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Weapon Puja (Rituals) at 11 Gorkha regiment

 

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What is that weapon?

 

[Abingdonboy]

What is that weapon?

AGS-17 automatic grenade launcher

 

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Army Air Defence marks 20th Raising Day


The corps of Army Air Defence celebrated its 20th Raising Day on Thursday. As part of the celebrations, different functions were organised across the Western Command.

Lt Gen Sanjiv Chachra, army commander, Western Army, called upon the air defence gunners to continue the “good work with devotion and strive for excellence in all fields’’, during his interaction with all serving and veteran air defence gunners of the tricity.

The Corps is the youngest arm of the Indian Army and was carved out of the Indian field artillery on 10 Jan 1994.

Commemorating the history of air defence in India, officials said that it began as early as 1939 when the Britishers decided to raise AA (Ack Ack) units to counter the Japanese air threat. Since then, air defence gunners have participated in all wars and operations of the Indian Army and were involved in the liberation of Goa, the Sino-India war (1962), Indo-Pak Wars (1965 and 1971) and Operation Pawan. “In Punjab, Haryana and the Jammu and Kashmir sectors the air defence gunners valiantly defended important airfields in area of responsibility (AOR), fought gallantly and received battle honours for Amritsar, Chhamb, Samba and Basantar during the 1971 operations,” said officials.

“Army air defence units have actively participated in nation-building and disaster management activities. Their role in rescue operations during the Gujarat earthquake, Mumbai floods, super cyclone in Orissa, Tsunami in Tamil Nadu and unprecedented floods in Haryana is laudable,” said officials.

Army Air Defence marks 20th Raising Day - Indian Express

 

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31 honoured on Indian Army Day

LUCKNOW: Glory of the historic Jhansi fort came to the fore on Tuesday on the occasion of Army day when 31 personnel of the Armed forces were decorated with gallantry awards by Lt Gen AK Singh, GOC-in-C, Southern Command, for their distinguished services. The White Tiger Division of Jhansi hosted the event on behalf of the Southern Command.

Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav felicitated war widows and veteran soldiers. Out of the 31 personnel, 15 were received gallantry awards (including one award given posthumously) and 16 for their distinguished services and their deeds of bravery were read out at an investiture ceremony held outside Cantonment area for the first time. Col Sanjay Sinha of 18 Grenadiers was awarded with 'Yudh Seva Medal' for exemplary bravery during hostile situations. Lt Col Sanjay Kumar Mishra, an ophthalmologist, was awarded a medal for health services and 19 soldiers received the Sena Medal for gallantry, including one medal that was awarded posthumously, two Sena Medals for distinguished services and 10 Vishisht Sena Medals along with 16 unit citations. Four veteran soldiers and nine war widows were also felicitated.

Among the veterans a 90 year old retired Lt Col Gurpal Singh was also present. Among the awardees, four belonged to the state-Maj Pradeep Singh of 6 Para, Ghaziabad, Maj Ajesh Kumar, 18 Grenadier, Bulandshahar, Maj Tushar Piplani, SSC, Bareilly and Capt Nischhal Bharadwaj, AOC, of Agra. The awards were mainly given for courage and bravery in anti-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir and North Eastern states.

Speaking on this occasion Lt Gen AK Singh Said: "Indian armed forces are disciplined and law abiding and we respect the cease fire at LOC but Pakistan should not mistake our patience as our weakness and if provoked we will retaliate. They (Pakistan) have to answer the gruesome killing of our two brave soldiers". He also said that around 50 thousand personnel get retired each year from the forces and army also takes care of their rehabilitation along with families of those soldiers who sacrifice their lives for the country.

Calling himself the only Georgian in a different uniform, Akhilesh Singh Yadav, an alumni of Sainik School said all his friends are in the army now and explained how his family including his father Mulayam Singh and wife Dimple are also associated with the forces. He commended for hosting the function in the historic fort by saying: "No other place can be more suitable for hosting such a function than place where once Rani Laxmibai displayed her courage and fought with the British". Commenting on Pakistan he said that our friends can change but our neighbour will carry the same attitude. "Not only Army but the whole country is angry with the barbaric act our neighbour has committed with two of our soldiers", he added.

