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That’s a Brazilian T9.
How many ASMI & @sssdefence G72 does the Indian Army have?
Do they have slickly produced videos too?
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🎙️ Ctrl Alt Defence Episode 61
🔗 Watch now: youtu.be/bOmKBGsb96Y
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The F-35 stealth fighter has been soft-pitched to India for 21 years. But there are good reasons why India has never, will never—and should never—consider it.
Episode 61 of #CtrlAltDefence 🎙️ is out:
youtu.be/bOmKBGsb96Y
⚠️JUST IN
Sheshnaag 150 one way attack drone completes first rocket-assisted take off trial (earlier vehicle launched). Enables launch without a runway. First for an Indian deep-strike drone!
Our piece on the Sheshnaag: livefistdefence.com/indian-o…
Indian Navy all set to commission Samarthak, the first of four Multi-Purpose Vessels built by @larsentoubro. The navy describes these MPVs as ideal "utility” ships for strategically important ops.
Hi @ShivAroor, that’s a K-9 Vajra in your podcast about the Zorawar tank. 💀🥲
[H/T: @alpha_defense]
Good episode though! youtu.be/4ci6SYVAyKk?si=R9uj…
“Your people don’t even let us go near the aircraft, and you are talking about selling it to us.”
IAF Chief AP Singh's quip an unexpectedly neat summary of the strangest fighter courtship in Indian military aviation.
livefistdefence.com/f-35-to-…
🔔6PM IST: youtu.be/4ci6SYVAyKk
🚨 Is India’s Zorawar light tank sinking? Could it go the Arjun way?
The designer & key driver of the Zorawar project joins us on Episode 60 of #CtrlAltDefence
Premiers at 6PM here: youtu.be/4ci6SYVAyKk
Let’s talk about this picture of Indian Army Chief Gen Dhiraj Seth with US Pacific Commander Admiral Sam Paparo and the @TIME issue that has Paparo & & an F-35C on the cover—at a dinner hosted by @USAmbIndia.
FINALLY, THE TRUE STORY OF THE FAMOUS 1997 IAF MiG-25 FOXBAT OVER PAKISTAN INCIDENT! 💀
With INSANE rare photos courtesy @ReviewVayu & @VelocityTTL.
True banger of a podcast. youtu.be/n5blYF7aE1s
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⚠️ BIG STORY
India’s ‘Kaveri dry’ jet engine, intended to power the future Ghatak stealth drone, quietly passes crucial high altitude tests in Russia. Long path ahead, but a big step in an area India is 100% dependent on imports. 👏🏽 xitter.cf/ndtv/status/2105344061…
JUST IN: @Mahindra_Aero and @Embraer identify Nagpur for potential final assembly line for C-390 Millennium aircraft production as part of the Indian Air Force multirole transport aircraft (MTA) contest, where it competes against the LockheedMartin-Tata C-130J.
🚨NEW POST
Is India’s Zorawar Light Tank Going The Arjun Way? livefistdefence.com/is-india…
🚨EXCLUSIVE
Indian startup that began by building mobile games for the IAF just won a $14M deal to develop Mirage 2000 combat simulators livefistdefence.com/indian-s…
