Made in India military weapons and support systems

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Airbus-Mahindra JV to act as the prime contractor for India’s RSH, NUH & NMRH helicopter procurement programs.

 

[holysaturn]

TATA tracked FICV chassis.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

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DRDO designed, L&T built modular bridge

Arjun Tested

 

[Echo_419]

Arjun Tested

Hope the army does not close down this project

 

[holysaturn]

Hope the army does not close down this project

Only two prototypes have been made,the second prototype has just been tested(carried out at L&T facility in Talegaon),minor problems have been found when launching the bridge.The launching vehicle contains a Palfinger crane which pushes the modules through the nose which would be layed at first.
This is a high priority project for R&DE(Engrs).It has also started to prepare a concept for an Underslung bridge where the nose can be recovered so that it can launch more than 1 bridge ,unlike the modular bridge.

Arjun Tested

Unlike the sarvatra which initially used at all aluminium alloy body(which was later replace in high stress areas), the modular bridge uses the DMR 1700 low steel alloy developed by DMRL because of the problems of "stress corrosion cracking" in high strength aluminium alloys.It is thus heavier and that limits the load it can carry in this case it is MLC70 , it could have been higher if the problem of stress corrosion cracking can be solved.Efforts are already on to solve this by a joint R&DE(engrs),DMRL,national corrosion council of india,karaikudi,TN.We can expect future versions to be made of aluminium alloys but that is just speculation.

 

[Echo_419]

Only two prototypes have been made,the second prototype has just been tested(carried out at L&T facility in Talegaon),minor problems have been found when launching the bridge.The launching vehicle contains a Palfinger crane which pushes the modules through the nose which would be layed at first.
This is a high priority project for R&DE(Engrs).It has also started to prepare a concept for an Underslung bridge where the nose can be recovered so that it can launch more than 1 bridge ,unlike the modular bridge.


Unlike the sarvatra which initially used at all aluminium alloy body(which was later replace in high stress areas), the modular bridge uses the DMR 1700 low steel alloy developed by DMRL because of the problems of "stress corrosion cracking" in high strength aluminium alloys.It is thus heavier and that limits the load it can carry in this case it is MLC70 , it could have been higher if the problem of stress corrosion cracking can be solved.Efforts are already on to solve this by a joint R&DE(engrs),DMRL,national corrosion council of india,karaikudi,TN.We can expect future versions to be made of aluminium alloys but that is just speculation.

I was talking about the Tank but good to hear about bridge

 

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Indian EMB 145 in Algeria. Possible sale ?

 

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NEW DELHI: India is considering a proposal to make it mandatory for the strategic sectors of Defence, Space and Atomic Energy to use 'made in India' chips in an initiative that will meet not only national security needs but also kick start the domestic semi-conductor manufacturing business that has been struggling to take off.

Sources said that preliminarily talks on the matter have already taken place and a meeting that included top government representatives from the strategic departments of space, atomic energy, information technology and defence research took place at the Niti Aayog recently.

At the heart of the issue is the setting up of two semi-conductor fabrication facilities in India that were cleared by the UPA government in 2013 but have still not taken off given a lack of direction and government support for the very high investment units.

Officials say that the government is aware that 'made in India' chips and electronics are necessary in national interest, given the dependence currently India has on imported products that can be rigged and bugged.

"There is a fear of overdependence on foreign sources for such a vital thing. Cases of spurious and even suspicious electronic parts from abroad have come to light, making it necessary for at least the core strategic sectors to have an Indian option," an senior official told ET.

Officials have also identified cybersecurity at a key area where India made chips can be encouraged, given that it falls within the purview of the government. By most estimates, the strategic electronics industry in India is worth over Rs 12,000 crore annually and growing.

"It is clear that the semi-conductor industry has to stand up on its own and be competitive. However, the industry will never take off on its own due to the global competition. Encouragement in the form of a firm, committed market will be useful in starting the industry," the senior official said.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

ARDE JVPV Prototype

ARDE MCIWS Prototype

ARDE MCIWS & Cornershot Prototypes

ARDE Cornshot Prototype

 

[Water Car Engineer]

ARDE MCIWS Prototype

ARDE MSMC/JVPC

 

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No Bullpup version ?

 

[Abingdonboy]

IAF's Akash SAM support systems:

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Two different DRDO ARDE MCIWS, with some differences

 

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Two different DRDO ARDE MCIWS, with some differences

Is it me or they 've incresed barrel length.

 

[Abingdonboy]

Two different DRDO ARDE MCIWS, with some differences

The only differences I can see are the sights (RDS fitted to top rifle), Magazine (clear plastic on bottom one) and the fore-guard fitted to top one. As for the differences in barrel, I suspect this is because these are two different calibres, the bottom one is likely the 5.56mm, the top one could be 6.8mm or 7.62mm. This would also explain the differences in the magazines.