L&T has already modernized L-70 gun system . Its called sudarsan ciws . Its naval variant " Teevara " has own a export order from Indonesia navy . There is also a ciws system being offered by kalyani . Both can fire programmable airburst rounds . And also we have two start ups working on developing programmable airburst ammunition . It is possible to carry them in truck or IMPV . But army has to decide whether they need such a system or not .
Godrej Aerospace plans Rs 500 crore facility for defence business
BENGALURU: Godrej Aerospace, a division of Godrej and Boyce, is investing around Rs 500 crore in a new manufacturing facility at Khalapur, located about 70km f
A small cheap drone at low height , firing missile with 2kg warhead to 4km distance is indeed scary .
Article talks about india's effort to export defence product . Its success in missile technology development . And increasing role of private sector in supply chain . Talks about Cumi a private sector company , which got TOT from drdo on manufacture of ceramic radomes also its partnership with leading institutions including IIT-Madras, IIT-Patna, Amrita Viswa Vidyapeetham, CSIR-NAL, CSIR-CG&CRI, DRDO and ISRO etc . And through in-house R&D, joint development projects (JDPs) and ToTs, the company has developed niche technologies like nano-crystalline diamond coating technology, thin-film coating technology for aerospace & defence applications, light-weight ceramics for body/vehicle armour, and is in the process of developing solid-oxide fuel cell technology and solid oxide electrolyser technology.
We need the ak630 with a aesa radar and EO by BEL. To make something as good as this. No initiative neither innovation in this country. We could even license produce goalkeepers from the Americans but nah.
Something like that ll happen in future , as our current soviet era air defence gun are getting obsolete . And if someone observing ukraine war , the importance of air defence gun like gepard has become multi fold in saturation attacks and drones . In many instances it successfully downed multiple iranian drone and atleast one video evidence of downed cruise missile . Though they are facing ammunition shortage and required number , thats another matter .
Here you can see gepard countering many airiel threat , before a big explosion happen due to saturation ( gepard does nt use air burst round )
Cruise missile shoot down
Thats just dumb round . Modern programmable ammunition can do far better
Aluminium Armour Plates supplied to Avadi... Where are they used? Any specific products ?
Aluminium Armour Plates search on Google also gives a DRDO Initiative for the same in results too.
India Initiates Development of Massive Armed XLUUV - Naval News
India is studying the feasibility of developing one of the largest XLUUV in the world.
www.navalnews.com
Rest of the world is still working on them and India has already developed it.
See Dry kaveri is 48kn precise, 50kn class. I have read from others a variety of number from 46 (GTRE given) to 52.
MRO from India for western aircrafts! - Alpha Defense
The Indian Defence Ministry has recently proposed to rope in the Indian industry for the MRO of western aircrafts.
alphadefense.in
Some positive news