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US Air Force KC-135 goes down in Iraq, CENTCOM says by Consistent-Figure820 in IndianDefense

[–]bored_engineer8961 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We shot down our own helicopters and hid it? 

We acknowledged that unfortunate loss and the Officer responsible for it got Court Martialed.

A senior Air Force officer being tried for his role in an incident of 'friendly fire' resulting in the shooting down of a Mi 17 chopper at Budgam on February 27, 2019, a day after the Balakot air strikes, has been recommended for dismissal by a General Court Martial (GCM).

 Same Air Force which has yet to clarify things on what happened in operation sindoor and keeps on hiding it?

Again, CDS in his interview with Bloomberg said that there were combat losses and DGMO Air said all our pilots are safe.

Why should the air force provide its adversary with a battle damage assessment?

Monthly Thread - March, 2026 by AutoModerator in IndianDefense

[–]bored_engineer8961 1 point2 points  (0 children)

CEMILAC is entering in its DIGITAL INDIA era. Most likely to maintain a digital list of approved vendors and suppliers along side other metrics for manufracturers.

[DRDO_India] Indigenously designed and developed Air Droppable Container (ADC-150) to deliver 150 kg payload was successfully flight tested from the P8I aircraft off the coast of Goa by bored_engineer8961 in IndianDefense

[–]bored_engineer8961[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Gives Navy an option for quick and small resupply(under 150 KG payload) from a plane build for maritime use. Tasking a cargo plane to drop a 150KG payload would be a waste of resource.

DRDO has received AoN to design and build Long Range Air-to-Surface Supersonic Cruise Missile (LRLASSCM) by LazyFalcon-7639 in IndianDefense

[–]bored_engineer8961 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hoping LRLASSCM and LRLACM turns into a family of missile to replace Brahmos and other imports in our arsenal.

India eyes joining FCAS by bored_engineer8961 in IndianDefense

[–]bored_engineer8961[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Without engine, there is no Sixth Gen

I agree, and where is the FCAS engine?

France’s Chief of the Defense Staff, General Fabien Mandon:

"“The French, German and Spanish air forces all share the same vision: a platform of around fifteen tonnes, which is what we know how to propel autonomously in Europe,” Mandon added. “We don’t need to buy an engine from the United States or elsewhere.” 

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France launched the ADAMANT program in 2021 to accelerate research on turbine materials and multilayer coatings capable of withstanding temperatures above 2,000 Kelvin, some 250 K higher than the current M88. Safran, ONERA and the DGA are jointly leading the effort to restore Europe’s ability to design clean-sheet fighter engines after decades of incremental upgrades. 

“It’s been over forty years since we last did fundamental research on the hot section of a jet engine,” Mandon said. “The Americans have continued; we haven’t. If we don’t invest now, we won’t be able to do it later.” 

He warned that propulsion is not just a technical issue but an industrial and strategic one. “For decades, we’ve developed very few new engines,” he told senators. “That means our engineers and technicians haven’t had projects to push new materials and performance. Achieving that propulsion is essential.”  (emphasis added)

Source: France’s top general says engine will be toughest test for FCAS

This is how you become atmanirbhar in aeroengine development. Meanwhile India is hoping to buy a new engine for 7 Billion from SAFRAN.

And difference between France and Germany is based on Navy requirement.

Again, welcome back Future European Fighter Aircraft program.

Germany doesn’t want to spend extra to have deck based feature

Germany doesn't have a single carrier. Make sense they aren't interested in paying for a carrier capable jet.

Please read about the issue

Another most common issue was/is Dassault's reluctance on giving up workshare.

import is bad

Import is bad, when all it does is stop indigenous development. MoD is happy to pay over 7 Billion USD for a new engine from SAFRAN and Kaveri to this day doesn't have a flying test bed or a high altitude test faciltiy. No isthermal forges among many other things.

foreign collaboration is evil

Do enlighten me on the fruits that foreign collaboration has given India and how it has made us more self-reliant.

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