They have to setup such security measures such as cctvs in every government buildings and should make such security apparatus mandatory in important public areas, where crowd gathers. This way crimes and illegal activities can be reduced to a certain extent.
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India protests Pak firing - India - NEWS - The Times of India
India protests Pak firing
TNN 19 September 2009, 05:34am IST
NEW DELHI: Amid indication that a few infiltrators might have entered into this side under cover firing given by Pakistan Rangers in the wake of two incidents along the international border in Jammu and Kashmir, India on Friday lodged a strong protest with Pakistan and put its border guarding force on full alert.
Although Pakistan took the usual stand of denying the role of its border guarding force in the incidents, India suspects that such heavy firing could not be possible without the knowledge of Pakistan Rangers whose posts are located very close to the sites.
BSF director-general Raman Srivastava said: "We have given a strong protest letter to the Pakistan Rangers during the flag meeting. As usual, they denied firing at all. They asked why we fired, we said we did so because they did and will retaliate the same way whenever they fire first."
He told reporters that the personnel in the nearby areas of the border have been put on alert because usually the firing by Pakistan Rangers are a prelude to infiltration bids by militants.
Two BSF jawans were injured in the firing on Thursday night in Jammu and Kashmir's Khour belt while Indian forward posts came under fresh fire from across the border on Pargwal border in Jammu on Friday morning.
Srivastava said: "The firing was a surprise to us. We fired back and stopped when they did so. We have put our forces on alert including those posted in neighbouring areas."
Asked if there was a confirmation of militants who might have infiltrated, he said: "There are inputs to suggest that."
India registered its protest when officials of BSF and Pakistan Rangers held the flag meeting at Nikwal border outpost on Friday afternoon.
The BSF, meanwhile, has increased surveillance along the border after these incidents and asked its personnel to take all precautions while patrolling.
India protests Pak firing
TNN 19 September 2009, 05:34am IST
NEW DELHI: Amid indication that a few infiltrators might have entered into this side under cover firing given by Pakistan Rangers in the wake of two incidents along the international border in Jammu and Kashmir, India on Friday lodged a strong protest with Pakistan and put its border guarding force on full alert.
Although Pakistan took the usual stand of denying the role of its border guarding force in the incidents, India suspects that such heavy firing could not be possible without the knowledge of Pakistan Rangers whose posts are located very close to the sites.
BSF director-general Raman Srivastava said: "We have given a strong protest letter to the Pakistan Rangers during the flag meeting. As usual, they denied firing at all. They asked why we fired, we said we did so because they did and will retaliate the same way whenever they fire first."
He told reporters that the personnel in the nearby areas of the border have been put on alert because usually the firing by Pakistan Rangers are a prelude to infiltration bids by militants.
Two BSF jawans were injured in the firing on Thursday night in Jammu and Kashmir's Khour belt while Indian forward posts came under fresh fire from across the border on Pargwal border in Jammu on Friday morning.
Srivastava said: "The firing was a surprise to us. We fired back and stopped when they did so. We have put our forces on alert including those posted in neighbouring areas."
Asked if there was a confirmation of militants who might have infiltrated, he said: "There are inputs to suggest that."
India registered its protest when officials of BSF and Pakistan Rangers held the flag meeting at Nikwal border outpost on Friday afternoon.
The BSF, meanwhile, has increased surveillance along the border after these incidents and asked its personnel to take all precautions while patrolling.
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Army readies plans to secure Indian coastline
New Delhi: To counter terror threats in the backdrop of the Mumbai attacks, top Army Generals have evolved detailed plans to secure the country's coastline from Gujarat to Orissa and refine the force's amphibious warfare tactics.
The strategies were fine-tuned by top brass including Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor during a two-day table-top war game in Pune last week, Army sources here said on Monday.
Plans for the Southern Command to protect the coastline from both conventional and asymmetric threats were discussed threadbare, they said.
The war game was a closed-door conceptual exercise conducted by top commanders with the help of sand models and large-scale maps, which do not involve troops on the ground.
The Pune drill follows a similar exercise by the Kolkata-based Eastern Command a fortnight back for area in the north-eastern states along the borders with China, Bangladesh and Myanmar, apart from its counter-insurgency operations.
During May this year, some formations under the Western Command had carried out annual field exercises in Punjab plains to validate operational concepts and test their equipment.
Later, in June, the Western Command's top brass conducted a war game at its headquarters in Chandimandir near Chandigarh concentrating on the Pakistani border along Jammu and Punjab, apart from counter-insurgency strategies in Jammu region.
For quite some time now, the Army's emphasis has been on table-top war games rather than field exercises due to constraints of space and expenses involved.
The field exercises usually take place in Punjab plains between the harvest seasons and in the Pokhran firing ranges in Rajasthan desert.
"Earlier, villagers in Punjab were willing to give their agricultural land for the Army exercises between harvest seasons. They used to do it enthusiastically. But of late the trend has changed leading to space crunch for these large scale exercises. The money spent on mobilisation and the exercise too is large," an Army officer said explaining the need for such games.
"Moreover, during the table-top war game, 10 or more war scenarios and the responses to them from troops and commanders can be worked out within a matter of hours. But during a field exercise, only a couple of scenarios can be worked out," they said.
War games are held at all Command levels every year to review existing operational plans keeping in view recent on-ground developments. It also helps expose new commanders to offensive and defensive strategies pertaining to a particular operational theatre.
Army sources said besides top commanders from respective commands and their field formations, senior representatives from Army headquarters and the Training Command usually attend the brainstorming session.
Since the turn of the century, the Army has been focusing on fighting a high-intensity, short-duration war in a built-up urban and semi-urban environment, mainly by a division-sized offensive formation.
Fundamental to this 'Cold Start' doctrine is a networked environment enabling real time flow of intelligence, data and information, as well as rapid troop mobilisation and deployment of devastating firepower across the entire spectrum of conflict, the sources added.
New Delhi: To counter terror threats in the backdrop of the Mumbai attacks, top Army Generals have evolved detailed plans to secure the country's coastline from Gujarat to Orissa and refine the force's amphibious warfare tactics.
The strategies were fine-tuned by top brass including Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor during a two-day table-top war game in Pune last week, Army sources here said on Monday.
Plans for the Southern Command to protect the coastline from both conventional and asymmetric threats were discussed threadbare, they said.
The war game was a closed-door conceptual exercise conducted by top commanders with the help of sand models and large-scale maps, which do not involve troops on the ground.
The Pune drill follows a similar exercise by the Kolkata-based Eastern Command a fortnight back for area in the north-eastern states along the borders with China, Bangladesh and Myanmar, apart from its counter-insurgency operations.
During May this year, some formations under the Western Command had carried out annual field exercises in Punjab plains to validate operational concepts and test their equipment.
