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@Somnath: I did take the time to go through the posts and give them thought. Hence, the opinion was not made on the fly. Please allow me to present my POV on the issue: Expanding the SSC Base: Before we proceed, let’s understand the present nature of the SSC scenario.The SSC was/is used to plug the ...

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@Somnath : I was a spectator to the "lively" debate that you refer to and it did not throw up any implementable idea except for sophisticated arguments bereft of logic and reason. Before you make statement as " This includes alternative methods of organisation, recruitment, compensat...

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The buggers need to fund their retirement bungalows and dream vacations.DRDO isn't going to pay for their childrens' education and therefore the Arjun is dead

@Anshul: Criticize as much you may, but please do keep the language civil.

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@MohanG: You seem to be selectively using the facts, figures and arguments as suiting your POV. The ratio of Soldiers income to Per Capita Income is not relevant. What needs to be measured is the position of the soldiers salary wrt the Household income in the country. Here is the link to Household ...

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This new is nothing but sensationalization and the unnecessary DRDO bashing. The decision for purchase of the Milan-2T was taken quite some time back. There is nothing 'emergency' about this. Maybe because the approval came in less than the usual chai-biskoot timelines, it became an 'emergency' deci...

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For the gypsy mounted contingent of the Para's

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORC ... /Para4.jpg

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The Story of the smuggling of the KH-55 Kent from Ukraine (dated 2006): Ukraine’s recently installed democratic government of the illegal export of 20 Russian-made Kh-55SM cruise missiles, each with a range of 3,000 km: The Kh-55 family of missiles is Russia’s main nuclear-armed cruise missile launc...

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Id of the badges: Right breast pocket (of the person): Balidan and the NSG Badge (lower and the higher ones respectively). So the person did serve with Para(SF) and NSG. Over the Left Breast pocket: Combat Divers Badge. I've no idea on the badge on the left breast pocket. The location is quite stran...

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By the look of the numbers of towed 155mm guns, we're on our way to completely eliminating the 105mm calibre in the IA,save for the Moutain Divisions. And even here, post the induction of light 155mm in the strike elements, the calibre may percolate to holding formations also. Pukes are for sure goi...

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The pics of the KYA@Jalandhar also have what I believe are the 1st close up pics of the upgraded M-46s by the Soltam. Infact, both the original model and the upgraded ones can be seen.

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I would not call the color as Khaki and as my vocab of colors is limited do not know what to term it either; better example of khaki are the trousers of the TFTA mards of SSG in one of the pics above.
Yes, the formation HQ actually comes out with circular authorizing the winter uniform for a period.

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If it is the color of the unifrom you're talking about, its the winter uniform of the IA: Olive green trousers (the usual color), while the color of the shirt is what you see (and worn full sleeves).

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According to NSG sources, the reason for ‘avoidable delay’ by 10 long nagging hours in reaching the scene of mayhem was that the plane, an IL-76, that was to carry 51 SAG personnel to Mumbai had to wait for hours for some VVIPs who were to travel on the same flight. I always had a nagging doubt abo...

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Since this is an open season for MBA vs Technical guys (engineers) and relevance of the MBA degree or diploma, here is my 2cent on the issue. But before I progress, let me confess that I’m also one of the back offices MBA (albeit with front office role) as per AshokS. Point 1: First the Indian scena...

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ovein : ?Please do not post such half baked and asinine articles by day dreamers and self acclaimed analyst here. This whole thing is bull crap and does not deserve space on this forum. This is another example of delusion that brothers across the border surround themselves in. Some really gr8 varie...

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A question to senior maulanas learned in the ways of aviation: The LCA has been undergoing through various stages like LSP models, the PV models and with each stage being used to validate a set of parameters. The parameters set has been expanded gradually with the aim of reaching IOC and FOC in due ...

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Vikram_S: I have not followed the SMERCH induction thing. But as per BR page, the total order was for 62 units. Which makes for 3 regimets and 8 additional launchers. Only guess can be that some of the additional units will be for Trg role but this is more of a guess. It is important to understand i...

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Gentlemen, sorry to use the harsh words, but we seem to have got into senseless debate. @Somanth: Why should NAMICA replace the manportable ATGMs in the IA and especially in case of Parachute Battalions or any other Infantry Battalion for that matter of fact? It is completely different system which ...

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Vikram_S: Each Rocket Regiment = 3 Batteries @ 6 systems each.
Therefore, 36 units = 2 regiments.

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A real example of what NAMICA type vehicle is/can/should be used for is the FV102 Striker of the British Army. It forms part of the Formationa Recce Regiments of the Royal Armored Corp of which 5 are active as of now. These regiments form part of a Mech. Heavy Bde or the Armored Divisions. Each regi...

