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DRDO LRSOW (Rudram 4)

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LRSOW (LONG RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON) New Updates 16 March 2023 : PIB Announcement Defence Acquisition Council approves proposals worth Rs 70,500 crore for the Armed Forces & Indian Coast Guard under Buy (Indian-IDDM) category Relevant Sections A meeting of Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), held on March 16, 2023 under the chairmanship of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, has accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for capital acquisition amounting to over Rs 70,500 crore under Buy {Indian-IDDM (Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured)}. To keep pace with the emerging technologies and counter the adversaries in the Western and Northern front, the necessity of the new weapons and its integration with the delivery platforms was felt by the Government. To achieve the same objectives, the DAC accorded the approval to Indian Air Force’s proposal for Long Range Stand-Off Weapon (LRSOW) which will be indigenously designed, developed and integrated on SU-30 MKI aircraft. 08 Septembe...
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How are the Russian war veterans coping after returning from the Ukraine War

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How are Russian war veterans coping after returning from the battlefield  : A perspective from the eyes of  Russian prostitutes Russian veterans of the war in Ukraine  known as SVOshniks    have a reputation for violence and abuse back home in Russia, committing many murders, rapes and assaults. Few are more exposed to the danger than Russia's prostitutes, whose experiences point to future trouble The St Petersburg news outlet Bumaga ('Paper') has been speaking with prostitutes about how their business has changed since the start of the war in Ukraine. They say that soldiers now amount for as much as 50% of their clientele, but are also the most violent and difficult. While the police are causing many problems by repeatedly harassing prostitutes and closing down their salons, says St Petersburg single mother Veronica, "SVOshniks cause much more trouble." Until recently, the ratio between them and other clients at our salon was about 50/50 – every second man was ...
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DRDO TARA Range Extension Kit

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TARA Range Extension Kit  (Image Vigyan Vaibhav  2025) TARA (TACTICAL ADVANCED RANGE AUGMENTATION) ICOMM Identified as Development cum Production Partner for Project TARA (Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation) - DRDO & AIRFORCE RECEIVED THE SUPPLY ORDER FOR • IN GPS based Weapon - 18 Nos • EO Seeker based Weapon - 9 Nos SPECIFICATIONS • Type : Air Launched, Long Range, Stand Off, Air to Ground Weapon • Mass : TARA 250 - 308 Kgs, TARA 450/500 - 546 Kgs, Kit Weight - 98 Kgs • Carrying Capable Aircraft : Su 30 MKI, MiG-29K, Jaguar DARIN III, Tejas Mk1A • Launch Envelope : 10000 ft to 45000 ft • Range : 80 km • Accuracy : UC - IIR Version < 3 m • Special Features : Anti Jamming, Anti Spoofing, Drop & Forget • Equivalent System : SPICE 1000 & Hammer TARA Range Extension Kit  (Image AERO INDIA  2025) Image showcasing AMCA Payloads (including TARA 250) TARA Range Extension Kit Ground Testing  (Image Origin Unknown ) New Updates 22 January 2022 : DRDO Rep...
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DRDO VRDE Indigenous DIESEL ENGINE for MALE UAV

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DIESEL ENGINE FOR RUSTOM-II UAV  (Image DEFENCE EXPO  2020) DIESEL ENGINE FOR RUSTOM-II UAV  (Brochure DEFENCE EXPO  2020) MAJOR SPECIFICATIONS : Config. : 4-Stroke 4-Cylinder Inline, Turbocharged, Common Rail Direct Injection Engine Max. Power : Min. 180 hp available upto 11,000 ft Max. operating altitude : 32,000 ft Best Economy SFC : < 210 g/kWh @ Sea Level Type of Fuel : ATF K-50 and Diesel Dry Weight : < 195 kg Installed Weight : < 270 kg  DIESEL ENGINE FOR RUSTOM-II UAV  (Brochure DEFENCE EXPO  2020) Diesel engine is developed by VRDE for RUSTOM-II UAV. Indigenously developed airworthy High power engine is producing take-off power of 180hp constant up to 11000 ft. SALIENT FEATURES : • Light weight cylinder block with aluminium alloy material • Plasma iron coating on cylinder bore for wear resistance • Deep skirt aluminium crankcase design • Single speed gearbox with propeller pitch control • Reduction gear box for higher thrust • High po...
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DRDO SHYEN Maritime Patrol Suite for Dornier 228

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SHYEN (SENTINEL FOR MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS) DRDO SHYEN Maritime Patrol Suite for Dornier 228 (Brochure  AERO INDIA 2025) KEY FEATURES SHYEN is an integrated sensor suite consisting of Maritime Patrol Radar. Electronic Support Measures System, Electro Optical Infra-Red System and Software Define Radio which generates a comprehensive surveillance picture of the targets from Radar or ESM or EOIR (Day/lR image) enabling classification and target identification communicating via SDR data link for enhanced Maritime Domain Awareness SPECIFICATIONS > KSHITIJ Maritime Patrol Radar • Long Range, 360 degree rotating AESA based Maritime Surveillance Radar • Comprehensive Sea Surveillance, Air Surveillance, Ground Surveillance (Spot/Strip SAR & GMTI) and Navigation Aide (Weather & Search/Rescue) • Artificial intelligence for Target Classification > ESM • Interception, Analysis and Geolocation of Ground, Shipborne and Airborne Emitters, Wide Spectral and Spatial Coverage • High ...
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