Later, in June, the Western Command's top brass conducted a war game at its headquarters in Chandimandir near Chandigarh concentrating on the Pakistani border along Jammu and Punjab, apart from counter-insurgency strategies in Jammu region.
For quite some time now, the Army's emphasis has been on table-top war games rather than field exercises due to constraints of space and expenses involved.
The field exercises usually take place in Punjab plains between the harvest seasons and in the Pokhran firing ranges in Rajasthan desert.
"Earlier, villagers in Punjab were willing to give their agricultural land for the Army exercises between harvest seasons. They used to do it enthusiastically. But of late the trend has changed leading to space crunch for these large scale exercises. The money spent on mobilisation and the exercise too is large," an Army officer said explaining the need for such games.
"Moreover, during the table-top war game, 10 or more war scenarios and the responses to them from troops and commanders can be worked out within a matter of hours. But during a field exercise, only a couple of scenarios can be worked out," they said.
War games are held at all Command levels every year to review existing operational plans keeping in view recent on-ground developments. It also helps expose new commanders to offensive and defensive strategies pertaining to a particular operational theatre.
Army sources said besides top commanders from respective commands and their field formations, senior representatives from Army headquarters and the Training Command usually attend the brainstorming session.
Since the turn of the century, the Army has been focusing on fighting a high-intensity, short-duration war in a built-up urban and semi-urban environment, mainly by a division-sized offensive formation.
Fundamental to this 'Cold Start' doctrine is a networked environment enabling real time flow of intelligence, data and information, as well as rapid troop mobilisation and deployment of devastating firepower across the entire spectrum of conflict, the sources added.
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Territorial Army to raise, deploy all-women wing in northeast, J&K - India - NEWS - The Times of India
RAJOURI: The Territorial Army, a reserve force of trained civilians for the Indian Army, proposes to raise two all-women battalions, and deploy one
each in insurgency-hit areas of northeast and Jammu and Kashmir.
The project has the defence ministry's nod and is being given a final shape, sources said. At present, women can only join as doctors and nurses in the Territorial Army, which has a strength of 40,000.
The decision to deploy these battalions, around 300-women force, in counter-insurgency areas has been taken in view of an increasing number of women in militancy operations and to help deflect any kind of allegations of sexual abuse of local women by male soldiers, Rajouri-based spokesperson for TA unit of 38 Rashtriya Rifles said.
These battalions would primarily be used to investigate and interrogate women militants and female residents during counter-insurgency operations. They would also be deployed at the gates of fencing near the Line of Control for checking the movement of local residents, especially women.
There are incidents when a lot of hue and cry is raised and allegations of human rights violations levelled against officers carrying out search operations in insurgency-hit villages, the officer added. There have been instances when suspected women militants have managed to escape when such ruckus is kicked up, the spokesman said.
With the deployment of women battalion, we would not only be able to curb militancy but our operational procedure would also become more transparent. The necessity to set up all-women TA battalion was felt when the security agencies observed that terror outfits were using women against them, he said. They have clear instructions from their mentors that once across the border, they are to rely heavily on women ground workers to hit out at security officials involved in counter-insurgency operations, he added. Many women have been arrested in the past, who worked as couriers and overground workers of militants.
The Territorial Army is a voluntary, part-time Citizens Army, consisting of people who are not professional soldiers but civilians eager to do their bit for the country's defence. It acts as a reserve for the regular Army in times of need and draws men from the 18-42 age group.
On joining the TA, officers have to undergo mandatory training of arms handling and crisis management. In Jammu and Kashmir, the Army guards around 740 km of Line of Control (LoC) and the Border Security Force (BSF) 216km of international border. The BSF has now inducted women battalions and deployed them along the border.
RAJOURI: The Territorial Army, a reserve force of trained civilians for the Indian Army, proposes to raise two all-women battalions, and deploy one
each in insurgency-hit areas of northeast and Jammu and Kashmir.
The project has the defence ministry's nod and is being given a final shape, sources said. At present, women can only join as doctors and nurses in the Territorial Army, which has a strength of 40,000.
The decision to deploy these battalions, around 300-women force, in counter-insurgency areas has been taken in view of an increasing number of women in militancy operations and to help deflect any kind of allegations of sexual abuse of local women by male soldiers, Rajouri-based spokesperson for TA unit of 38 Rashtriya Rifles said.
These battalions would primarily be used to investigate and interrogate women militants and female residents during counter-insurgency operations. They would also be deployed at the gates of fencing near the Line of Control for checking the movement of local residents, especially women.
There are incidents when a lot of hue and cry is raised and allegations of human rights violations levelled against officers carrying out search operations in insurgency-hit villages, the officer added. There have been instances when suspected women militants have managed to escape when such ruckus is kicked up, the spokesman said.
With the deployment of women battalion, we would not only be able to curb militancy but our operational procedure would also become more transparent. The necessity to set up all-women TA battalion was felt when the security agencies observed that terror outfits were using women against them, he said. They have clear instructions from their mentors that once across the border, they are to rely heavily on women ground workers to hit out at security officials involved in counter-insurgency operations, he added. Many women have been arrested in the past, who worked as couriers and overground workers of militants.
The Territorial Army is a voluntary, part-time Citizens Army, consisting of people who are not professional soldiers but civilians eager to do their bit for the country's defence. It acts as a reserve for the regular Army in times of need and draws men from the 18-42 age group.
On joining the TA, officers have to undergo mandatory training of arms handling and crisis management. In Jammu and Kashmir, the Army guards around 740 km of Line of Control (LoC) and the Border Security Force (BSF) 216km of international border. The BSF has now inducted women battalions and deployed them along the border.
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India Builds A 35mm AAA System
September 22, 2009: India has successfully tested a locally designed and manufactured 35mm anti-aircraft gun. India wants to replace hundreds of imported (in the 1970s) anti-aircraft guns 40mm guns. These fire 5.5 pound (2.5 kilogram) shells at the rate of 300 a minute. Max altitude is about 4,000 meters (13,000 feet). The Indian 35mm weapons system would also use an Indian radar and other locally made components.
A 35mm anti-aircraft weapon is already in use by Pakistan, where they manufacture, under, license, the Swiss Oerlikon weapon. India has also purchased technology and technical services from Oerlikon, for the development of the Indian 35mm autocannon. The 35mm shells weigh about 1.65 pounds (.75 kilograms) and have similar range to the older 40mm ones. This AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery) is still useful against helicopters and transports, and jets that are moving slowly over the battlefield.
Weapons: India Builds A 35mm AAA System
September 22, 2009: India has successfully tested a locally designed and manufactured 35mm anti-aircraft gun. India wants to replace hundreds of imported (in the 1970s) anti-aircraft guns 40mm guns. These fire 5.5 pound (2.5 kilogram) shells at the rate of 300 a minute. Max altitude is about 4,000 meters (13,000 feet). The Indian 35mm weapons system would also use an Indian radar and other locally made components.
