Indian Army's Rudra Armed Helos Break Cover in Ladakh
The Indian Army Rudra, the in-service advanced armed version of the HAL Dhruv, briefly broke cover today in Ladakh, confirming the indigenous aircraft’s operational deployment amidst border tensions to the high altitude theatre it was always designed for. An Army Aviation Corps Rudra was fleetingly seen in footage from a combat demonstration today in Stakna for visiting Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh. The Indian Army currently operates over 50 HAL-built Rudras, with more in the pipeline for a total fleet of 78 airframes. The Ind…
Indian Army’s Future Infantry Soldiers To Get Lethal Weapons And Better Protection
India has never been an instigator of war, but unfortunately has been involved in five major ones since Independence. The Indian Army has proved its mettle and emerged victorious and a huge credit goes to the Infantry. A large part of the 1.4 million strong Indian Army is made up of the Infantry. In war, the artillery pulverises the enemy with heavy gun fire, the armoured corps charge ahead to take over enemy territory. But it’s the Infantry that holds the ground. Just so we understand how important the infantry is, most Chiefs o…
GPRN/NSCN questions Indian army
The GPRN/NSCN has made it known that it would have no option but to open fire in the event of “impulsive action” and provocation by the Indian Army and that it would “bear no responsibility”. “Wearing civilian clothes and raiding the residences of the national workers in the middle of the night is a far cry from the cease-fire ground rules. The Indian army should know that such kind of impulsive action is an issue of serious concern which needs to be looked upon immediately, and that our cadres might even fire upon them in retaliation…
Subhash Bhamre: Digitalisation of Indian Armed Forces is at Top Priority
Union Minister Subhash Bhamre on Thursday said digitization of forces is one of the top priorities of the government, an official said. The government intends to create high capacity information network for the Digital Army based on state-of-the-art technologies of the Indian armed forces , the minister said. Talking on the urgent need for a robust, secure, high capacity data networks for Operational Commanders, Bhamre said: "They are also a critical facet of the force modernisation plans of the Indian Army, which will further…
Indian Army to get 1.59 lakh ballistic helmets: Defense News
NEW DELHI: The Indian Army is finally getting futuristic protective gear in the form of ballistic helmets for its soldiers. Within the next couple of months, the army will have 1,59,000 of these bulletproof helmets, which have been a decades-long requirement. The indigenous helmets will be procured from MKU, an Indian firm which supplies military equipments to the UN and NATO , according to Ministry of Defence (MOD) sources. These helmets are among many major equipment which the army is procuring through the Make in India route…
India's $4 bn howitzer gun buying spree
India has begun the process of acquiring howitzer guns of various types. The contracts would be worth hundreds of millions of dollars each and their combined value is likely to be well over a billion dollars. India has begun the process of acquiring howitzer guns of various types. The contracts would be worth hundreds of millions of dollars each and their combined value is likely to be well over a billion dollars. India has set aside $4 billion for its artillery projects, neglected for decades largely due to political controversies a…
Pakistan's cowardly Act: Three soldiers killed in Kashmir and one jawan mutilated.
Three Indian soldiers were killed "in action" along the Line of Control (LoC) in Machhal, Jammu and Kashmir, while the body of one soldier was mutilated, the Indian Army said on Tuesday. Taking strong objection to the disrespect showed to the martyred Indian soldier, India has forally lodged protest with Pakistan . The Vice Chief of Army Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat has briefed the Union Defence Minister on the incident and Parrikar has told the forces to send the "strongest possible message.". The Defence Mini…
Indian Army to test its armour in Gujarat Forensic Science Laboratory
Gandhinagar, Oct 27: Defence personnel will soon get 'ballistic protection' from Gujarat, as the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) here will be conducting tests for bullet-proof jackets and head gears used by the Indian Army. "Gujarat FSL will soon tie-up with the Indian Army by signing an MoU to conduct ballistic tests for their armour like bullet-proof jackets head-gears," Director of Gujarat Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) J M Vyas told PTI. Earlier, Gujarat FSL had tested hard and soft armour pan…
India’s Artillery Procurement Saga
Napoleon once said, “God fights on the side with the best artillery.” There is little doubt that the Indian Army’s artillery is in urgent need of modernization. That much was clear after the Kargil War, where artillery played a decisive factor. But delays in procurement are hindering the process. Take 155 mm towed howitzers, a key element of India’s artillery. India hasn’t purchased a new system since the Bofors in 1980s. Senior Indian army officials have also raised concerns over shortages of modern artillery systems, which they beli…
Running out of firing ranges, Indian Army eyeing simulators
NEW DELHI: Spiraling land costs and safety concerns are seeing the 1.3-million strong Indian Army, the fourth largest in the world, fast running out of firing ranges. It is now eyeing simulators for training its soldiers. This major problem, which may even effect the preparedness of the force, came up at the recently concluded Army Commanders' Conference and has made top commanders look for other options. Top Indian Army sources confided that a lot of difficulties is being faced as many states are not ready to renew the leases f…
