the recently formed high level committee tasked with evaluating the Indian Air Force's fighter jet acquisition strategy is considering repeat orders for 36 rafil fighter jets in F4 configuration as an interim measure before the 114 mrfa gains final approval Russia will deliver the 4th S400 Squadron to the Indian Air Force in March 2026 and the fifth and last Squadron in October 2026 Delhi based DG propulsion has successfully conducted the test run of its indigenous 1 kilon engine TBO imaging has delivered second lot of ajun thermal imaging sites for medium machine guns to the Indian army India's project 77 New Generation nuclear attack submarines will feature an entirely new Hull design with expanded Dimensions Advanced hydrodynamics and improved acoustic signature management the Indian army has recently achieved 88% self-reliance in ammunition production marking a significant milestone in its efforts to reduce dependence on Imports bro's Aerospace is in advanced negotiations with the Philippines Army for a separate larger bramos missile deal tailored to their specific operational needs the Indian army has inducted additional units of the Polaris Razer Pro xp4 high performance Sal train vehicles that are eight times stronger than before to meet demands of Modern Warfare across VAR trains Hindustan Aeronautics had formed a contract negotiation committee early this month to conclude the f414 deal with the US by end of March 2025 Hal has requested General Electric to submit a few technical documents for revaluation of the depth of transfer of technology and it is agreed by both the parties to continue cost negotiations committee discussions in four phases including the transfer of Technology along with an assessment of the depth of Technology being transferred that is up to 80% of the value of the engine the rough order values around $1 billion at the 2023 price level and it is premature to conclude that there would be serious cost as escalation amid the delay of 84 K f44 I20 engines General Electric has proposed an interim solution to Hindustan Aeronautics offering the lower thrust 78.7 kilon Newton f44 ge12 engines currently manufactured by Samsung techwin for the Korean t50 Advanced trainer and Boeing sa D7 Red Hawk hell would not need to buy these engines outright but could uce them on a temporary basis and once the new engines are available the lower thrust versions could be swapped out while the US Navy has Surplus f44 engines from its older Ru 18 Hornets but these are not optimized for single engine fighter operations making the Samsung tequin engines a more fitting choice for this specific application the Indian multi-roll helicopter is projected to cost approximately $30 million per unit which represents a 61% increase over the base price of the Russian mi7 V5 helicopters that the imh will replace despite the higher cost the IMR promises to deliver Advanced engine technology enhanced safety features and technical advancements like Cutting Edge sensors Superior payload capacity and improved Mission versatility today's top three comments