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Lighter, safer grenades for forces CHANDIGARH:The defence services will soon be equipped with slimmer, lighter, safer and modulated grenades, which don't explode before time. Deciding to gradually phase out the existing M-36 hand grenades, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) recently placed an order...

Honeywell joins Indian body armor venture MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., June 22 (UPI) -- Indian paramilitary and police forces will soon be wearing body armor that uses Honeywell composite breast plates, the company announced. Honeywell said the deal for its Spectra Shield and Gold Shield composite...

Indian Army Scouts For Hovercraft Troop Transports The Indian Army is looking to acquire an unspecified number of armed military hovercraft, technically Air Cushioned Vehicles Troop Carriage (ACV-TC) for use in the Eastern theatre. The Army wants hovercraft that can cruise at 25-40 knots with...

Indian MOD issues RFI for 60 man-portable target designators The Indian MOD has issued an RFI to procure 60 light weight portable target laser designators(LWPTD) to carry out laser designation missions by the Indian Air Force (IAF). The LWPTD are to be man-portable. The last date for...

Upgrade body armour for forces: Govt panel New Delhi: As counter-terror and counter-militancy operations take an increasing toll on security personnel, a parliamentary panel has asked the government to upgrade the quality of body armour and provide them to all paramilitary forces deployed in...

Mumbai police commandos better than the NSG: Sivanandan Mumbai police commissioner Dhanushkodi Sivanandan is confident that the 1,000-strong police commando team that has been "trained by the best professionals in the world" are better than even the National Security Guards as far as their...

Army war game in Rajasthan along Pak border this month The Army will hold a month-long war game in the Rajasthan desert along the border with Pakistan to validate its battle concepts including to plug gaps in the night vision capability of its mechanised forces. Codenamed 'Yodha Shakti,' the...

Major fire in Indian Army ammunition depot in Panagarh A major fire broke out early on Friday in one of the largest ammunition depots of Indian Army at Panagarh in Burdwan district of West Bengal, gutting a store house containing a large number of small arms and ammunition. “The fire broke out...

Army to boost North Bengal infrastructure JALPAIGURI: In a bid to increase its presence along the Sino-Indian border in the northeast, the Indian Army is looking for land in the area to match the infrastructure developed by the Chinese in their territory. Accordingly, Army officers held a...

Army looks to buy sniper simulators NEW DELHI: The Army now wants to buy sniper simulators to hone the skills of its sharpshooters in carrying out tasks in different kinds of terrain during conflicts as well as in counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations. Issuing a global tender or...

BSF foils infiltration bids along Indo-Pak border - India - The Times of India JAMMU: The BSF on Monday foiled two infiltration bids by militants along Indo-Pak border here, officials said. A group of at least 5 militants entered the Indian territory and came close to border fencing in...

India To Pull Thousands of Troops From Kashmir - Defense News NEW DELHI - India has decided to remove several thousand troops from the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir, which for two decades has been the scene of low-intensity battle between the Army and terrorists crossing the border from...

Army to use solar energy at Siachen glacier- Hindustan Times The Indian Army is going in for an eco-friendly windmill and solar panel energy at Siachen glacier, the highest battle field of the world, to save the glacier from pollution, as also to cut down on the cost of the fuel and logistic...

'Night blindness' worries Indian Army New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS): As the Indian Army geared up for the 62nd Army Day Friday, its chief General Deepak Kapoor expressed concern about the force's 'night blindness' in the area of armoured corps and mechanised infantry. 'My major concern is that...

The Hindu : News / National : BSF warns Pakistan Rangers of retaliation After a series of rocket attacks in Punjab, the Border Security Force has warned that future incidents of hostile fire could invite calibre-for-calibre retaliation across the India-Pakistan border. BSF Deputy...

100 new helipads proposed for India's northeast - India - The Times of India NEW DELHI: The paramilitary Assam Rifles proposes to construct over 100 helipads in India's northeastern states for quick mobilization of its Twitter Facebook Share Email Print Save Comment troopers along the 1,600-km...

Army medical charts not revised for 50 years In a revelation that could have serious health implications for the armed forces and on the medical classification of soldiers, charts used to define the correct weight for height and age are not only outdated, but are apparently based on data...

Force One can’t stand the sun Maharashtra’s elite commando force, Force One, began its first day at work on Tuesday with mock drills, an induction ceremony, a parade, and a few fainting spells. Even as Chief Minister Ashok Chavan inducted the first batch in a ceremony held at the State...