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Yes, 1 with HAL for Super Sukhoi test-bed

Naval variant of ALH most likely. As per a report by The Hindu a couple of years ago, Navy will eventually procure 60 Naval ALH and 51 Naval LUH for their 111 NUH requirement.

Is there any concrete evidence that Archer-NG is licensed produced Heron Mk2? Also if there is a JV between HAL and IAI then why does this exist?

Average Teenager being cranky as always 😂😂😂😂. Learn to give a proper response rather than resorting to slurs.

Is "chatted with HAL chaps🙂" the new "Trust Me Bro" source?

This is an in-house development from Solar Industries, it has nothing to do with DRDO and they likely didn't reach out to DRDO for assistance/consultation on the project. DRDO's portfolio already has everything from a man-portable BFSR to a Ship-based S-band multifunction radar.

HEAUV is significantly bigger and heavier than Varunastra

ATAGS magazine capacity is 6 https://www.defstrat.com/magazine_articles/atags-an-impending-success-story/

8 flight trials of the Nirbhay were conducted, all 8 of them were successful. So by no means a failure. Forces inducting it or not is a different question all together, the core technologies have successfully been tested & validated which is the most important aspect of this program.

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There are many issues with adopting the C-295 as a AEW&C platform. Endurance, range, operating altitude, power requirements of the 360° radome to name a few. Embraer C-390 is a better fit for this sort of a role. However, given the versatility of the C-295 it can be adopted to serve the role of...

Instead of a big old radome at top, can't the Netra Mk3 AAAU be similar in design to the Northrop Grumman's MESA that is mounted on top of the E-7 Wedgetail? The E-7 Wedgetail's MTOW is about half of the E-3 Sentry.

2026-27

Netra Mk2 order was placed in September 2021, obviously since it's a new platform, it's development, fabrication and induction into service will take time.

Meanwhile MQ-9B's SATCOM terminal

Iterative development is a term alien to the armed forces