A 35mm anti-aircraft weapon is already in use by Pakistan, where they manufacture, under, license, the Swiss Oerlikon weapon. India has also purchased technology and technical services from Oerlikon, for the development of the Indian 35mm autocannon. The 35mm shells weigh about 1.65 pounds (.75 kilograms) and have similar range to the older 40mm ones. This AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery) is still useful against helicopters and transports, and jets that are moving slowly over the battlefield.
Weapons: India Builds A 35mm AAA System
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The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Frontpage | Hand-in-Hand drill with China loses touch
New Delhi, Sept. 22: India and China are not going to be “Hand in Hand” this winter, abandoning the joint army drill of that name that is easily the biggest confidence-building measure between the two countries.
“We have not held any meetings to plan out the drill,” a senior army officer who would normally be involved in the liaisoning told The Telegraph today. “It is unlikely that there will be an episode of the exercise this year when our soldiers would have been expected to visit China since they were here last year.”
This season, there has been a flurry of reports — some confirmed officially — on repeated transgressions along the India-China border and the symbolism of the joint army exercise normally scheduled in December was expected to send out the message that the two sides were keeping the peace. India and China signed a memorandum of understanding in 2006 expressing their mutual desire to hold joint military exercises and institutionalise a “strategic dialogue”.
“Exercise Hand-in-Hand”, a joint training operation began in December 2007 when 103 soldiers of the Indian Army’s 15 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry landed in Kunming, in China’s Yunnan province, for an eight-day drill. It was followed-up in December 2008 when a contingent of 130 from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, were received at the commando school in Belgaum, Karnataka, for drills with the 8 Maratha Light Infantry.
Both armies had agreed that the exercise — called a “joint training operation” —would be held every year. But after just two episodes, it looks like it has floundered.
When the first drill was held in December 2007, the world’s militaries took notice of the symbolism of two armies, that had gone to war in 1962, practising together. Soldiers of the companies involved struck a short-lived but warm friendship when they drank, danced, sang and, of course, attacked a mock enemy in a war game that ended with much fire and smoke in the Yangmei mountains close to Kunming.
A senior defence ministry official here said one of the reasons for not holding the drill this year was the austerity drive of the Centre. “It costs a lot of money to requisition an Indian Air Force aircraft and fly the soldiers to Kunming with all their equipment and sustain them,” he said.
In other words, the defence establishment in Delhi has concluded that the symbolism of the joint army drill is not worth it. The official points to the navy drills to make the point that military-to-military relations will continue. Indian warships made port calls in Qingdao and a Chinese PLA Navy warship visited Kochi in August. But a joint exercise of the two airforces, proposed in 2006, has not taken off.
“There seems to be a non-seriousness about the military drills,” agrees Shrikant Kondapalli, China-India border disputes expert with the Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis. The scenarios for the wargames were highly unreal — for example, in December 2007 soldiers of the two armies were jointly targeting a terrorist group that had supposed wedged itself near a trading post on the international border.
China is India’s largest trading partner. But the unsettled disputes along the 3,500-km-long border irritate the bilateral relationship that threatened to go into a tailspin this month after the Indian army chief, General Deepak Kapoor, confirmed that there were intrusions, including a helicopter landing, by the Chinese military in disputed territory.
Subsequently, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, national security adviser M.K. Narayanan and General Kapoor said the tensions were not worrisome and a senior home ministry official even threatened to prosecute two journalists for writing a report — vehemently denied — that there was firing across the border in July.
“The symbolism (of a joint training operation) in this background is of value,” says Kondapalli. “But I think the two sides have concluded that even if the exercise is not held, it will not impact on bilateral relations.”
New Delhi, Sept. 22: India and China are not going to be “Hand in Hand” this winter, abandoning the joint army drill of that name that is easily the biggest confidence-building measure between the two countries.
“We have not held any meetings to plan out the drill,” a senior army officer who would normally be involved in the liaisoning told The Telegraph today. “It is unlikely that there will be an episode of the exercise this year when our soldiers would have been expected to visit China since they were here last year.”
This season, there has been a flurry of reports — some confirmed officially — on repeated transgressions along the India-China border and the symbolism of the joint army exercise normally scheduled in December was expected to send out the message that the two sides were keeping the peace. India and China signed a memorandum of understanding in 2006 expressing their mutual desire to hold joint military exercises and institutionalise a “strategic dialogue”.
“Exercise Hand-in-Hand”, a joint training operation began in December 2007 when 103 soldiers of the Indian Army’s 15 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry landed in Kunming, in China’s Yunnan province, for an eight-day drill. It was followed-up in December 2008 when a contingent of 130 from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, were received at the commando school in Belgaum, Karnataka, for drills with the 8 Maratha Light Infantry.
Both armies had agreed that the exercise — called a “joint training operation” —would be held every year. But after just two episodes, it looks like it has floundered.
When the first drill was held in December 2007, the world’s militaries took notice of the symbolism of two armies, that had gone to war in 1962, practising together. Soldiers of the companies involved struck a short-lived but warm friendship when they drank, danced, sang and, of course, attacked a mock enemy in a war game that ended with much fire and smoke in the Yangmei mountains close to Kunming.
A senior defence ministry official here said one of the reasons for not holding the drill this year was the austerity drive of the Centre. “It costs a lot of money to requisition an Indian Air Force aircraft and fly the soldiers to Kunming with all their equipment and sustain them,” he said.
In other words, the defence establishment in Delhi has concluded that the symbolism of the joint army drill is not worth it. The official points to the navy drills to make the point that military-to-military relations will continue. Indian warships made port calls in Qingdao and a Chinese PLA Navy warship visited Kochi in August. But a joint exercise of the two airforces, proposed in 2006, has not taken off.
“There seems to be a non-seriousness about the military drills,” agrees Shrikant Kondapalli, China-India border disputes expert with the Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis. The scenarios for the wargames were highly unreal — for example, in December 2007 soldiers of the two armies were jointly targeting a terrorist group that had supposed wedged itself near a trading post on the international border.
China is India’s largest trading partner. But the unsettled disputes along the 3,500-km-long border irritate the bilateral relationship that threatened to go into a tailspin this month after the Indian army chief, General Deepak Kapoor, confirmed that there were intrusions, including a helicopter landing, by the Chinese military in disputed territory.
Subsequently, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, national security adviser M.K. Narayanan and General Kapoor said the tensions were not worrisome and a senior home ministry official even threatened to prosecute two journalists for writing a report — vehemently denied — that there was firing across the border in July.
“The symbolism (of a joint training operation) in this background is of value,” says Kondapalli. “But I think the two sides have concluded that even if the exercise is not held, it will not impact on bilateral relations.”
