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Vikrant or Vikramaditya? Either way, hope to see cross-decking of MH-60Rs with the Canberra-class LHDs

They're talking about a completely different timeframe here. This is a long-term carrier building program which is important to have if you don't want to keep re-learning how to build +40k ton vessels after every decade. SSNs are a strategic priority - there never was a question about not...

Work on third aircraft carrier to start soon, more to follow, says Defence Minister Ajay Banerjee New Delhi, May 14 India will soon start making its third aircraft carrier, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh while talking to The Tribune. He was referring to the pending proposal of the Navy...

Perhaps...I think LVM3 should be able accommodate something the mass of the MSL/Curiosity. Might take too long to get there though.

This is interesting...I wonder if MLM is being considered in place of MOM-2 or sometime after it? MOM-2 is relatively uncomplicated in comparison to this: Sky-crane deployment for the rover :eek: Not public yet AFAIK.

Lam Research expanding Semiconductor Fabrication Equipment supply chain ecosystem in India by Nidhi Singal for Business Today Fueling India’s ambition of creating a 360-degree ecosystem for semiconductor manufacturing, including the establishment of Semiconductor Wafer Fab Equipment (WEF)...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/india-now-net-exporter-of-medical-consumables/articleshow/109927675.cms ++++...

In 2021, under the aegis of the SIAM ‘Atmanirbhar Sourcing Group’, all of SIAM’s OEMs along with Automotive Component Manufacturers Association (ACMA) members agreed on a ‘localisation roadmap’. As part of this detailed roadmap, it was agreed that the OEMs would reduce their import content by...

It seems the total amount of Rupee-equivalent currency offloaded from vostro accounts by buying engineering goods was $4 bn. Nothing to indicate it was all 'arms'. Seems like a sensationalist title. Could also be industrial equipment that is often classified as dual-use i.e. explosives for...

I think at the core of is the Chinese belief that they hold the key of initiating any hostilities, that therefore they can choose the time & place as well as who to fight. Right now, they're not wrong about that, thanks to the fact that the SCS region remain incredibly important to the global...

Makes sense from a US perspective. The facilities in SCS/Singapore are simply too close to the action and liable to be attacked/degraded in the event of a kinetic war between US & China. Having repair & logistics facilities in India can be a nice insurance as attacking them would mean drawing...

Good news: The highest-selling model for 2 months straight has been from an Indian company, finally dethroning Suzuki & Hyundai from the mass market top spot. All thanks to the Tata Punch

New Delhi: The Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet has made operational deployments of three of its ships in the South China Sea, a region where Beijing has territorial disputes with its neighbours. INS Delhi, a guided missile destroyer is accompanied by the INS Shakti, a fleet tanker, and INS Kiltan...

New 310-meter building dock at CSL shaping up (left)...larger carriers in the future will be built here; should be able to hold PANG-sized ships: The old dock on the right was where the Vikrant (262-meter) was built.

'SMART' standoff ASW missile tested again: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2019266

Interesting... https://x.com/rajatpTOI/status/1781164593102065880 So as per this the firepower element of the Integrated Rocket Forces will be chiefly based around four platforms: 1) BrahMos Block-II/Block-III/ER -- 290 to 800 km range; Ramjet 2) Nirbhay/ITCM/LRLACM -- 1000 km range...

Looks like Tata Electronics is already preparing plans to upgrade their Dholera fab to 14 nm node in a few years: https://www.financialexpress.com/life/technology-tata-electronics-prepares-ground-for-high-end-chips-3465109/

No, I think it has a different meaning in Hindi/Sanskrit. Yes.

The Mobile GCP is capable of incorporating inputs from any sensor - as long as you have a network that can transmit the inputs to the GCP via datalink/satellite. India has that system. I'm not well-versed regarding what the Philippines has. But the fact that they are spending the money on a...

Well, I have no information on that, sorry. There's no public timeline on road to full-scale production yet. Even if there was, it was unlikely to have been adhered to, so there's that.