Indian Army: News and Discussion

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Indian Army confident of tackling terror’

LAHORE: With intelligence agencies warning of possible terrorist attacks on military installations in Indian-Kashmir Indian Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor said on Tuesday security forces are “capable and confident” of taking on such threats. According to the Indian Express, he said, “Any infiltration or militants trying to target security forces, I think we are very capable of taking on any such attacks.” On reports of a change of tactics by militants in carrying out attacks on military targets, he said, “We are aware of change in tactics and have also refined our procedures to respond to such tactics.” Following the last Saturday’s attacks on security forces in Srinagar, agencies had warned that terrorists could carry out more attacks on security agencies in the IHK. daily times monitor

 

[Sridhar]

Security forces kill seven terrorists along LoC


Security forces kill seven terrorists along LoC- Hindustan Times

 

[RPK]

Security forces kill seven terrorists along LoC


Security forces kill seven terrorists along LoC- Hindustan Times

Not seven updated is Nine

Breaking News Online: Five Encounters in Jammu & Kashmir, 9 Terrorists killed

 

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There was also reports of a discovery of underground tunnel network which was 50 m inside the Indian territory are both these news linked?

 

[youngindian]

India Halts Work On Ordnance Factory

5 Aug 2009

NEW DELHI - India has suspended construction of the 40th state ordnance factory during an investigation into corruption charges against a former chief of the Ordnance Factories Board, Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony told the Indian Parliament on Aug. 4.

The factory at Nalanda in the state of Bihar is being built with the assistance of Israeli Military Industries (IMI), which signed a $230 million contract in March and then was blacklisted on June 5 after corruption charges were brought against former board chairman Sudipta Ghosh.A senior Indian defense ministry official declined to comment about the future of the Nalanda complex.

The factory, which was to become operational within 30 months, is to become a major supplier of ammunition to the Indian Army, which has a $6 billion plan to replace its field guns with 155mm weapons.

India Halts Work On Ordnance Factory - Defense News

 

[venom]

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

 

[RPK]

20-member team of Army leaves for 60-day expedition

Dehradun, Aug 6 (PTI) A 20-member team of the Indian Army today left for a 60-day motorcycle expedition with an aim to promote peace, unity and national integration and motivate youngsters to join the armed forces.

The 30-member team of Golden Key Division comprising of three officers and 17 jawans will cover over 13,000 kilometres across the country. The expedition was flagged off by Major General A M Raskeena.

"The trip which started from Dehradun will pass through remote hills of Leh, terrains of Punjab, deserts of Rajasthan, coastal parts of south India and jungles of the eastern states," Major Pradeep Mukherjee of the 'Golden Key Division' said here.

The mission of the trip is to spread the message of peace, unity and national integration across the length and breadth of the country and to motivate youngsters to join the armed forces, Mukherjee said.

 

[Sridhar]

Anti-tank Nag missile test fired by army
Y. Mallikarjun HYDERABAD: The hit-to-kill capability of the third generation anti-tank Nag missile was proved once again with the Army, successfully completing the second phase of final user trials in Rajasthan and paving the way for early induction of the system. While extensive transportation trials were carried out on July 31 and August 1, three missiles were fired on August 2 against fixed and moving targets by the Army team. Based on the feedback provided by the Army following previous user trials, the system was made more rugged to suit its requirements.
Defence Research and Development Organisation officials said here on Tuesday that the missile “conclusively established” its K-Kill efficacy (capability to kill) as a stationary derelict tank was heavily damaged in each of the two trials carried out against fixed targets. Potent tandem warheads pierced through the armoury of the tanks and proved their lethality. The third trial was conducted against a moving rail-based target which was developed by the Army. All the trials were of shorter range, varying from 800 metres to 1400 metres, as desired by the user. The production of the all-weather system with fire-and-forget capability was expected to begin soon by Bharat Dynamics Limited.


The Hindu : National : Anti-tank Nag missile test fired by army

 

[venom]

Anti-tank Nag missile test fired by army
Y. Mallikarjun HYDERABAD: The hit-to-kill capability of the third generation anti-tank Nag missile was proved once again with the Army, successfully completing the second phase of final user trials in Rajasthan and paving the way for early induction of the system. While extensive transportation trials were carried out on July 31 and August 1, three missiles were fired on August 2 against fixed and moving targets by the Army team. Based on the feedback provided by the Army following previous user trials, the system was made more rugged to suit its requirements.
Defence Research and Development Organisation officials said here on Tuesday that the missile “conclusively established” its K-Kill efficacy (capability to kill) as a stationary derelict tank was heavily damaged in each of the two trials carried out against fixed targets. Potent tandem warheads pierced through the armoury of the tanks and proved their lethality. The third trial was conducted against a moving rail-based target which was developed by the Army. All the trials were of shorter range, varying from 800 metres to 1400 metres, as desired by the user. The production of the all-weather system with fire-and-forget capability was expected to begin soon by Bharat Dynamics Limited.


