artistic image of upcoming multi role helicopter IMRH released by HAL.

chkil:
This is the Mercedes GTK Concept in Bundeswehr (German Army) ISAF camouflage. It's essentially a 2 seater next generation offroad vehicle filled with technical ideas. To begin with, the GTK has no axes but 4 electric wheel hub motors in every wheel. The wheels are attached by 6-axis KUKA robotarms and steered by FESTO fluidic muscles from -90° to +90°. This allows the vehicle to be extremely offroad capable, fast and agile.

The car has no windows and is designed to be aerodynamic and ballistic impact-reflecting. It also features split gullwingdoors, a electric winch, 360° cameras, slideout weapon storrage, a 40mm GMW and a battery slate system below the bonnet.

nice find
in the future these type of concepts among others will be common

nemesis2u:
artistic image of upcoming multi role helicopter IMRH released by HAL.

How many Mi-8/Mi-17/Mi-171 series aircrafts are currently operating in the Indians air force and Indian army.
Any idea ?

jakeporeshenko:

How many Mi-8/Mi-17/Mi-171 series aircrafts are currently operating in the Indians air force and Indian army.
Any idea ?

air force not army operates MI series helicopters total 800+ (mi 8 =400+ , mi17=400+, some more on order)

The Xian Y-20 military transport aircraft

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oI39HeOO48

nemesis2u:


air force not army operates MI series helicopters total 800+ (mi 8 =400+ , mi17=400+, some more on order)

that's a ridiculous amount, what would you estimate the operational readiness at ? Rough percentage

Chinese Can u give details on the performance of the shaanxi y-9

jakeporeshenko:
that's a ridiculous amount, what would you estimate the operational readiness at ? Rough percentage

knew it to be between 60-70 % depending on stocks of spares etc, info from few years back , but actual levels will never be known/revealed in public domain .

British warships 'so noisy' Russian submarines can hear them 100 miles away, investigation finds
Laura Hughes, political correspondent
5 FEBRUARY 2017 • 11:15AM


Britain's ability to defend itself against a major military attack has been called into question after an investigation found Navy warships are so loud they can be heard 100 miles away by Russian submarines.

Rear Admiral Chris Parry, a former director of operational capability for the Ministry of Defence, said the £1 billion a piece Type 45 destroyers are “as noisy as hell” and sound like "a box of spanners" underwater.

It comes amid warnings that years of defence cuts and expensive procurement contracts with a small number of large defence firms, has the left the military with an "existential minimum" amount of equipment.

The Ministry of Defence spent £3.5bn on each of the Army's Ajax tanks, but they are unable to fit on board transport aircraft without needing to be dismantled, according to an investigation by the Sunday Times.

A further £1.2 billion was spent on 54 Watchkeeper reconnaissance drones, which haven’t entered frontline service for 12 years.

General Sir Richard Barrons, a former commander of Joint Forces Command, has called on the Government to "re-bench" the armed forces.

He said: "You are dealing with a legacy of iterative hollowing out, which has reached a point where the frog has boiled."

Long-rumoured problems with the Navy’s fleet of six Type 45 destroyers that left them total powerless were confirmed early this year.

The Ministry of Defence issued a statement admitting “reliability issues” had affected the ships and said that it was considering upgrades to the vessels to make them more reliable.

The warships were originally designed to work in the cool waters of the North Atlantic, but in hotter climates, the jet engines have experienced problems with heat, causing them to shut down.

Admiral Parry said: “We used to put little wooden wedges between the hatchclips and the hatches in my destroyer to stop them rattling so we could keep the noise down."

“We have forgotten all about it — it’s crazy. Noise suppression has been probably the biggest dirty secret since the end of the Cold War that people have been cheerfully ignoring.”

The Ministry of Defence ordered 54 Watchkeeper reconnaissance drones in 2005 in an £847m deal to provide surveillance and reconnaissance for troops.

The drones can beam back high definition images as they fly up to 16,000ft above the battlefield, but technical and safety delays have meant that apart from a brief stint in Afghanistan, the aircraft will not enter full service until this year.

An MOD spokesperson said: "Britain's defence budget is the biggest in Europe and it is growing every year, we are investing £178 billion as the UK steps up globally.

"We are focused on maintaining an affordable programme and getting the best value for the taxpayer to deliver the cutting-edge kit our Armed Forces need to keep Britain safe."

Bleep

it seems that INS Aridhaman SSBN which is the second Arihant-class SSBN will be commissioned soon.

INS Aridhaman SSBN has double the number of missile hatches than its predecessor INS Arihant SSBN giving it the ability to carry more missiles. This will have a more powerful reactor than its predecessor.

She can carry up to 24 K-15 Sagarika missiles (each with a range of 750 km ) or eight of the K-4 missiles (with a range of 3,500 km ).

indian planned SSBN
INS ARIHANT 1 unit [4 launch tubes]
ARIHANT (ARIDHAMAN SIZE) 2 units [8 launch tubes]
un-named SSBN (based on Russian DELTA IV) 3+ units (6 units AFAIK) [16 launch tubes]

plus
6 SSN under development (based on french barracuda SSN)

LCH last prototype TD4.
design has been fixed , and limited series production will now commence

rail launched agni 1

TATA Motor's 12*12 weapon's platform

indian navy IL 38 armed with KH35 ASHM

nemesis2u:
i launch tubes] (based on french barracuda SSN)

since when

nemesis2u:
i launch tubes] (based on french barracuda SSN)

since when

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

giles14:
since when

did not understand ur question plz elaborate

another pic of indian navy IL 38 armed with 2 KH35 AShM

Indian surya kiran aerobatic team with their hawks

IN ASW ship firing her main gun

nemesis2u:


did not understand ur question plz elaborate

ur submarine dat is based on the French nuclear submarine. when did dat happen

MIG29K take off from INS vikramaditya

giles14:
ur submarine dat is based on the French nuclear submarine. when did dat happen

i said the upcoming under development SSN (nuclear powered attack submarine) will be influenced by barracuda design since french r involved in it, through technical and design consultancy as part of the Indian and french strategic agreement and also becz of the offsets due to the rafale deal .

officially this will never be confirmed , maybe when all the SSN r inducted the french role will be revealed.

the Indian SSN will be influenced by both Russian and french.

RUDRA

2nd prototype HTT40

nemesis2u:


i said the upcoming under development SSN (nuclear powered attack submarine) will be influenced by barracuda design since french r involved in it, through technical and design consultancy as part of the Indian and french strategic agreement and also becz of the offsets due to the rafale deal .

officially this will never be confirmed , maybe when all the SSN r inducted the french role will be revealed.

the Indian SSN will be influenced by both Russian and french.

OK tnx,
never knew

has Trump really come to change things?

lifewireblog:
has Trump really come to change things?

And when did Trump become " International
Military Equipments, Doctrines, Tactics"

check Thread titles first please

nemesis2u, do you guys have any ship ready for export? What class and price?
Well armed ships alone please.