Indian Army: News and Discussion

[Chinmoy]

Hence proved, soldiers too are human.

 

[WolfPack86]

sss defence ak 47 upgrade

 

[SGOperative]

 

[SGOperative]

Shouldnt this be the job of Punjab police and the NSG

 

[NotASussyBoi]

Ngl i dig the black look,judging they're rr and they're peculiarly wearing black,is it semi standard for them?

 

[SGOperative]

Ngl i dig the black look,judging they're rr and they're peculiarly wearing black,is it semi standard for them?

Standard for the RR QRT

 

[NotASussyBoi]

Standard for the RR QRT

a certain ex pm we all know and love will tweet saying Qrt is private army like sog since they wear black

 

[WolfPack86]

ARMY, IAF INDUCT ADVANCED ISRAELI SPIKE LR-2-NLOS ‘TANK KILLERS’
NEW DELHI: The Army and IAF have now begun to induct advanced Israeli anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) with longer ranges and greater armour-penetration capabilities, amid the two-year long military confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh reports TOI.


The Israeli `tank killers’ were ordered under emergency procurements last year due to the troop stand-off with China, which is yet to show any signs of de-escalation. The sheer utility of such weapons has been demonstrated during the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Ukrainian troops armed with US-origin Javelin ATGMs and western next-generation light anti-tank light missiles (NLAWs) have destroyed hundreds of Russian tanks and other armoured vehicles since the conflict began on February 24.

The Israeli family of Spike ATGMs is equally lethal and versatile. The Army is inducting the Spike LR-2 launchers and missiles, which have a ground strike range of 5.5-km, while the IAF is integrating its Russian-origin Mi-17 V5 armed helicopters with Spike NLOS (non-line of sight) missiles that can destroy ground targets around 30-km away.

“Both the fifth-generation ATGMs are being inducted in limited numbers under emergency procurements to plug certain operational gaps. The much larger requirement for ATGMs will be met through `Make in India’ projects,” a top defence source said on Sunday.

“The pilot-controlled NLOS missiles, which can be armed with different kinds of warheads, are primarily meant for specialized 'behind the hill’ missions by IAF helicopters,” he added.

The IAF, incidentally, has 22 Apache attack helicopters, armed with Stinger air-to-air missiles, Hellfire Longbow air-to-ground missiles, guns and rockets, inducted under the Rs 13,952 crore deal with the US in September 2015. The Army, in turn, is getting six Apaches under a Rs 5,691 crore deal in February 2020.

The Spike LR-2 missiles can be used with either a tandem HEAT (high explosive anti-tank) warhead, with 30% more armour-penetration capability, or a smart multi-purpose warhead.

The Army had earlier also inducted a limited number of an earlier generation of Spike tank-killers, with a strike range of 4-km, to meet immediate operational requirements till the indigenous man-portable ATGMs being developed by DRDO were ready.

With a huge deficiency in different kinds of shoulder, vehicle and helicopter-launched ATGMs, the Army has been demanding third and fourth-generation ATGMs for well over a decade.

The force’s existing inventory largely consists of second-generation Milan-2T (2-km range) and Konkurs (4-km) ATGMs, produced by defence PSU Bharat Dynamics under licence from French and Russian companies.

The indigenous helicopter-launched third-generation ATGMS, Helina for Army and Dhruvastra for IAF with a maximum strike range of 8-km, have been successfully tested from Dhruv advanced light helicopters but are yet to be inducted till now.

Similarly, DRDO tested the man-portable ATGM, with a 2.5-km strike range, in its “final deliverable configuration” in January this year. But it is still some time away from induction.

Army, IAF Induct Advanced Israeli SPIKE LR-2-NLOS ‘Tank Killers’

NEW DELHI: The Army and IAF have now begun to induct advanced Israeli anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) with longer ranges and greater armo...

www.indiandefensenews.in

 

[Dharmocrat]

ARMY, IAF INDUCT ADVANCED ISRAELI SPIKE LR-2-NLOS ‘TANK KILLERS’
NEW DELHI: The Army and IAF have now begun to induct advanced Israeli anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) with longer ranges and greater armour-penetration capabilities, amid the two-year long military confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh reports TOI.


The Israeli `tank killers’ were ordered under emergency procurements last year due to the troop stand-off with China, which is yet to show any signs of de-escalation. The sheer utility of such weapons has been demonstrated during the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Ukrainian troops armed with US-origin Javelin ATGMs and western next-generation light anti-tank light missiles (NLAWs) have destroyed hundreds of Russian tanks and other armoured vehicles since the conflict began on February 24.

The Israeli family of Spike ATGMs is equally lethal and versatile. The Army is inducting the Spike LR-2 launchers and missiles, which have a ground strike range of 5.5-km, while the IAF is integrating its Russian-origin Mi-17 V5 armed helicopters with Spike NLOS (non-line of sight) missiles that can destroy ground targets around 30-km away.