The Hindu : National : Anti-tank Nag missile test fired by army

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

 

[John]

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[youngindian]

Armed Forces Tribunal to be inaugurated by President

New Delhi, Aug 7 (PTI) The long awaited Armed Forces Tribunal will be inaugurated by President Pratibha Patil on Saturday, which will provide a judicial forum for redressal of grievances of defence personnel and ex-servicemen.

Set up by an Act of Parliament in December, 2007, the AFT will have its Principal Bench in New Delhi and eight regional Benches spread across the country, Defence Ministry officials said today.

Armed forces personnel will now be able to challenge sentences handed down by the court martial in the AFT. It will also have powers to grant bail to any person in military custody and is expected to be functional soon once the government issues the relevant notification.

The AFT will provide a judicial forum for redressal of grievances of about a 1.5 million strong armed forces personnel and another 1.2 million Ex-Servicemen, they said.

fullstory

 

[youngindian]

Army, PLA to hold flag meeting

New Delhi

Aug. 7: The Indian Army and Chinese People's Liberation Army are likely to hold a flag meeting at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on the Arunachal Pradesh border on August 15, defence sources said.

Sources said that the two Armies have held flag meetings in the past to maintain "peace and tranquillity' on the LAC which is the Sino-Indian border. The governments of the two countries have initiated confidence building measures and have also held talks to resolve the border dispute.

China regards Arunachal Pradesh as part of its territory while India maintains that Arunachal is an integral part of India.

The two countries had a border conflict in 1962.

The Asian Age - Enjoy the difference

 

[RPK]

First indigenously made T-90 tank to be inducted into Army

First indigenously made T-90 tank to be inducted into Army

New Delhi: In a major step towards its induction into the Army, the Heavy Vehicles Factory will roll out the first indigenously manufactured Russian T-90 tank on August 24.

"The first T-90 tank, produced under license from Russia will roll out on August 24," Defence Ministry officials said here.

The localised licensed production of the Russian made tanks started in 2008 after India resolved the stalemate over the transfer of technology of the tanks.

India has signed a deal with Russia to supply 310T-90s in 2001. Of these, 186 were assembled from kits at the Heavy Vehicles Factory at Avadi, near Chennai. Later on, an agreement was also signed for the licensed production of another 1,000 T-90s.

This, however, was delayed due to Russia's reluctance to transfer technology, prompting India to purchase another300 tanks from the country last year.

In another significant development, the Indian Army will conduct competitive trials between the T-90 and MBT Arjun tanks will start in October this year.

"The Army will complete training its personnel on the MBT Arjun by September. So, we can start the trials by October," officials said.

 

[RPK]

India's artillery upgrade remains in limbo

The Indian Army's long-overdue plans to upgrade around 390 Bofors FH-77B 155 mm 39-calibre howitzers to 155 mm 45-calibre, stand jeopardised due primarily to the 'over-ambitious' qualitative requirements (QRs) drawn up by the artillery directorate for the retrofit.

The army first acquired the howitzers in 1987 and currently has a total of 410 in its inventory. The upgrade is intended to enhance the range of the guns, and includes replacing the gun barrel, breech block, strengthening the undercarriage and fitting the howitzers with a state-of-the-art sighting system, allowing them to fire heavier ordnance.

"Some of the upgrade QRs are unrealistic for these 25-year-old guns, demanding even more capability than newer howitzers," said an armament industry source associated with the project.

The army, he declared, was unwilling to revise or modify the request for proposals (RfP), even though many in the artillery directorate conceded that the QRs were unrealistic because only the defence minister had the authority to effect a change in the tender and they were circumspect about approaching him.

An earlier, similar RfP issued by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in 2006 lapsed unfulfilled. It required competing vendors such as BAE Systems (which now owns Bofors AB), the FH 77B's original equipment manufacturer (OEM), private defence contractor Tata of Mumbai and the state-owned Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) to develop an upgraded prototype howitzer within a year.

