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Indian Army to conduct desert exercise this month

New Delhi, April 5


Barely a month after the Indian Air Force displayed its awesome combat capabilities, the Indian Army is gearing up for its month-long "Yudh Shakti" exercise in Rajasthan from mid-April involving 5,000 troops from the the mechanised forces, the armoured corps and the artillery.

The war games will be conducted by the Mathura-based 1 Corps, one of the army's key "strike" formations. The mobilisation of troops for the exercise has already begun.

"Around 5,000 troops are participating in the exercise, which will begin in mid-April. It is a month-long exercise and its key element will be the mechanised forces," army sources told IANS.

"The exercise is aimed at validating the acquisitions of modern equipment, enhancing night vision capabilities and achieving battlefield dominance," the sources added.

Apart from the mechanised forces, T-90 and T-72 main battle tanks and an array of artillery guns, as also infantry battalions, will feature in the exercise.

"The air force element could be involved in the last part of the exercise," said an official.

The exercise is in accordance with the Indian Army's "Cold Start" doctrine that involves rapid mobilisation in case hostilites seem imminent.

The Pakistan Army is also conducting a field exercise, Azm-e-Nau-3, on its side of the border April 10-May 13. The exercise involves troops belonging to all arms and services and will also be participated in by the Pakistan Air Force.

Last updated on Apr 5th, 2010 at 19:22 pm IST--IANS

Yess!! arjun, airbases and execises near jaisalmer, pakistan's chicken neck.Screws are being tightened.Great.

 

[Dark Angel]

Hey ya guys if there is any new update or photos pls post here............

Yoddha Shakti



War game season in neighbourhood
OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

New Delhi, April 5: The armies of India and Pakistan are mobilising for separate large-scale war games on either side of the international border this month to experiment with concepts they will employ in the event of a war with each other.

Each side has informed the other — as is normally done in peace time — that it is conducting military exercises near the international boundary and that the movement of troops, tanks, guns and fighter aircraft is not a sign of aggressive intent.

Pakistan Air Force combat aircraft landed on and took off from a motorway on Saturday in an exercise named High Mark that will climax in a joint drill with the Pakistan Army in the desert region.

Elements of the Indian Army’s 1 (strike) Corps, one of the largest and most powerful field formations headquartered in Mathura, have now started mobilising for exercise Yoddha Shakti for a month-long war game in Rajasthan that begins on April 15.

A source in the Indian Army said the force would validate new equipment, especially night-vision devices, and electronic monitors “in an environment of network-centric operations”.

Former Indian Army chief General Deepak Kapoor said in a news conference in February that one of his main concerns was the “night blindness” of the army.


Exercise Yoddha Shakti is part of a series to test the “cold start” doctrine that the Indian Army adopted for a conventional war with Pakistan after the stand-off in 2002 that saw full-scale deployment for a year. The stand-off did not escalate into a war.

“Cold start” implies that the army will launch an assault from bases immediately after the political signal is given, without taking days or months to mobilise.

Since adopting the doctrine, India has been converting its defensive (holding) formations into “pivot” corps designed to make shallow penetrations into enemy territory and create openings for the main assault force — such as the 1 (strike) Corps — to go deeper.

Pakistan’s exercise High Mark covers almost the entire landmass of the country with air force operations from Gilgit in the Northern Areas to Karachi on the Arabian Sea coast. The air-supported ground operations that are designed to be the climax of the war game are slated to be staged in the desert region opposite the Rajasthan border later this month.

 

[Pralay_Nath_ForYou]

This would be mother of all exercises!!

 

[CONNAN]

The Indian Army has dispatched a global request for information (RfI) for the import of 12.7 mm heavy machine guns (HMGs) capable of firing varied ordnance to a range of 2000 m as part of its Future Infantry Soldier as a System (F-INSAS) programme, which is currently under development.

The 19 March RfI issued by the Directorate General of Weapons and Equipment requires vendors to submit their proposals within four weeks. The HMGs should be capable of firing 450 rpm and should be deployable on light strike vehicles and infantry fighting vehicles, as well as on the ground with a three-man crew.

