Indian Defense Industry General News and Updates

Rhinemetal is trying to make a 130 Mm
Tank Gun
They already have the best 120mm gun. And they also have the leopard 2a4 upgrade programme.
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Would be great in upgrading the mk1 and mk1a. Unfortunately drdo will continue with that shit 120mm rifled gun
 
They already have the best 120mm gun. And they also have the leopard 2a4 upgrade programme.
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Would be great in upgrading the mk1 and mk1a. Unfortunately drdo will continue with that shit 120mm rifled gun

SMH

Incase you have not realised it till date , the one thing in arjun tank , every indian can be proud of after the world class hydro pneumatic suspension is the 120 mm rifled gun . Its accuracy and performance is phenomenal .
 
SMH

Incase you have not realised it till date , the one thing in arjun tank , every indian can be proud of after the world class hydro pneumatic suspension is the 120 mm rifled gun . Its accuracy and performance is phenomenal .
Doesn't matter when a rheinmetall will be as accurate and can fire a much more powerful round with a longer barrel life. Making the 120mm a "rifled" gun was the worst design choice. Better than the British l/30 but still nowhere close to the l/55 and l/44. Created too many unnecessary complexities and made integration of lahat extremely difficult. Can't blame the drdo guys though it was an outdated requirement made by the IA..
 
is drdo developing fly by light system. @Gautam

Yes, for the AMCA. It was called the fly by optic system. I remember reading about it a long time back. Apparently LASTEC, ADA & RCI are involved. LASTEC & RCI will make the optic lasers. passive/active optical network & Ring Laser Gyros. ADA will work on converting the current FBW system of the Tejas into a optic driven system. Once the components are ready it would be taken to the National Control Law (CLAW) facility at NAL for testing and validation.

Once validation is done on dummy system it would be tested on a Tejas for ground taxiing. Eventually fight testing. LASTEC has completed development of the optic fibre continuous laser a few years back. RCI has RLGs already. Don't know if the coding work by ADA is complete or not. This should be easiest job of the 3. In any case we have a long read ahead.
 

VEM Technologies sets up advanced Seeker facility in Hyderabad


Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based aerospace and defence company VEM Technologies has set up an advanced Seeker manufacturing facility in the city, which is touted as the first such facility in India in the private sector, with indigenous technology.


The new facility set up at Hardware Park in Tukkuguda near Srisailam Road with an investment of over Rs 100 crore is spread across 1,25,000 sq ft, with amenities required to carry out the assembly, integration and testing of sub-systems required for radio frequency (RF) and imaging infrared radar (IIR) Seekers under one roof, GP Sarma, senior vice-president, Marketing, VEM Technologies told Telangana Today.



VEM Technologies, had been founded by V Venkata Raju, who is also the chairman and managing director of VEM, with an aim to make the company as a systems engineering company offering solutions to the Armed services making the country self-reliant.


The company has been working on building Seeker manufacturing capabilities since 2013.


Seekers help missiles track and strike the targets with accuracy.


Sarma said, “We are looking to cater to domestic needs for RF Seekers. Very few countries in the world have Seeker manufacturing capabilities. Countries such as the US, Russia, France, Israel and India have the capability to make them. There is however a good scope for exporting IIR Seekers.”


VEM’s Advanced Systems Division, which was recently inaugurated by Dr G Satheesh Reddy, secretary, Department of Defence R&D & chairman-DRDO, has the capacity to manufacture about 60 RF Seekers per month and about 300 IIR Seekers per month.


“The facility will cater to IIR Seekers for various missile programmes. The company can augment the capacities based on the orders,” Sarma added. The company has received a soft financial assistance from Technology Development Board, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, to a tune of Rs 25 crore for the ‘Development & Commercialisation of RF Seekers’.


Praveen P A, director, Aerospace & Defence, Government of Telangana said, “Despite Covid, Hyderabad defence and aerospace ecosystem is attracting fresh investments and most players are expanding capacities to meet the opportunities presented by indigenisation goals and Aatma Nirbhar Bharat drive in defence production.”
 
Yes, for the AMCA. It was called the fly by optic system. I remember reading about it a long time back. Apparently LASTEC, ADA & RCI are involved. LASTEC & RCI will make the optic lasers. passive/active optical network & Ring Laser Gyros. ADA will work on converting the current FBW system of the Tejas into a optic driven system. Once the components are ready it would be taken to the National Control Law (CLAW) facility at NAL for testing and validation.

Once validation is done on dummy system it would be tested on a Tejas for ground taxiing. Eventually fight testing. LASTEC has completed development of the optic fibre continuous laser a few years back. RCI has RLGs already. Don't know if the coding work by ADA is complete or not. This should be easiest job of the 3. In any case we have a long read ahead.
research on fibre optics and photonic is very extensive.
check this out.