 

[RPK]

Army attempting to locate 1968 Himachal crash victims’ bodies

Army attempting to locate 1968 Himachal crash victims’ bodies

Shimla, July 28 (IANS) The Indian Army has embarked on another expedition to locate the bodies of 98 defence personnel who died 41 years ago when the aircraft they were travelling in crashed Feb 7, 1968 in the rugged, cold and inhospitable Himalayan terrain of Himachal Pradesh.
A total of 102 defence personnel, including six crew members, were travelling by the Indian Air Force (IAF) AN-12 aircraft that was flying from Chandigarh to Leh. It crashed on the 17,400 foot high Dakka Glacier in the Chanderbhaga ranges in Lahaul and Spiti district. Only four bodies have so far been found.

“This year, scanty snowfall in the Himalayas has once again rekindled hope of finding the bodies of the victims and the aircraft’s wreckage. It’s still a mystery how the aircraft crashed as its black box is yet to be recovered,” Major Vasudevan of the Dogra Scouts, who is leading the expedition, told IANS.

The 20-member expedition mostly comprises mountaineers drawn from the Dogra Scouts.

“Four bodies were recovered during previous search operations carried out by the army and the air force. This time we are hopeful of retrieving more bodies as there was less snowfall during winter on the peaks of Dakka Glacier. Our priority would also be to recover the black box,” Vasudevan said.

The team will spend a week acclimatizing at its base camp at Bathal in Lahaul and Spiti district, 350 km from here, and set out on the 10-day search, named “Op Phoenix”, on Aug 5.

“From the base camp, we will daily trek 14 km up and down on inhospitable peaks to reach the accident spot. Due to to extreme cold and rarefied atmosphere, the team will return to the base camp before sunset. The glacier, still abound with snow, is seven-km-long and half a km wide,” Vasudevan said.

In July 2003, local trekkers on the way to scale the Chanderbhaga ranges spotted a body and some aircraft wreckage. The body had been partially reduced to a skeleton.





A service book and a letter recovered from the army uniform and overcoat on the body led to the identification of the victim as Sepoy Beli Ram. After this, the army and the air force carried out search operations in the area but found nothing.

Expeditions mounted in 2005 and 2006 also yielded no success. In 2007, the search parties managed to retrieve three bodies from the accident spot.

“Still, the family and well-wishers of 98 defence personnel are hoping of getting the mortal remains of their kith and kin,” Vasudevan said.

The entire Lahaul and Spiti district, populated mainly by tribals, remains cut off from the rest of the country for more than six months of the year owing to heavy snowfall. Climatic conditions in the landlocked district are harsh as much of it is a cold desert.

 

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This Kargil hero crossed all endurance limits with his sorties

Col Shantanu Kashyap went through the smoky skyline and over rocky battle fronts and inhospitable terrains rattled by mortars, rockets and stringers missiles on May 28, 1999 in Tololing sub-sector for 8 hours and 10 minutes.

"Flying in Kargil heights had all sorts of records and bitter memories. I flew for 8 hours and 10 minutes in a day which is a record in India's aviation history," Col Kashyap told PTI.

According to aviation guidelines, we can fly and undertake sorties for five hours a day at the maximum, he said.

"We had to carry a particular load of two injured soldiers. But taking risk, we used to carry three injured persons. It was most emotional and heartening situation for us," he said, adding most of whom they picked from the battleground were saved.

Recalling his experiences, he claimed he was the first pilot to fly to Tololing to "conduct reconnaissance and observation over the heights captured by Pakistani regulars".

 

[RPK]

?Pak following `dichotomous policy` in fighting terror?

Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor Monday said Pakistan was following a "dichotomous policy" in fighting terrorism -- operating against militants within the country and "perpetuating terror" in India.

"I find it rather odd that on the one hand Pakistan would like to fight terror, therefore it is moving troops to fight them but on the other hand, it is perpetuating terror by sending in infiltrators into Kashmir," he said.

"I think they are following a dichotomous policy," Kapoor told reporters on the sidelines of a seminar here.


About recent spurt in terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir, he said, "Pakistan will use any and every opportunity to raise Kashmir (issue), whenever they get a chance. So, I see the increase in infiltration in that context."

"They find things have gone far too peaceful. Amarnath Yatra has passed off peacefully...perhaps they don't wish for this prolonged peace and stability," Kapoor said.

"Hence you see heightened activity, heightened attempts to try to get as many people in before the winters come, snow falls and passes close," he added.