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Army acquires anti-aircraft missiles 18 Aug 2009, 1210 hrs IST The Indian Army will soon have sharper teeth to defend its troops and tanks from aerial threats. The defence acquisition council, headed by Defence Minister AK Antony and comprising the 3 service chiefs, agreed to a multi-billion...

Despite years of effort, India still cannot get its French thermal imaging systems to operate reliably on its T-90 tanks. Most of the thermal imagers on the T-90s are down at any one time. The problem is heat, and the 100 degree (Fahrenheit) heat is unavoidable because it's a desert area where...

Cheers ki... Army lexicon changing CHANDIGARH: The Indian Army, known for its regimented life, is witnessing some changes, especially among its troopers. Though the hierarchy and subordination remain unaffected, jawans are now no more reluctant in using friendly words in the presence of their...

That takes care of Pak's Al-Khalids & T-80.....ha ha

LiveFist - The Best of Indian Defence: Army For New Commanders Sight On T-90s

Lets fire those across the LOC....... ha ha

T-72 tanks moved to remote Sikkim area after China tests Indian defences Chinese moves to test Indian control of the strategic Finger Area in North Sikkim last year have prompted the Army to deploy heavy tanks and armoured personnel carriers in the region and strengthen defensive positions...

Strategic Andaman&Nicobar military command floundering with low force-levels NEW DELHI: India's first and only regional `theatre command' in the strategically-located Andaman and Nicobar Islands, created as part of the national security reforms after the 1999 Kargil conflict, is floundering...

Pak bunkers worry India The ceasefire may be in force along the India-Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir, but that hasn’t prevented the Pakistani Army from building bunkers close to the border. The Indian Army, consequently, remains in a state of high alert. BSF officials said the issue was...

10 yrs after Kargil, Bofors upgrade hangs fire On the tenth anniversary of the Kargil conflict, the gun that did so much to facilitate that victory — the 155 mm Bofors FH-77B — could be staring at a major setback. With India’s artillery modernisation programme already stalled, the plan to...

Army chief to Antony: Don't block gun trials A worried army chief, General Deepak Kapoor, has protested to Defence Minister A K Antony about the derailing of vital defence purchases by allegations of corruption. On June 10, General Kapoor complained about the cancellation of army trials on the...