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Soldier30 said:

The Sudarshan Chakra Corps of the Southern Command of the Indian Army conducted the Swavlamban Shakti military exercise. During the exercise, the Indian T-90S Bhishma tanks were seen wearing the anti-drone protection system called Mangal, the first time this type of protection has appeared on Russian and Ukrainian tanks. The Swavlamban Shakti exercise was conducted to enhance combat capabilities by integrating niche and emerging technologies into army units. More than 1,800 personnel, 210 armored vehicles, 50 specialized vehicles and numerous air and air assets participated in the exercise.

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Deino said:

It’s always healthy to start the day with a good laugh

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1849064831816769688

… they really should better invest in researching the content of your reports than in creating stupid and in fact more often simply pathetic AI-generated images!

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Deino said:

It’s always healthy to start the day with a good laugh

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1849064831816769688

… they really should better invest in researching the content of your reports than in creating stupid and in fact more often simply pathetic AI-generated images!

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Stealthflanker said:

They should get their Kaveri up and running first, get experience needed for further development. Or maybe before even doing development they should get their priority in order first and realize no amount of ToT deals or foreign technology can suddenly make them competent.

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gelgoog said:

They could ask the Russians for a license of some existing engine first. For example the AL-55 used in their trainer.
The AL-55 is supposed to be a downscale of the AL-31. The technology involved is similar.

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Do we go for a repeat of G2G for more Rafale? If yes, under what rule and how many? Or do we have an open tender, which means full-fledged trials have to take place, but this is going to be a long-drawn process,” said a source.

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Sources said the second issue was about how much indigenous content the MRFA should have and how much would be manufactured in India. “If we give an order to Dassault for more Rafale today, they will only be able to deliver much later since their production capacity is down and they have pending orders. So the aircraft has to be built in India like in the case of the C-295,” the sources said.

They added another issue linked to this problem was that the French company last time chose its own Indian partner. The question now is whether the IAF or the Indian government should decide who they partner with.

Interestingly, French firm Dassault Aviation has got a clearance from the government to set up a fully self-owned maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility near Jewar international airport in Uttar Pradesh to cater to not just India’s fleet of Mirage 2000s and Rafale fighter jets, but also that of Indonesia.

This means Dassault has decided to move away from its Indian partner Anil Ambani’s Reliance Defence for this project.

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Speaking on the IAF proposal, sources said they understood the thought process of the service chiefs who are troubled by the late delivery of Tejas. They explained that it has been hit due to non-supply of engines by GE for three years, and a delay in the integration of a particular missile and radar by two foreign countries.

“It is not just the service chiefs who have said so, but others too. We have studied how it happens in other countries. No aircraft is manufactured by two different companies. It will be a disaster if we go for two separate companies for Tejas. The logistics cost will be very high and it will become very complicated,” a source said.

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