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"The Army Air Defence (AAD) establishment in Gopalpur, which lay on the direct path of the cyclone Phailin, saved the four adjoining village population located in its vicinity from the onslaught of the cyclone that left a trail of flattened fields, uprooted trees and damaged power pylons among other things," a Defence Ministry release said here. (Image courtesy: Defence Ministry)

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Army to buy latest snow mobiles for Ladakh sector

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Army's Northern Command has issued a global tender for procuring latest snow mobiles which will ensure better mobility for jawans and intensified patrolling in the snow-bound areas of Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir.

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GoC-in-C) Northern Command recently issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) tender for procurement of 20 snow mobiles for the Army units deployed in Northern Command theatre in J&K.

The bids are invited from Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of Defence Procurement Manual 2009 or Permanent Registered Authorised Distributors of OEM, a senior officer of Engineers' Branch at Northern Command Headquarter, said.

Snow mobiles are used as modes of transportation for men and material in glaciated and snow-bound areas (Siachen-Kargil heights of Ladakh region) of Jammu and Kashmir, he said.

The latest all-featured snow mobiles are being purchased for their use in border patrolling and for mobility of troops along the Indo-Pak border in Siachen-Kargil sector of Ladakh Region, he said.

The specification of the snow mobiles have been put as 4 stroke, 973 cc petrol engine with power backup and 4 ventilated disc brakes.

Army had procured 20 snow mobiles in 2008 after 30 snow mobiles, which were inducted into Kargil-Siachen sector soon after Kargil war to give better mobility to the troops patrolling the Indo-Pak border, had almost completed their effective utility period.

Army said that snow mobiles should have operational characteristics including snow & high altitude terrain operations, with operationalibility of minimum 4500 metres altitude in operating temperature of Plus 10 degree Celsius to Minus 40 degree Celsius.

Defence News - Army to buy latest snow mobiles for Ladakh sector
 
Ashok Leyland likely to bag order from Indian Army

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Hinduja Group company, Ashok Leyland, along with Larsen & Toubro is on the verge of backing an order from the Indian army. The order is to supply Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher, said company’s senior official.

Speaking to Business Standard, V Sumantran, vice chairman of Ashok Leyland, said that “we are the L1 in the tender which was opened. Discussions are going on. Most likely we will execute the order. It is for Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher. To supply for about 100 units”.

Sumantran said that the company is also making efforts to boost its presence in defence logistics with a heavier truck programme.

It may be noted, all the transport and logistics the company we do in Ashok Leyland, the tactical armoured vehicles and special projects are done through defence company. “We do about around 2,000 vehicles every year. This year also we will do the same level”.

Ashok Leyland Defence Systems (ALDS), a joint venture company, provide tactical and armoured solutions to address defense requirements in India and globally.

According to company’s website, the two partners for the company’s defence business are Panhard General Defense, France and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) GmbH and Co KG, Germany. Close to 70,000 STALLION vehicles in use with the Defence and the company is the largest supplier of logistics vehicles to the Indian Army.

In addition, Ashok Leyland supplies a large number of vehicles for various applications to the Indian Air Force, Indian Navy and para-military forces like Troop Carriers, re-fuellers, vehicles for gun mounting, fire-fighting, UAV support and recovery vehicles, flat-bed trucks and buses.

According to Sumantran, defence was adjacency for the company which it saw as part of its strategies in the last five years. “It is logical to grow and it is something that the company felt will provide the scale and will help to leverage its competency and capability”.

He noted last five years were spent on the backdrop of a careful and clear strategic growth plan. The company which has been core medium and heavy vehicle (M&HCV), realised that scale is important to grow.

“In this industry without scale you can’t be a long time player and for us to achieve scale, we did number of things, apart from core business (commercial vehicles, buses, foundries, engines),” he added.

Then the company saw a huge growth on the Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) side, and it was a logical investment along with Nissan and then it saw an opportunity in construction equipment and infrastructure and therefore it made investment, along with John Deere.

While these gave more platform, of course tit also invested in upgrading its products and capacities on the core business, which is M&HCV. The new Pantnagar, Uttarkhand is a fully integrated and importantly higher productivity with lower cost, said Sumantaran.

“Now its time for us to realise the benefit of more modern product lines, benefits of productive manufacturing plant and realise the benefit of better products features, performance like fuel efficiency. I would say bulk of our investments are behind us and now hopefully we will make better harvesting from the investments we made,” said Sumantaran.

On Joint Ventures

Both the joint ventures – with Nissan and John Deere – are proceeding on course and product guidance staying on course in Nissan’s Joint Venture, which is for LCV, said Sumantran.

