Defence Ministry has been pushing defence exports and manufacturing in the country to improve domestic production of these equipment to meet internal and international requirements.

The sources said the exports to the US include a significant number of parts of aircraft and helicopters manufactured by Indian firms for global defence majors like Lockheed Martin and Boeing.

The exports to France include a lot of software and electronic equipment while the exports to Armenia include ATAGS artillery guns, Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher systems, Swathi weapon locating radars and other important systems.

Official sources said that the Defence Industrial Base has been expanding with the presence of 16 Defence public sector units, 430 firms with licenses along 16000 medium and small-scale enterprises.

Sources said the value of defence production in the country has gone up significantly since 2014-15.

"There has been around three times increase in value of production since 2014-15. While the Indian firms produced equipment worth Rs 46,429 crores in 2014-15, it has come to Rs 1.27,265 crores in the last fiscal," they said.

The contribution of the private sector in this value of production is 21 per cent. The major defence platforms produced in the Country include the LCA Tejas fighter jets, aircraft carriers, warships, submarines, Dhanush Artillery Gun system, MBT Arjun, Advanced towed artillery gun system Light Specialist Vehicles, High Mobility Vehicles, Weapon Locating Radar, 3D Tactical Control Radar, Software Defined Radios and Akash Missile System. (ANI)

https://aninews.in/news/national/ge...three-defence-export-customers20241027150619/
 
Will Russia Lose… the Armenian Air Force?

Published on October 28, 2024
By Arnaud
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Photo © Armenian Ministry of Defense

Is the Russian aeronautics industry starting to pay for its recurring shortcomings? At the end of October 2024, the Armenian Ministry of Defense announced that it had begun negotiations with the Indian aircraft manufacturer HAL in order to acquire a batch of locally produced Su-30MKI Flanker-H fighters as well as dedicated weapons. In doing so, it intends to cancel the order for eight additional Su-30SM Flanker-Cs that has been dragging on… for 5 years. This would be the first contract since India chose to export its own Su-30MKIs.

Currently, the Armenian fighter fleet consists of four Sukhoi Su-30SM Flanker-Cs received new in the spring of 2019 and around fifteen much older Su-25K Frogfoots. However, a few weeks after receiving its fighters, Armenia chose to order eight additional Su-30SMs. Although they have been partially paid for, at 70% of the contract, no aircraft have been delivered since. For one simple reason: Sukhoi has not produced any of them and the only Su-30s to date that have left its factories have been for the needs of Russia itself.

Five years later it seems that the patience of the Armenians has run out. Russia could well lose a customer but also an ally. Armenia has started discussions with HAL around the supply of eight to twelve Su-30MKI. In fact, Hindustan Aircraft Limited would take over the eight new aircraft, on condition that Sukhoi reimburses the advance, and would upgrade the four current Su-30SM to the Su-30MKI standard. This would include replacing the original passive electronically scanned array radar with an active Uttam antenna radar.

Known as the " Super 30 " program, the negotiations revolve around a batch of Astra 1 long-range air-to-air missiles, Rudram 1 anti-radar missiles, and SAAW guided bombs. All three are of Indian design and production. The size of the contract that is emerging between the two countries is currently unknown.


La Russie va t-elle perdre... la force aérienne arménienne ? — avionslegendaires.net
 
Will Russia Lose… the Armenian Air Force?

Published on October 28, 2024
By Arnaud
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Photo © Armenian Ministry of Defense

Is the Russian aeronautics industry starting to pay for its recurring shortcomings? At the end of October 2024, the Armenian Ministry of Defense announced that it had begun negotiations with the Indian aircraft manufacturer HAL in order to acquire a batch of locally produced Su-30MKI Flanker-H fighters as well as dedicated weapons. In doing so, it intends to cancel the order for eight additional Su-30SM Flanker-Cs that has been dragging on… for 5 years. This would be the first contract since India chose to export its own Su-30MKIs.

Currently, the Armenian fighter fleet consists of four Sukhoi Su-30SM Flanker-Cs received new in the spring of 2019 and around fifteen much older Su-25K Frogfoots. However, a few weeks after receiving its fighters, Armenia chose to order eight additional Su-30SMs. Although they have been partially paid for, at 70% of the contract, no aircraft have been delivered since. For one simple reason: Sukhoi has not produced any of them and the only Su-30s to date that have left its factories have been for the needs of Russia itself.

Five years later it seems that the patience of the Armenians has run out. Russia could well lose a customer but also an ally. Armenia has started discussions with HAL around the supply of eight to twelve Su-30MKI. In fact, Hindustan Aircraft Limited would take over the eight new aircraft, on condition that Sukhoi reimburses the advance, and would upgrade the four current Su-30SM to the Su-30MKI standard. This would include replacing the original passive electronically scanned array radar with an active Uttam antenna radar.

Known as the " Super 30 " program, the negotiations revolve around a batch of Astra 1 long-range air-to-air missiles, Rudram 1 anti-radar missiles, and SAAW guided bombs. All three are of Indian design and production. The size of the contract that is emerging between the two countries is currently unknown.


La Russie va t-elle perdre... la force aérienne arménienne ? — avionslegendaires.net
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@South block :ROFLMAO:

On-topic, how will russians react to cutting the SU-30SM and placing order at HAL for SU-30 MKI, don't they control key parts for engines etc.
 
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@South block :ROFLMAO:

On-topic, how will russians react to cutting the SU-30SM and placing order at HAL for SU-30 MKI, don't they control key parts for engines etc.

Russians anyways wont be able to sell weapons to anyone except China, Iran and NK.

India might be their solution. Egypt didn't accept the Su35s built for them.
 
On-topic, how will russians react to cutting the SU-30SM and placing order at HAL for SU-30 MKI, don't they control key parts for engines etc.
I don't know you tell me......... Where the hell does this tiny state get so much money from? This weapon sale to Armenia sound like a foreign intelligence trap to get a know how on our desi weapon systems & their capabilities.