Russia Wins second heat of 2014 Tank Biathlon, India 3rd, China 8th
Russia claimed victory at the second heat of the 2014 Tank Biathlon world championship, the Russian Defense Ministry’s press service said Wednesday. “On the current stage [of the competition] Russian Federation came first [with the result of] 26 minutes 27 seconds, the Republic of Kazakhstan came second [with the result of] 30 minutes 14 seconds and the Republic of India was t he third [with the result of] 31 minutes 26 seconds,“ said the chief judge of the competition, Lt. Gen. Yury Petrov was quoted by the press service as saying…
Arjun 130 mm gun: DRDO tastes success
A much pilloried Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is on the verge of an important success – of providing the army a self-propelled 130 mm gun, according to the sources at the DRDO. The indigenously developed 130 mm gun has been in service with the artillery arm of the army since the 1970's. First, it was fitted on a Vijayanta tank chassiss and called Catapult in1980-81. The army had major problems with the platform, as maintenance was an issue and and its stability on a full charge firing mode. Then director …
Army to get Rudra choppers, armed with Missiles & Rockets
After fighting a messy turf war with the IAF over getting its own attack helicopters, the Army will take a major step forward in getting airborne firepower by raising its first-ever dedicated squadron of "armed" choppers next month. After fighting a messy turf war with the IAF over getting its own attack helicopters, the Army will take a major step forward in getting airborne firepower by raising its first-ever dedicated squadron of "armed" choppers next month. The first squadron of Rudra helicopters, the weaponis…
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