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Mazgaon dock shipbuilders has touched a key milestone in the project17a as the shipyard has laid the keel of the third advanced stealth frigates that are being built for the indian navy the modi government had authorized the construction of seven advanced stealth frigates under the project 17a in february 2015 at 6.3 billion dollars
in which mazagon dock ship builders was in charge of building four advanced stealth frigates while garden reach shipbuilders has to construct three frigates the p17a frigates will use a 127 millimeters naval gun and will be equipped with brahmos anti-ship systems indo-israeli barrack 8 long-range systems triple tube heavy torpedo launchers rbu 6000 anti-submarine rockets ak 630 close in combat system a highly capable ew suite developed by bharat electronics limited the mf star radar system with long-distance target detection and tracking ability for air and surface targets officials have said that the lead ship of this class will be inducted in 2023 and the next two ships in 2024 and 2025 respectively.
with the fresh developments on the line of actual control, the Indian Air Force has intensified night flying along the border region, which will also help the air force to validate the geospatial data, to enhance its capabilities to conduct full spectrum operations on short notice. Apart from Apache helicopter, Mig-29 UPG, Mirage-2000 and Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fighter jets, the newly acquired nuclear-capable Rafale fighter jet also practicing night flying, in the mountainous region, with its Meteor BVRAAM and Scalp cruise missile.
it was being speculated that russia's leading aircraft manufacturers ming corporation and sukhoi are discussing the possibility of a joint programme for a sixth generation fighter jet but now the industrial director of russia's rustic aviation complex has confirmed that the program is under discussion and he strongly indicated that close collaboration was a possibility russia has integrated a number of unique technologies like laser defenses and hypersonic systems in the su-57 which is not found in other fifth generation aircraft and the prototypes are currently being used as test beds for sixth generation technologies the russian trade and industry minister dennis manchirov had said in april this year that a contract to jointly manufacture the su-57 incorporating indian developed technologies is possible in the future and it is also possible that India intends to purchase a more sophisticated future variant known as su-66 generation twin seat configuration fighter jet.
the indian army is looking to equip the t72 and t90 tanks with third-generation anti-tank guided systems that can be launched from its smooth bore barrel which can achieve a depth of penetration of 850 millimeters on moving targets over a range of eight kilometres a barrel replacement plan has also started so that both tanks can use the armored piercing fin stabilized discarding sabot projectiles a retrofitted auxiliary power unit is also sought to be mounted on both these Russian tanks that will be used as an alternate source of power for the fire control systems the avadi-based combat vehicle research and development establishment has also operated the engine output of the t-72 to 1000 horsepower from the earlier 780 horsepower and this would now be implemented across the entire fleet of t-72 tanks to enhance its mobility and acceleration.
the deputy chief of russian mission roman babushkin has said that india and russia will sign a mutual defense logistics support agreement during the annual bilateral summit between the two countries in October the senior russian diplomat has also said that india has asked for fast tracking the delivery of s400 system and the russian side will do its best to expedite the delivery he also informed that ongoing defense cooperation projects including for 33 additional fighter jets are being implemented and the production of ak-203 rifles is not just a licensed production but it is a full-fledged transfer of technology to India.
as per media reports the indian army is set to finally place an order for 118 indigenous june mark a tanks that will come with 14 major improvements than its predecessor the mark one knee prototype has cleared all tests and the cost negotiations with the chennai-based combat vehicles research and development establishment is also complete
and reports indicate that the army has pushed the file to place the order officials have said that the first tank will be rolled out from the factory within 30 months of placing the order.
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