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Army to share anti-terror skills with fgn states
Ranikhet: For sharing its expertise in counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations with friendly foreign countries, the Army will hold more than 15 international military exercises by the end of next year.
"During 2011-12, India is scheduled to undertake more than 15 international military exercises with different friendly and strategic nations and 'Shakti 11', a joint Indo-French military exercise is one of them," Colonel P S Minhas, Director at the International Defence Cooperation cell, said here Friday.
Around 16?19 exercises and trainings with international friendly nations including Nepal have been scheduled to be held during this period.
The list of countries who want to train with the Indian Army includes the US, the UK, France, Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan to Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Maldives, Seychelles, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand.
Many countries are looking up to India for its years of experience in counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency related wars it fought in Kashmir and Northeast region.
"Our men are well trained in high altitude terrain, jungle warfare, in the plains, in the riverine sections in low denses," Minhas said.
As a result, "all big countries and immediate neighbours (not all), strategic neighbourhoods (situated away from our vicinity) look up to the Indian Army", he said.
The Army, however, is focussed on its "neighbours and extended neighbours" and certain developed countries for such kind of joint exercises and trainings, he said.
With six decades of experience and especially in the last two decades of hands-on experience, he said, the Indian Army is sought after for its invaluable expertise in counter- insurgency and counter-terrorism, and for its ability to adapt in all types of terrains.
Army to share anti-terror skills with fgn states
Ranikhet: For sharing its expertise in counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations with friendly foreign countries, the Army will hold more than 15 international military exercises by the end of next year.
"During 2011-12, India is scheduled to undertake more than 15 international military exercises with different friendly and strategic nations and 'Shakti 11', a joint Indo-French military exercise is one of them," Colonel P S Minhas, Director at the International Defence Cooperation cell, said here Friday.
Around 16?19 exercises and trainings with international friendly nations including Nepal have been scheduled to be held during this period.
The list of countries who want to train with the Indian Army includes the US, the UK, France, Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan to Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Maldives, Seychelles, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand.
Many countries are looking up to India for its years of experience in counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency related wars it fought in Kashmir and Northeast region.
"Our men are well trained in high altitude terrain, jungle warfare, in the plains, in the riverine sections in low denses," Minhas said.
As a result, "all big countries and immediate neighbours (not all), strategic neighbourhoods (situated away from our vicinity) look up to the Indian Army", he said.
The Army, however, is focussed on its "neighbours and extended neighbours" and certain developed countries for such kind of joint exercises and trainings, he said.
With six decades of experience and especially in the last two decades of hands-on experience, he said, the Indian Army is sought after for its invaluable expertise in counter- insurgency and counter-terrorism, and for its ability to adapt in all types of terrains.
Army to share anti-terror skills with fgn states
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Army opposes AFSPA removal from J&K
Army opposes AFSPA removal from J&K
New Delhi: The Indian Army is against removal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Kashmir, saying that there is no let-up in infiltration bids.According to sources, Army has taken up AFSPA issue with Cabinet Secretary, claiming that there is no let up in infiltration from across the border.
Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain said, "Deliberations on this subject are still going on. We will decide in our meeting. The issue has not come for discussion even once."
Just a few days earlier, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act and Disturbed Areas Act will be removed from some areas in Jammu and Kashmir within the next few days.
Army's objections are not new but are they opposed to even a partial repeal of the draconian act? Will the J&k government attempt to convince the army or leave that for the Centre?
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Army opposes AFSPA removal from J&K
New Delhi: The Indian Army is against removal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Kashmir, saying that there is no let-up in infiltration bids.According to sources, Army has taken up AFSPA issue with Cabinet Secretary, claiming that there is no let up in infiltration from across the border.
Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain said, "Deliberations on this subject are still going on. We will decide in our meeting. The issue has not come for discussion even once."
Just a few days earlier, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act and Disturbed Areas Act will be removed from some areas in Jammu and Kashmir within the next few days.
Army's objections are not new but are they opposed to even a partial repeal of the draconian act? Will the J&k government attempt to convince the army or leave that for the Centre?
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Stars and not mere satellites will now guide the Indian army
Some of us believe the future for India lies in scientific, economic and, hopefully, political progress as we prepare to assume a weightier role globally. Military might too plays a role. Not for nothing do we spend billions of dollars buying stuff ranging from fighter jets to navigation systems. We also have a healthy space/satellite programme.
