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    Rs 8K-crore plan for upgrading ICVs of Army

    Off-topic but here is a photo of the upgraded BVP-M2 SKCZ displayed at IDET-2013. They's even done away with the fuel tanks on the doors. Although apparently all this comes at the price of one less dismount which is down from the original 7 to 6, I am not quite sure if the number of...
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    Arjun MK-II Gearing up for final trials

    Samson 30 is a RCWS with a 30mm Autocannon and not a GPMG.THe version most probably being submitted for the bid is the SAMSON Jr RCWS. This is SAMSON 30 on a Pandur IICZ
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    Arjun MK-II Gearing up for final trials

    Please go through the images posted on the IMI's Wave 100 Brochure. There's a M2 machine gun instead of the MAG but the overall dimensions and profile of the Wave 100 RCWS are similar to the OFB RCWS. http://www.imi-israel.com/vault/documents/wave_100.pdf RCWS with MAG on OFB MPV
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    Arjun MK-II Gearing up for final trials

    This is the IMI Wave 100 RCWS with the MAG GPMG. Wave-100
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    Rs 8K-crore plan for upgrading ICVs of Army

    As for the IFV's already mentioned here by the members like the KMW Boxer & Puma IFV, A few more possible candidate that can or cannot be offered for the competition. GDELS Pandur II 8x8 GDELS ASCOD Otokar Arma 8x8 Otokar Tulpar OBRUM Anders Doosan K21
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    Rs 8K-crore plan for upgrading ICVs of Army

    Other contenders could be the Turkish Tulpar IFV and Arma ACP from Otokar and the Polish Anders IFV. The article says upgrade of the BMP-2 to BMP-2M standard not buying BMP-3's, my question was in reference to the exact variant of the BMP-2M offered to the Indian Army.
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    Rs 8K-crore plan for upgrading ICVs of Army

    I wonder which BMP-2M they are talking about.The KBP BMP-2M Berezhok which has modular Berezhok turret with 2+2 Launchers for the Kornet missile or the Kurganmashzavod BMP-2M. KBP BMP-2M Berezhok Kurganmashzavod BMP-2M
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    Sniper Rifles

    That's a Accuracy International Arctic Warfare not a SSG 69.
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    Sniper Rifles

    These guys are French Snipers with PGM Hecate II and FR F2.
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    Indian Military Picture Thread

    And do you photos of the said TATA helmets?Because that happens to be the ACH used with Indian Camo cloth. This is a photo of a 7th Special Forces Group Soldier using the ACH without the UCP camo cover See any similarities with the helmets being used by our guys in Fort Bragg this...
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    US assault rifles for Indian Army Special Forces units

    There are barely any SCAR-16's left with the USSOCOM.The ones with the Rangers have now been returned.The Mk.17 is being issued though but not in large numbers.Tier 1 units like DEVGRU and ACE use the HK416 instead of the M4.
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    Indian Military Picture Thread

    Helmets are American ACH/MICH.Army SF or Paras don't use ACH/MICH.Unless this happens to be the first photos of them using the ACH/MICH.What makes matter more confusing is this photo. Here the Paras seem to have ACH in the Indian Camo, this is an easy task to accomplish but as to why this was...
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    Indian Military Picture Thread

    Swedish soldiers testing the FH-77 BW-5 L52 no Indians here. Look at the BDU's for comparison.
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    Indian Military Picture Thread

    It's not a 5.45x39mm carbine, if you look closely at the magazine, it's the same as the 7.62x39mm AK-47/AKM series and also has the AK-47/AKM series underfolder stock not the sidefolding AK-74 stock.There are no Ishmash or Tula made AKMSU, a few compact AK's in 7.62x39mm are made like the...
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    MoD’s massive Rs 15,000 cr upgrade for ordnance factories

    Images 1 and 3 you posted are of the FH-77B with the L39 barrel. Image 2 is that of the FH-77B05 L52 from BAE-Mahindra JV taking part in the 155mm Howitzer Trials. This is the what the OFB L45 FH-77 looks like.
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    8 cool facts about the Apache helicopters IAF will acquire

    Another cool fact - IAF is getting AH-64D Block III which is now known as the AH-64E Apache Guardian.
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    India should buy more new machine gun

    The M27 is complementing the M249 LMG in USMC service they are not replacing them.The US Army is not interested in a M27 IAR type Automatic Rifle.
  18. saumyasupratik

    India should buy more new machine gun

    We don't use the Zb Vz.26 we use the 7.62mm NATO 1B which is similar to the British L4 the Zb Vz.26 was chambered in 7.92x57mm Mauser the British BREN which was based on the Vz.26 was chambered in .303 British and L4 and 1B are chambered in 7.62 NATO.30 round magazines are standard for the 1B...
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    INDIAN Emergency Services (POLICE, AMBULANCE,FIRE)

    SG553LB not the SG552 Interestingly these guys are armed with Colt 9mm SMG's and MP5's.
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    Gripen NG: a new generation is ready. Are you?

    This is for Gripen NG and not the Gripen A/B or C/D.NG will have a Raven ES-05 AESA radar in the future.The Gripen NG test aircraft already flies with the ES-05. It is quite possible that Su-27's are monkey models with inferior radar and as well all know the Su-27 does have quite a big...
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