Made in India: Military Weapons & Support Systems

Oscar said:
There is an Indian scientist working on a cold-atom/quantum inertial navigation system.

I would be very interested in what it could do if I was the Indian military.
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This sounds interesting.

I remember an Indian PHD's student visa was denied despite being on full scholarship from Melbourne University. From memory, his study was related to Silex technology which has nuclear application.

Apologies for off topic post.
 
India carries out test of updated VL-SRSAM surface to air missiles

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India's latest test of the vertical launch short-range surface-to-air missile (VL-SRSAM) was conducted on 12 September 2024. The missile fired in this test features an updated seeker and proximity fuze. (PIB)

India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy have carried out another test of the country's vertical launch short-range surface-to-air missile (VL-SRSAM), which has since been updated with new systems.

The test was conducted on 12 September from the Integrated Test Range located in Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha, India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) disclosed in a statement on the same day.

The flight test was carried out from a land-based vertical launcher and intercepted a high-speed aerial target flying at a low altitude, the statement said. An image accompanying the statement indicates that this was similar to the eight-cell launcher seen in previous tests of the weapon system.

The missile system successfully tracked and engaged the target, the statement added.

n a further explanation of what the test entailed, the MoD noted that it was carried out to validate several updated elements of the weapon system.

These include the missile's proximity fuze and seeker. The performance of these new components was tracked with various instruments including telemetry systems and radar and electro-optic trackers, the MoD added.

The VL-SRSAM is estimated to have a length of about 3.8 m, while its estimated top speed is Mach 4 and its maximum range is believed to be between 40 and 50 km.

It is armed with a high-explosive pre-fragmented warhead and relies on an inertial navigation system (INS) for its mid-course before switching to a radio frequency-based seeker for the terminal phase of its flight.
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New Combat Free Fall parachute system designed by DRDO has been handed over to the IAF now.

India's DRDO unveils new parachute

India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) displayed a new Combat Free Fall (CFF) parachute system at the Land Forces 2024 exhibition in Melbourne held from 11 to 13 September.

Speaking to Janes, a DRDO official confirmed the system had “recently qualified” and is now in the process of being supplied to the Indian Air Force (IAF).

The DRDO official said the CFF “provides a total solution to paratroopers jumping from as high as 30,000 ft and gliding 30 km to land at a desired target”.

The parachute features a nine-cell ram air design measuring 8.84 m in length and providing a lift/drag ratio of 3.3:1. It offers a maximum forward speed of 40 km/h, supporting descents from 2,000 to 30,000 ft above ground level. Rate of descent is 1,000 ft in two minutes, the DRDO official said.

The CFF system has an assembly weight of 22 kg and a maximum payload of 150 kg. It also features a wrist-mounted altimeter and a GPS-based navigation system as well as a breathing and post bail-out breathing system and an oxygen console.
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Indian Light Tank Zorawar has undergone field firing tests and the results are apparently very good..

 
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