According to army specifications the 1.6 m-long HMGs should weigh no more than 40 kg, including the mount/tripod.

RFI WAS ISSUED TO THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES

General Dynamics

FN BROWNING

General Dynamics

GD LW50MG lightweight .50 caliber machine gun

“KORD” (Konstruktsija ORuzheinikov-Degtyarovtsev – design of Degtyarov plant team)

SIMPLY KORD

 

[prototype]

hey this GD LW50MG lightweight .50 caliber machine gun looks good,i think india should purchase it

anyway r not we developing heavy machine guns in our INSAS project

 

[CONNAN]

WHY WE NEED HEAVY MACHINE GUNS ALL OF A SUDDEN AND IF WE REALLY NEED THE WHY CANT WE GO FOR THIS BABY

 

[CONNAN]

hey this GD LW50MG lightweight .50 caliber machine gun looks good,i think india should purchase it

anyway r not we developing heavy machine guns in our INSAS project

WE HAVE A PROJECT ON HEAVY MACHINE GUNS BUT THE ARMY IS NOT INTRESTED AND NO FUNDING

 

[mjnaushad]

How about this one

Specifications
Weight 52 lb. (19kg)
Length 61.42 in. (1,560 mm)
Width 9.84 in. (250 mm)
Height 7 in. (180 mm), 18 in. (46 mm) adjustable tripod
Crew 2
Cartridge .50 BMG
Caliber 12.7mm
Action "Recoil-reducing action" (modified rotating bolt)
Rate of fire 260 rpm (4.3 Hz)
Maximum range lethal and suppressive to 2000 meters
Feed system Belt-fed
Sights Open, optics may be mounted.

 

[CONNAN]

How about this one

Specifications
Weight 52 lb. (19kg)
Length 61.42 in. (1,560 mm)
Width 9.84 in. (250 mm)
Height 7 in. (180 mm), 18 in. (46 mm) adjustable tripod
Crew 2
Cartridge .50 BMG
Caliber 12.7mm
Action "Recoil-reducing action" (modified rotating bolt)
Rate of fire 260 rpm (4.3 Hz)
Maximum range lethal and suppressive to 2000 meters
Feed system Belt-fed
Sights Open, optics may be mounted.

THIS ONE ISZ NOT FOR SALE AND IT FAILS THE CRITERIA NEED A GUN THAT FIRES 2000 ROUNDS /MINUTE

 

[CONNAN]

back to heavy machine guns suggestions needed

 

[gogbot]

THIS ONE ISZ NOT FOR SALE AND IT FAILS THE CRITERIA NEED A GUN THAT FIRES 2000 ROUNDS /MINUTE

About 460 rpm is the requirement

 

[mjnaushad]

THIS ONE ISZ NOT FOR SALE AND IT FAILS THE CRITERIA NEED A GUN THAT FIRES 2000 ROUNDS /MINUTE

2000RPM......OMG....33 Bullets in one sec. I dont know any gun in the world fire so fast.

 

[CONNAN]

About 460 rpm is the requirement

sorrry you are right

 

[CONNAN]

How about this one

Specifications
Weight 52 lb. (19kg)
Length 61.42 in. (1,560 mm)
Width 9.84 in. (250 mm)
Height 7 in. (180 mm), 18 in. (46 mm) adjustable tripod
Crew 2
Cartridge .50 BMG
Caliber 12.7mm
Action "Recoil-reducing action" (modified rotating bolt)
Rate of fire 260 rpm (4.3 Hz)
Maximum range lethal and suppressive to 2000 meters
Feed system Belt-fed
Sights Open, optics may be mounted.

sorry it is About 460 rpm is the requirement but this model isz not for sale

 

[CONNAN]

2000RPM......OMG....33 Bullets in one sec. I dont know any gun in the world fire so fast.

sorry it iszAbout 460 rpm is the requirement and most of the aa guns fire almost 3000 to 5000 rounds per minute