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A serious question...what exactly would be the use case of a 250km ranged, 100kg payload, LOS UAV?
A worst Shahed-238!?
Your theory makes sense to me> The deal was signed more than two years ago in 2022 when there was no indigenous counterpart.
> Fun fact, even today we don't have a 1:1 counterpart. Gautham is a 500kg guided bomb and Gaurav is a 1000kg glide bomb. JDAM-ER is a glide bomb in 250-1000kg class.
> It's my theory so take it at your own risk. JDAM-ER is a "kit" which you can attach to any compatible Mark-80 serious bomb according to the requirement but Gaurav seems to be more like a custom build munition.
Are bhai jab indigenous drones main itne lale pade ho toh kuch bhi induct ho chalegaA serious question...what exactly would be the use case of a 250km ranged, 100kg payload, LOS UAV?
A worst Shahed-238!?
Any idea of cost of JDAM Er kits vs Gaurav glide bombs? If comparable I don't see any rationale in giving orders to US military industrial complex> The deal was signed more than two years ago in 2022 when there was no indigenous counterpart.
> Fun fact, even today we don't have a 1:1 counterpart. Gautham is a 500kg guided bomb and Gaurav is a 1000kg glide bomb. JDAM-ER is a glide bomb in 250-1000kg class.
> It's my theory so take it at your own risk. JDAM-ER is a "kit" which you can attach to any compatible Mark-80 serious bomb according to the requirement but Gaurav seems to be more like a custom build munition.
> Another interesting fact;
Gautam is made by Gautam...hehehe
> The deal was signed more than two years ago in 2022 when there was no indigenous counterpart.
> Fun fact, even today we don't have a 1:1 counterpart. Gautham is a 500kg guided bomb and Gaurav is a 1000kg glide bomb. JDAM-ER is a glide bomb in 250-1000kg class.
> It's my theory so take it at your own risk. JDAM-ER is a "kit" which you can attach to any compatible Mark-80 serious bomb according to the requirement but Gaurav seems to be more like a custom build munition.
> Another interesting fact;
Gautam is made by Gautam...hehehe
Again, completely my theory...so be carefulAny idea of cost of JDAM Er kits vs Gaurav glide bombs? If comparable I don't see any rationale in giving orders to US military industrial complex
AON, then prototyping, captive flight, inert testing, actual testing, RFI for ToT, RFP, evaluation, L1, actual transfer of technology, production starts...we don't have
TARA or Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation is all set for another round of testing.Two units of Su30 MKi are getting modified at HALAON, then prototyping, captive flight, inert testing, actual testing, RFI for ToT, RFP, evaluation, L1, actual transfer of technology, production starts...
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Atleast for now, Tejas is actually flying with a long range PGM
TARA or Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation is all set for another round of testing.Two units of Su30 MKi are getting modified at HAL
View: https://x.com/alpha_defense/status/1837070909137637710
Who said 250km ranged ????A serious question...what exactly would be the use case of a 250km ranged, 100kg payload, LOS UAV?
A worst Shahed-238!?
It's an 1t class UAVWho said 250km ranged ????
What is you're source.
It is flying wing design, a flying wing design of this size would be super stealthy, with Isr equipment integrated conformally maintaining stealth would boost intelligence. Ig something like eots or maybe with sar. it will be rq 170 equivalent.
Anyways can u provide some source for 250km.
Even if its 250km Ig still it would be alot for western front along Punjab, Jammu, Rajasthan etc.
It's flying wing I suppose it's endurance should be good. Should go below 6-7hrs in Worst case scenarios.
Why should it remain restricted to 1 ton ? They can create a whole family of stealth UAVs of 1-5 tons & beyond for different rolesIt's an 1t class UAV
The landing gears used on it are bigger and bulkier than they need to be because Stealth Wing Flying Testbed...so they'll eat up more weight than normal
Powered by Saturn 36MT with an installed weight of 100kg
It produces a maximum thrust of 450kgf with specific fuel consumption of 0.71kg/kgf*hr; so for half an hour you'd need approximately 160kg of fuel
Assuming the vehicle...heck it, koi insaan subah se shaam kitna hi hisaab kare.
Here's an ADE poster with both the range and payload
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We can have 270 AMCAs as a direct replacement of Su-30MkI, 36 more can be converted into dedicated EW platform with two seats, we can add arrestor gear and make N-AMCA...They can
This was my very first question.what exactly would be the use case
Well in the event we aren't having 270 AMCAs but somewhere around 120 including both Mk-1 & Mk-2 or at least those are the projected numbers. MKIs are expected to last into the late 2050s & in all likelihood will be replaced by the 6th Gen FA project which'd hopefully commence in the 2030s with a study project.We can have 270 AMCAs as a direct replacement of Su-30MkI, 36 more can be converted into dedicated EW platform with two seats, we can add arrestor gear and make N-AMCA...
Don't see how's this related to the various versions of the proposed Ghatak . It you're trying to propose some analogy it's gone over my head.This is can
"...one of the main reasons behind the delay in Tejas's delivery has been GE's failure to stick to the contract..."
This is is
And there's a bit difference between them
This was my very first question.
What exactly are we looking for? A stealth loitering munition, a wingman, an ISR platform because in current configuration it's just a stealth flying wing UAV that can fire two ATGMs...and it doesn't make any sense.
We can have our own Akinci in the 5.5 Ton capacity & that too a stealth model which the Akinci isn't. We could use it or dedicate it for purely export purposes or pursue both options.We can definitely make a 5t SWIFT but won't then we'd be moving away from SWIFT and inching closer to Ghatak? End of the day SWIFT is just a testbed so that we can have Ghatak. Nowhere it's mentioned that what kind of configuration or increased MTOW SWIFT we're talking about.
Because that's a flying FTB based on a slow flying passenger jet that's neither fish nor fowl.This whole discourse is like if someone sees the 757 Catfish and then proceeds to say that it already has the best avionics, radars, electro-optics; so why don't we just strap 10 AMRAAMs to it?
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Cleanest looking thing we have produced till date. I hope the full scale version does justice to this
But sadly as of now there's no various versions of the proposed Ghatak Sir.Don't see how's this related to the various versions of the proposed Ghatak .
Ya, I can also feel that.It you're trying to propose some analogy it's gone over my head.
Again, "these models" are just SWIFT...that same 1t, 250km, 100kg payload proof of concept thing.these models
Akinci!?Akinci in the 5.5 Ton capacity & that too a stealth model which the Akinci isn't
The current configuration of SWIFT...yup, again that 1t, 250km, 100kg payload proof of concept thing is more or less what's the only thing you can have for export.export
See, now you're getting my point. FTBBecause that's a flying FTB based on a slow flying passenger jet that's neither fish nor fowl.