Indian Army: News and Discussion

[Chinmoy]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...epers-in-south-sudan/articleshow/56133114.cms

Indian soldiers are without BR vests, helmets. Even this Government is inept. For God's sake please do something immediately. Or withdraw soldiers.

Do practice reading number of news........

After Seven Long Years, Indian Army Finally Gets First Lot Of 50,000 Bulletproof Vests

http://www.indiatimes.com/news/indi...t-lot-of-50-000-bulletproof-vests-266033.html

 

[Chinmoy]

which riffle is this ??



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As far as news goes, its Excalibur. Got to know from some one in active service.

 

[India22]

Do practice reading number of news........

After Seven Long Years, Indian Army Finally Gets First Lot Of 50,000 Bulletproof Vests

http://www.indiatimes.com/news/indi...t-lot-of-50-000-bulletproof-vests-266033.html

Meh those soldiers in South Sudan, they need BR vest more. That's what I said.

 

[Chinmoy]

Meh those soldiers in South Sudan, they need BR vest more. That's what I said.

Depends on what your army high command think. Who do you think have to face bullets more on a day to day basis? IPKF in Sudan or RR in J&K?
It would take time to supply units with this BPJs. And it would be on priority basis.

 

[India22]

Depends on what your army high command think. Who do you think have to face bullets more on a day to day basis? IPKF in Sudan or RR in J&K?
It would take time to supply units with this BPJs. And it would be on priority basis.

IPKF in Sudan. RR is in in home country, IPKF is not. It is South Sudan and South Sudan is going to war, in any case, if India cant provide BR vest should withdraw soldiers.

 

[ezsasa]

Super!!!!

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#Army signs MoU with #IIT-Gandhinagar to set up Research & Development cell which would focus on finding solutions for Army's requirements

 

[flying.modi]

India has put Akash missile system in export list.

 

[PD_Solo]

Will make terrorist and their supporters feel the pain: Army chief.

http://www.news18.com/news/india/wi...-the-pain-army-chief-bipin-rawat-1331359.html

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[ezsasa]

Love it when things start to fall in place...ADB has started doing its job...
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Top academia to get ringside view of army’s firepower

Top academia from Indian Institutes of Technology, Bangalore-based Indian Institute of Science and other centres of excellence will get a ringside view of the army’s precise application of firepower, as part of an overarching programme to involve them in overcoming modernisation hurdles being faced by the force.

They will witness live firing by the Bofors gun, 130 mm artillery guns and rocket launchers for the first time.

Under outreach initiative, spearheaded by the Army Design Bureau (ADB) set up last year, the academia and industry experts will be taken to the School of Artillery in Devlali on January 9 and Infantry School in Mhow on February 20 – both in Madhya Pradesh – for elaborate firepower displays.

The army is seeking their help to fix at least 170 problem areas in modernisation ranging from mobility of guns in mountains to night vision devices and wound-healing fabric to satellite-based tracking systems.

The academia and industry are also being tapped to develop future technologies such as armoured fighting vehicles, unmanned combat aerial vehicles, longer range surface-to-air missiles and precision weapons.

A South Block source said an army team, headed by deputy chief Lieutenant General Subrata Saha, has held 17 bilateral army-industry interactions and eight trilateral army-industry-academia interactions.

“The interactions were aimed at promoting an understanding of the army’s modernisation requirements, gauging the industry’s capabilities and finding out how academic activities could be aligned to meet the army’s future needs,” the source said.

The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector stands to make some significant gains by taking part in the modernisation drive as almost 40% of the army’s schemes are valued at less than Rs 140 crore.

Last year, the academia and industry representatives were taken to Ahmednagar and Gopalpur to educate them about tanks and air defence equipment. They have been taken to high-altitude areas in the Northeast and Jammu and Kashmir, and a field trip to the desert sector will take place in February.

A senior officer said many projects under IMPRINT India (Impacting Research Innovation and Technology) - a pan-IIT and IISc joint initiative to develop a roadmap for research to solve major engineering and technology challenges – were being aligned to meet the army’s future requirements.

He said research cells had been set up in several IITs and domain-specific courses in defence technology were in the works. He said the industry’s response to army’s request for information for several schemes had increased significantly after the setting up of the ADB. The army has already signed an MoU for collaboration with IIT Gandhinagar, and another one with IIT Mumbai is likely to be inked on January 8.

http://m.hindustantimes.com/india-n...s-firepower/story-4ivjK6nHesGjVfHFhpDs3K.html

 

[Butter Chicken]

Army combat training video

 

[Zarvan]

BSF Jawan Shares His Pain From The Border | Tej Bahadur Yadav

For love of GOD get your jawans good things

 

[raheel besharam]

BSF Jawan Shares His Pain From The Border | Tej Bahadur Yadav

For love of GOD get your jawans good things

What is the daily food menu for a regular paramilitary(rangers) jawan of pakistan ?

 

[Spectribution]

BSF Jawan Shares His Pain From The Border | Tej Bahadur Yadav

For love of GOD get your jawans good things

Don't worry during next surgical strike we will raid the larders and stores of PA as well.

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[Brood Father]

The readiness of troop is highly dependent on enemy and when you have pussy enemy like Pakistan , who has record of surrendering in 14 days .....So these things may happen
On close inspection it's actually joke on Pakistan

However irrespective of the enemy , we should take care of our braveheart guarding border and government should take srrict cognizance on such issue

 

[ezsasa]

Indian Army witnesses first father-daughter duo perform para-jumping drill

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...orm-para-jumping-drill/videoshow/56437599.cms

 

[pankaj nema]

Lt Gen Bakshi Vows to Expose ‘Men in Shadows’ for Maligning Him

https://www.thequint.com/india/2017...g-his-image-general-bipin-rawat-chief-of-army

 

[pankaj nema]

Shortly before General Bipin Rawat took over as the Chief of Indian Army, Eastern Army Commander Lt General Praveen Bakshi, whose seniority was superseded in the appointment, addressed his troops on 31 December 2016, in what was a remarkably candid speech.