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- Militant, army jawan killed in encounter
STAFF WRITER 19:2 HRS IST Srinagar, Sept 22 (PTI) An army jawan and a militant were killed and two soldiers injured in an early morning gunfight today in Baramulla disrict of North Kashmir, official sources said.
The encounter took place when a search party of 32 Rashtriya Rifles confronted a group of militants hiding in the forest area of Ladoo in Panzla, 65 kms from here, they said.
They said three soldiers were injured in the initial exchange of fire out of whom one succumbed to injuries later.
Body of a militant was recovered during search of the area, the sources said, adding that his identity and group affiliation is being ascertained.
Another encounter broke out between militants and security forces at Baniyari village of Sumbal, 30 kms from here in Bandipora district this evening.
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India Medium-Lift Helo Program Faces More Delay
23 Sep 2009
NEW DELHI - India's homegrown Medium Lift Helicopter project has been grounded as state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) has failed to find global partners to co-develop the helicopter.
HAL has broken off negotiations with Eurocopter of France and Mil Design Bureau of Russia. One of the companies was to have been awarded the contract for co-development of the program.Sources in the Indian Defence Ministry said the Medium Lift Helicopter program is already delayed and cannot be delayed further. As such, they say, a procurement is to be made from the global market, though the HAL project also will stay.
HAL has been looking for global partners to co-develop the 10-metric-ton helicopter for use by the Indian Navy, Army and Air Force. The state-owned company has been negotiating with Eurocopter and Mil Design Bureau for two years, but no vendor has received a final selection.
An official from HAL, however, said the project is still on, adding that the technical and financial details offered by Eurocopter and Mil Design Bureau could not be synchronized with HAL requirements. The official gave no details.
Indian defense forces need to deploy a medium-lift, 10-ton helicopter to replace aging Russian-made Mi-8 and Mi-17 helicopters. There is a total demand of more than 350 Medium Lift Helicopters by the three wings of the Indian defense forces, with a major requirement from the Indian Navy.
The Navy asked the Defence Ministry in March to purchase medium-lift helicopters from the overseas market, citing delays in HAL's co-development project.
HAL took up the Medium Lift Helicopter program nearly five years ago, and the program is still in the drawing-room stage. Further delays in the procurement of the helicopter will affect the combat worthiness of the Indian Navy, said a senior Navy official.
The Navy wants the medium-lift chopper for combat and rescue missions, while the Army and Air Force want the helicopters mainly for logistics purposes.
Last year, HAL bagged an order for 187 Light Observation Helicopters, while the remaining order for 197 copters was floated globally. Sources in the Defence Ministry said HAL is on a global hunt to find partners to speed up that program, so that the Army can take delivery of the helicopters by 2014.
But the Light Observation Helicopter program also is delayed, as the Defence Ministry canceled the procurement process for 197 helicopters at the final stage, in which Eurocopter emerged as the front-runner against Bell Helicopter of the United States. However, following Bell's complaints on issues of transparency in the procurement process, the government decided to cancel the contest and seek fresh bids.
The Army and Air Force need new light helicopters to replace about 300 aging Cheetah and Chetak helicopters. HAL is developing the 3-metric-ton Light Observation Helicopter and the program is on track, said a HAL official.
India Medium-Lift Helo Program Faces More Delays - Defense News
23 Sep 2009
NEW DELHI - India's homegrown Medium Lift Helicopter project has been grounded as state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) has failed to find global partners to co-develop the helicopter.
HAL has broken off negotiations with Eurocopter of France and Mil Design Bureau of Russia. One of the companies was to have been awarded the contract for co-development of the program.Sources in the Indian Defence Ministry said the Medium Lift Helicopter program is already delayed and cannot be delayed further. As such, they say, a procurement is to be made from the global market, though the HAL project also will stay.
HAL has been looking for global partners to co-develop the 10-metric-ton helicopter for use by the Indian Navy, Army and Air Force. The state-owned company has been negotiating with Eurocopter and Mil Design Bureau for two years, but no vendor has received a final selection.
An official from HAL, however, said the project is still on, adding that the technical and financial details offered by Eurocopter and Mil Design Bureau could not be synchronized with HAL requirements. The official gave no details.
Indian defense forces need to deploy a medium-lift, 10-ton helicopter to replace aging Russian-made Mi-8 and Mi-17 helicopters. There is a total demand of more than 350 Medium Lift Helicopters by the three wings of the Indian defense forces, with a major requirement from the Indian Navy.
The Navy asked the Defence Ministry in March to purchase medium-lift helicopters from the overseas market, citing delays in HAL's co-development project.
HAL took up the Medium Lift Helicopter program nearly five years ago, and the program is still in the drawing-room stage. Further delays in the procurement of the helicopter will affect the combat worthiness of the Indian Navy, said a senior Navy official.
The Navy wants the medium-lift chopper for combat and rescue missions, while the Army and Air Force want the helicopters mainly for logistics purposes.
Last year, HAL bagged an order for 187 Light Observation Helicopters, while the remaining order for 197 copters was floated globally. Sources in the Defence Ministry said HAL is on a global hunt to find partners to speed up that program, so that the Army can take delivery of the helicopters by 2014.
But the Light Observation Helicopter program also is delayed, as the Defence Ministry canceled the procurement process for 197 helicopters at the final stage, in which Eurocopter emerged as the front-runner against Bell Helicopter of the United States. However, following Bell's complaints on issues of transparency in the procurement process, the government decided to cancel the contest and seek fresh bids.
The Army and Air Force need new light helicopters to replace about 300 aging Cheetah and Chetak helicopters. HAL is developing the 3-metric-ton Light Observation Helicopter and the program is on track, said a HAL official.
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Leadership series for aspiring managers, army men - Lucknow - City - NEWS - The Times of India
LUCKNOW: The Lucknow Management Association (LMA) organised a collaborative programme -- AIMA-Army inspirational leadership series for aspiring
managers and army personnel on Wednesday. The students were introduced to the work management of the Indian Army through the event.
The army personnel performed martial arts in their respective units using modern military equipments. An interactive session was followed between the senior army officers and management students which focussed on -- the role of the Indian Army in nation building -- which was explained by Major General Sunit Kumar.
It was the second session in which Major General MP Singh discussed the Supply Chain and Logistics in army and compared it with those in corporate world. Senior army officials including Lt Colonel BM Cariappa and Brigadier SK Thapa also narrated their experiences of war and opportunities in the Army.
Others present on the occasion were LMA president Jayant Krishna, AIMA director Sanjay Srivastava and UPTU vice-chancellor Kripa Shankar
LUCKNOW: The Lucknow Management Association (LMA) organised a collaborative programme -- AIMA-Army inspirational leadership series for aspiring
managers and army personnel on Wednesday. The students were introduced to the work management of the Indian Army through the event.
