Army plans massive upgrade of 2000 infantry vehicles

[Abingdonboy]

Okay you know some... But not all. Any idea about back up base of iaf?? Some where near bangladesh. Its not actually near bangladesh but if you know you will get it.. We are getting two of them. Gonna be advance base.

Not heard Anything about this base mate. Email me!!

 

[indian_foxhound]

+ @indian_foxhound I've heard a few things regarding A&N islands especially the amphibious training school being set up which is going to be MASSIVE (quite possibly the largest such school on the planet). But wrt 6-7 ACCs by 2035, I think this is possible but I don't know if it is realistic, maybe 4-5.



The budget hasn't been slashed mate, just it has not seen double digit growth as in the past for the next FY. This is a one-off case in the future the defence budget will be going up steeply again. It is linked to economic growth and considering the FY2012-13 was disastrous relative to past years the military should be happy they got an increase at all and not a cut that many forecast. Economic growth looks likely to bounce back next FY and especially beyond that. India's long-term economic growth looks VERY promsing.

+ thanks, I look foreward to hearing from you!

13th plan was much bigger to counter china threat.
Mate ill mail you tomorrow its 3:40am neds to go now. Just drop mail partyinglikehell@gmail.com ill reply you over there. Please that will be bit help full for me

 

[Ayush]

night vision is what only 20% of our tanks have.
good initiative.

 

[Abingdonboy]

night vision is what only 20% of our tanks have.
good initiative.

Nonsense it is closer to 90% now. The "night-blindness" issues was raised many years ago and has since been addressed.

 

[Ayush]

Nonsense it is closer to 90% now. The "night-blindness" issues was raised many years ago and has since been addressed.

i thought it was the other way around..

 

[KRAIT]

Will people please not discuss the future plans which aren't made public. Even hinting gives many things, especially for Spy agencies and direction to data miners.

@indian_foxhound @Abingdonboy

Just be careful. There is no need to reveal anything.

 

[A1Kaid]

The article says 2,000 vehicles not 20,000.

NEW DELHI: India is undertaking an ambitious programme to upgrade its entire fleet of over 2,000 infantry combat vehicles with advanced weaponry and night-fighting capabilities, even as it inducts more T-90S main-battle tanks, upgrades its T-72 fleet and plans a futuristic "smart" tank for battles beyond 2020.

Source: http://www.defence.pk/forums/indian...e-20-000-infantry-vehicles.html#ixzz2P4GwojN6

I dont think its right platfrm to share... Its a public forum :/ do you know any thing about nicobar recently??search you will get some if its on net...



I hope you know that india gonna operate to 6 7 a/c by 2035 at a time

It's okay bro you can send them to me as well, PM me I can give you by email.

 

[WHITESMOKE]

@Abingdonboy Thought to ask you to fwd the email to me but I guess @KRAIT is right here.

 

[WHITESMOKE]

@Abingdonboy Thought to ask you to fwd the email to me but I guess @KRAIT is right here.

 

[Abingdonboy]

Will people please not discuss the future plans which aren't made public. Even hinting gives many things, especially for Spy agencies and direction to data miners.

@indian_foxhound @Abingdonboy

Just be careful. There is no need to reveal anything.

Fair point but don't worry bro we are well aware where the line is.

i thought it was the other way around..

Nope, all Arjuns and T-90s come with advanced NVGs and Thermal imagers, the T-72s for the most part have had these devices retrofitted onto them. The only tanks lacking the systems in a large way are the T-55s but most of them have either been decommissioned or transferred to the IA's combat engineers and some of these units do have these systems now.

 

[Zarvan]

NEW DELHI: India is undertaking an ambitious programme to upgrade its entire fleet of over 2,000 infantry combat vehicles with advanced weaponry and night-fighting capabilities, even as it inducts more T-90S main-battle tanks, upgrades its T-72 fleet and plans a futuristic "smart" tank for battles beyond 2020.

Army chief General Bikram Singh is pushing hard for speedy modernization of the 1.13-million force, especially the fighting arms of infantry, artillery and mechanized forces, which had virtually stalled over the last few years due to shoddy management of procurement projects as well as bad blood between his predecessor Gen V K Singh and the defence ministry.

The Army wants to bolster the "shock and awe" capabilities of its mechanized forces, which includes 63 armoured corps regiments and over 30 mechanized infantry battalions, in tune with its war doctrine that lays stress on being prepared for high-intensity, fast tempo and short-duration battles. Both strategic mobility and enhanced firepower are required for rapid offensive thrusts into enemy territory.

While infantry combat vehicles may be the slightly poorer cousins of tanks in terms of armour-protection and weaponry, they perform the critical task of carrying soldiers into the battle zone backed with fire support. Apart from being amphibious, they are also useful in urban combat and asymmetrical warfare.

"The plan is to provide desired offensive capabilities to our BMP-II and BMP-IIK infantry combat vehicles, which can carry 10 soldiers, on three fronts: thermal imaging integration, armament upgrade and engine upgrade," said a source.

Back-of-the-envelope calculations show the overall cost of this entire project could touch Rs 10,000 crore. The armament upgrade alone, for instance, would be worth over Rs 5,000 crore, with the BMPs to be equipped with two twin-missile launchers on each side, 2nd-generation-plus ATGMs (anti-tank guided missiles) and 30-mm automatic grenade launchers.

"It also includes TIFCS (thermal imaging fire control systems) to increase accuracy of weapon systems and panoramic sights for the commanders to be able to look in all directions," said the source.

While over 950 BMPs have already been fitted with thermal imaging modules, the rest will now be equipped with advanced "TISK" systems that integrate ATGMs, auto-canons and PKT machine guns to ensure they can be fired accurately at night. "This integration should be completed by mid-2014. The existing 285 horsepower engines of the BMPs will also be upgraded to 360 horsepower," he said.

As for the armoured corps, they have already inducted around 800 of the planned 1,657 Russian-origin T-90S tanks and 124 indigenous Arjun tanks (the Mark-II version of which is being developed with "89 improvements"), apart from upgrading its old warhorse fleet of T-72 tanks.

India should buy tanks from Russia rather than developing themselves and wasting time and money but they need upgrdes

 

[kaykay]

night vision is what only 20% of our tanks have.
good initiative.

that is 7-8 years old news mate......now its close to 80-90%.

 

[gubbi]

Okay you know some... But not all. Any idea about back up base of iaf?? Some where near bangladesh. Its not actually near bangladesh but if you know you will get it.. We are getting two of them. Gonna be advance base.

Myanmar? Didnt they offer some islands for IAF, but China took them? Btw, IIRC, it was published somewhere, not exactly "need to know basis".

 

[Badbadman]

what happened to armored personnel carrier that Indian army were carrying out trials. I heard mahindra and tata were in the race.

What happened to this beast.

 

[illusion8]

The article says 2,000 vehicles not 20,000.









It's okay bro you can send them to me as well, PM me I can give you by email.

Give me your email id, I'll send you some details