Perhaps, all that is redundant, going by what one of the Commands of the Indian army seems to think. Reports say this Command has just trained (and more will be trained) officers and men in 'astronomical and astrological' learning, whose role shan't be mere holding of pujas but extend to 'strategic manoeuvres' .Dharam Gurus is what these celestially-informed soldiers are called.
Devised by a Jyotish Sansthan, and approved by a Sanskrit scholar, the course was validated by the relevant commanding officer. His logic is that since marriages in India are decided according to horoscopes, then why not use this knowledge in the army? Right. It would then, perhaps, also make sense for the army to become the nation's principal matchmaker. The 'trained' corps could also predict, astrologically speaking, what the heavenly will is. Which, then, would make wars all that simpler.
Perhaps we can now dazzle the next foreign joint-exercise army team with this stellar prowess of ours. And, making obsolete everyone's satellites et al, make India the hub of global navigation. With that success ensured, maybe the Dharam Gurus could start guiding economic policy. That this stunning development is good news is confirmed by reports saying the said commanding officer has moved on to an even more senior, extremely high ranking, post in the army. If anything goes wrong, the fault would lie clearly with us, certainly not our stars.
Stars and not mere satellites will now guide the Indian army | idrw.org
Some of us believe the future for India lies in scientific, economic and, hopefully, political progress as we prepare to assume a weightier role globally. Military might too plays a role. Not for nothing do we spend billions of dollars buying stuff ranging from fighter jets to navigation systems. We also have a healthy space/satellite programme.
Perhaps, all that is redundant, going by what one of the Commands of the Indian army seems to think. Reports say this Command has just trained (and more will be trained) officers and men in 'astronomical and astrological' learning, whose role shan't be mere holding of pujas but extend to 'strategic manoeuvres' .Dharam Gurus is what these celestially-informed soldiers are called.
Devised by a Jyotish Sansthan, and approved by a Sanskrit scholar, the course was validated by the relevant commanding officer. His logic is that since marriages in India are decided according to horoscopes, then why not use this knowledge in the army? Right. It would then, perhaps, also make sense for the army to become the nation's principal matchmaker. The 'trained' corps could also predict, astrologically speaking, what the heavenly will is. Which, then, would make wars all that simpler.
Perhaps we can now dazzle the next foreign joint-exercise army team with this stellar prowess of ours. And, making obsolete everyone's satellites et al, make India the hub of global navigation. With that success ensured, maybe the Dharam Gurus could start guiding economic policy. That this stunning development is good news is confirmed by reports saying the said commanding officer has moved on to an even more senior, extremely high ranking, post in the army. If anything goes wrong, the fault would lie clearly with us, certainly not our stars.
Stars and not mere satellites will now guide the Indian army | idrw.org
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AFSPA shadow on Jammu Unified Command meet
Jammu: The army is expected to strongly oppose withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from certain parts of Jammu and Kashmir at the Unified Command meeting with paramilitary forces, police and government officials here Nov 9, military sources say.
But the National Conference, which is in power in alliance with the Congress in the state, is expected to press for its withdrawal at the meet.
Lt. Gen. K.T. Parnaik , general officer commanding in chief of the Northern Command, Thursday opposed the withdrawal of AFSPA from some of the peaceful areas of the state.
He told reporters at Teetwal, along the Line of Control: "The situation isn't conducive for revocation of AFSPA and there is no question that the Act will go this time. Without the AFSPA, the army will be handicapped."
This is a sort of guideline that he and two corps commanders -- whose troops guard the borders with Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir and are actively engaged in anti-insurgency operations -- will articulate at the Unified Command meeting, army sources told IANS.
Gen. Parnaik said: "If the AFSPA is removed from certain areas, it will become difficult for the army to operate in the manner we operate now."
"Though the situation in the state has improved and the summer of 2011 remained peaceful, time isn't ripe for revocation of the AFSPA. There is no guarantee the situation will remain the same next year," he said and apprehended that if the AFSPA was revoked from certain areas, militants will exploit the situation.
On the other hand, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in an interview with a news channel early this week had declared that he would go ahead with the recall of AFSPA from some areas.
He had first made this statement on Oct 21 when he said the AFSPA would be removed from some areas within days.
The law gives sweeping powers to the armed forces and is blamed for human rights violations.
