DRDO and PSU's

[Arihant Roy]

Ladies and gentleman, LRAShM has been successfully tested today at around 7 PM.




The LRAShM scale model is in the extreme right of this pic. In the background.



First stage uses K4 1.4 m dia booster. Second stage is a brand new glide vehicle with its own propulsion. Those long chord short span wings will increase the L/D ratio of this vehicle beyond traditional MaRV and unlike pure wave rider HGV with blended wing body, the unique configuration of this stage will generate lift even below hypersonic speeds and make it highly agile.

 

[GodEmperorDoom]

Ladies and gentleman, LRAShM has been successfully tested today at around 7 PM.

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The LRAShM scale model is in the extreme right of this pic. In the background.

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First stage uses K4 1.4 m dia booster. Second stage is a brand new glide vehicle with its own propulsion. Those long chord short span wings will increase the L/D ratio of this vehicle beyond traditional MaRV and unlike pure wave rider HGV with blended wing body, the unique configuration of this stage will generate lift even below hypersonic speeds and make it highly agile.

So Hypersonic Glide Vehicles it seems are two types:
1. Pure Glide Vehicles with no Propulsion like DF-ZF and LRHW
2. Boost Glide Vehicle with Propulsion that makes it even more maneuverable during Mid-Course phase like the rumored OpFires.

Will have to see which one is this and how fast it is during Mid-Course.

 

[Azaad]

View: https://twitter.com/AjayshreeSamby3/status/1857126574627389750?s=19

Good news everyone. Our favourite DPSU AWEIL namely GCF Jabalpur after our favourite lab ADE now has a fig leaf known as L&T behind which it's concealing its nudity for the latest tender viz TGS.

What this means is L&T will produce the assemblies if they're awarded the tender & AWEIL will do the final assembly & badge it .

Why ? Because since 2019 GCF is struggling to deliver 114 nos 39 cal 155 mm Dhanush howitzers . Up until date they've delivered all of 24 nos which is a great achievement by their standards.