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Agantrope

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Dude having seen those video's , i can only live in fear of its Bio-weapon variant.

I hope they don't use these on crowds.
This thing seems to practically incapacitate people into submission.
LOL!!!, this chilli we dont even need a grenade. Just put in the dhall and serve. RiP.

btw Rage Thanks for the funny videos :D
 

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J&K Police is handling the situation very well... We need Army just to stop infiltration in the border....very high level of troops is not desired as it affects sentiment of people adversely........
 

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Well quoted.
First of all we must congratulate our jawans. Killing militants is not a joke and that too 12 of them.
hats off guys
 
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...or-heavy-machine-guns/articleshow/5706657.cms

Adding muscle: Army begins hunt for heavy machine guns


NEW DELHI: The Army has launched a hunt for heavy machine guns (HMGs), which can fire high-explosive, incendiary and armour-piercing rounds at a rapid clip, to further boost the high-volume firepower of its infantry battalions.

Floating a global RFI (request for information) for armament majors, the Army wants the tripod-mounted 12.7mm HMGs to have an effective range of over 2,000-metre and be capable of firing over 450 rounds per minute.

"The weapon should be robust enough to withstand rough usage and simple to maintain in operational conditions normally encountered in India like high-altitude areas, jungles and deserts,'' said an officer.

At present, while the over 350 infantry battalions (each with 800-1,000 soldiers) in the 1.13-million strong Army are equipped with assault rifles and anti-tank guided missiles, light and medium machine guns, rocket and grenade launchers, they do not have modern HMGs.

"We used to have HMGs earlier but they have been weeded out...the old HMGs are used only in a few operational areas now to take on `soft' targets like vehicles and bunkers,'' said another officer.

The Army wants the new HMGs, which should weigh less than 40 kg, to be also capable of being mounted on light strike vehicles and infantry combat vehicles, apart from their ground role with a three-man crew.

The Army's futuristic modernisation programme for foot-soldiers, the F-INSAS (future infantry soldier as a system), has been in the pipeline for several years.

Though F-INSAS is yet to take concrete shape, as reported earlier, the Army remains keen about progressively transforming all its 3.5 lakh infantry soldiers into high-tech, self-contained killing machines by the next decade.

Under it, infantry soldiers in the future will get equipment like light-weight integrated ballistic helmets with "heads-up display'' and miniaturised communication systems; portable visual, chemical and biological sensors; hand-held computer displays, GPS and video links; "smart'' vests with sensors to monitor vital body signs; and of course lethal firepower with laser-guided modular weapon systems.

F-INSAS basically aims at "converting an infantryman into a fully-networked all-terrain, all-weather, weapons platform with enhanced lethality, survivability, sustainability, mobility and situational awareness'' for the digitised battlefield of the future.
 

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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.

janes is reporting this about the new RFI
 
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Israel unveils defense shield for Merkavas

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Israel_unveils_defense_shield_for_Merkavas_999.html

Israel unveils defense shield for Merkavas


As Israel braces for more wars with Hezbollah and Hamas, the army
has unveiled a miniature anti-missile system to protect its Merkava tanks and other armored vehicles from missiles that Hezbollah used with withering effect in the 34-day 2006 conflict.

The system, known as Trophy, has been in development by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems for some time but was given impetus by the setbacks the Israeli military suffered in the 2006 fighting.

The Merkava IV saw its first heavy combat in the 2006 war.

At the recent unveiling of Trophy at a military base overlooking the Mediterranean, the commander of Israeli armor in northern Israel, identified only as Yehezkel, said Trophy will be installed on a battalion of the latest Merkava IVs -- around 36 tanks -- by the end of the year.

He noted that of the 250-300 Merkavas engaged in the 2006 war against Hezbollah, half a dozen were destroyed by mines or rockets, largely the Russian 9M133 Kornet, known in NATO as the AT-14 Spriggan, the 9K111 Fagot, or AT-4 Spigot, and the 9K113 Konkurs, or AT-5 Spandrel.

More than 30 were disabled, although many of those were repaired and remained operational, by marauding Hezbollah hunter-killer missile teams operating across south Lebanon, where the main ground fighting took place.

