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    Indian Army Armored Vehicles

    No. As submarines are national defence weapons and (india specific reservation) cannot be used in Kashmir per se
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    Indian Army Armored Vehicles

    Don't think they are ours. What's the weight liability ? Engine get uprated?
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    Yea my bad lol ;p Please enter a message with at least 30 characters.
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    Sorry its 39 new apache's - this includes the 11 option from the first order. http://www.livefistdefence.com/2016/11/yes-india-wants-a-lot-more-apaches.html I have a bad feeling HAL Chairman has a statement saying that there are NO definite orders for LCH but he is hoping LSP get accepted...
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    FYI - The Apache Order is being increased to another 11 (option) + 39 New Orders to the 22 already bought. Meanwhile the LCH is in LSP and Continued testing.
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    Been there done that. Kalyani, L&T, etc etc all making stuff in conjunction with DRDO and others. ORDERS FROM MOD is the need of the hour. When the first Merkava came out it was a piece of shit. Repeated upgrades and improvements make it the beast it is today (Decades later). Investing in a...
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    Indian Army Armored Vehicles

    Make in India makes the middle man happy. Made in India ONLY benefits the Country's National Interest.
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    Indian Army Armored Vehicles

    Rafale has no spares either - Yet we are ready to buy. Hell we are ready to import an entire line of F-16. M-177 Has no spares. But we will buy that before any firm orders for the Dhanush The Argument of Spares is one into perpetuity. We will never break the cycle. And we will NEVER have a...
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    Here is Honorable Renuka C lobbying against Denel circa 2004. She was the bloody minister for Tourism at the time lol "When Renuka Chowdhury, then Union minister of state for tourism, wrote to defence minister Pranab Mukherjee lobbying against Denel, a South African firm trying to sell...
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    Sirji - the Russian Mill Lobby has been entrenched in our Armoured Forces for Decades - Goodluck trying to get that mindset changed. The Russian Cash Lobby has been entrenched in our political and bureaucratic landscape since the 65 war (refer Indira Gandhi and before and after) - Try getting...
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    Indian Army Armored Vehicles

    In light of the new T-90MS order it would be a fair guess to kiss the Arjun goodbuy. This governemt is doing the same as the previous one on draging on the 112 Arjun Mark II order. Dont think it will happen.
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    Indian Army Armored Vehicles

    The Syrian / Iraq conflicts have shown that the T-55 era weapons still have great relevance on the battlefield. Wish we could upgrade a few as Infantry Support Weapons for Mech Forces.
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    Indian Army Armored Vehicles

    ^^ I remember now. the engine is rear mounted making the Troop compartment horribly cramped. Couldnt make a quick exit out of the vehicle. Also i believe the engine and design compromised protection in some places..
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    Didnt the Indian Army discard he BMP 3 as it had serious issues with its design? specially how the troops unbussed
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