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Some modern sights have begun to trickle down. Insas excalibur with what appears to be some sort of compact passive night vision sight. https://scontent.fewr1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21105688_1880867428832024_6558743692193946418_n.jpg?oh=5482e23ed0a6c741b7f5ac3dde505c2a&oe=5A223E78 http://i.img...

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Army GQSR compliant helmet and BPJ by DRDO (The ones that have been ordered were given relaxation by the Army)

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Some snowmobiles being used by ITBP

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FAB Defence AKM upgrade kit in close up. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DGzDCfnVYAACvKB.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DGzDDY7UMAAMrht.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DGzDES9U0AAPLEs.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DGzDE_QVoAASWEe.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DKzATj1VAAAVSMa.jpg:large

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This is a category of hardware which really doesn't capture the imagination of Jingos but this is where, in a short while, our domestic industry has come a long way. I feel that this category of military hardware requires its own thread as it just gets buried in the Indian Army general discussion th...

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OFB 7.62x51 rifle.
Looks better with telescopic butt stock though.

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Philip wrote:At the prev. air show at the DRDO pav. we saw two new glidebombs (?) appeared to have composite material casings for stealth.Any further info on these bombs?

That was IAF internal designs, not DRDO.

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In other news, Nakshatra (bigger sized than Akashdeep) tethered airship has been cancelled in early 2017. However, the following has been taken up. I heard Parrikar and other speak about after the surgical strikes. Tactical Aerostat A tactical Aerostat system with V/UHF payload has been designed by...

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The Army also flagged the high cost of the Nag missile. The cost of the Nag ATGM is about half a million dollars, almost double the price of the Israeli Spike or American Javelin missile, according to a second Army official. Sounds like BS. The TOW-2, which is the actual analogue to the Nag is pric...

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A cool video that shows how suppressors work.

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Better not to put an unproven DRDO AIP module in Operational Submarine like Scorpene , Safety in Submarine is of the highest level and any unproven system increases risk for the platform and the people manning them and you dont want you best submarine out of combat because you have an untested AIP ...

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Kakkaji, those helmets would first show up on parade grounds and for photo op exercises, just like the knee pads and elbow pads our jawans wear in yudh abhyas.

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^^ Correct me if I am wrong, but Fn-Mag is designated mmg in Indian service.

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ks_sachin wrote:
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OFB 7.62 mm GPMG. Lighter variant of fn mag.

Is this the one Thakur_B?

That is modernised fn mag from ofb. Not confirmed whether related to ARDE project.

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Indranil wrote:HAL is looking for collaborations to integrate a 12.7 mm gun (with 300 rounds) in the cabin of ALH. There is a requirement of 32 such choppers.

This does not make sense. Haven't they already done this with Rudra?

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7.62 NATO Ramana. Still not known whether belt / magazine fed.

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And we were wondering where did the ARDE's LMG go.

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In any conflict, PAF would get decimated in a week, and by decimated, I mean left with nothing more than hand launched UAVs and a few mobile air defence platforms.

The army though will dig in like ticks and town after town would have to be liberated in seiges.

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This struck me as interesting in the context of MII http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/return-part-was-most-difficult-recalls-major-who-led-surgical-strikes-in-pok-1748359 "Maj. Tango would be armed with his M4A1 5.56-mm carbine, the rest of the assault team with a mix of M4A1 s and standard-issue...

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Apparently ITBP has bit the bullet on Ghatak AKM and placed orders for it.

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Just ban linking of IDRW on BR. They get plenty of traffic from here.

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INSAS Excalibur: https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21462810_1012315552243462_4849578708336134419_n.jpg?oh=6bbff3375031cf362ffd335bc5299779&oe=5A1D5AFE https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21557550_1012315588910125_3509218182031661353_n.jpg?oh=b3a908b7236d0c27de7e6b6b2e948a4f...

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http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/mode ... 42902.html

Chhatisgarh police becomes the first customer of JVPC/Milaap/MSMC ordering 640 units. MP police is the next potential customer.

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Awesome. JVPC/Milaap/MSMC.

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http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/iaf-airborne-early-warning-systems-india-israel-plane-deal-russia/1/1045140.htmlwith IAF's plans to acquire planes from Israel, Russia on hold due to price hike The main reason behind the steep jump in the price is the almost three-fold increase in the price of th...

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Today, India has its own EL/M-2084 equivalent in the S-Band Arudhra radar. http://i.imgur.com/38MO1oI.jpg I always thought the Arudha was the -2084 manufactured locally under Israel's build it yourself model for the radar family. What are the differences between the two? Confusion arises because El...

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The rifles used would be easily identified by picking up spent cartridges. Even same cartridges fired from different make of guns would have different indentations/marks due to firing pin impact pressure, marks left by chamber, location and size of extractor etc.

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^^ It seems much smaller than BEL BFSR.

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Interesting that corner shot is also present and accounted for. This means that inspite of a lot of clamour of forces being starved if basic weapons, the right weapons for the job are reaching the men. THe cornershot is the original Israeli one, not the one made by ARDE. MHA has been more active th...

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Ramana, I cannot find any reference to ARDE's PGK type fuse for 155 mm shells, other than Dr. Avinash Chander's interview to bharat defence kavach from back in 2013. Can you redirect me towards any link ? Thanks.

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HM in Srinagar. Looks like OFB sniper rifle has already reached the field.

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Did the Army ever ask for a 5.56x30 sub machine gun (JVPC) ? No, not publicly, but user trials happening for the weapon for donkey year indicate that the user is on board with the concept and seem to be going along. Once the JVPC/MSMC/Milaap goes into production, the next target should be to build ...

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I believe 4km range on Nag is LOBL mode and 7 km on LOAL mode.

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The absence of a GPS guided mortar program is a glaring omission from our munitions list. Its far more achievable than making GPS guidance for shells which has to withstand up to 40000Gs

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Sights designed by IRDE for JVPC

INSAS MK1C handed over to CRPF

JVPC handed over to CRPF

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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJHIdCiVoAAHnTa.jpg The way picatinny rail has been placed on top of Mk1C upper receiver is shoddy to say the least. This seems to have been fixed in latest versions. http://i.imgur.com/L398cAh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/f9VBKSq.jpg http://i.imgur.com/WNWOdGJ.jpg http://i.im...

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As per Major Praveen Sahwney in the article "Himalayan Conflict Forges Artillery Doctrine" "Once stabilized (in Siachen) , the FH-77B has shown itself to be both accurate and consistent, achieving a range of 42km from altitudes of 12,000ft using High Explosive Extended Range (HEER) b...

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Indian Air Force likely to start trials of Astra missile from today http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/aug/31/indian-air-force-likely-to-start-trials-of-astra-missile-from-today-1650442.html indigenous seeker ? Error in reporting or good news ? Would this mean the LSPs are supplied with AG...

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Pzh 2000 that hit a target 56 km away using vlap ammo does 41km using base bleed. ATAGS will shatter all long range records with VLAP. Hell, if Bofors experience in kargil is anything to go by, where the 39 caliber gun was reaching ranges of 40 km instead of 24, ATAGS if fired in high altitude areas...

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Record breaking stuff from the ATAGS team. AoA !!

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