Roadster event update
We've been tracking the weather closely with local meteorologists, but given the severe conditions predicted & because this event can only be held outdoors, we've made the difficult decision to reschedule.
New date is October 15. Additional details to follow
Q3 2026
Production: 464,391
Deliveries: 486,532
Energy storage deployments: 13.7 GWh
Our Q3 Company Update will be streamed live on X on October 21 at 4:30pm CT
https://t.co/sXBSeLiJIj
INS Trishul arrived in Toulon, for a bilateral exercise with the French. I came across this article👇🏻by @AdithyaKM_ for @navalnewscom. Worth reading.
#Atmanirbharta is not always a new keel. Trishul (Russian-built Talwar class frigate, commissioned 2003) now has a largely rewritten weapons / sensor ‘package’. In addition to many other visible changes (details in the article), BrahMos UVLM now appears complete across all ships of the class.
That is #Atmanirbharta in slow motion: keeping a 20-year-old imported frigate fighting fit by retrofitting Indian (some western) sensors & weapons on the existing Russian hull.
New constructions get the headlines. Mid-life indigenous upgrades is how the fleet actually stays fit to fight.
@dinesh161_singh@dperi84@CaptDKS@Defencematrix1
https://t.co/9eqsYBaNch
-Big development: #USA deploys "on-orbit space control weapons"
-US Air Force Sec Troy Meink confirmed that the Space Force possesses systems capable of defending American forces & potentially disrupting, degrading or destroying adversary space assets
-Details remain classified:
1. Weapon type
2. Number of systems
3. Orbit and launch date
4. Operational range
5. Intended targets
6. Tested or not
-It is not a sudden development. Space already had military com, navigation, intel, missile warning & precision targeting
-What has changed: Offensive-capable weapons physically deployed in orbit
-Move is aimed at #China & #Russia's satellite jamming, cyber operations, directed-energy systems, co-orbital manoeuvres & A-sat weapons
-Increases risk:
Miscalculation involving unidentified spacecraft, attacks on dual-use & commercial satellites
-#India needs:
1. Satellite survivability & redundancy
2. Space situational awareness
3. Anti-jamming & cyber protection
4. Secure military communications & navigation
5. Rapid satellite replacement
6. Enhanced launch capability
7. Counter-space doctrine
-Resilient military & commercial space systems is no longer optional—it is a strategic necessity
Can this weekend’s BRICS summit in Delhi be the much-hyped “reset” with China or will Doklam & Galwan remain the trust-breakers that no handshake can paper over?
Xi’s first visit to India in 7 years. Another apex meeting. Talk of guardrails, flights, visas and “stabilising” ties. Trust remains low.
We’ve heard the reset script before. The LAC still decides how far any reset can go.
What do you think…real opening, or another round of cautious discussions? I do think that we can work out a win-win in some areas atleast while balancing where caution is warranted.
(On a related topic, do watch this podcast by @InsightGL
https://t.co/gNDvoVYusF)
#China’s military purges raise questions:
Did #India’s border strategy after #Galwan play a role?
The Galwan Valley clash boosted India’s morale and showcased its resilience, while for China it exposed military weaknesses and led to leadership fallout.
The article👇🏻is paywalled, so I’ll try to answer only the visible argument.
The tweet’s claim is that Pakistani subs & anti-ship missiles make Indian naval compellence a “questionable pursuit”. This untenable claim gives more credence to a (very meagre) sea-denial toolkit than to what *already* happened (many times) in a live crisis.
The argument treats Pakistani submarines and anti-ship missiles as some sort of a ‘veto’ on Indian compellence. #OpSindoor already tested that claim. When the shooting started, the Pakistan Navy *did not* even try to contest the northern Arabian Sea. It tucked in its tail & pulled ships into commercial berths at Karachi / took shelter at Gwadar. The Indian CBG’s mere presence…not even a full fledged offensive fleet action…kept PN hiding in port, raised insurance on Pakistani trade and put Indian ships minutes from striking from the sea. That *is* compellence. The bottom line is that Pak Navy *hid* when it mattered. 1971, #OpParakram & #OpVijay Redux.
Certainly, Subs and AShMs complicate close-in operations. They do *not* cancel superiority. We *need* to, of course, factor the fact that PN is expanding. I’m sure the @indiannavy will plan accordingly. Having said that, their diesel AIP boats are scarce & need to survive. P-8Is, MH-60Rs and a growing ASW screen aren’t there just for show.
Shore & air-launched missiles create a coastal bubble, not a free hand across the Arabian Sea. India does not have to even actually deploy a carrier on the Makran coast to hold Karachi, their energy imports and Pakistan’s war economy at risk.
1971 is the wrong lesson here. Let’s see it anyway. One Pakistani submarine sank Khukri. Sad. India still imposed a formidable blockade, annihilated their only major port, decimated their navy and decided the war at sea. Their country was split in two and the largest ever surrender post WW2 was there for all to see.
A denial force can *at best* inflict *some* pain. PN has not ever shown it can stop India from shaping Pakistani behaviour at and from sea. Equating tactical risk inside an A2/AD envelope with strategic failure is how you talk yourself out of a tool that *already* worked.
IMHO, India does not need to fight *inside* Pakistan’s missile envelope to keep imposing costs. Yes, when the ‘push comes to shove’, we may lose a few ships. Hopefully not. But realistically we may. They will lose what’s left of their country!
Confusing “dangerous (somewhat) inshore” with “compellence is questionable” misreads both the last crisis and the very purpose of naval superiority.
The famous saying goes “A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for”. The IN realises that. The PN hides the best it can. Op Sindoor is ongoing. Any further misadventure & the quote 👆🏻may need revision. Pakistan Navy ships might not be safe in harbour either!
@arunp2810@AJS_subdriver@abhijit227@CaptDKS@amansinha51204@KRANTII01@kumarpvr@SandeepUnnithan@sneheshphilip @InsightGL
"Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others."
Government was never sacred. It was technology. Democracy is just the newest version - and the blindfold has just come off.
Comment 👇 if you resonate/disagree, I'd love to debate!
-Did architect of Doklam & Galwan become too big for his boots & purged by #China?
-Was #India behind the his purge?
-That and much more:
https://t.co/3i1nfrjT2Z