The army personnel performed martial arts in their respective units using modern military equipments. An interactive session was followed between the senior army officers and management students which focussed on -- the role of the Indian Army in nation building -- which was explained by Major General Sunit Kumar.
It was the second session in which Major General MP Singh discussed the Supply Chain and Logistics in army and compared it with those in corporate world. Senior army officials including Lt Colonel BM Cariappa and Brigadier SK Thapa also narrated their experiences of war and opportunities in the Army.
Others present on the occasion were LMA president Jayant Krishna, AIMA director Sanjay Srivastava and UPTU vice-chancellor Kripa Shankar
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Army wants 9 mm semi automatic pistols
New Delhi, Sep 24 (PTI) In a bid to provide more firepower to its special forces for anti-terrorist and counter insurgency roles, the Army is considering procuring 9 mm semi automatic pistols and new General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG).
"From the experiences during various operations in urban areas and close combat, we have realised that weapons with 9mm calibre bullets are capable of bringing down the terrorists instantly due to their impact. That is why we are planning to procure more advanced pistols for our special forces and other para units," Army sources said here.
The new pistols, they said, will be equipped with night-fighting equipment such as laser illumination and high intensity flash lights.
Army wants 9 mm semi automatic pistols
New Delhi, Sep 24 (PTI) In a bid to provide more firepower to its special forces for anti-terrorist and counter insurgency roles, the Army is considering procuring 9 mm semi automatic pistols and new General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG).
"From the experiences during various operations in urban areas and close combat, we have realised that weapons with 9mm calibre bullets are capable of bringing down the terrorists instantly due to their impact. That is why we are planning to procure more advanced pistols for our special forces and other para units," Army sources said here.
The new pistols, they said, will be equipped with night-fighting equipment such as laser illumination and high intensity flash lights.
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India to hold joint military exercise with China in 2010
September 24th, 2009
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) India Thursday said it will hold the third joint military exercise with China next year and clarified that no such drill was planned for this year.
“It was mutually decided during the last exercise that the next joint military exercise would be held in 2010,” external affairs ministry spokesperson Vishnu Prakash said. He was responding to media reports that the joint army exercise had been “called off”.
“Therefore, no joint military exercise was planned in 2009,” Prakash said in a statement here, adding India and China had conducted joint military exercises in 2007 and 2008.
In an important confidence building measure, the armies of India and China held the first joint counter-terrorism exercise, named Hand-in-Hand, in December 2007 in Kunming province of China.
This was followed by the second joint exercise at the Belgaum commando school in Karnataka in December 2008.
Alluding to reported spike in Chinese incursions across the Indian border recently, a report in the Times of India Thursday said the third edition of the joint exercise “has run aground, with no clear explanations forthcoming”.
India to hold joint military exercise with China in 2010
September 24th, 2009
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) India Thursday said it will hold the third joint military exercise with China next year and clarified that no such drill was planned for this year.
“It was mutually decided during the last exercise that the next joint military exercise would be held in 2010,” external affairs ministry spokesperson Vishnu Prakash said. He was responding to media reports that the joint army exercise had been “called off”.
“Therefore, no joint military exercise was planned in 2009,” Prakash said in a statement here, adding India and China had conducted joint military exercises in 2007 and 2008.
In an important confidence building measure, the armies of India and China held the first joint counter-terrorism exercise, named Hand-in-Hand, in December 2007 in Kunming province of China.
This was followed by the second joint exercise at the Belgaum commando school in Karnataka in December 2008.
Alluding to reported spike in Chinese incursions across the Indian border recently, a report in the Times of India Thursday said the third edition of the joint exercise “has run aground, with no clear explanations forthcoming”.
India to hold joint military exercise with China in 2010
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NATO warns India of Somali pirate attacks
Times Now 24 September 2009
There are huge concerns in Indian maritime circles following a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) warning to
the Indian government on
Thursday, of a major plot by Somali pirates to target Indian vessels and sailors. ( Watch
Video )
The NATO leadership has infact said that there is specific intelligence available with them to suggest that pro-al-Qaida elements among Somali Pirates are plotting to target Indian ships and sailors in the next few weeks.
Deputy chief of staff Christian Helseth said, "We expect to see increase in the Somali base in the next few weeks. It'll be a huge challenge to all the naval operators in the area. Certainly al-Qaida links and probably connections with the Al Shabab which is vying for power in the South around Mogadishu."
India has already stepped up a vigil along the trading sea lanes that are visited by Somali Pirates. But following the intelligence reports NATO naval units have agreed to assist the Indian Navy in patrolling the perilious waters near the gulf.
Earlier, a NATO warship rescues fourteen Indian sailors off Somalia, a day after they were freed by pirates who, they say, had beaten them during 10 days of captivity. A NATO warship somewhere off the shore of Somalia. Emergency crews drive out to a boat carrying 14 Indian sailors.
NATO warns India of Somali pirate attacks - India - NEWS - The Times of India
Times Now 24 September 2009
There are huge concerns in Indian maritime circles following a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) warning to
the Indian government on
Thursday, of a major plot by Somali pirates to target Indian vessels and sailors. ( Watch
Video )
The NATO leadership has infact said that there is specific intelligence available with them to suggest that pro-al-Qaida elements among Somali Pirates are plotting to target Indian ships and sailors in the next few weeks.
Deputy chief of staff Christian Helseth said, "We expect to see increase in the Somali base in the next few weeks. It'll be a huge challenge to all the naval operators in the area. Certainly al-Qaida links and probably connections with the Al Shabab which is vying for power in the South around Mogadishu."
India has already stepped up a vigil along the trading sea lanes that are visited by Somali Pirates. But following the intelligence reports NATO naval units have agreed to assist the Indian Navy in patrolling the perilious waters near the gulf.
Earlier, a NATO warship rescues fourteen Indian sailors off Somalia, a day after they were freed by pirates who, they say, had beaten them during 10 days of captivity. A NATO warship somewhere off the shore of Somalia. Emergency crews drive out to a boat carrying 14 Indian sailors.
NATO warns India of Somali pirate attacks - India - NEWS - The Times of India
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Army wants 9 mm semi automatic pistols for its elite units
New Delhi: In a bid to provide more firepower to its special forces for anti-terrorist and counter insurgency roles, the Army is considering procuring 9 mm semi automatic pistols and new General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG).
"From the experiences during various operations in urban areas and close combat, we have realised that weapons with 9mm calibre bullets are capable of bringing down the terrorists instantly due to their impact. That is why we are planning to procure more advanced pistols for our special forces and other para units," Army sources said here.
The new pistols, they said, will be equipped with night-fighting equipment such as laser illumination and high intensity flash lights.