From the John Deere JV, the company is planning to launch one more product this year in the Backhoe Loader segment and one on Wheel-Loader Segment. “The products are good, but the industry is affected due to downturn. Its nice to have a good product, but nothing to dig,” says Sumantaran on a casual note.

They are depend on PWD, road contracts which are running little slow. It will come back. In India we cant worried about one year issue, we made investments for long term.

Ashok Leyland likely to bag order from Indian Army | idrw.org
 
Army won’t answer online RTI queries

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Fearful of threats to security, the Indian Army will no longer provide answers to RTI applications received online. The Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Navy, however, maintain they have no problem in providing information sought by citizens in such a manner.
According to army officials, the issue of answering RTI queries filed online came under the scanner recently when a person sought details regarding the army’s technical services division through the recently floated website http:///www.rtionline.gov.in. The applicant had sought information from the Union defence ministry, which transferred the query to the army.

“We’ll provide information on an RTI application only after receiving a signed copy of the application,” said the army’s central public information officer.

But the IAF and the navy do not see any threat from online RTI queries.

“As of now, the bulk of RTI queries we receive is either through the Prime Minister’s Office or the ministry of defence,” said Wing Commander S V R Moorthy, central public information officer, IAF. “Only a minuscule [number] of the RTI applications comes to us online and we’ve no problem continuing to receive them.”

A public information officer of the navy, who refused to be identified, said: “After the introduction of the online system of filing RTI queries, we’ve witnessed a surge of 300%-400% in the number of applications received. Most of the queries come to us through the defence ministry and only a few applicants reach us online, and we’ve no problem with it.”

While home ministry officials were non-committal when asked whether the online RTI mode will do them more harm than good, external affairs ministry officials said they had no problem. “As far as the online mode of seeking information under the RTI Act is concerned, we’ve no problem and will continue to provide information in the existing manner to those seeking it, until a new system is put in place,” said an official dealing with RTIs in external affairs ministry.

According to RTI experts, the government website http:///www.rtionline.gov.in allows citizens to file RTI applications online. A database of the people making requests is accessible, since payments are made through internet banking (by credit or debit card). This also helps in checking the genuineness of the applicants and in avoiding impersonation.

The website allows applicants to have a password-secured account, where they can see replies and also get them on their email accounts, so no third person receives the information.

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@jha

Any news on the light tank requirements? Did you saw the reports to the new Obrum light tank, that they have developed with BAE? FREAKING AWESOME ! ! ! :woot: Much better than the first polish light tank and with around 35T also more suitable to air transportability, but it makes me sad to see how foreign countries develop themself with JVs, while our industry is still in such a poor state. When I see DRDOs development in the armored vehicle or tank developments, I feel like being in stone age.
 
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1971: MECHANISED FORCES ON ROAD TO VICTORY
 
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SPECIAL US HONOUR FOR THE COAS, GENERAL BIKRAM SINGH

The COAS, General Bikram Singh was conferred the prestigious US military Legion of Merit (LOM) during his recent visit to the United States.

The Legion of Merit is conferred on officers and enlisted men of the Armed Forces of the United States and on nationals of other countries who have distinguished themselves by exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of Outstanding Service. The Legion of Merit (Commander Degree) is one of only two United States military decorations to be issued as a Neck Order (the other being the Medal of Honour).

Till date 118 foreign recipients have been conferred with the LOM. General Bikram Singh is the fifth Indian recipient of this prestigious honour. The LOM has been conferred earlier on Field Marshal KM Cariappa, General SM Shrinagesh, Admiral J Cursetji and General Rajendrasinhji. Other illustrious winners of the Neck Order award were Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery, Marshal Georgy Zhukov, Charles de Gaulle and Field Marshal Sir William Slim.
 
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MAJ HOSHIAR SINGH : BATTLE OF BASANTAR , ONE OF THE FIERCEST BATTLES IN THE WESTERN SECTOR
“It is not the number of soldiers, but their will to win which decides battles”
Major Hoshiar Singh’s (later Colonel) life is an example of triumph of the will and spirit over all obstacles.

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Keeping up the highest traditions of the Indian Army L/NK Albert Ekka bravely fought in the key Battle of Gangasagar which was critical to deny the Enemy access to the Dhaka- Chittgong road.

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BATTLE OF LONGEWALA : COURAGE AND METTLE OF A SOLDIER
The Battle was fought in the desert sector of Rajasthan in 1971, where a small number of Indian Army soldiers successfully held a heavy attack by an Armoured Regt of Enemy.

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1971: MECHANISED FORCES ON ROAD TO VICTORY
 
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