Strela 10 on the move again
And some great shots of the Bhishma
And some superb Span bridge laying shots by the Western Command
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Indian Army's highly specialized WZT-3 Armoured Recovery Vehicle
Based on the T-72M1 hull, uses the same powerpack too.
Over 500 vehicles in service!
WZT-3 with the T-72 CI Ajeya
In the above video interestingly you can also see the BEML/Tatra AV 15 Heavy Recovery vehicle helping out the...
Some great clips by DD on the run up to the Republic Day parade
Rafale from 17 Sqn "Golden Arrows"
Su-30MKI from 15 Sqn "Flying Lances"
AH-64E(I) from 125 Sqn "The Gladiators"
DARIN - II Jags from 14 Sqn "Bulls"
And my favorite
The Izd 9.20 MiG-29 from 223 Sqn "Tridents"
I see Go Pro mount...
Never thought I would see this
The P-18M VHF radar in Ladakh
(Image shared by IAF on Twitter)
These were part of the Dvina regiments, the Dvinas were retired in the 90s
VHF is supposed to be better against LO targets though so makes sense to see them in service there.
A very interesting tid bit on the N011M BARS
She was able to guide an Astra to hit a 2 m^2 Banshee target drone at 87Km! o_O
Even with the RDY on the Mirage-2000I and Zhuk-M2E on the Izd 9.20 MiG-29UPG, the Su-30MKI and BARS probably are head and shoulders above the others.
Will be interesting...
https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/iaf-gets-two-mirage-2000-fighters-from-france-to-strengthen-combat-aircraft-fleet20211125135243/
So assuming two full strength squadrons with the Tigers and Battle Axes, the Wolf Pack will have to make do with 15 Jets(18+18+15) or an odd...
Massive "Theatre Level" exercises Dakshin Shakti carried out by the Army
Images by the Army
The Bhishma with the BMP-1 , the Tata LPTA 2038 6*6 and the trusty Ashok Leyland Stallion in the background
The Strela 10 on the move
The Dhruv
Also seen are the BEML Mine Plough Equipped Bhishmas...
https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/russia-starts-supplying-s-400-air-defence-missile-systems-to-india-first-squadron-to-come-up-near-western-front20211114130147/
Deliveries have started
Will complement the MRSAM inducted in Sept in Jaisalmer
Some update on the MQ-9B Sea Guardian ops of the Navy
https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/defence/story/20211108-drones-guardians-of-the-subcontinent-1870497-2021-10-29
Impressive numbers
Not sure if shared but a good addition to the sticky thread
7500 Km of testing is just insane(~200 Hrs of Engine run time)
For reference the V-92S2 powering the Bhishma has a total life of 650 Hrs