Actions During Eastern Ladakh Standoff Credited To Jawans and Joint Forces: Gen Naravane
New Delhi: The action that armed forces took during the Ladakh standoff in 2020 was a "whole of nation effort" and credited to the coordination among the three services and the strong will of the Indian Jawans who held their posts despite harsh weather conditions at such high altitudes, former Army chief Gen M M Naravane (Retd) said on Monday. Addressing an event here, he also said that whatever actions the armed forces take would not be possible if "our Jawans are not good". "We say the man behind the gun, and the ma…
Defense New: Wait for the CQBs for the Indian Army to get longer
The Indian Army has to wait a bit longer for getting 93,895 close-quarter-battle carbines (CQB) a deal which is worth $ 553.33 million. The deal which has been put on Fast Track Procurement (FTP) process is awaiting approval from the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), which is now likely to meet in August. “The decision on the procurement from the UAE based Company was expected to be taken at the DAC meeting which took place in July. However, it did not make it to agenda for that meeting. Also, the Chief of Defence Services Gen Bipin Rawa…
Indian Army to Buy 72,000 American assault rifles
NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing dispute with China over boundary issue, the Indian Army is going to place another order of 72,000 Sig 716 assault rifles from the United States. The order for the second batch of the assault rifles would be coming after the first lot of 72,000 rifles, has already been delivered to the Army for use by troops in Northern Command and other operational areas. "We are going to place an order for 72,000 more of these rifles under the financial powers granted to the armed forces," Defence sources. The Indian Arm…
Indian Army: Buying Spike anti-tank Missiles from Israel
Indian Army is set to acquire Spike anti-tank guided missiles from Israel to strengthen its capabilities on the border. This will be the Indian Army's second order of Spike missiles from Israel . "A proposal is being moved by the Army for a repeat order of 12 Spike launchers and over 200 missiles for the forward infantry units under the emergency financial powers," top Army sources told Defense News. Almost an equal number of missiles and launchers were acquired last year under the then emergency financial powers given after th…
Indian Army Major scales Everest twice in a year
India is full of icons in every field, but a paradox exists, for at times, instead of celebrating their success, we shun and push them into oblivion. Achievements don't usually get overlooked, but more often than not, we don't get to know about them. Something similar happened when an Indian Army soldier climbed Mt. Everest twice in one year, breaking through the cocoon of limitations. Surmounting difficulties has become second nature to Major Ranveer Singh Jamwal (VSM). He climbed Mt. Everest on May 25, 2012 and on Ma…
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