The half-hour-long speech was anticipated, since a tradition of appointing the senior-most army commander as chief of army was broken with the government appointing General Rawat, an infantry soldier, for the post. In his speech, Lt Gen Bakshi called the change a “political decision”.

Further, far from offering his resignation, Lt Gen Bakshi had said “it will be work as usual”, in his address. But certain sections of his speech, the transcript of which has been accessed by India Today, raised a few eyebrows within the army.

 

[pankaj nema]

Malicious campaign, deep rooted conspiracy, men in the shadows: Lt General Praveen Bakshi

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/...der-general-bipin-rawat-kolkata/1/855122.html

 

[pankaj nema]

In his New Year eve address the eastern army commander said he was not resigning because he wanted to expose a conspiracy against him. The army commander began by wishing the new army chief all the very best and, three times in his address, termed the decision to appoint the new chief a 'political decision' which he abided by.

At around 11 am on December 31, shortly before General Bipin Rawat was to take over as the Indian army's 27th chief of the army staff, Eastern Army Commander Lt General Praveen Bakshi addressed his troops.

The half-hour video address broadcast from the Eastern Army Command headquarters in Fort William, Kolkata, to nearly 3,00,000 men under the Commander-in-Chief, was eagerly awaited for one reason.

The government had, on December 17, superseded Lt General Bakshi by appointing his junior Lt General Bipin Rawat as army chief. This was only the second deviation from the seniority principle for selecting the army chief in nearly 70 years. It was widely believed that General Bakshi would follow Lt General SK Sinha's precedent in 1983 when he resigned after being superseded by his junior General AK Vaidya. But General Bakshi, clearly, was no Lt General SK Sinha when he signaled "It will be work as usual," in his address.


The army commander began by wishing the new army chief all the very best and, three times in his address, termed the decision to appoint the new chief a 'political decision' which he abided by. If General Bakshi had ended his address with the good wishes, there would have been no controversy. But the latter part of his speech raised eyebrows within the army circles both for its content and portent.

India Today has accessed a recording of General Bakshi's transcript where the general appeared to have, what one army officer termed, a 'spectacular meltdown'. General Bakshi declined to comment to an India Today questionnaire. An officer from the eastern command said that the speech reflected the general's 'personal views' and that the commander had nothing further to add to it.

In his speech on New Year eve, the general reeled out a bitter litany of complaints against the media and the veterans fraternity but what clearly caused him anguish was something else. He flagged, 'a malicious campaign, a deep rooted conspiracy', 'whispers in the corridors', carried out by 'men in the shadows'. The implication was clear, the conspirators had tarnished his reputation which possibly wounded his chance of becoming army chief. General Bakshi clarified he would now expose the 'enemies of the Indian army'.

The eastern command is second only to the northern command in troop numbers and responsibilities. The command borders four countries-China, Myanmar, Bhutan and Bangladesh, nine Indian states, including four insurgency-ridden ones. Yet, there was just a passing reference to this in his address.

"I don't think, we in the Indian army who have been trained to fight our enemies can allow such people to survive in our own organization," General Bakshi said, hitting out at those he held responsible for his plight. "They need to be exposed... and that is why I shall continue though I shall be on leave, for the forseeable future."

 

[pankaj nema]

The army commander embarked on leave of absence for a month until January 29, during which period he is likely to miss out the army commander's conference beginning in Delhi on January 23. General Bakshi however, reminded his troops that he would be 'keeping my hands on the steering wheel of command'.

"I am falling into the trap of justifying my actions, that is not the intent of my talk..." he says, but then, goes on to do exactly that. 'Why I am not resigning' is a constant refrain, in explaining which, the commander's address goes on to sow its own set of conspiracy theories.

He puts to rest the controversy over his meetings with defence minister Manohar Parrikar on December 21 to clarify that he had sought no favors and was promised nothing in return.

The general speaks of procurements in the Eastern Command under his predecessors (Lt Generals VK Singh, Bikram Singh and Dalbir Singh, all of whom went on to become army chiefs) as averaging only Rs 3-4 crores whereas he spent Rs 85 crores on procurements in the past 18 months.

Also read: Lt General Praveen Bakshi to meet Manohar Parrikar to discuss his future

He mentions a series of anonymous letters which were written against him alleging corruption in these purchases and also his proximity to a former army vice chief who he invited to address the eastern command.

"The defence forces take no cognizance of such letters," says Lt General Raj Kadyan, former deputy chief of army staff. "And if it true that the government decision took cognizance of these letters, it is very unfortunate and we've harmed a good man."

"Nobody has questioned General Bakshi's ability to lead the Eastern Command, so it's alright for him to continue,"says Major General Surjit Singh (retired). "There have been several cases in other world armies of superseded generals serving on but if he starts the inquiries he has promised, then he will only be embarrassing himself."

Senior army officials confirmed that some anonymous letters had been received by defence minister Manohar Parrikar some months back. They were investigated by the Controller General of Defence Accounts (CDGDA) which found them to be untrue. General Bakshi in fact mentions this in his speech. While he continues his hunt against the alleged conspirators, there is one certainty. The eight months he will serve out are unlikely to be very quiet.