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Ideally , better to have more than one source of guidance on those munitions with AI or some built in sensor enabling a switch once a jammer in a frequency is detected. Easier said than done , though the tech for this is contemporary & somebody will implement it before everyone else follows ...

I haven't followed this development in granular detail except to say that the IA going in for a Light Tank would be in imitation of the PLA light tank. Evidently it isn't. On what basis did the IA then frame its SQRs only they can answer ! Perhaps it was the Type 62 , the predecessor of the...

Then what're we comparing ? The Chinese aren't coming up with a light tank . It's in the intermediate weight category. Neither light nor medium. Looks like they pulled a fast one on us. While we're focusing on their light tank while designing ours , they went ahead & armour plated theirs. 🤣...

Range issues apart , a 5.5 ton truck is certainly much more easier to air drop than a 20 ton truck , not to mention the aspect of manoeuvrability especially up in the mountains , where it's easier for a nimble 5.5 ton ner to shoot & scoot . Having said that we need both in huge numbers with...

I think what was meant by that commentator was a guided munition can be expected to cause less collateral damage than an unguided shell given the former would be precise , the caveat being the former was supposed to operate in a jam proof environment which was possible in Iraq or Afghanistan ...

We need to develop the idea of having 2-3 drone specialists per platoon the way we have an LMG operator extending this idea across the IA to include artillery & armour too . While this 37 cal 105 mm MGS will be a formidable force multiplier in the mountains & plains a couple of FPV drones...

What's the weight of this tank ? Compare it to the weight requirements as per the IA SQRs for Zorawar.

They've already offered full ToT. Why won't they offer IP rights. They'd form a JV with Adani & vest that JV with the IP rights. You really think they would let go of an order of ~ 400 nos TGS at the very minimum, just like that?

In all probability ATHOS will come in teaming up with Adani for the TGS tender . ATAGS would come in too in truncated numbers , possibly no more than ~ 300 nos for the Western Front exclusively . No clue about Bharat -52 though .

I don't think they'd be buying any from us or at least not sophisticated platforms. This current move of theirs must be in response to relentless pressure by our PMO & MEA to consider us for their hi value purchases.

The issue isn't contract mfg per se . It's more about buying off Israeli tech under the guise of a JV & passing it off as indigenous tech .

Yeah & Indian pvt sector at least as far as defense goes are such a trustworthy lot aren't they now?

Impressive stuff though I wonder how much of what they're claiming is developed in house & how much of it is sourced from Israel considering they've a tie up with an Israeli firm & supply Israeli armed forces too.

To ostensibly oversee the implementation of DRDO reforms. If you want effective implementation always get an insider to do what you want . It's also known as setting a thief to catch another.

So what's the role of OM UAV ? Merely relabelling the product or screwdrivergiri ?

Proposed & Unfolding Action on the ground report .

Very informative interview of the former Dy CoAS Lt Gen Saha by Nitin Gokhale on the state of affairs as far as DRDO goes as well as the interplay between the armed forces & our DPSU based MIC & the next gen reforms needed to achieve self reliance in this field going ahead. Must watch IMHO...

Ruled out , as none in the pvt sector had the expertise to participate in such programs to begin with which is a blessing in disguise & a sharp slap to the GoI for dreaming impossible dreams. In any case the SPV was limited to the AMCA . Mk-2 follows Mk-1a on the very same production lines...