31 honoured on Indian Army Day - Times Of India

 

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Indian Army rule in Mumbai Marathon

 

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Tarmak007 -- A bold blog on Indian defence: Fully-loaded prying plane ready to fly at Aero India | AEW&CS flight trials to commence soon: CABS


Fully-loaded prying plane ready to fly at Aero India

Bangalore: After missing two opportunities to fly public for the first time in a span of last four months, India’s yet-to-be-named prying plane – the Airborne Early Warning & Control System (AEW&CS) – is likely to make its maiden appearance at the Aero India 2013, starting next week. Scientists and engineers at the Centre for Air Borne Systems (CABS), a Bangalore- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) lab, which has developed home-grown systems for the plane, are currently involved in the ground checks of the aircraft, to ascertain the safe operation of the mission and aircraft systems, together. The Embraer-built (EMB-145 I) AEW&CS platform did not fly during the Indian Air Force Day celebrations at Hindon last October 8, and even during the recent Republic Day parade in Delhi.
Talking to Express on Wednesday, DRDO Chief Controller (Avionics) G Elangovan said that in all probability the prying plane will hit Yelahanka for its first public flying appearance. “It will be a great morale booster for CABS and other aerospace firms who are part of the AEW&CS programme. As of now, the plane will have the company of three Tejas aircraft, which again is subject to changes. It will be flying at the air show with actual radars and mission systems,” Elangovan said.
When asked whether any of the features of the plane will be activated during its display flights at the show, Elangovan said that none of the mission-oriented systems will be operational. “We haven’t got that clearance yet and it would take some more time. At Aero India all the systems will be switched-off, during the flight. Right now the EMI (electromagnetic interface) and EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) tests are going on,” he said.
CABS Director Dr S Christopher confirmed that the AEW&CS will soon be ready for its flight trials. The first aircraft arrived in Bangalore from Brazil in August 2012 followed by the second one in December 2012. “The indigenous mission systems, developed by the various DRDO labs have been installed in the aircraft. The systems have been powered on in ground and their basic functioning ascertained. One set of these systems are undergoing test in the integration rig simultaneously. Once the ground-check mission parameters are established, the next step will be to take up the flight trials of the AEW&CS,” Christopher said.
He said that the eye-in-the-sky platform would soon commence its intense phase of flight-testing and system-proving validating compliance, to meet the operational requirements. “On completion of these trials the two aircraft will be handed over to the IAF. The installation of the mission systems in the second aircraft also is being carried out parallelly. It will be a significant moment for us when the plane files during Aero India,” Christopher added.

 

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Indian Army - Peace through superior fire power

 

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India's Bharat Forge and Israel's Elbit Systems float JV to pitch artillery systems to Indian Army

 

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I dont know how many more Nag launchers we'll see, but here's another one.

This bad boy carries 6 nags!!

Nag canister

 

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Indian Army plans to create close-to-real battlefield situation for training

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New Delhi: Seeking to provide a close-to-real battlefield situation for its troops to train, the Indian Army is working on a Rs 40-crore plan towards modernising infrastructure at two of its main field firing ranges in Pokharan in Rajasthan and Babina in Madhya Pradesh.

"Under the plan, we are looking to develop the firing ranges into world class integrated training fields for our troops", Army officials said. The modernisation of the two firing ranges would be a follow-up of the upgradation of infrastructure at the Army's biggest firing range in Mahajan in Rajasthan.

The upgradation of infrastructure at the ranges would make the training there more realistic and provide a "close-to-real battlefield scenario for troops" while practising war-fighting there, they said. The ranges would also be provided with short and long-range firing ranges and also strengthens the road and other infrastructure there.

