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Kaliputra retweeted
Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal AP Singh was given a befitting farewell by Raksha Mantri Shri @rajnathsingh October 26, 2026, ahead of the CAS’ superannuation, following his 42 years of glorious service to the nation. Raksha Mantri commended the CAS for his distinguished service, exemplary leadership and invaluable contributions to the Indian Air Force and the nation.
Shri Rajnath Singh acknowledged the key role played by the outgoing CAS in the successful execution of Operation Sindoor and in strengthening the capabilities of the Indian Air Force. He extended his best wishes to Air Chief Marshal AP Singh for his future endeavours.
On October 31, 2026, the CAS will lay a wreath at the National War Memorial to honour the bravehearts and inspect a ceremonial Guard of Honour at Air Force Station, New Delhi before superannuating from service.
Kaliputra retweeted
We questioned what was actually aboard EOS-05. Then we took those questions to ISRO through RTI.
Our original article flagged that the widely repeated instrument specifications belonged to the lost EOS-03 / GISAT-1. Had the payload changed? We explicitly raised added thermal capability as one possibility.
ISRO’s reply now confirms: EOS-05 carries a six-band long-wave infrared imager that EOS-03 did not have with 1,180 m resolution and a 378 km swath.
This establishes an important difference between the two spacecraft: EOS-05 has thermal imaging capability that extends observation beyond daylight.
It also corrects our earlier article’s statement that EOS-05 had no thermal band.
Beyond that confirmation, our RTI obtained detailed payload specifications, swath widths, propellant mass, design life and power figures. Some questions remain unanswered.
From the uncertainties we flagged to the answers ISRO provided read our full breakdown and the RTI reply:
indianspaceflight.in/latest/…
#ISRO #EOS05 #GISAT #GSLVF17 #EOS03
Kaliputra retweeted
ISRO's GSLV-F19/NVS-03 launch tonight is absolutely critical!
As of now, only NVS-01 is truly operational + has 10yrs of life ahead.. The 2 old IRNSS satellites are at end-of-life...
For NaVIC to come alive, we need NVS-04, 05, 06 also in orbit! + backup satellites
In mid-2025, I wrote in detail about 🇮🇳 Regional Navigational Satellite system (NAVIC), a strategic capability, being near-defunct. Later, Govt admitted in Parliament that NAVIC is not operational
Given NVS-02 failure, tonight's ISRO launch is crucial
wionews.com/science/isro-s-g…
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Weapon systems will be powered by NGCMS
MFSTAR
76mm OTO Melara SRGM(U)
16 LRSAM ( Barak-8 ) (Networked Joint Strike Capabilities )
8 BhraMos
2 AK630 CIWS
NGC goes through CCS.
Displacement 4950 T (Approx.)
Length: 127.4 m
Beam Width: 17.6 m
Draught 4.67 m
Maximum Speed >26 Kn
Cruising Speed ~18 Kn
Economical Speed ≥ 14 Kn
Endurance ≥4000 nm at 14 Kn
via-@ajitkdubey
Kaliputra retweeted
NGC goes through CCS.
Displacement 4950 T (Approx.)
Length: 127.4 m
Beam Width: 17.6 m
Draught 4.67 m
Maximum Speed >26 Kn
Cruising Speed ~18 Kn
Economical Speed ≥ 14 Kn
Endurance ≥4000 nm at 14 Kn
via-@ajitkdubey
Kaliputra retweeted
INS Vikrant was spotted with a minor change.There are two perpendicular triangular deck markings on the flight deck,potentially associated with the carrier's landing guidance system.
Kaliputra retweeted
1 Trillion steps. 4 hours. One GPU.
We simulated 264 years of continuous, 120 Hz 6-DOF flight in a single 4-hour run. That’s 75.4M steps/sec - or 7.3 days of high-fidelity flight every second (15,000× faster than CPU simulators).
For context: π0.5 was trained on 10,000 hours of data.
Bringing foundation-model throughput to aerospace-grade robotics simulation.
Kaliputra retweeted
Folks i will be livestreaming this launch, joined by @alpha_defense , tommorow 11pm, see you there :)
GSLV-F18, India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle mission, will carry the NVS-03 navigation satellite.
Launch: 30th October 2026, 23:51 hours IST
Watch live: 30th October 2026, 23:20 hours IST onwards
youtube.com/live/qIiYr3tRSqE
Mission details:
isro.gov.in/Mission_GSLVF18.…
#GSLVF18 #NVS03 #ISRO #NavIC
Kaliputra retweeted
The point was rhetorical. Many like me have been asking goi to fund more sats at a faster pace & launchers too. That urgency would also result in discussion missions that the RLV would execute.
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“If a deal sounds too good to be true, it most probably IS…!”
Relatively low upfront investment costs with greater ROI promised and as soon as you sign the deal, critical imported LRUs being held from deliveries citing supply chain issues
Ring any bells?