"This equipment will help in increasing the night-fighting capabilities of our troops in situations such as the Mumbai terror strikes where terrorist were holding up inside the Taj and Oberoi hotels and firing and operating taking cover of the darkness," they said.
At the moment, the Army units have Beretta 9 mm pistols, which were procured more than a decade ago. The Army, sources said, would like to procure pistols similar to the Glock-17s, which are in service with the National Security Guards and were used during the Operation Black Tornado in Mumbai.
On the lookout for new GPMGs for the SF units, the sources said the need for inducting a greater number of these guns has been felt after the success of these weapons by the US and NATO forces against the al Qaeda and Taliban in Iraq and Afghanistan in the recent times.
"We have seen that in counter insurgency and hard-hitting operations in open areas, these guns have delivered the results for the Americans and their allies in recent past. So, we would also want to induct these guns in larger numbers as we have quite a limited number of them with us," they said.
GPMGs also known as Medium Machine Guns, have 7.62 mm calibre rounds and have a longer range. "We are looking to procure GPMGs, with a range of over 1200 metres and which are light and can be carried by our troops even during free fall from parachutes," they said.
After the attacks in Mumbai last year, Army's special forces have also been assigned the role of acting as anti-terror units along with the National Security Guards and they have been procuring equipment and systems for carrying out 26/11 type operations.
Army's units such as 10 Para (SF) and 2 Para (SF) have been carrying out the role of anti-terror units in their respective areas of responsibility since then. These units are also involved in training other infantry units in the urban centres to create a network of anti-terror units across the country.
Early this year, the Army also appointed a Major General rank officer as Additional Director General (SF) to hasten the procurements for these elite units and also to define their roles and operations in the future
New Delhi: In a bid to provide more firepower to its special forces for anti-terrorist and counter insurgency roles, the Army is considering procuring 9 mm semi automatic pistols and new General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG).
"From the experiences during various operations in urban areas and close combat, we have realised that weapons with 9mm calibre bullets are capable of bringing down the terrorists instantly due to their impact. That is why we are planning to procure more advanced pistols for our special forces and other para units," Army sources said here.
The new pistols, they said, will be equipped with night-fighting equipment such as laser illumination and high intensity flash lights.
"This equipment will help in increasing the night-fighting capabilities of our troops in situations such as the Mumbai terror strikes where terrorist were holding up inside the Taj and Oberoi hotels and firing and operating taking cover of the darkness," they said.
At the moment, the Army units have Beretta 9 mm pistols, which were procured more than a decade ago. The Army, sources said, would like to procure pistols similar to the Glock-17s, which are in service with the National Security Guards and were used during the Operation Black Tornado in Mumbai.
On the lookout for new GPMGs for the SF units, the sources said the need for inducting a greater number of these guns has been felt after the success of these weapons by the US and NATO forces against the al Qaeda and Taliban in Iraq and Afghanistan in the recent times.
"We have seen that in counter insurgency and hard-hitting operations in open areas, these guns have delivered the results for the Americans and their allies in recent past. So, we would also want to induct these guns in larger numbers as we have quite a limited number of them with us," they said.
GPMGs also known as Medium Machine Guns, have 7.62 mm calibre rounds and have a longer range. "We are looking to procure GPMGs, with a range of over 1200 metres and which are light and can be carried by our troops even during free fall from parachutes," they said.
After the attacks in Mumbai last year, Army's special forces have also been assigned the role of acting as anti-terror units along with the National Security Guards and they have been procuring equipment and systems for carrying out 26/11 type operations.
Army's units such as 10 Para (SF) and 2 Para (SF) have been carrying out the role of anti-terror units in their respective areas of responsibility since then. These units are also involved in training other infantry units in the urban centres to create a network of anti-terror units across the country.
Early this year, the Army also appointed a Major General rank officer as Additional Director General (SF) to hasten the procurements for these elite units and also to define their roles and operations in the future
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Old grenades creating problems for Indian Army
September 24th, 2009
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Old grenades are proving to be a problem area for the Indian Army, the officer responsible for maintaining quality assurance admitted Thursday.
“They (the grenades) are very old. They are of vintage quality and we are looking into it,” Lt. Gen. J.S. Dhillon, who heads the Directorate General of Quality Assurance (DGQA), told reporters here.
There have been reports of late that 30 percent of the grenades used in counter-insurgency operations fail to explode. Others take up to four seconds to explode — 1.5 seconds longer than those used by militants.
The defence ministry has sought an immediate report on this.
“The grenades are very old. The detonators’ shelf life is over, creating the problem we have in hand,” another senior Indian Army official told IANS, requesting anonymity.
The DGQA, in association with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has finalised the design for a new grenade to resolve the problem.
“The new design by DRDO is already in place and hopefully it will soon be operational,” Dhillon added.
Old grenades creating problems for Indian Army
September 24th, 2009
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Old grenades are proving to be a problem area for the Indian Army, the officer responsible for maintaining quality assurance admitted Thursday.
“They (the grenades) are very old. They are of vintage quality and we are looking into it,” Lt. Gen. J.S. Dhillon, who heads the Directorate General of Quality Assurance (DGQA), told reporters here.
There have been reports of late that 30 percent of the grenades used in counter-insurgency operations fail to explode. Others take up to four seconds to explode — 1.5 seconds longer than those used by militants.
The defence ministry has sought an immediate report on this.
“The grenades are very old. The detonators’ shelf life is over, creating the problem we have in hand,” another senior Indian Army official told IANS, requesting anonymity.
The DGQA, in association with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has finalised the design for a new grenade to resolve the problem.
“The new design by DRDO is already in place and hopefully it will soon be operational,” Dhillon added.
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Grenades issue: matter being looked into, says Army
New Delhi, Sep 24 (PTI) The Army is looking into media reports that one-third of the force's grenades were duds and is in the process of getting new ones.
"The matter is being looked into by the Directorate General of Quality Assurance (DGQA)," its chief Lieutenant General J S Dhillon told reporters here ahead of the DGQA's raising day on September 27.
He said, "the problem may not be for the whole quantity (of grenades). Already a different design of grenade is already being put into place by the DRDO".
Dhillon added that the data regarding such grenades was still being analysed and there were many cases where they were found to be very old.
The DGQA is a department under the Defence Ministry, which checks the quality of weapons and equipment before they are inducted into the Services.
Grenades issue: matter being looked into, says Army
New Delhi, Sep 24 (PTI) The Army is looking into media reports that one-third of the force's grenades were duds and is in the process of getting new ones.
"The matter is being looked into by the Directorate General of Quality Assurance (DGQA)," its chief Lieutenant General J S Dhillon told reporters here ahead of the DGQA's raising day on September 27.
He said, "the problem may not be for the whole quantity (of grenades). Already a different design of grenade is already being put into place by the DRDO".
Dhillon added that the data regarding such grenades was still being analysed and there were many cases where they were found to be very old.