Nineteen Merkava crewmen were killed. The Israeli military had not suffered armored losses like that since the 1973 war against Egypt and Syria, but in that conflict Israel was fighting conventional armies, not guerrillas. Against less-well-armed Hamas forces in the Gaza Strip in the 22-day winter war in December 2008-January 2009, the Israelis' only casualty in the Armored Corps, which deployed 130-140 tanks, was a crewman shot by a sniper, according to Yehezkel.

Rafael says Trophy can block any anti-tank guided missile that Hezbollah may have.

The system's built-in radar detects incoming missiles and fires small charges to destroy them, then automatically reloads. It can even detect whether an incoming round is going to miss the tank and ignore it as a target.

That capability, ignoring missiles whose trajectory indicate they will not hit buildings or crowds of people, is also employed in the Iron Dome system designed to shoot down short-range missiles such as the Grads and Katyushas used by Hezbollah.

State-owned Israel Military Industries, which manufactures the Merkava, is currently developing another anti-missile system known as Iron Fist, which is intended to protect armored personnel carriers and enter service in 2011.

Company officials said it differs from Trophy by employing electronic jammers that make incoming missiles veer off course and then, if that doesn't work, creates an electronic shock wave that destroys them.

Rafael declined to specify the cost of the Trophy system, but the Israeli media has pegged it at $200,000 per tank. The 65-ton Merkava costs $5 million.

John Pike, a military analyst and director of the Virginia-based GlobalSecurity.org military data Web site, said the U.S. military was monitoring the Trophy system for possible absorption into its Future Combat System program.
 

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What's going on these days.

The Israeli's are coming out with some of the most advanced defence systems out there.
Iron dome , Trophy and now Iron fist (electronic shock-wave ! )

The Brits cam up with the electric armour for tanks and IFV's .

its all very close to sci-fi .
 

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hmmmm I thought the Tanks operating during the Lebanon War had trophy, or didnt they? I cant believe the Israelis would let out their Tanks into the battlefield without countermeasures. Well if they did so, good lesson learnt! God Speed
 

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hmmmm I thought the Tanks operating during the Lebanon War had trophy, or didnt they? I cant believe the Israelis would let out their Tanks into the battlefield without countermeasures. Well if they did so, good lesson learnt! God Speed
only the very few tank had this system as they were testing this system that time, after the war it has now become mandatory to have Trophy on all tanks.

What is very interesting development is the new autoloader for Trophy system, which means that crew dont have to go out to load the system, it load automatically.

Some say that israeli have shown the system to IA after installing the same on Arjun tank few years ago.
 

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It would be put on about 35 tanks in the first stage , BTW IA picked LEDS 150 over the trophy, but the trophy seems to be getting much more billing in the media , they haven't done anything stupendously groundbreaking , its similar to LEDS.
 

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Army launches RFI for 155 mm sensor Fuzed artillery shells

Yes, You heard it on DFI first :)

RFI Details
RFI Title: Sensor Fuzed Munition (SFM) for 155 MM Gun Systems
Branch Name: WE Dte
Publish Date: 08 Apr 2010
Due Date: 15 May 2010

http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/RFI/RFIView.aspx?id=dACGle/0VVU=

More details can be found on the PDF file on the link given.

and now i invite members to take wild shots in the dark as to who might respond and with what.
 
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Is this the AS-90 Howitzer modified??or a Bofors gun??
 
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Future Weapons: Sensor Fuzed Weapon
 
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Doesn't the OFB manufacture multi-mode sensors that can be equipped on its existing PD M572 fuzes?

If we are going for a sensor-fuzed munition, and given that only the German and Slovakian firms were shortlisted from among those that bid for the 155mm/52 cal. self-propelled artillery supply, my guess is we'd be going for this: the DM702A1 from the Gesellschaft fuer intelligent Wirksysteme. This capable munition is what the Brits opted for in their AS90 Braveheart upgrade programme.

My bet for the towed artillery system is the BAE's M777A2, and consequently the Bonus 155 for ordnance. So the auguries tell me of a split contract. May the pigeons and the starlings fly.
 
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Indian Army Scouts For Smart Shells



The Indian Army has invited information from global contractors for Sensor Fused Munitions (SFMs) for its 155mm calibre guns. The Army's RFI says it is looking to "enhance the accuracy of existing in-service ammunition.
 

