"For someone to say I am doing this(F-16 UPG sale to 🇵🇰) bcz it is all counter-terrorism content and so when you are talking of an aircraft like F-16 where everybody knows, you know where they are deployed and their use. You are not fooling anybody": EAM Dr. S. Jaishankar
PM
@narendramodi
will lay the foundation stone of the C-295 transport aircraft manufacturing plant in Vadodara, Gujarat on Oct 30, 2022.
Out of 56, 40 aircraft will be manufactured in India by TATA Consortium.
All the deliveries will be completed within 10 years.
India has started the design and analysis work of the nozzle and air intake for the Future Unmanned Fighter Aircraft (
#FUFA
).
IIT-Kanpur will be conducting studies on intake and nozzle design.
Israel has successfully tested the new “Iron Beam” laser interception system.
This is the world’s first energy-based weapons system that uses a laser to shoot down incoming UAVs, rockets & mortars at a cost of $3.50 per shot.
It may sound like science fiction, but it's real.
India is expecting shipments for the 3rd operational squadron of ADS S-400 to start arriving from Russia next month.
India has till now received two squadrons of the S-400 from Russia.
India today successfully test-fired nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni-5, which has a strike range of 5,000-8000 km, from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast.
Army's northern command Today inducted
#KalyaniM4
, an all-terrain high mobility combat troop carrier with armour and mine protection, in Jammu and Kashmir.
Today marks the 21st anniversary of India's successful test of nuclear missile ‘Shakti-1’ at the Pokhran Test Range in Rajasthan in 1998.
Greetings to all the engineers and scientists on
#NationalTechnologyDay
India likely to sell BrahMos missiles to Vietnam in deal ranging up to $625 million
Vietnam is expected to place an order b/w 3 to 5 units of BrahMos missiles.
Indian Air Force C-17 aircraft to join the
#OperationGanga
from today.
Aircraft will ensure that more people can be evacuated in a shorter time frame. It will also help deliver humanitarian aid more efficiently.
Solar Industries India Ltd in association with Z Motion Autonomous System Pvt Ltd, has successfully demonstrated the high altitude flying capability of their “Loitering Munitions” in
#Ladakh
.
30 out of the 32 Tejas Mk-1 has been inducted into the
@IAF_MCC
, 1st lot of trainer aircraft will be delivered by March 2023 and the remaining in Q2 2023:: CAS ACM VR Chaudhari.
BHARAT FORGE's Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited has been awarded an export order for a 155mm Artillery Gun platform to be executed over a 3-year timeframe. The total value of the order is USD 155.50 Million.
Russia will start supplying the 3rd squadron of the S-400 ADS system to India from January-February next year.
Indian teams including IAF personnel were in Russia for the equipment.
Bahrain has launched talks with India for the procurement of the Indian-made Arjun Mk 1A MBT.
The tank could be also equipped with Israeli-Indian co-designed laser system.
French company CERBAIR and India's
#Godrej
have developed an anti-drone system, CHIMERA.
Drone detection is processed by omnidirectional analysis of RF spectrum. Once the alert has been given (both visual and audio), the azimuthal location of the rogue drone and its pilot are
India is setting up an engine manufacturing Infrastructure facility at BrahMos Aerospace Thiruvananthapuram Limited (
#BATL
) for scaling up the realisation and supply of Expendable Turbo Propulsion Systems (
#STFE
and its derivatives).
2 new Variants of Pinaka MBRL has been developed and proposed by India's Solar Industries India Limited.
1. 130-150km Range Variant
2. 250km Range variant
CC:
@VivekSi85847001
LCA Mk 2 fighter aircraft development project was cleared by govt. This would pave way for designers to develop an advanced 17.5-tonne single-engine aircraft. Development of new aircraft to be completed by 2027: ADA chief Girish Deodhare
India's Indigenous HAL Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) has been inducted into
#IndianArmy
.
The 1st LCH was formally handed over by
#HAL
to Director General,
#ArmyAviationCorps
.
9 IAF Rafale will participate in the fly-past over the Kartvya Path during
#RepublicDayParade
on 26th January.
The Republic Day fly past will comprise 45 IAF aircrafts
India has received the simulators, radar support and other equipment from Moscow for the training squadron of the S-400 air defence missile system.
2nd squadron of the missile system is a training squadron and includes simulators, It does not include missiles or launchers.