“Both the fifth-generation ATGMs are being inducted in limited numbers under emergency procurements to plug certain operational gaps. The much larger requirement for ATGMs will be met through `Make in India’ projects,” a top defence source said on Sunday.

“The pilot-controlled NLOS missiles, which can be armed with different kinds of warheads, are primarily meant for specialized 'behind the hill’ missions by IAF helicopters,” he added.

The IAF, incidentally, has 22 Apache attack helicopters, armed with Stinger air-to-air missiles, Hellfire Longbow air-to-ground missiles, guns and rockets, inducted under the Rs 13,952 crore deal with the US in September 2015. The Army, in turn, is getting six Apaches under a Rs 5,691 crore deal in February 2020.

The Spike LR-2 missiles can be used with either a tandem HEAT (high explosive anti-tank) warhead, with 30% more armour-penetration capability, or a smart multi-purpose warhead.

The Army had earlier also inducted a limited number of an earlier generation of Spike tank-killers, with a strike range of 4-km, to meet immediate operational requirements till the indigenous man-portable ATGMs being developed by DRDO were ready.

With a huge deficiency in different kinds of shoulder, vehicle and helicopter-launched ATGMs, the Army has been demanding third and fourth-generation ATGMs for well over a decade.

The force’s existing inventory largely consists of second-generation Milan-2T (2-km range) and Konkurs (4-km) ATGMs, produced by defence PSU Bharat Dynamics under licence from French and Russian companies.

The indigenous helicopter-launched third-generation ATGMS, Helina for Army and Dhruvastra for IAF with a maximum strike range of 8-km, have been successfully tested from Dhruv advanced light helicopters but are yet to be inducted till now.

Similarly, DRDO tested the man-portable ATGM, with a 2.5-km strike range, in its “final deliverable configuration” in January this year. But it is still some time away from induction.

Army, IAF Induct Advanced Israeli SPIKE LR-2-NLOS ‘Tank Killers’

NEW DELHI: The Army and IAF have now begun to induct advanced Israeli anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) with longer ranges and greater armo...

www.indiandefensenews.in

We are integrating this with Mi-17V5s and not other attack helis which is VERY important.

This means we are expecting some action and are preparing for it. Inducting it on other platforms will be a time consuming process, but because Azerbaijan already has integrated Spike on its Mi-17s with the help of Israel we can integrate it to our fleet very quickly. Because of the size of Mi-17V5 fleet, that is a scary number of Helis using Long range ATGMs.

Its like somebody wants to increase the firepower of the IA and IAF Choppers as a matter of urgency.

I repeat again, we are preparing for something to happen by the middle to year end of 2022.

Maybe we are anticipating escalation with direct US & NATO involvement in Ukraine?

Maybe we are expecting Putin to use Tactical nukes in Ukraine and are preparing for a time of Global Free for all ?

@iNorthernerOn9 , you might be interested in this news.

 

[Bhaubai]

Kalyani m4

 

[Butter Chicken]

 

[mist_consecutive]

Btw anyone knows what happened to CDS post ?

 

[SGOperative]

Btw anyone knows what happened to CDS post ?

Their was a news recently that the Retired Personal will be considered too along with Serving

 

[WolfPack86]

TATA Quick Reaction Fighting Vehicle QRFV 4X4 inducted in Indian Army

 

[Bhaubai]

 

[Blademaster]

Orderly transfer of power unlike some countries.

 

[mist_consecutive]

New Army chief's priority is in correct direction

 

[mist_consecutive]

Gen. MM Naravane superannuated on Saturday. It's Monday, no announcement of CDS. If nothing comes out by today, then it pretty much means MM Naravane has been given the permanent retirement seat.

 

[vishnugupt]

Gen. MM Naravane superannuated on Saturday. It's Monday, no announcement of CDS. If nothing comes out by today, then it pretty much means MM Naravane has been given the permanent retirement seat.

Love for ATHOS and Hydraulic drives of ATAG cost him CDS. General Naravane was front runner for CDS but maybe he touched Chandigarh lobby somewhere on his way.

AF chief only know word “114 jets”. It’s been almost 9 months we have heard him only thrice. He has become almost zero entity.

Our military is suffering from leadership crisis. Government can’t find a single person for CDS job.

 

[SGOperative]

Love for ATHOS and Hydraulic drives of ATAG cost him CDS. General Naravane was front runner for CDS but maybe he touched Chandigarh lobby somewhere on his way.

AF chief only know word “114 jets”. It’s been almost 9 months we have heard him only thrice. He has become almost zero entity.

Our military is suffering from leadership crisis. Government can’t find a single person for CDS job.

Ye apko MOD ke debrief me bataya tha kya