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Finally the Army is importing something worth importing
 

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Defexpo Highlights India?s Procurement Needs

India's rapidly growing defense programs attracted a number of major global contractors to the biennial Def- expo land and naval exposition here in February. Many were looking to establish or firm up partnerships with local manufacturers to meet the offsets mandated for procurement awards by the defense ministry.

Though eager for business, most contractors want the government to relax the cap on ownership levels that has been imposed on joint ventures. The current foreign direct investment (FDI) limit favors Indian companies on a 74-26% basis over foreign OEMs, a level that many contractors say provides no incentive for technology transfer.

India's Defense Procurement Procedure (DPP) mandates a 30% offsets clause for projects valued at more than $65 million. At present, only $43 million worth of offsets are being realized—$2 billion, though, are in negotiation. A revised DPP 2010 policy is in the works.

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems of Israel, for example, has requested that the government increase the FDI limit to 49% for a joint venture it plans with government-owned Bharat Electronics Ltd., to produce advanced infrared imaging seekers for Python 5 air-to-air missiles. The Pythons, along with Derby surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), are part of the 18 Spyder mobile air-defense systems India ordered to replace Russian-made OSA-AKM and ZRK-BD Strela-10M/SAM systems.

Rafael Chairman Ilan Biran, however, acknowledges that the lure of India's defense jobs is enough to overcome his objections to the FDI restrictions. "The ultimate solution [for business] is forming joint ventures," he told DTI.

The value of Defexpo was such that it was the only show in which Northrop Grumman showcased all five of its business units. The company highlighted capabilities in airborne early warning and control systems with its E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft for maritime reconnaissance, and exhibited fire-control radars, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), coastal surveillance and marine navigation systems and ships, and multirole electronically scanned array radar.

"India is an important market," says John Brooks, president of Northrop Grumman International and vice president of Aerospace Systems. "We are ready to meet the country's current and evolving homeland security priorities. Our focus is to link together and network these systems to create solutions that respond to India's requirements for a coordinated national defense structure. We believe the DPP 2010 will focus on accelerating and simplifying *procurement."

In addition to recently specifying BAE Systems' M777 ultra-light howitzer (DTI March, p. 9), the Indian army has been shopping for advanced technologies in a number of areas. According to a report by the Confederation of Indian Industry, these include: weapon-locating radars, UAVs, battle tanks and antitank guided missiles; integrated communication platforms that support voice, data, image, applications and networking; rockets and missile systems; robotics for surveillance, reconnaissance, and ordnance detection and disposal; combat modeling and simulation software, and directed-energy weapons.

With large orders for protective gear in the pipeline for the army and paramilitary forces—among them 87,000 bullet-resistant vests, shields and helmets—BAE Systems and local company Anjani Technoplast are joining forces to supply survivability products and personnel protection materials.

"Anjani will manufacture protective equipment using Tensylon, a polyethylene ballistic material developed by BAE Systems for lighter and stronger body armor and vehicle armor," says Vijay Kumar Gupta, chairman and managing director. Anjani recently submitted bullet-resistant vest samples using Tensylon inserts to the Central Reserve Police for its bid of 59,000 protective jackets. "If Anjani gets the contract, the jackets will be made at our facility near New Delhi," adds Gupta.

"Bringing Tensylon ballistic tape to India is a critical first step for our companies," says Tony Russell, president of BAE's security and survivability business. "Together with Anjani's production base in India and BAE's global presence and investment in survivability technologies, we are leveraging our strengths to support India's first responders."

BAE is also evaluating manufacturing other survivability systems and accessories in India, including Molle, the Modular Lightweight Load-Carrying Equipment system, a widely used design for rucksacks and other gear that distributes component weight, improving a soldier's comfort and field efficiency.

BAE says its commitment to grow capabilities in India—not just in manufacturing, but design, development, testing and support—is a step forward in fulfilling the government's aim of procuring 70% of defense equipment domestically.

The company's recent joint venture Defense Land Systems India, with Mahindra & Mahindra, reflects this. Defense Land Systems focuses on the manufacture of up-armored light vehicles, special vehicles, mine-protected vehicles and artillery systems.

