DRDO and PSU's

[aspdeepak]

View: https://x.com/ReviewVayu/status/1887856620518158769/photo/1

Does the nose looks elongated(aero improvements)?

 

[eastern_bhartiya]

Any idea what happened to this, no major updates yet. About to be a year.

 

[aspdeepak]

Does the nose looks elongated(aero improvements)?

It seems that its just the HAL Dhruv for civilian use(pawan hans ONGC)

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited eyes civil helicopter market with its Dhruv-NG

HAL's Dhruv-NG helicopter secures first civil contract, poised for major growth in domestic and international markets.

www.thehindu.com

 

[Ayan Barat]

NASM-MR sure looks different from NASM-SR... Any diagrams?

Solid rocket motor Vs turbofan engine; so it'll obviously look different.

As for diagram, look at any genric cruise missile from Kh-35 to Babur...it'll be more or less the same

 

[Arihant Roy]

IN has ditched the Elta EL/M 8222 SPJ on its MiG-29K and replaced them with Talisman pod from Belarus OEM, Defence initiatives. It's a two pod jammer system. Can jam atleast 20 RF emitters simultaneously. Can jam datalink of command guided missiles and proximity fuses of missiles. Also acts as a RF Maws. Can track Manpads at a min distance of 1300 m and warn the pilot.

Each pod weighs only 60 kgs. R-73 wvraam can be carried under the pod. So in effect, the pods don't occupy any hardpoints.

 

[Patriots]

IN has ditched the Elta EL/M 8222 SPJ on its MiG-29K and replaced them with Talisman pod from Belarus OEM, Defence initiatives. It's a two pod jammer system. Can jam atleast 20 RF emitters simultaneously. Can jam datalink of command guided missiles and proximity fuses of missiles. Also acts as a RF Maws. Can track Manpads at a min distance of 1300 m and warn the pilot.

Each pod weighs only 60 kgs. R-73 wvraam can be carried under the pod. So in effect, the pods don't occupy any hardpoints.

If this can be integrated with , tejas we don't need twin luncher for r73

 

[Anants]

View: https://x.com/cvkrishnan/status/1839182232503619986


View: https://x.com/prody24445539/status/1886820362526318972


View: https://x.com/prody24445539/status/1886820362526318972

 

[Hawkeye]

View: https://x.com/cvkrishnan/status/1839182232503619986


View: https://x.com/prody24445539/status/1886820362526318972


View: https://x.com/prody24445539/status/1886820362526318972

Let's stop calling it jizya or whatnot. GoI has simply become a bitch of US and so in process has made the whole country and 1.5 billion people a bitch too.

Truly pathetic and topji can go to hell for that.

Vishwaguru
Vishwa bend down and let others sc*ew you in the ass

Another Arjun happening in this day and age of widespread media and still this clown foolery will happen.

Truly, the GOI has lost its mind and we should spite them for uttering that India is a SOverIGn NaTIOn. Yeah, SOverIGn in bending down and taking it in.

 

[LETHALFORCE]

View: https://x.com/cvkrishnan/status/1839182232503619986


View: https://x.com/prody24445539/status/1886820362526318972


View: https://x.com/prody24445539/status/1886820362526318972

can't see any need for this???????

 

[me_itsme]

Well, at least lets hope they get the CUAS both variants, along with a powerful engine.

 

[Pundit Pikachu]

Lol, lmao even my Guy. Those are most probably screws or just rivets. Also that far in the aft is not the lively place for them as I already mentioned

That's not how RCS thrusters looks like. Here's what it looks like
View attachment 24247

Biradar, I present to you, this tweet

View: https://x.com/Indrani1_Roy/status/1887994477337526726
And this image

Which Says "Solid Reaction Control Thrusters for Man Portable Missiles"

And this Image too



Anyhow why pack all this Niche Stuff in a VSHORAD, aren't these missiles supposed to simple, cheap and Reliable

 

[Pundit Pikachu]

Biradar, I present to you, this tweet

View: https://x.com/Indrani1_Roy/status/1887994477337526726
And this image
View attachment 24365
Which Says "Solid Reaction Control Thrusters for Man Portable Missiles"

And this Image too
View attachment 24366


Anyhow why pack all this Niche Stuff in a VSHORAD, aren't these missiles supposed to simple, cheap and Reliable

Indranil's thread on VSHORAD

This missile is absolutely best in class. DRDO is an absolute master in solid propulsion. by @Indrani1_Roy(Indranil Roy) | Twitter Thread Reader

This missile is absolutely best in class. DRDO is an absolute master in solid propulsion. Thanks to @Archit_Ch, for pointing out something to me. I haven't read a single account in public space which correctly describes how it works. It's quite beautiful.

twitter-thread.com

I was not wrong. DRDO's lighter "Shoulder Fired VSHORAD: missile has just broken cover. But it has pleasantly surprised me in a few ways. by @Indrani1_Roy(Indranil Roy) | Twitter Thread Reader

I was not wrong. DRDO's lighter "Shoulder Fired VSHORAD: missile has just broken cover. But it has pleasantly surprised me in a few ways. It is certainly not your grandfather's Igla/Stinger. It's reflective of a missile designed in 2025 by a missile powerhouse. https://t.co/hy63C0bFBn

twitter-thread.com

 

[Ayan Barat]

And are both same?

> This new missile follows a schema of tail stabilizing fin and front CAS Vs tail CAS and mid body wing of VSHORAD
> This new missile has a Mistral type multi-faceted seeker dome Vs hemispherical dome and aerospike of VSHORAD
> The RCS thrusters are placed way up, near the CAS of the missile

Also the thrusters are placed as further front as possible the lever arm is longest, generating maximum turning moment. If placed too close to the actual rear thrusters then it may cause the missile to "skid" instead of turning

> The RCS thrusters are perfectly perpendicular to the fuselage of the missile, firing 90° from the direction of travel

RCS thrusters are almost always placed perpendicular to the fuselage as that's the only way to use the total force to change the yaw or pitch.

> RCS thrusters can be used just once, hence we see 5 thruster for each of the 8 directions so you can change course atleast 5 times.

After just a few meters from the launcher all the four divergent thrusters are fired (notice four separate plumes), so how can they be used later?

[if I'm not wrong then Mr. Roy's claim was 32 thrusters]

Biradar, I present to you, this

And I'd say, well thanks, for proving most of my points using a different missile

Would be interesting to know why they're using a 50 years of obsolete technology from Dragons when there are more elegant solutions available for man-portable applications