The DGQA is a department under the Defence Ministry, which checks the quality of weapons and equipment before they are inducted into the Services.
Indian Army's Artillery regiment celebrates 182nd Gunners Day on Monday
Indian Army's Artillery regiment will be celebrating its 182nd foundation day on Monday.
The raising day, which is known as Gunners day, is observed every year on September 28 to mark the raising of first Indian Artillery Unit 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery on this momentous day in 1827.
Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor will lay the wreath at the Amar Jawan jyoti to pay homage to the martyrs on the occasion.
The Bahmani Sultans first used artillery in India in the 14th Century during the Deccan War against Vijaynagar Kingdom. Since then the Mughals, the Marathas, Hyder Ali, Tipu Sultan and the Sikhs under Maharaja Ranjit Singh, artillery was the leading arm and the 'Golandaz' battalions occupied a place of pride in the battlefield.
In 1935, Second Lieutenant P.S. Gyani became the first Indian officer to be commissioned into 'A' Field Brigade which was a unit comprising four batteries of horse drawn guns. The Royal Indian Artillery won its spurs in the Second World War.
The Artillery regiment was part of all the wars that India fought since independence. The gunners demonstrated fortitude against all odds during operations of 1947-48, 1962, 1965, 1971 and Kargil War.
Since the mid 1980s, gunners have been fighting shoulder to shoulder with the infantry in counter insurgency operations in Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and the North Eastern States.
During the Kargil War in May-June 1999, the Artillery regiment created havoc among the enemy lines and giving an unprecedented victory to the Indian Armed forces.
Amongst the present inventory of the Artillery are the indigenously manufactured 105mm Indian Field Gun (IFG) and its lighter version for employment in mountains called Light Field Gun (LFG). The 155mm FH 77B Bofors, and the 130mm Medium Gun of Russian origin are two of the most versatile and effective gun systems, in all types of terrain and climatic conditions.
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Indian Army's Artillery regiment will be celebrating its 182nd foundation day on Monday.
The raising day, which is known as Gunners day, is observed every year on September 28 to mark the raising of first Indian Artillery Unit 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery on this momentous day in 1827.
Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor will lay the wreath at the Amar Jawan jyoti to pay homage to the martyrs on the occasion.
The Bahmani Sultans first used artillery in India in the 14th Century during the Deccan War against Vijaynagar Kingdom. Since then the Mughals, the Marathas, Hyder Ali, Tipu Sultan and the Sikhs under Maharaja Ranjit Singh, artillery was the leading arm and the 'Golandaz' battalions occupied a place of pride in the battlefield.
In 1935, Second Lieutenant P.S. Gyani became the first Indian officer to be commissioned into 'A' Field Brigade which was a unit comprising four batteries of horse drawn guns. The Royal Indian Artillery won its spurs in the Second World War.
The Artillery regiment was part of all the wars that India fought since independence. The gunners demonstrated fortitude against all odds during operations of 1947-48, 1962, 1965, 1971 and Kargil War.
Since the mid 1980s, gunners have been fighting shoulder to shoulder with the infantry in counter insurgency operations in Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and the North Eastern States.
During the Kargil War in May-June 1999, the Artillery regiment created havoc among the enemy lines and giving an unprecedented victory to the Indian Armed forces.
Amongst the present inventory of the Artillery are the indigenously manufactured 105mm Indian Field Gun (IFG) and its lighter version for employment in mountains called Light Field Gun (LFG). The 155mm FH 77B Bofors, and the 130mm Medium Gun of Russian origin are two of the most versatile and effective gun systems, in all types of terrain and climatic conditions.
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ITBP to accommodate troops in plains after stint in Himalayas
The premier force guarding the Sino-Indian border -ITBP- is on a land buying spree to accommodate its personnel in the plains after they spend about three years in the gruelling heights of the Himalayas.
Official sources said the force has already bought 75-85 acres land in about seven cities including Raipur in Naxal-hit Chhattisgarh to form its battalion head quarters.
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police, who have also been roped in by the Union Home Ministry in its fight against Maoists, is in the advance stage for procuring land in Belgaum in Karnataka, Madurai in Tamil Nadu, Ranchi in Jharkhand, Guwahati in Assam and Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh.
Sources said land is being acquired on a priority basis as the personnel posted from Karakoram Pass in Ladakh to Diphu La in Arunachal Pradesh covering 3,488 KM of India-China Border and manning Border Outposts on altitudes ranging from 9,000 to 18,500 feet in the Western, Middle and Eastern Sector of this Border undergo tremendous mental and physical pressures during their posting that lasts nearly three years.
"Because of constant posting in the Himalayas where they live in isolation and because of the cold climate, the personnel undergo a lot of pressure. Land in plains will help them to rejuvenate and will also give them an opportunity to stay with their family," sources said.
They said construction is already in full swing in Raipur and is likely to be completed later this year.
The force, which will also have a women component very soon has already got an approval of Rs 150 crore for its modernisation and the funds will be spent on the purchase of weapons, surveillance and communication equipment, vehicles and night vision equipment.
ITBP has also got approval from Ministry of Home Affairs for building 27 roads worth Rs 912 crore along the borders which would be completed by 2011-12 by the Border Roads Organisation. The roads will help the mobility of ITBP personnel in inaccessible areas where presently it takes up to nine days to reach a post.
Negotiations are also on for the procurement of land in Orissa, Uttar Paradesh, and Tezpur in Assam besides a few other cities.
The premier force guarding the Sino-Indian border -ITBP- is on a land buying spree to accommodate its personnel in the plains after they spend about three years in the gruelling heights of the Himalayas.
Official sources said the force has already bought 75-85 acres land in about seven cities including Raipur in Naxal-hit Chhattisgarh to form its battalion head quarters.
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police, who have also been roped in by the Union Home Ministry in its fight against Maoists, is in the advance stage for procuring land in Belgaum in Karnataka, Madurai in Tamil Nadu, Ranchi in Jharkhand, Guwahati in Assam and Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh.
Sources said land is being acquired on a priority basis as the personnel posted from Karakoram Pass in Ladakh to Diphu La in Arunachal Pradesh covering 3,488 KM of India-China Border and manning Border Outposts on altitudes ranging from 9,000 to 18,500 feet in the Western, Middle and Eastern Sector of this Border undergo tremendous mental and physical pressures during their posting that lasts nearly three years.
"Because of constant posting in the Himalayas where they live in isolation and because of the cold climate, the personnel undergo a lot of pressure. Land in plains will help them to rejuvenate and will also give them an opportunity to stay with their family," sources said.
They said construction is already in full swing in Raipur and is likely to be completed later this year.
The force, which will also have a women component very soon has already got an approval of Rs 150 crore for its modernisation and the funds will be spent on the purchase of weapons, surveillance and communication equipment, vehicles and night vision equipment.
