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No i am saying this video is trolling the paki who were claiming world record for taking a tank upto 12000 feet where as here indian army is driving tank at 15000 ft for so long and not claiming any record like pakis
sure they will if you go to wiki and check pak army they claim all the war was a victory for them...and Bangladesh was donated by them
 

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Thought these were supposed to be an emergency purchase (pending the actual RFP for 5000+ rifles).
How come the emergency order itself numbers 7000+?
Something wrong with the reporting, eh??
That is what I'm also confused with. 5719 lapua magnum sniper rifles & 1500 50bmg AMR were supposed to be bought from a proper tender since these rifles will replace the entire armoury of sniper rifles.
These purchases must be a part of the fast track acquisition.
 

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Indian Army troops will get advanced Sniper Rifles on 20th Jan


After the attacks from sniper rifles on Indian troops from across the border, the Indian Army is now going to equip its soldiers with sniper rifles. Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said on Thursday that on January 20, the Northern Command of the Indian Army will be given new sniper rifles. General Rawat has given this information while addressing the annual press conference in Delhi on Thursday.

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat during the annual press briefing in Delhi: On January 20, Indian Army Northern Command to get new Sniper rifles. pic.twitter.com/OAUBgPc0ef

— ANI (@ani) January 10, 2019
Indian Army will induct as many as 7,219 ‘Sniper Rifles’ in Janauary. Army goes for emergency purchase of some very advanced Sniper Rifles for troops deployed at LoC. Here is the two sniper Rifles which will be inducted in Army:

1. M95 MS Barrett .50 BMG
  • Type : Anti Material Sniper Rifle
  • Country : USA
  • Count : 1,500 rifles
  • Cartridge : 12.7 mm
  • Range : 1.8 Km

M95 MS Barrett .50 BMG
2. Beretta Scorpio TGT ‘Vitrix’ .338 Lapua Magmum
  • Type : Sniper Rifles
  • Country : Italy
  • Count : 5,719 rifles
  • Cartridge : 8.36 mm
  • Range : 1.5 Km – 1.8 Km

Beretta Scorpio TGT ‘Vitrix’ .338 Lapua Magmum
These ‘Sniper Rifles’ will replace Russian-origin 7.62mm Dragunov semi-automatic sniper rifles, which have a “limited” kill range of 800-metre and a design vintage of the 1960s.

There were some such reports in October that Indian soldiers were being attacked with Sniper Rifles from cross-border. There were reports that terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir are also using sniper rifles to attack the army. . Now the army is equipping its soldiers with sniper rifles to respond the similar attacks.

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On the third pic I can understand why they made the mistake as both guns look quite similar but that right there is not the Victrix Scorpio TGT, but the Victrix Tormentum which fires the heavier and bigger but more accurate and powerful 375 & 408 cheytac, which consecutively makes the gun bigger and heavier as compared to the 338 LapuaMagnum which the Scorpio TGT uses.
In fact the Scorpio TGT, I think weighs half that of the Tormentum, thereby making it easier for the jawan to carry it around.

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Whereas the heavier Barrett M95(heavier compared to the Scorpio TGT not Tormentum) uses the heavier 50 bmg which again is not as accurate as the CheyTac but retains more of its energy at longer distances than the CheyTac and can be used to wound or kill pakis behind bunkers, walls and other obstacles.
 

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India to raise its own SEALs

India will soon have an elite unit of commandos drawn from the three Services to conduct special missions of strategic interest to the country. Named Armed Forces Special Operations Division, the unit will be on the line of the US Special Operations Command, which was responsible for taking out Osama Bin Laden.

The Armed Forces Special Operations Division will start functioning from November first week this year initially with a small team of commandos selected from the Special Forces of the Army, Marine Commandos (MARCOS) of the Navy, and Garud commando force of the Indian Air Forces(IAF).

The special division having 3,000 commandos will be headed by a Major General. The Government recently gave the clearance for the setting up of the squad along with creation of a Cyber Agency to be headed by a Navy officer of the equivalent rank. On the lines of the Commando Division, the Cyber Agency will also have experts from the three Services to fight the fast emerging threat of cyber warfare, officials said here on Thursday.

Both the specialised units will function under the Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) responsible for enhancing coordination and enabling prioritisation across different branches of the armed forces. The IDS will also oversee the setting up of the proposed Space Agency to be headed by an IAF officer for space-based missions.