The venture unveiled plans at Defexpo for the Mine Protected Vehicle India (MPVI). This will be a locally built vehicle that provides high levels of protection at an economical price. The vehicle seats 18, and has a high power-to-weight ratio and high torque, making it suitable for much of India's terrain, especially the mountainous regions of Jammu and Kashmir.

Armored vehicles made locally by another company, Shri Lakshmi Defense Solution, include a blast-protected version and a fast-attack model that reportedly withstands a 24-kg. (53-lb.) bomb. "Our armored vehicles exceed 165 kph. (102 mph.) over most terrain," says Anil Kumar Verma, director. "The side walls are made of blast-protective materials [and] provide excellent protection."

The company signed an agreement with Ukrinmash, a Ukrainian state foreign trade and investment company, to manufacture and market 8 X 8 and 6 X 6 armored personnel carriers for use by the army in United Nations peacekeeping missions.

Another deal announced at Defexpo was between Ashok Leyland of India and South Africa's Paramount Group. The companies will build an assembly plant to manufacture mine-resistant armored vehicles. Ashok Leyland will invest more than $10 million in the plant over the next year before the first vehicle comes off the line. Components will initially be made in South Africa. The vehicle, to be called Stallion, will combine the design of two Paramount mine-resistant vehicles, Marauder and Matador, with Ashok Leyland's four-wheel-drive chassis.

In February, India's Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Raytheon teamed up in response to a proposal for upgrading the army's 2,418 T-72 tanks. Raytheon will provide infrared imaging sights and electronics to improve target accuracy and increase system lethality on the battlefield for tank battalions. L&T will provide fire-control systems and sensors, and integrate technologies in the tanks.

"Through collaboration with L&T on this important proposal for the Indian army, we have confirmed the complementary capabilities leveraged across our companies," says Fritz Treyz, vice president of Raytheon Network-Centric Systems India. "Together, we are exploring other opportunities to provide network-centric modernization solutions to meet growing demands in India and the global marketplace."

India's Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) selected Israel's Orbit Technology Group as a vendor for the Audio Management Solution over IP (Amsip) program. Amsip is a voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) interface designed for use with Orbit's digital audio management products. The system enables the use of TDM and IP-based end devices by aircraft and ship crews. Orbit says it is offering navies worldwide its OrSat-G Marine Satellite Communication System, which enables global satellite connectivity in all weather and sea conditions, providing uninterrupted broadband satellite communication for applications such as Internet, television, video and VOIP.

Amsip is a secure digital audio-management system with IP interface that enables a flight crew to select and control onboard communication systems and devices. The system provides the focal junction for inbound and outbound communications, including radio, public address systems, warning systems and crew intercom.

Rockwell Collins, meanwhile, was awarded a contract to supply electronic counter-countermeasure radio modules from government-owned Electronics Corp. of India Ltd. The deal includes hand-held GPS receivers featuring graphic user interfaces and moving maps for precision navigation capability. The component hardware card sets will be integrated into ground-based ultra-high-frequency radios for use by Indian armed forces in command and control of ground-to-ground and ground-to-air communications.

"India is looking at more cohesive armed forces and homeland security," says Thud Chee Chan, vice president and managing director of Asia-Pacific for Rockwell Collins. "We are [therefore] looking at building up the indigenous industry, and ready to work for local companies and partner with them."

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NEWS/newsrf.php?newsid=12824
 

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Indian Army For New Short Range SAM System To Replace OSA-AK Batteries

Indian Army For New Short Range SAM System To Replace OSA-AK Batteries



The Indian Army has published a request for information (RFI) for a prospective new short range surface-to-air missile system to replace its Soviet-vintage OSA-AK (SA-8) and SA-6 units, long overdue for overhaul and replacement. The Army is looking for a 20-km range missile system with active and passive guidance, with the capacity to engage targets moving upto 500 metres/second, and including hovering targets. In the RFI, the Army wants to know if prospective bidders' systems can be (a) mounted on wheeled chassis, (b) capable of being rail transported in India, (c) operated in desert, semi-desert and Indian plain conditions.

http://livefist.blogspot.com/
 

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