Running out of firing ranges, Indian Army eyeing simulators
NEW DELHI: Spiraling land costs and safety concerns are seeing the 1.3-million strong Indian Army, the fourth largest in the world, fast running out of firing ranges. It is now eyeing simulators for training its soldiers. This major problem, which may even effect the preparedness of the force, came up at the recently concluded Army Commanders' Conference and has made top commanders look for other options. Top Indian Army sources confided that a lot of difficulties is being faced as many states are not ready to renew the leases f…
British Parliament pays glowing tributes to Sikhs and Indian Army for WWI role
Tomes have been written on Winston Churchill's dislike for India and Indians. Yet we know very little about his cold relationship with the Indian Army and its officers, British and Indian alike. Some scholars have argued that India's military contribution to the British war effort in both world wars was forgotten because Churchill wrote it off. It was ironic, therefore, that 100 years after the First World War, the Indian Army's significant role was acknowledged and remembered in the House of Commons' members-only Chur…
Indian Army joins Pakistan army in its Resolution Day celebrations
Life at the Line of Control (LoC) between arch-rivals India and Pakistan is intricate and difficult as well, especially in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch that is south of the Pir Panjal range in Jammu region. Reports of exchange of firing between the armed forces of the two countries are routine along the de-facto border. The tension between India and Pakistan escalated after last year’s September cross-border raid on an army base killed 19 Indian soldiers and, in reply, the Indian Army carried out surgical st…
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Modi may soon visit Indian Army's forward posts in Siachen
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi may soon visit Indian Army's forward posts in the Siachen Glacier, the highest battlefield in the world, during his tour of Ladakh. The Prime Minister is expected to be in Leh and Kargil districts of Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir to dedicate two hydroelectric projects and lay the foundation stone of a electricity transmission line there next week or in the third week of the month. The Prime Minister may visit Indian Army posts in Siachen in that area during that time, sources said here. …
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…
Indian Army celebrates 65th Infantry Day
To remember and honour all those members of the Infantry who made the supreme sacrifice fighting Pakistani Raiders in Jammu and Kashmir in 1947, the Indian Army celebrated 65th Infantry Day with traditional solemnity and gaiety all across the Northern Command on Monday. Lt General HJS Sachdev, Chief of Staff of the Northern Command, laid wreath on the “Dhruva Shahid Smarak’’ in Udhampur, the defence ministry spokesman based at Udhampur based Northern Command Headquarters, Colonel S D Goswami said. Similar memorial services were held all…
Indian Army ammunition won’t even last 10 days in event of a war, suggests CAG reports
If India were to go to war now, 90 per cent of its available ammunition would not last even for 10 days, inferred the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in a report tabled in Parliament on Friday. It said the ammunition roadmap drawn by the Army in 2012 for building up the stock to 50 per cent by March 2015 and 100 per cent by 2019 has remained far from realization. Coming down heavily on the Defence Ministry, the Army , ordnance factories and quality assurance agencies, the report highlighted that while the Army blamed the Ordnan…
India Again Considers Buying Israeli-made ATGM
The Israeli-built Spike anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) is back on the Indian Army's acquisition agenda. The potential purchase of the missile arose during a Nov. 11 meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), which likely will take up the issue again when it meets later this month, an Indian Defence Ministry source said. The purchase of the Spike was put on hold in April as it was a single-vendor procurement from Israeli company Rafael. But the Indian Army is in a hurry to get advanced ATGMs. The renewed interest i…
Indian Army team wins gold medal at a prestigious event in UK
An Indian Army team has won the gold medal in the prestigious Cambrian Patrol held in the UK beating more than 140 participants. Exercise Cambrian Patrol is an annual international military patrolling event that makes its participating units cover a 80km course in less than 48 hours while performing numerous types of military exercises placed throughout the rugged Cambrian Mountains and swamp lands of mid-Wales in UK. Indian Army team of 8 Garwhal Rifles won Gold Medal in the competition held from October 17-26. Cambrian Patrol was…
Long haul for Indian Army at the LAC and LOC : Here’s why fuel cells are viable option for power, fuel needs
Once the glare of the media and many articulate strategic pundits shifts from the Galwan Valleyin Ladakh, to more juicy topics, the Indian army would still be there inlarger numbers doggedly doing their duty in harsh conditions, resolutely weathering the elements, in subzero temperatures with limited infrastructure. Once the glare of the media and many articulate strategic pundits shifts from the Galwan Valley in Ladakh, to more juicy topics, the Indian army would still be there in larger numbers doggedly doing their duty in harsh con…
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