Manorama Online | AFSPA shadow on Jammu Unified Command meet
Jammu: The army is expected to strongly oppose withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from certain parts of Jammu and Kashmir at the Unified Command meeting with paramilitary forces, police and government officials here Nov 9, military sources say.
But the National Conference, which is in power in alliance with the Congress in the state, is expected to press for its withdrawal at the meet.
Lt. Gen. K.T. Parnaik , general officer commanding in chief of the Northern Command, Thursday opposed the withdrawal of AFSPA from some of the peaceful areas of the state.
He told reporters at Teetwal, along the Line of Control: "The situation isn't conducive for revocation of AFSPA and there is no question that the Act will go this time. Without the AFSPA, the army will be handicapped."
This is a sort of guideline that he and two corps commanders -- whose troops guard the borders with Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir and are actively engaged in anti-insurgency operations -- will articulate at the Unified Command meeting, army sources told IANS.
Gen. Parnaik said: "If the AFSPA is removed from certain areas, it will become difficult for the army to operate in the manner we operate now."
"Though the situation in the state has improved and the summer of 2011 remained peaceful, time isn't ripe for revocation of the AFSPA. There is no guarantee the situation will remain the same next year," he said and apprehended that if the AFSPA was revoked from certain areas, militants will exploit the situation.
On the other hand, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in an interview with a news channel early this week had declared that he would go ahead with the recall of AFSPA from some areas.
He had first made this statement on Oct 21 when he said the AFSPA would be removed from some areas within days.
The law gives sweeping powers to the armed forces and is blamed for human rights violations.
Manorama Online | AFSPA shadow on Jammu Unified Command meet
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India's Defence Security Corps to grow by 30 per cent
India's Defence Security Corps to grow by 30 per cent
NEW DELHI: In order to boost security of its defence office and strategic installations across the country, India will increase the manpower of a specialist force by 30 per cent before 2015.
In a major expansion, the Defence Security Corps (DSC), which performs exclusively the role of securing defence offices and critical strategic installations, will grow to about 42,000 men in the next four years from its present strength of 31,000 men, government officials said.
The proposed accretion to the force was approved this year and the effort to recruit 9,900 more men before 2015 commenced on Aug 1, officials said.
With the new recruits, the DSC plans to raise additional 330 platoons of around 30 men each in the next four years.
Usually, the DSC recruits army personnel who retire at a very young age, to provide them an opportunity at re-employment.
"Raising of additional 330 platoons for the DSC has been approved by the government and it has commenced from Aug. 1. The process will be completed in four years from now," one official said.
The DSC, previously known as Defence Department Constabulary Centre, was raised in April 1947 at Mathura in Uttar Pradesh to ensure the protection and security of designated defence installations against sabotage and pilferage.
The DSC performs this duty in addition to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at India's nuclear laboratories and Defence Research and Development Organisation ( DRDO) establishments.
While, the CISF is purely a civilian central government security force under the home ministry, the DSC is a force under the defence ministry and comprises mainly superannuated soldiers, who are re-employed for a few years.
India's Defence Security Corps to grow by 30 per cent
NEW DELHI: In order to boost security of its defence office and strategic installations across the country, India will increase the manpower of a specialist force by 30 per cent before 2015.
In a major expansion, the Defence Security Corps (DSC), which performs exclusively the role of securing defence offices and critical strategic installations, will grow to about 42,000 men in the next four years from its present strength of 31,000 men, government officials said.
The proposed accretion to the force was approved this year and the effort to recruit 9,900 more men before 2015 commenced on Aug 1, officials said.
With the new recruits, the DSC plans to raise additional 330 platoons of around 30 men each in the next four years.
Usually, the DSC recruits army personnel who retire at a very young age, to provide them an opportunity at re-employment.
"Raising of additional 330 platoons for the DSC has been approved by the government and it has commenced from Aug. 1. The process will be completed in four years from now," one official said.
The DSC, previously known as Defence Department Constabulary Centre, was raised in April 1947 at Mathura in Uttar Pradesh to ensure the protection and security of designated defence installations against sabotage and pilferage.
The DSC performs this duty in addition to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at India's nuclear laboratories and Defence Research and Development Organisation ( DRDO) establishments.
While, the CISF is purely a civilian central government security force under the home ministry, the DSC is a force under the defence ministry and comprises mainly superannuated soldiers, who are re-employed for a few years.
