Indian Military News, Reports, Data, etc.

The prototype of Armoured Recovery and Repair Vehicle (ARRV), which is presently being developed by Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE) — the DRDO lab is Chennai — is expected to be rolled out by June next year.

The ARRV, which is expected to be deployed with two regiments, which use Arjun Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) in Rajasthan, is aimed at rendering comprehensive recovery and repair services to Arjun regiments and the mechanised ground forces in general.

“We have frozen the design and we have also identified the sub systems. We are hoping to bring out the prototype by June next year, as we have finalised all components for the vehicle,” a senior official told The Hindu .

The major systems in the 65-tonne ARRV to be built on Arjun chassis for field repair of the MBT and function as a recovery vehicle for the Army in tough terrain in extreme climatic conditions include automotive control, main winch, auxiliary winch, crane and anchor cum dozer, main engine and hydraulic system.

CVRDE is closely coordinating with Bengaluru-based Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), one of the nine Defence Public Sector Undertaking (DPSU), for the design of the ARRV.

CVRDE is also developing the country’s latest version of the Main Battle Tank — Arjun Mk II, whose trials before the user Indian Army are presently underway at Pokhran in Rajasthan.


It will function as a recovery vehicle for the Army in tough terrain in extreme climatic conditions

Click to expand...

The IAF now has all-weather low- and medium-level airspace surveillance for this 67 new low-level air transportable radars (LLTR) are being added in phases. New -generation S-band long-range surveillance radars (LRSR) will be mated with the IACCCS and IAF now has 11 of the Israel’s ELTA -built L-band ‘Airstar’ aerostat-mounted high-power radars (HPR).

Also the added advantage will be the integration of Airborne Warning & Control Systems (AWACS) aircraft — a rotodome platform from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) fitted onto the Russian transporter the IL-76. The plane, once airborne, can beam in pictures and videos of any troop build up or aircraft movement besides being able to pick up airborne threats 1000 kms away.

Three such planes have been delivered; two more are in the pipeline and the IAF wants another five. The software of the onboard systems has already been mated to the IACCS as well as other aircraft and aerostats. The IACCS will also be mated with aerial reconnaissance pods procured from Israel.

Click to expand...

Previously secret blueprints for the Rustom drones are being made available under a drive to boost the defence industry, a break from the past practice of relying on state-run companies, according to K. Tamilmani, aeronautical director general at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in New Delhi.

“We’re now talking of sharing everything that we develop,” Tamilmani said in an interview. “The concept of public-sector defence companies alone making everything that the Indian armed forces need is gone.”

Click to expand...

aksha said:

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

11 Aerostat radars confirmed in IAF service. Also IAF wants another 5 Phalcon AWACS.

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

DRDO is going to "open source" Rustom UAVs for select Indian companies (Tata rumoured to be offered a shot at building Rustom-2).

Click to expand...

Jeff Head said:

Links are broken.

Buy hey, aksha...do you know what the deal is on India getting the next three Russian frigates?

I thought India was negotiating to license build three of the Grigorovich frigates in India (these are the Russian versions of the Talwar).

But I recently read in the Russian press that Russia simply wants to sell India the three vessels Russia is building because Russia cannot get Ukrainian engines for them?

Do you know if India is going to just buy the Russian vessels under construction?

Click to expand...

aksha said:

the only reason these frigates are being bought, is to give experience to the private shipyards,

MDL and other PSU shipyards are against competition from private shipyards , or they would have built the shivalik class frigates., with MDL assisting.

the MOD beleives lack of competition is the reason that MDL and other PSU's miss their timelines so regularly.

But it is possible that India might buy 1 of the the grivorovich frigates , because the DRDO has always been moaning about the lack of a test bed for the KGMT engine, Under devolopement radars, torpedoes.,missile , sensors etc.

Click to expand...

Jeff Head said:

Links are broken.

Click to expand...

• Old Uragan shtil SAM replaced by VLS shtil-1.
• New data transmission and storage system.
• Subsonic Kh-35 replaced by Brahmos.
• Fregat M2EM airsearch radar replacing older Fregat MAE version.
• ACTAS active towed array sonar replacing current VDS(variable depth sonar)
• Possible - HUMSA-NG passive sonar replacing older HUMSA passive sonar.
• OTO Melara's 127/64 LW main gun

Indian Navy selects OTO Melara 127/64 LW gun - IHS Jane's 360

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

PM Narendra Modi’s Make in India plan appears to be generating a buzz in the US, with Bethesda-based aerospace major Lockheed Martin indicating interest in building its iconic F-16 fighter plane in the country.

Top sources said during a meeting with Modi in New York on Thursday, Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson discussed the possibility of building the fighter planes in India.

The single-engine F-16 took part in India’s multi-billion dollar tender to buy modern warplanes, but the US firm was knocked out of the competition in early stages.

After the Modi-Hewson meeting, ministry of external affairs spokesman Vikas Swarup tweeted, “Cleared for takeoff. Marillyn Hewson, Chairman of @LockheedMartin discusses aerospace industry w/ PM @narendramodi.”

Lockheed Martin has delivered more than 4,500 fighters to 28 international customers, including the Pakistan Air Force.

The US firm has introduced several upgraded variants of the fighter that has been around for more than 40 years. New F-16 variants come packed with enhancements such as active electronically scanned array radars, improved situational awareness for pilots, better avionics and sensors and increased payload to keep pace with rapidly evolving military requirements.

India finally scrapped the contract to buy 126 fighter jets and is currently negotiating with France to buy 36 Rafale fighters under a government-to-government sale.

To meet the Indian Air Force’s requirements, the possibilities being explored by New Delhi include going in for large-scale manufacturing of the locally-produced light combat aircraft or building a fighter with foreign collaboration in India.

Click to expand...

aksha said:

Delhi class destroyer upgrades

• Old Uragan shtil SAM replaced by VLS shtil-1.
• New data transmission and storage system.
• Subsonic Kh-35 replaced by Brahmos.
• Fregat M2EM airsearch radar replacing older Fregat MAE version.
• ACTAS active towed array sonar replacing current VDS(variable depth sonar)
• Possible - HUMSA-NG passive sonar replacing older HUMSA passive sonar.
• OTO Melara's 127/64 LW main gun

Total SAMs will be 32 barak 1 + 24 Shtil VL = 56

Click to expand...