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@Somnath, a small correction, the FV 102 is in use. There is another version FV 438 that has been withdrawn. Like I said before, these are part of Formation Recce Regimets of the BA. These regimets are part of a senior mechanized formations either a Bde or Division. The allocation is three reconnais...

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somnath : A prominent example of a dedicated ATGM carrier is the FV 102 Striker of the British Army. It carries the Swingfire ATGM ( 5 ready to fire and 5 reloads). It is part of the equipment profile of the Formation Reconnaisance Regiments of the British Army ( there are 5 such regiments as of to...

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The wrist band is a mark worn by senior NCOs taked as Company Havaldar Majors (CHM). IIRC, it is an appointment. The Sikh soldier is from Sikh Light Infantry.
Indian Army does ues Dog Tags

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Yours truly had the opportunity to witness the entire event.The only benefit of working close to Golf Course. Slipped from the office and headed for Wind tunnel road to catch a glimpse and ended up there for good hour+. The Sarang Team was awesome followed by Hawk, LCA and SKAT. Hawk did some amazin...

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Singha: Both the incumbent and former chiefs of the IA are protected by the PARA(SF). So lets keep the flights of fancy at bay. The practice was introduced post the assasination of Gen. Vaidya in Pune by Sikh extremists.

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kaangeya : You've yet not provided any logical argument against unified command except for the very different profile argument. As for There's a half-xxxxd post on the companion thread based on an alleged whine and moan report from a senior retired IA officer, published in Outlook. , it comes from ...

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The ATGM order was for equipping the Infantry battalions. As for the armored carrier ones, are we talking about replacing the ATGMs fired by the BMP-1 or BMP-2 IFVs? Apart from these, we do not have any other armored platform for carrying and firing the ATGMs.

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Compiled a list of Vikas regiment battalions: 4 Vikas 5 Vikas 7 Vikas This could mean we have at least 7 battalions. Btw can someone explain how is Vikas Regiment different from SFF? It doesnt make any sense to use the words interchangeably so there must be some reason. Me thinks Vikas is an army d...

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The excercise is taking place in Belgaum, home to the Commando Training Wing. The Commando Dagger badge is the one worn by Instructors in this institution who themselves would have got 'Instructors Grade' during their commando training.

The other fellow has only the NSG badge. Is not Para qualified.

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BR Fellowites must be aware of the anger of the Navy Chief and his comments on Burkha Dutt. PLease see the link below for Burkha's take on the situation and her snide remark on the Naval Chief: http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/mumbaiterrorstrike/Story.aspx?ID=COLEN20080075194&type=opinion so...

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Posting an article/analysis on the Mumbai attack. Posting in full as I do not know if they archive the stuff. This is one brave pakistani btw. Mumbai after-shocks rattle Pakistan By Syed Saleem Shahzad KARACHI - Ten young men from the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LET) were sent on a "sacrifi...

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Aditya, Udai Singh was KIA while he was with Special Group (SFF). :eek: Didnt know that bit. Assuming that he must have been with the SG of SFF since he is so "over-qualified" even for a SF guy with virtually every possible badge having been collected. Truely a great loss...Amazing that w...

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kaangeya , My dear good sir, you seem to have missed my points. Lets do it point by point: a) Organization of SF troops : As we speak PA has 4+Bns of SSG organized in 2 Brigades headed by a Maj.General. This general has direct line to the GHQ and is the adviser on special operations apart from cent...

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RajaBose Got the point. But I doubt that SFF(SG) would have done anything on the HR front or Para Cdo for that matter of fact (as a policy. The fact that many of them rotate through NSG is different matter). If you recall, NSG came into being only after the Bluestar disaster in 1984. So the baton p...

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KiranM: I did not propose NSG being given the external threat neutralization/HRT task. It was the other way around. The PARA(SF) chaps already have all the required skills (HALO/HAHO, combat diving etc). You need to add only the HR part (of the NSG level). 200+ personnel along with support troops c...

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Gentlemen, the Khaki colored BPJ seem to be from the MARCOS. Just check the epaulete on one of the khakhi BPJ guys. There is one more snap in which the Navy epaulettes are clearly visible (he's wearing a black BPJ though)

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Jagan,

Thanks for the info. My bad. When I said shorter, it was not on the lines of a carbine version. Wasn't aware of the technical term (shorter 'forestock').

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Rahul M: you give me more credit for than what i know. [:D]. Special Group: as some one has already stated, it is part of SFF but staffed solely by Indians. It has volunteers from IA with very many from PARA(SF) units. One of the least known units even within the IA. I think a very valid point has ...

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NSG mandates is very clearly focussed on Hostage Rescue. CQB in Urban setting is an element of the overall training. It was the 1972 Munich disaster that forced countries to raise speacialized HRT units; GSG-9 being the 1st product in Germany. Many countries have followed suit. Exception being the U...

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