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[h=2]Shivalik grenades to save Army Rs 200cr every year[/h]
Published November 9, 2011
SOURCE: TNN
The Army is all set to enhance fire power of infantry by shifting from vintage hand grenade to the advanced, multi-mode grenade (MMG). The induction of these indigenous grenades would save the country Rs 200 crore every year.
The Army has placed an order of 18 lakh grenades against its actual requirement of 80 lakh to replace the existing M36 grenades.
As the grenade has been developed by Terminal Ballistic Research Laboratory (TBRL), a laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organization ( DRDO), located in the foothills of Shivalik mountains near Chandigarh, it has been named as Shivalik.
The most characteristic feature of Shivalik grenade is that it doesn't explode until the safety pin is removed unlike the existing vintage grenade, which may go off accidentally.
Talking to TOI, TBRL director Dr Manjit Singh said that in the first phase, an order of 10 lakh Shivalik grenades was placed by the Army.
The grenade would be made at the ordinance factory Khamaria in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. Singh also said that not just the Army, TBRL has also been receiving orders from the Navy and paramilitary forces for Shivalik.
Giving further details, senior scientist with TBRL Pravendra Kumar said, "It is multi mode — can be used for offensive as well as defensive purpose. During offensive, it is used at the final stage of assault by the troops from a distance of around 50 m from the line of enemy defence. During defensive mode, the grenade is used against the enemy troops in the open as a shield.
The grenade has three basic modules – fuze, body and launcher tube. The different modules can be assembled or dissembled with ease. It is possible to prime and unprime the grenade any number of times without affecting its efficiency.
Shivalik grenades to save Army Rs 200cr every year | idrw.org
SOURCE: TNN
The Army is all set to enhance fire power of infantry by shifting from vintage hand grenade to the advanced, multi-mode grenade (MMG). The induction of these indigenous grenades would save the country Rs 200 crore every year.
The Army has placed an order of 18 lakh grenades against its actual requirement of 80 lakh to replace the existing M36 grenades.
As the grenade has been developed by Terminal Ballistic Research Laboratory (TBRL), a laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organization ( DRDO), located in the foothills of Shivalik mountains near Chandigarh, it has been named as Shivalik.
The most characteristic feature of Shivalik grenade is that it doesn't explode until the safety pin is removed unlike the existing vintage grenade, which may go off accidentally.
Talking to TOI, TBRL director Dr Manjit Singh said that in the first phase, an order of 10 lakh Shivalik grenades was placed by the Army.
The grenade would be made at the ordinance factory Khamaria in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. Singh also said that not just the Army, TBRL has also been receiving orders from the Navy and paramilitary forces for Shivalik.
Giving further details, senior scientist with TBRL Pravendra Kumar said, "It is multi mode — can be used for offensive as well as defensive purpose. During offensive, it is used at the final stage of assault by the troops from a distance of around 50 m from the line of enemy defence. During defensive mode, the grenade is used against the enemy troops in the open as a shield.
The grenade has three basic modules – fuze, body and launcher tube. The different modules can be assembled or dissembled with ease. It is possible to prime and unprime the grenade any number of times without affecting its efficiency.
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Army orders 1 million pieces of grenade developed by DRDO's Chandigarh lab
Chandigarh, July 21
About a decade after being designed, the Army has approved bulk production of lightweight modular hand grenades developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for induction.
An order has been placed with the Ordnance Factory Board for supplying one million hand grenades to the Army. Known as Shivalik, these would replace the existing M-36 HE grenades, the original version of which dates back to the Second World War. Developed by DRDO's Chandigarh-based Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, the new grenade overcomes the safety hazards posed by the existing grenades. The M-36, according to the DRDO, has a severe reliability problem due to its flawed fusing system and uneven fragmenting pattern, making it unsafe even for the thrower.
Shivalik uses a modular plastic body and pre-formed cylindrical mild steel fragments for uniform distribution of fragments to overcome these deficiencies. Additional features have been incorporated into the fuse's arming mechanism to ensure greater safety during storage, transportation and airdropping. Fragmentation distribution can also be controlled for use in offensive or defensive roles by attachment of a fragmentation sleeve. The use of plastic has also resulted in reduction of the grenade's overall weight. Unlike earlier grenades, it can be para-dropped if urgent re-supplies are needed and can function in temperatures ranging from minus 20 to 55°C.
Source: The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News
Chandigarh, July 21
About a decade after being designed, the Army has approved bulk production of lightweight modular hand grenades developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for induction.