The Army has 66 field firing ranges at the moment which is having an impact on its capability to train its soldiers and practice live firing of weapon systems. Recently, Defence Minister AK Antony had said that out of the 104 firing ranges held by the Army in 2009, "38 were deleted from the list due to their not being available for use by the Army and also not being re-notified by state governments concerned in spite of relentless efforts".

Out of the remaining 66 firing ranges of the Army, 15 are currently de-notified by various state governments, he had said.

 

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100-year-old retired colonel is Indian Army’s first citizen

On a day he celebrated his 100th birthday, a retired lieutenant colonel of the Indian Army was on Monday declared the First Citizen of the force. Lt. Col. Kartar Singh was felicitated by top army commanders and officers at the Khetarpal Officers Institute at Chandimandir Cantonment, the headquarters of the swordarm Western Command near Chandigarh.

Lt. Col. Kartar Singh is, perhaps, the oldest surviving officer of the army.

The felicitation was done by the Western Command headquarters and the Mahar Regiment. Lt. Gen. Sanjiv Chachra, general officer commanding-in-chief (GOC-in-C) of the Western Command and Lt. Gen Gyan Bhushan, GOC-in-C South Western Command and Colonel of The Mahar Regiment. Nearly 250 serving and retired officers were present at the function.

Lt. Col. Kartar Singh was commissioned in 1937 and was nominated for service in Egypt and Sudan during World War II. He was the first Indian commanding Officer of 1 Mahar Regiment from 1947 to 1951 and saw action in the 1947-48 Kashmir operations. The battalion earned the first Maha Vir Chakra, the second highest war-time gallantry award of independent India.

“After his retirement from the army, he continued to lead an active life as vice president of the Zila Sainik Board and sarpanch of his village for 25 long years,” a defence spokesman said.

100-year-old retired colonel is Indian Army’s first citizen | idrw.org

 

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Night-vision devices for Indian Army approved

New Delhi: The Defence Ministry today approved a Rs 2,820 crore proposal to provide night-vision devices to the Army to enable its tanks and infantry combat vehicles to have capability to fight in both day and night conditions.

A meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister A K Antony also approved proposals to upgrade the 130 mm artillery guns of the Army along with amendments in procurement procedure to boost indigenisation in defence production, Defence Ministry sources said here.

Under the plans to do away with the night blindness of Army's mechanised fleet including the Russian-origin T-90 and T-72 tanks and the BMP Infantry Combat Vehicles (ICV), around 5,000 thermal imaging sights would be procured from defence PSU Bharat Electronics limited, they said.

For the T-72, which are the main stay of the Indian Army, 2,000 pieces of TI sights would be procured for Rs 1,000 crore while 1,200 pieces would be bought for the T-90 Main Battle Tanks for Rs 960 crore.

1,780 pieces of TI sights would be inducted for the BMP Infantry Combat Vehicles for Rs 860 crore, they said.

The Army has been worried over night-fighting capabilities of its armoured columns and reports had earlier suggested that only 50 per cent of the tank fleet of the forces had this ability.

Meanwhile, the Ministry also cleared a proposal to upgrade the existing inventory of M-46 130mm artillery guns to 155mm guns through the Ordnance Factory Board.

The OFB has plans of modernising its facilities under a Rs 15,000 crore plan in the ongoing 12th Defence Plan.



The DAC also discussed the amendments in the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) under which efforts to boost indigenisation in defence sector would be encouraged.amendments are based on the Ravinder Gupta Committee report on boosting indigenisation which has given suggestions to give the first right of refusal to the indigenous industry for the weapon system requirement of the armed forces.

The DPP will also focus on bringing more changes in the ship-building sector in the country to increase the production capabilities of the Indian shipyards to construct ships at a faster rate.

However, discussions on the amendments remained inconclusive and would be taken up again in the next DAC on April 20.

The DAC also approved a Navy proposal for procuring equipment for the four large size amphibious warfare vessels to be procured by it at a cost of Rs 25,000 crore.

A proposal for procuring anti-tank weaponry for the armed forces was also discussed during the meeting.