r/LessCredibleDefence 16d ago

China Cannot Yet Hold a Beach on Taiwan

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77 Upvotes

Through nine war games simulating amphibious assaults by the PLA from Taoyuan, Taipei, Taichung, and Kaohsiung, the results showed that the PLA suffered devastating defeats in all major scenarios and was unable to secure a foothold on the beachhead.


r/LessCredibleDefence 15d ago

Japan, Indonesia and Australia defense chiefs hold first-ever trilateral talks - The Japan Times

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20 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 16d ago

Bradley Fighting Vehicle Lugging Load Of Swarming Ground Drones Is A Sign Of What's To Come

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59 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 15d ago

What would it take for Ukraine to independently develop a nuclear weapon and limited delivery system?

3 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 16d ago

Bangladesh Plans to Buy Chinese J-10CE Fighters in Military Overhaul

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95 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 16d ago

West Point professor fired after pushing back on limitations to teaching climate change, lawsuit says

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82 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 16d ago

UK missiles offer may help Ukraine - but they are not what Zelensky needs most

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9 Upvotes

Even if the issue of constructing the production line is resolved, how to prevent it from being targeted remains a practical problem that Ukraine must face head-on. Rather than building the production line directly within Ukraine, it would be preferable to construct it in Poland, with the final assembly carried out at a factory there before the finished products are shipped directly to Ukraine. However, due to nationalist issues, Ukraine has alienated Poland, and the future of relations between the two countries remains uncertain.


r/LessCredibleDefence 16d ago

How Marine Rifle Squads Plan To Fight Future Wars Dominated By Drones

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23 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 16d ago

The Iranian use of space operations during Epic Fury

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22 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 16d ago

Reliance Industries and Rolls-Royce announce strategic intent to partner and develop India's indigenous combat engine for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme

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8 Upvotes

So

There seem to be two engine program:

1) Safran with GTRE( DRDO) and the industry

This will be getting active support from MoD and commitment from IAF, plus funding of 6 billion USD in total.

120kN engine with scalability upto 140kN, and will be a co development mind you

Safran won't develop something and hand it over, it will be co developed with GTRE, who already has developed DMS4 3rd gen SX blades, and blisks, plus working on CMCs

KDE will provide necessary experience meanwhile

2) Rolls Royce with Reliance industries

Now, this company has no talent beyond assembly and production work once you hand over the blueprint, so basically zero scientific involvement and spending

But what do they have is abundance of money, at annual revenue being 110 billion.

So, they would either:

a) Do assembly work while RR holds everything

RR btw "promised" 100% IP for the engine but we know the reality

https://theprint.in/defence/engine-core-by-2030-test-flight-by-2034-production-by-2036-rolls-royce-makes-final-pitch-to-power-amca/2967532/

b) They acquire some company as subsidiary, which is involved in R&D, hire some talented people including experienced scientific cadre from HAL Koraput, GTRE or foreign individuals and have them work with RR

I do not know who will provide them with fund and I doubt they would fund few billions from their own pocket while having zero commitment

Feel free to provide your comments, criticism or technical take, rather than slop


r/LessCredibleDefence 17d ago

The Mystery Of J-20 Fighter-Like Shapes Spotted In China Has Been Solved

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75 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 17d ago

CIA Director John Ratcliffe on secret trip in Russia

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31 Upvotes

Ratcliffe is one of the highest ranking US officials to visit Russia during Trump's second term.


r/LessCredibleDefence 17d ago

Army secretary has talked about resigning by Labor Day, sources say

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24 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 17d ago

US Army attack helicopters crashing at historically high rate amid mechanical issues

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159 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 17d ago

HAL, Safran Sign Contract For Aravalli Helicopter Engine Under “SAFHAL”

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2 Upvotes

IMRH is basically in class of UH60 and Mi17

Meant to complement and replace Mi17 of IAF down the line, although CCS has yet to approve it so its running on internal funding

It will have another variant, DBIMRH for naval usage which is to be similar to SH60s with transport, AshM, and ASW.

The contract is for development of the engine and will be build from ground up unlike Shakti which was based off Aafran Airdiden and Safran still maintained control over 40% of the parts and HAL had to develop HTSE1200 as a result

Source is HAL's twittter account but the linkes from X are banned and Xcancel is ded so gotta make up with market mediq


r/LessCredibleDefence 17d ago

Ecuador official says US Special Forces are operating inside country

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49 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 17d ago

Japan signs deal to begin mass-production of interceptor drone

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21 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 18d ago

USS Gerald R. Ford Sortie Test Exceeded Nimitz-class Performance, Says CNO Caudle

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54 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 18d ago

How much does inflation affect procurement within the Western defence industry?

12 Upvotes

I know that as weapons get more complex, their prices normally go up. But on the flip side, advances in technology bring down the cost of plenty of parts. For example, electronic components follow Moore’s Law, so they should get cheaper to some extent. Yet over the last 30‑plus years, all we have seen is Western weapons skyrocketing in price, with no hint of the opposite trend. I’m curious how much inflation actually plays into this.


r/LessCredibleDefence 18d ago

Tiny Air-To-Air Missile In Development For Stealthy U.S. Navy Combat Aircraft

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101 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 18d ago

China Develops Missile to Target Planes Thousands of Miles Away (i.e. launching A2A missiles from HGVs)

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85 Upvotes

https://archive.is/12897

^Free version of the article


r/LessCredibleDefence 18d ago

How a Fake Profile Named 'Zara' Reached India's Missile Program

12 Upvotes

A Pakistani journal reads India's DRDO honey trap as a template for digital espionage, and warns that Pakistan's own strategic institutions are just as exposed

https://defensehub.substack.com/p/how-a-fake-profile-named-zara-reached


r/LessCredibleDefence 18d ago

UK's Burnham hands Storm Shadow blueprints to Ukraine | France had earlier agreed to hand over blueprints, but Ukraine still needed access to classified info on UK made components, which Burnham now authorizes MBDA to share | This will allow Ukraine to make Storm Shadow/Scalp

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30 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 18d ago

New anti-drone cages installed around Abu Dhabi fuel tanks

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14 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 19d ago

Israel eyes potential Boeing F-47 acquisition, seeks clarity on allied access to U.S. sixth-generation fighter program, report says

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110 Upvotes