Yes i’m 100% sure its a ABM. check BR.

But I don’t believe that russia get’s any money for opening GLONASS to india – i believe they start a few glonass-m satellites for that. also the reports that india would develop glonass-k together with russia might be wrong; first of all glonass-k satellites are based on a russian bus, and second russia would never give up control about the system – it’s more about getting military grade signals.

I dont think so, Both India and Russia are capable of making GPS Satellites but putting them and the total cost involved is right now pretty steep for both.
Panarin from Roskosmos clearly said co-developement of Glonass-K with India where India will be making satellites too and launched from mostly russian launchers.

Its benefiting both they both are sharing the cost!
India isnt foolish to pour money if it was said only having “P” Grade signals which many countries does.
It will be controlled by both of them, russia could always have chosen China over India which has more liquid cash to pour but didnt, simple We dont have any conflict or interests that collides.

I’ll try to contact someone from ISRO and lets c, whats actually going on.

Extro > Well, Glonass will be now from shared budget, specially the newer Glonass-K, JV’s with developing countries are indeed giving Russians more budget for their core part – pay scales etc etc.
anyways how much a Gentleman Cadet gets paid in russia? or a leutnant?

MIG 29K Aircraft Simulator with AVIOR Laser System

Acting in close cooperation with the Russian aircraft manufacturer MiG, Rheinmetall Defence Electronics will be supplying the Indian Navy with a full-mission simulator complete with AVIOR laser system for the carrier variant of its MiG 29K fighter planes.

The training suite will be equipped with the AVIOR laser system, which will also be used in the Tornado flight simulator of the German Air Force. Thanks to the latest laser technology, AVIOR offers a brilliant picture with very high contrast levels.

For this particular project, it will ensure an exceptionally high degree of realism in simulating take-offs and landings on an aircraft carrier. In simulating a night landing, for example, the lights of the runway can be simulated extremely vividly. Owing to the enhanced image contrast, the AVIOR laser projection system depicts the day and night view much more realistically than other systems.

The pic is on the site :diablo:
http://www.rheinmetall-detec.de/index.php?fid=2991&lang=3&pdb=1

Was browsing a bit came through this in pdf, He went to I deas 2006 a defence expo in Pakistan, he said this there.

On the SAAB stall the ERIEYE was also present. The guy admitted that it doesn’t provide complete 360degree coverage it has some blind zones as any other radar has. I asked him ” How do you compare it with Phalcon AWACS ?” he replied ” BETTER! this is erieye has a low operational cost works on S-band which gives it better jamming capablities than Phalcon which operates on X band which is good for better tracking range but not jamming capabilites. He also told that It CAN be operated on Link 16 If US or NATO allows, as Sweden is a non-NATO country.”

Wasnt there a news Brahmos being 3 carried by MKI and some very minor changes required?
any idea what would be the changes?

IMHO SD10 and Indian Astra are in the same lague.
R77 is in diff league and so is Aim120D being the Best.

SD10 and Astra both doesnt has laser proximity fuze but Astra’s laser is under developement, so is SD10’s i guess.

SD-10 Specifications:
Basic Name: PLA designation: Pi Li-12 (PL-12)
Export name: Shan Dian-10 (SD-10)
Type: Active radar homing medium-range air-to-air missile
Contractor: China Leihua Electronic Technology Research Institute (LETRI), also known as 607 Institute.
Carrier Aircraft: JF-17, Mirage III/V and Chinese J-10
Service Status: Being equipped in Mirage III/Vs. Although it was for JF-17, but F-16s Block 50 might be modified for carrying it.
Length: 3.85 m
Body diameter: 203 mm
Launch weight: 180 kg
Warhead: HE fragmentation
Fuze: Active proximity fuse
Guidance: Inertial mid-course and /or datalink updates, with active radar terminal homing
Propulsion: Solid dual-thrust rocket motor
Range: 70 km (in a head on engagement)

Astra
• Length: 3570 mm
• Body Diameter: 178 mm
• Wing Span: Not Known
• Launch Weight: 154 kg
• Air Launcher Weight: 60 kg
• Launch Altitude: Sea level (minimum) to 20 km (maximum).
• Launch Speed: 0.6 to 2.2 Mach.
• Warhead: 15 kg pre-fragmented, high explosive, directional warhead.
• Propulsion: One solid rocket motor.
• Burn Time: 5.4 seconds.
• Range: 80 km head on, 20 km tail chase.
• Maximum Turning Acceleration: 40 Gs (Yaw & Pitch)
• Fuse: Radar Proximity (laser proximity to follow).
• Guidance: Inertial midcourse with data-linked updates, active-radar terminal homing

btw whats the max speed of Astra? the launched speed being 2.2. mach.

Engine High-performance directed rocket motor
Launch mass 335 lb (152 kg)
Length 12 ft (3.66 m)
Diameter 7 in (178 mm)
Wingspan 20.7 in (526 mm) (AIM-120A/B)
Speed Mach 4
Range 75 km (45 mi) AIM-120C-5 range is over 110 km (65 mi))
Flying altitude N/A
Warhead Blast Fragmentation; high explosive
AIM-120A/B: 50 pounds (23 kg) WDU-33/B blast-fragmentation

AIM-120C-5: 40 pounds (18 kg) WDU-41/B blast-fragmentation
Guidance INS, active radar

Engine Solid fuel rocket motor (R-77), air-breathing ramjet (R-77M1)
Launch mass 175 kg (R-77), 226 kg (R-77M1)
Length 3.6 m (R-77)
Diameter 200 mm
Wingspan 350 mm
Speed over Mach 4 (R-77)
Range 90 km (R-77), 175 km (R-77M1)
Flying altitude 5m-25 km (16.5-82,000 ft)
Warhead 30 kg HE, fragmenting
Guidance Inertial with mid-course update and terminal active radar homing
Fuzes laser proximity fuze
Launch platform Aircraft
Sukhoi Su-34 Sukhoi Su-35, Sukhoi Su-37, Mikoyan MiG-29C/Sukhoi Su-30, Mikoyan MiG-31, Yakovlev Yak-141, Mikoyan MiG-35 (Experimental), Sukhoi Su-47 (Experimental) (R-77)
Future Aircraft Platforms: Sukhoi PAK FA (R-77M1), HAL Tejas

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