ITBP has also got approval from Ministry of Home Affairs for building 27 roads worth Rs 912 crore along the borders which would be completed by 2011-12 by the Border Roads Organisation. The roads will help the mobility of ITBP personnel in inaccessible areas where presently it takes up to nine days to reach a post.
Negotiations are also on for the procurement of land in Orissa, Uttar Paradesh, and Tezpur in Assam besides a few other cities.
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Bhardwaj takes over as Indian Army vice chief Thursday
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Lt. Gen. P.C. Bhardwaj will Thursday take over as the Indian Army’s new vice chief.
Bhardwaj, who currently heads the Udhampur-based Northern Command that guards Jammu and Kashmir, will replace Lt. Gen. Nobel Thamburaj, who retired Wednesday.
“The new vice chief will take charge tomorrow (Thursday),” an army official said.
Bhardwaj has been appointed the vice chief bypassing the senior-most three-star general, Lt. Gen. V.K. Singh, who is tipped to become the Indian Army chief when incumbent Gen. Deepak Kapoor retires in March 2010. Thus, for six months, Singh would technically be reporting to an officer who is his junior.
In the normal scheme of things, Singh would have, in all probability, become the vice chief when Thamburaj retired. However, the defence ministry accepted Kapoor’s recommendation that henceforth, the vice chief serve a two-year term.
Bhardwaj has been the Northern Command chief since March, when he took over from Lt. Gen. H.S. Panag.
Prior to heading the Northern Command, Bhardwaj commanded the Leh-based 14 Corps that guards the frontiers with China and Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir, as also the Siachen glacier, the world’s highest battlefield.
Bhardwaj has vast experience in terror-hit Kashmir, having been the Brigadier General Staff of the Nagrota-based 16 Corps in 2000-01, when militancy was at its peak and infiltration was at its highest level.
He has also commanded the counter-insurgency Delta Force in the Doda region of Jammu.
An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, the Indian Military Academy and the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, Bhardwaj was commissioned into the first battalion of the Parachute Regiment in June 1970.
He has also received training at the Special Forces School at Fort Bragg in the US.
A recipient of the Vir Chakra during the 1971 India-Pakistan war, Bhardwaj has commanded the elite Parachute Brigade and was the defence attache to Myanmar from 1994 to 1997.
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Lt. Gen. P.C. Bhardwaj will Thursday take over as the Indian Army’s new vice chief.
Bhardwaj, who currently heads the Udhampur-based Northern Command that guards Jammu and Kashmir, will replace Lt. Gen. Nobel Thamburaj, who retired Wednesday.
“The new vice chief will take charge tomorrow (Thursday),” an army official said.
Bhardwaj has been appointed the vice chief bypassing the senior-most three-star general, Lt. Gen. V.K. Singh, who is tipped to become the Indian Army chief when incumbent Gen. Deepak Kapoor retires in March 2010. Thus, for six months, Singh would technically be reporting to an officer who is his junior.
In the normal scheme of things, Singh would have, in all probability, become the vice chief when Thamburaj retired. However, the defence ministry accepted Kapoor’s recommendation that henceforth, the vice chief serve a two-year term.
Bhardwaj has been the Northern Command chief since March, when he took over from Lt. Gen. H.S. Panag.
Prior to heading the Northern Command, Bhardwaj commanded the Leh-based 14 Corps that guards the frontiers with China and Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir, as also the Siachen glacier, the world’s highest battlefield.
Bhardwaj has vast experience in terror-hit Kashmir, having been the Brigadier General Staff of the Nagrota-based 16 Corps in 2000-01, when militancy was at its peak and infiltration was at its highest level.
He has also commanded the counter-insurgency Delta Force in the Doda region of Jammu.
An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, the Indian Military Academy and the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, Bhardwaj was commissioned into the first battalion of the Parachute Regiment in June 1970.
He has also received training at the Special Forces School at Fort Bragg in the US.
A recipient of the Vir Chakra during the 1971 India-Pakistan war, Bhardwaj has commanded the elite Parachute Brigade and was the defence attache to Myanmar from 1994 to 1997.
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Army, IAF carry out joint exercise in North-East
Army, IAF carry out joint exercise in North-East IDRW.ORG
Army, IAF carry out joint exercise in North-East IDRW.ORG
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Indian army planning to deploy light tanks on China border
Sun 4th Oct 2009
New Delhi, October 4: Army is planning to acquire 300 light tanks for deployment in the mountainous regions of the border with China and Pakistan, a move seen as part of efforts to beef up capabilities on the frontiers.
Process for acquisition of the tanks has been initiated with the Request for Information (RFI) being issued for the same.
The tanks are intended to be deployed in the mountainous region of Jammu and Kashmir in the north and Arunachal Pradesh and Assam in the north-east, army sources told PTI.
The tanks are expected to weigh around 22 tonnes and be capable of operating at heights of over 3,000 metres in hilly terrain, they said.
The light tanks are being considered for deployment as part of mechanised force in the high altitude regions as heavy tanks cannot reach there, they said.
The army wants the tanks to be able to penetrate highly protected armoured vehicles and Main Battle Tanks of the enemy from a distance of more than two kilometres and also be able to fire high explosive anti-tank shells and guided missiles.Conventionally, tanks are deployed only in plains and it is very rare to station such armoured detachments in mountainous areas.
Heavy tanks face problems in mobility as narrow and spiralling roads make their movement very slow and the bridges there are also not built to bear those heavy loads of above 40-45 tonnes, they said.
Indian army mulls light tank deployment on China border
Sun 4th Oct 2009
New Delhi, October 4: Army is planning to acquire 300 light tanks for deployment in the mountainous regions of the border with China and Pakistan, a move seen as part of efforts to beef up capabilities on the frontiers.
Process for acquisition of the tanks has been initiated with the Request for Information (RFI) being issued for the same.
The tanks are intended to be deployed in the mountainous region of Jammu and Kashmir in the north and Arunachal Pradesh and Assam in the north-east, army sources told PTI.
The tanks are expected to weigh around 22 tonnes and be capable of operating at heights of over 3,000 metres in hilly terrain, they said.
The light tanks are being considered for deployment as part of mechanised force in the high altitude regions as heavy tanks cannot reach there, they said.
The army wants the tanks to be able to penetrate highly protected armoured vehicles and Main Battle Tanks of the enemy from a distance of more than two kilometres and also be able to fire high explosive anti-tank shells and guided missiles.Conventionally, tanks are deployed only in plains and it is very rare to station such armoured detachments in mountainous areas.
Heavy tanks face problems in mobility as narrow and spiralling roads make their movement very slow and the bridges there are also not built to bear those heavy loads of above 40-45 tonnes, they said.
Indian army mulls light tank deployment on China border
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