Indian Army News & Discussions

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The Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS), Lt. Gen. M.M.S. Rai paying homage at Amar Jawan Jyoti, in New Delhi on August 03, 2015.

The Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS), Lt. Gen. M.M.S. Rai inspecting the Guard of Honour, in New Delhi on August 03, 2015.

 

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An Indian tank emerges from the water during competition in Alabino, outside Moscow, Russia.

 

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The Chief of Army Staff, General Dalbir Singh with the students of Srinagar School of Management College (SSM), Parihaspora, J&K, as part of ‘The National Integration Tour’, in New Delhi on August 07, 2015.

 

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Students having a look of army weapons at an Army Fair (Exhibition) in Allahabad.

 

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Ministry of Defence
11-August, 2015 13:21 IST
Recruitment in the Army from LWE Districts

The total number of Army personnel (excluding Army Medical Corps, Army Dental Corps and Military Nursing Service) in different wings of Army, is as under:-


Officers : 40,095 (as on 1.1.2015)

Other Ranks : 11,47,549 (as on 1.4.2015)


State / UT wise details of the number of Army personnel are not maintained.


In Army, officers are recruited on all India basis through open competitive examination. Recruitment in Other Ranks in Army is made through Open Rally System. Women are inducted only as Short Service Commissioned Officers in specified Branches in Indian Army.


Recruitment of youth including from tribal areas is an ongoing process. Army has initiated several steps with a view to increase intake in the Other Ranks from the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected states which include:


Requesting the State Governments to encourage, train and motivate candidates to join Army;


Making efforts to ensure maximum participation of candidates from LWE affected areas in Army Recruitment Rallies; and


Giving motivational lectures by Army personnel to join Army in remote areas of LWE affected States etc.


This information was given by Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar in a written reply to Shri Bhupinder Singh in Rajya Sabha today.

 

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Shah Rukh Khan :- Salute 2 r Armed Forces, who selflessly risk their lives 2 protect our beloved country & our families.

 

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The Minister of State for Planning (Independent Charge) and Defence, Shri Rao Inderjit Singh giving away gift to the troop leader of the NCC contingent, during the Independence Day Parade rehearsal, at Red Fort, Delhi on August 11, 2015. The Renowned Boxer and Olympic Medalist, Shri Sushil Kumar is also seen.

 

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People watching various types of arms used by Indian Army during the Know your Army programme at Dilkusha Garden in Lucknow.

 

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Bengaluru : Students check a sniper rifle during a 'Know Your Army Mela' in Bengaluru on Thursday. PTI Photo by Shailendra Bhojak

Bengaluru : NCC cadets having a look of a rocket launcher during a 'Know Your Army Mela' in Bengaluru on Thursday. PTI Photo by Shailendra Bhojak

 

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Tank Biathlon 2015 - India reached semi-finals

The semifinal of "Tank Biathlon" Championship took place at the Alabino firing range near Moscow on August 13. Two tournaments were held in which 8 teams who reached the semifinal participated.

India, Kazakhstan, Serbia and Armenia participated in the 1st tournament with green, red, blue and yellow tanks respectively while Tajikistan, Russia, China and Kyrgyzstan participated in the 2nd tournament with green, red, blue and yellow tanks respectively.

Results of the semifinal is being awaited. The 4 best crews will compete in the final that will take place on August 15.

Pinaka Mk-II user trials

The user-trials of the much-awaited Pinaka II, a complete multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) system with a range of 60 kilometres wil take place at Jaislamer in December.

The range of Pinaka II is 20 kilometres more than Pinaka I version which has already been inducted into the armed forces. It has gone into manufacturing stage and shall be manufactured in large numbers to be delivered to the Indian Army by December.

The ‘in-house’ or ‘technical trials’ had been completed in two phases. The first phase was conducted in Balasore for checking the range and the second one at Pokhran for checking the accuracy and consistency. The performance levels were very encouraging. The ‘submunition warheads’ which have been successfully tested for Pinaka I in Pokhran field firing range during June last week this year, shall be used in Pinaka II which is going to act as a force-multiplier while supplementing the artillery guns as well.

Meanwhile, work has started on the ‘guided’ version of Pinaka.

 

[Stephen Cohen]

 

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To mark the 69th Independence Day, Madras Engineering Group organised a two day Fair to showcase the might of the Indian Army at Bengaluru. College students and school children attended the fair in large numbers. The students got to touch and feel army weaponry such as mortar launchers and sniper rifles

 

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Bloody hell. The chap in the right corner has too much hair on his head. I would have been on 'ragda' if had that much when was in the NCC.

 

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Indian Army and PLA at chushul on Independence Day.

 

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Indian Army and PLA celebrating Independence Day at Kibithu