Modernisation of Indian Army Infantry

SwordOfDarkness

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View attachment 146340from reddit,this month's encounter,seems like they prefer patka than mukuts,only way they're changing completely is a level 3 helmet,type 56's with rails
The MKU helmets are also being used, but modified in pakta style. Plates added on top of helmet, seen it many times in kashmir encounter videos.

IG they had some new tender for helmets that had this built in (protection from 762x39, 556), so that this jugaad isnt needed.
 

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Problem is why 6 Apaches when you can have several dozens of lch which are easier to get, no problem with MoD as Indian system, HELINA has already passed user trials to be clear and is ready for production. Capability wise or anywise 6 Apaches don't make sense, if they would have bought the 39 original required then it would have made sense.
It's infighting and a start they will buy more soon. Ideally one of the service should have gone for it. Even if IAF is insistent let them have it.

Army should have concentrated on LCH and asked HAL for a new bigger heli for itself .
 

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INDIAN ARMY SNIPERS GET SAKO TRG-42 RIFLES: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
The Sako .338 TRG-42 sniper rifles have a better range, firepower, and telescopic sights than those possessed by the adversary


The Indian Army has inducted the Sako .338 TRG-42 sniper rifles from Finland for troops deployed along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, according to a PTI report.

Most of the special forces across the world use .338 Sako TRG 42 sniping rifle and Indian Army has procured it.

"The latest sniper rifles have been inducted into the army. They are using it now," an official told PTI.

The official further said that the Sako .338 TRG-42 sniper rifles have a better range, firepower, and telescopic sights than those possessed by the adversary.

Amid a change in operational dynamics along the LoC, the move is to make the snipers more lethal, the report added.

The Sako rifles have reportedly replaced the .338 Lapua Magnum Scorpio TGT by Beretta, and the .50 Calibre M95 by Barrett, which were inducted in the Indian army in 2019 and 2020.

These rifles – made in Italy and America – had replaced the ageing Russian Dragunov, the mainstay of Indian troops.

First procured in the 1990s, the Dragunovs have slowly fallen behind contemporary sniper rifles which offer improved sights and mounts, increased accuracy, and a strike range of over 1 kilometre.

The Sako TRG-42 sniper rifle is a bolt-action sniper rifle designed and developed by the Finnish gun maker SAKO.

The rifle is designed to fire powerful .338 Lapua Magnum-sized cartridges. and weighs at 6.55 kgs without ammunition. It has an effective range of 1,500 metres, the official said.

The rifle is considered one of the most accurate and trustworthy weapons globally.


Sniping, A Bigger Challenge For Indian Troops



The official added that sniping has been a bigger challenge for the soldiers patrolling forward areas along the LoC and the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir.

Between 2018 and 2019, there was a sudden increase in the number of sniping incidents along the LoC and IB prompting armed forces to induct better sniper rifles and train its snipers against such attacks.

The Indian Army has sanctioned a team of 10 snipers, selected from the Army’s units and regimental centres for the job.
 

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Guys, can we track how many of the latest bullet proof helmets have been ordered by the IA and how many have been delievered ?

As per the following links, 1,58,000 helmets were ordered in 2017-18 from MKU.


The order was completed as of August 2021


Anymore orders after that?
 

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