The Naresh Chandra Committee in 2012 had recommended setting up three commands, namely Special Operations, Cyber, and Space to deal with new challenges facing national security. The committee was asked by the Government to give recommendations on fine-tuning higher defence management to enable the armed forces to fight in a fast changing warfare scenario.

As regards the Special Operations Division, officials said here on Thursday that besides having commandos from the three Services with the Army playing an eminent role as it has the most experienced professionals for such missions, the unit will have its own dedicated helicopters, transport planes and specialised weaponry besides surveillance equipment for carrying out strategic missions.

Elaborating upon the nature of the proposed Division, they said the specialised teams will be responsible for conducting missions within and outside the country. The missions include targeting strategic installations, high value targets in terms of terrorists and cripple the war fighting capabilities of the enemy. The missions no doubt will be high risk given

the strategic importance, sources said.

Once the Division becomes functional in November, plans are already in place to bring together the commandos from the three Services to a central place or station for joint training to conduct special missions during peacetime and war, they said.

Explaining the objective of the Division, officials said the stress is on synergising special operations amongst the three forces. At present, the Special Forces of the Army, MARCOS and Garuds function separately.

Once the Division comes into being, the special talents and assets of the three Services will be pooled.

The idea to have such a Division, which was earlier to be known as Special Operations Command, was mooted by the Naresh Chandra committee and several military officials after the US Special Operations Command carried out the raid to kill Osama Bin Laden. Officials said that the Indian forces too have similar capabilities and a combined command of commandos of three Services should be formed to conduct sensitive missions within and outside the boundaries of the country, officials said.

The Naresh Chandra panel had also recommended forming of Special Operations Command as India needs to enhance its unconventional and special warfare capabilities to execute politico-military and connected operations to meet unconventional challenges.

The panel also felt at present the full potential of the Special Forces was not exploited and therefore there was a need to bring under one umbrella for covert operations and anti-terrorist missions, they said.

Incidentally, the Government in the last few months has cleared some proposals for procurement of specialised weaponry for the commando forces of three Services. They include sniper rifles, midget submarines, special communication systems, thermal sights and ammunition. These items will be procured from Israel, Germany, Sweden, Russia and Finland.

https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/page1/india-to-raise-its-own-seals.html
 

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India to raise its own SEALs

India will soon have an elite unit of commandos drawn from the three Services to conduct special missions of strategic interest to the country. Named Armed Forces Special Operations Division, the unit will be on the line of the US Special Operations Command, which was responsible for taking out Osama Bin Laden.

The Armed Forces Special Operations Division will start functioning from November first week this year initially with a small team of commandos selected from the Special Forces of the Army, Marine Commandos (MARCOS) of the Navy, and Garud commando force of the Indian Air Forces(IAF).

The special division having 3,000 commandos will be headed by a Major General. The Government recently gave the clearance for the setting up of the squad along with creation of a Cyber Agency to be headed by a Navy officer of the equivalent rank. On the lines of the Commando Division, the Cyber Agency will also have experts from the three Services to fight the fast emerging threat of cyber warfare, officials said here on Thursday.

Both the specialised units will function under the Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) responsible for enhancing coordination and enabling prioritisation across different branches of the armed forces. The IDS will also oversee the setting up of the proposed Space Agency to be headed by an IAF officer for space-based missions.

The Naresh Chandra Committee in 2012 had recommended setting up three commands, namely Special Operations, Cyber, and Space to deal with new challenges facing national security. The committee was asked by the Government to give recommendations on fine-tuning higher defence management to enable the armed forces to fight in a fast changing warfare scenario.

As regards the Special Operations Division, officials said here on Thursday that besides having commandos from the three Services with the Army playing an eminent role as it has the most experienced professionals for such missions, the unit will have its own dedicated helicopters, transport planes and specialised weaponry besides surveillance equipment for carrying out strategic missions.

Elaborating upon the nature of the proposed Division, they said the specialised teams will be responsible for conducting missions within and outside the country. The missions include targeting strategic installations, high value targets in terms of terrorists and cripple the war fighting capabilities of the enemy. The missions no doubt will be high risk given

the strategic importance, sources said.

Once the Division becomes functional in November, plans are already in place to bring together the commandos from the three Services to a central place or station for joint training to conduct special missions during peacetime and war, they said.

Explaining the objective of the Division, officials said the stress is on synergising special operations amongst the three forces. At present, the Special Forces of the Army, MARCOS and Garuds function separately.

Once the Division comes into being, the special talents and assets of the three Services will be pooled.

