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It (The Netra UAS) is getting inducted now Netra UAV to be inducted soon 1.5 Km is not bad for a rotary wing mini UAV, As for endurance most of the mini UAVs including the fixed wing ones used by US have a endurance of about one hour at peak batteries. While fixed wing UAVs have greater range...

AFAIK These are cmo nets, used among other things to reduce heat signature. Barracuda in India makes similar nets for Arjun and T-90S

I agree 3k is closer to extreme ranges for tank kills, rated sniper range goes to a max of 2k that too with heavy caliber rifles or anti material rifles like NTW or Barrett. suppressive fire is different though since you don't really aim in suppressive fire. any one got the stats on longest...

This one is Vidhwansak designed by OFB india. Its a derivative of the NTW from Denel. You can see the NTW in action in the movie District 9 :) Vidhwansak Anti Material Rifle

How bout the Denel NTW? Technically thats a AMR but those too are sometime put under sniper rifles rite? Barrett is another one of the kind,

Longbow (or for that matter most current attack helos) don't have the performance to operate at heights required in the indian scenario. Efficient operation at heights was the reason for development of dhruv and now LCH

Yeah in fact its quiet a standard on modern helis. even older Ah-64Ds have aerial refueling. Its more complicated though I guess, with the rotor moving a lot of air about.

I read something about retractable tricycle landing gear on LCH somewhere. not sure though and can't remember the source. But since they identified LO as one of the targets for LCH it would make sense to go for retractable landing gear.

Bangalorean here, no views yet. Its under wraps like the arihant. There is a pattern there I think.Good strategy but bad for fans. :P

You know he is correct! There is no media freedom in China. whats the smiley anime for?

So its being flown this month eh? I just read the news at Indian Military site

They have a first test flight this month. No pictures yet! not even one of them!! first arihant now LCH they are really starving us off :P

sweet! this will help us fiji like situations :)

Missile Warning systems for Army/IAF Over a decade after an IAF chopper was shot down in combat over Kargil, Army Aviation and IAF helicopters will be equipped with indigenous missile approach warning systems (MAWS) and laser-warning receivers for self-defence. Bharat Electronics (BEL) will...