An order has been placed with the Ordnance Factory Board for supplying one million hand grenades to the Army. Known as Shivalik, these would replace the existing M-36 HE grenades, the original version of which dates back to the Second World War. Developed by DRDO's Chandigarh-based Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, the new grenade overcomes the safety hazards posed by the existing grenades. The M-36, according to the DRDO, has a severe reliability problem due to its flawed fusing system and uneven fragmenting pattern, making it unsafe even for the thrower.
Shivalik uses a modular plastic body and pre-formed cylindrical mild steel fragments for uniform distribution of fragments to overcome these deficiencies. Additional features have been incorporated into the fuse's arming mechanism to ensure greater safety during storage, transportation and airdropping. Fragmentation distribution can also be controlled for use in offensive or defensive roles by attachment of a fragmentation sleeve. The use of plastic has also resulted in reduction of the grenade's overall weight. Unlike earlier grenades, it can be para-dropped if urgent re-supplies are needed and can function in temperatures ranging from minus 20 to 55°C.
Source: The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News
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Bihar: Officers Training Academy inaugurated
Gaya: Army chief General VK Singh on Monday formally declared open the Officers Training Academy (OTA) here, which has already begun training its first batch of cadets.
The OTA was envisaged to help reduce the shortage in the officers strength of the Indian Army that now is managing with just about 35,000 officers, compared to its sanctioned strength of 47,864.
The Gaya OTA is the third military academy of the country that trains officers for the army and the second for training short service commissioned officers -- the other one already functioning in Chennai. The third is the Indian Military Academy at Dehradun that exclusively trains permanent commissioned officers.
The academy here began its first training course July 18 this year. The first course inauguration was done by Army Training Command General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Lt. Gen K Surendra Nath.
Functioning under the Shimla-headquartered Army Training Command (ARTRAC), the OTA was raised in record time after approval last year for construction of modern and state-of-the-art infrastructure and world-class training facilities.
With "Shaurya, Gyan aur Sankalp" (valour, knowledge, resolution) as it motto, the Gaya OTA has 149 cadets in its first batch. But the strength will be increased gradually to its full capacity of 750 cadets in a few years.
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Bihar: Officers Training Academy inaugurated
Gaya: Army chief General VK Singh on Monday formally declared open the Officers Training Academy (OTA) here, which has already begun training its first batch of cadets.
The OTA was envisaged to help reduce the shortage in the officers strength of the Indian Army that now is managing with just about 35,000 officers, compared to its sanctioned strength of 47,864.
The Gaya OTA is the third military academy of the country that trains officers for the army and the second for training short service commissioned officers -- the other one already functioning in Chennai. The third is the Indian Military Academy at Dehradun that exclusively trains permanent commissioned officers.
The academy here began its first training course July 18 this year. The first course inauguration was done by Army Training Command General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Lt. Gen K Surendra Nath.
Functioning under the Shimla-headquartered Army Training Command (ARTRAC), the OTA was raised in record time after approval last year for construction of modern and state-of-the-art infrastructure and world-class training facilities.
With "Shaurya, Gyan aur Sankalp" (valour, knowledge, resolution) as it motto, the Gaya OTA has 149 cadets in its first batch. But the strength will be increased gradually to its full capacity of 750 cadets in a few years.
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Bihar: Officers Training Academy inaugurated
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Army Chief to visit Uzbekistan, Khazakhstan from Wednesday
Army Chief to visit Uzbekistan, Khazakhstan from Wednesday
Nov 15, 2011
New Delhi: Army Chief General VK Singh will undertake a six-day visit to Uzbekistan and Khazakhstan from Wednesday to look at ways to develop military cooperation with them.
The three-day tour is as part of India's efforts to bolster ties with Central Asian Region (CAR) countries. The Army Chief will stay in Uzbekistan from 16 to 19 November after which he would proceed to Kazakhstan for a three-day goodwill visit, officials said in New Delhi.
Chief of Army Staff, General VK Singh.
This would be the first visit to Kazakhstan in last 16 years by an Indian Army Chief after General Shankar Roy Chaudhury visited that country. For Uzbekistan it would be the first ever visit by an Army General, they said.
These visits are aimed at improving India's relations with the CAR countries, they said.
India and Kazakhstan had held strategic level talks in 2009 and the Kazakh president was invited as the chief guest during the Republic Day parade then. Two countries have developed close cooperation in fighting terrorism and promoting regional security.