The idea to have such a Division, which was earlier to be known as Special Operations Command, was mooted by the Naresh Chandra committee and several military officials after the US Special Operations Command carried out the raid to kill Osama Bin Laden. Officials said that the Indian forces too have similar capabilities and a combined command of commandos of three Services should be formed to conduct sensitive missions within and outside the boundaries of the country, officials said.

The Naresh Chandra panel had also recommended forming of Special Operations Command as India needs to enhance its unconventional and special warfare capabilities to execute politico-military and connected operations to meet unconventional challenges.

The panel also felt at present the full potential of the Special Forces was not exploited and therefore there was a need to bring under one umbrella for covert operations and anti-terrorist missions, they said.

Incidentally, the Government in the last few months has cleared some proposals for procurement of specialised weaponry for the commando forces of three Services. They include sniper rifles, midget submarines, special communication systems, thermal sights and ammunition. These items will be procured from Israel, Germany, Sweden, Russia and Finland.

https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/page1/india-to-raise-its-own-seals.html
I saw this article earlier and said to myself “what an idiot of a journalist!!”

The news of attempted centralization of command for SF is fine. But the headline is so stupid!
Firstly, it gives the impression India has no Special Forces currently. Secondly it seems to suggest SEALs are by itself some kind of ‘centralized’ command. SEALs are exclusively under US Navy! US Army has its own Special Forces like Delta, Rangers etc.
The unified command in US is called USSOCOM!
 
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I saw this article earlier and said to myself “what an idiot of a journalist!!”

The news to centralize the command for SF is fine. But the headline is so stupid!
Firstly, it gives the impression India has no Special Forces currently. Secondly it seem to suggest SEALs are some kind of ‘centralized’ command. SEALs are exclusively under US Navy! US Army has its own Special Forces like Delta, Rangers etc.
The unified command is called USSOCOM!
Journalist rhymes with idiot ..so very natural.
 

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Indian Army plans to buy over 3,000 anti-tank guided missiles from France

NEW DELHI: In an apparent effort to bolster its infantry units against the tank regiments of the enemy nations, the Indian Army is planning to buy more than 3,000 Milan 2T anti-tank guided missiles from France.

It is expected that the deal would be worth over Rs 1,000 crore.

"An Army proposal in this regard would come up for discussion at a high-level meeting of the Defence Ministry for buying more than 3,000 of the second-generation Milan 2T ATGMs which are license-produced by the Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) in partnership with a French firm," sources in the Defence Ministry told ANI.

Indian Army requires around 70,000 anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) of various types and around 850 launchers of different types. The Indian Army is planning to procure third-generation ATGMs with a longer range than that of its existing Milan-2T and Konkurs ATGMs.

Sources told ANI that the Army's decision to procure Milan 2T ATGMs should be seen as a stopgap arrangement as the Army is more focused on including its homegrown third-generation ATGM in its arsenal. It is to be noted that the third-generation ATGM is currently undergoing trials.

Last year, the government had decided to scrap a programme to buy the Spike ATGM from Israel keeping in mind the development made by Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) in this regard. The DRDO has already conducted two successful trials of the man-portable ATGMs.

https://zeenews.india.com/india/ind...tank-guided-missiles-from-france-2172671.html
 

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Indian Army plans to buy over 3,000 anti-tank guided missiles from France

NEW DELHI: In an apparent effort to bolster its infantry units against the tank regiments of the enemy nations, the Indian Army is planning to buy more than 3,000 Milan 2T anti-tank guided missiles from France.

It is expected that the deal would be worth over Rs 1,000 crore.

"An Army proposal in this regard would come up for discussion at a high-level meeting of the Defence Ministry for buying more than 3,000 of the second-generation Milan 2T ATGMs which are license-produced by the Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) in partnership with a French firm," sources in the Defence Ministry told ANI.

Indian Army requires around 70,000 anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) of various types and around 850 launchers of different types. The Indian Army is planning to procure third-generation ATGMs with a longer range than that of its existing Milan-2T and Konkurs ATGMs.

Sources told ANI that the Army's decision to procure Milan 2T ATGMs should be seen as a stopgap arrangement as the Army is more focused on including its homegrown third-generation ATGM in its arsenal. It is to be noted that the third-generation ATGM is currently undergoing trials.

Last year, the government had decided to scrap a programme to buy the Spike ATGM from Israel keeping in mind the development made by Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) in this regard. The DRDO has already conducted two successful trials of the man-portable ATGMs.

https://zeenews.india.com/india/ind...tank-guided-missiles-from-france-2172671.html
pakis are planning to buy a few 100 chinese tanks for our ATGMs and target practice.
 

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