General Singh's visit will take place after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited Kazakhstan early this year.
India and Uzbekistan have signed a number of agreements in areas of trade, commerce, science and technology and agriculture.
During these visits, Indian Army will explore ways to enhance the existing cooperation with these countries, they said.
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Army Chief to visit Uzbekistan, Khazakhstan from Wednesday
Nov 15, 2011
New Delhi: Army Chief General VK Singh will undertake a six-day visit to Uzbekistan and Khazakhstan from Wednesday to look at ways to develop military cooperation with them.
The three-day tour is as part of India's efforts to bolster ties with Central Asian Region (CAR) countries. The Army Chief will stay in Uzbekistan from 16 to 19 November after which he would proceed to Kazakhstan for a three-day goodwill visit, officials said in New Delhi.
Chief of Army Staff, General VK Singh.
This would be the first visit to Kazakhstan in last 16 years by an Indian Army Chief after General Shankar Roy Chaudhury visited that country. For Uzbekistan it would be the first ever visit by an Army General, they said.
These visits are aimed at improving India's relations with the CAR countries, they said.
India and Kazakhstan had held strategic level talks in 2009 and the Kazakh president was invited as the chief guest during the Republic Day parade then. Two countries have developed close cooperation in fighting terrorism and promoting regional security.
General Singh's visit will take place after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited Kazakhstan early this year.
India and Uzbekistan have signed a number of agreements in areas of trade, commerce, science and technology and agriculture.
During these visits, Indian Army will explore ways to enhance the existing cooperation with these countries, they said.
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Army Chief to visit Uzbekistan, Khazakhstan from Wednesday | Firstpost
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Indian Army AK-47 rifles to get holographic sights
Published November 16, 2011
SOURCE: Vijay Mohan/ TRIBUNE INDIA
The Army wants to enhance the "kill probability" of troops engaged in combat operations and in a step towards this direction AK-47 series of assault rifles issued to infantry units deployed in counter-insurgency grid are being equipped with holographic sights to make aiming and shooting quicker and more accurate.
Holographic sight is a battery-operated gadget fixed atop the rifle like a miniature telescope. It has a single lens at the centre of which is a coloured laser-induced microdot that marks the exact point at which the bullet would hit. The Army is initially planning to acquire about 500 such sights.
These sights allow soldiers to shoot quickly with both eyes open, doing away with the need to shut one eye for lining up the fore and rear "iron" sights to take aim. "Consequently, they provide large peripheral vision and desired accuracy even when firing from wide angles and awkward positions," an officer said. This enables instant target acquisition in and enhances accuracy of fire where effective and judicious use of available ammunition is essential," he added.
Holographic sights are already in use with Indian Special Forces (SF). These sights are standard equipment on the American Colt-M4A1 and the Israeli Tavor-21 assault rifles that are now extensively used by the Army's SF battalions.
Holographic sights weight barely 500 grams and run to commercially available batteries. They are also capable of providing limited magnification. More importantly, they do not "illuminate" the target with the red dot like laser designators and pointers, thereby making detection difficult.
Published November 16, 2011
SOURCE: Vijay Mohan/ TRIBUNE INDIA
The Army wants to enhance the "kill probability" of troops engaged in combat operations and in a step towards this direction AK-47 series of assault rifles issued to infantry units deployed in counter-insurgency grid are being equipped with holographic sights to make aiming and shooting quicker and more accurate.
Holographic sight is a battery-operated gadget fixed atop the rifle like a miniature telescope. It has a single lens at the centre of which is a coloured laser-induced microdot that marks the exact point at which the bullet would hit. The Army is initially planning to acquire about 500 such sights.
These sights allow soldiers to shoot quickly with both eyes open, doing away with the need to shut one eye for lining up the fore and rear "iron" sights to take aim. "Consequently, they provide large peripheral vision and desired accuracy even when firing from wide angles and awkward positions," an officer said. This enables instant target acquisition in and enhances accuracy of fire where effective and judicious use of available ammunition is essential," he added.
Holographic sights are already in use with Indian Special Forces (SF). These sights are standard equipment on the American Colt-M4A1 and the Israeli Tavor-21 assault rifles that are now extensively used by the Army's SF battalions.
Holographic sights weight barely 500 grams and run to commercially available batteries. They are also capable of providing limited magnification. More importantly, they do not "illuminate" the target with the red dot like laser designators and pointers, thereby making detection difficult.
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