Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021

[Jay]

This is sheer nonsense.

Just see the trouble that Baba Kalyani of Bharat Forge, Pune had to take, just to get the Indian Army to notice his artillery gun

Any update of his meeting with the PM and senior cabinet ministers

This is one of the reasons why I hold people like General PR Shankar of Gunner's shot in contempt. They harmed the nation more than they helped the nation and now they get to peddle BS on youtube as if they have immense knowledge on everything.

[wig]

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/india/fi ... 1ba6&ei=56

First in Operation Sindoor: ‘Red teams’ of experts to map ‘mind of adversary’
excerpts

For the first time, Operation Sindoor — the military strike launched by India earlier this month against terror targets in Pakistan — employed the concept of “red teaming” as part of its operational planning, The Indian Express has learnt.

Red teaming involves embedding a small group of experts familiar with the adversary’s mindset, tactics and response patterns into the planning process. Their role is to critically challenge the plan, simulate enemy reactions, and help test the robustness of the intended military strategy.

According to sources, this is the first time the Indian military has tested this concept in an actual operation, marking a shift in India’s strategic doctrine, bringing in a more dynamic and anticipatory approach to such cross-border operation
It is learnt that the red team embedded in the broader planning process comprised five senior officers drawn from different commands and postings across the country.

some more details

Sources said the concept was introduced following the Army Commanders' Conference in October 2024, after which a group of 15 officers underwent specialised training in red teaming. A roadmap has now been drawn up to expand and formalise the 'Vidur Vakta' programme over the next two years, they said. The aim is to build in-house expertise and eventually reduce dependence on foreign trainers.

In May last year, as first reported by The Indian Express, the Army had begun exploring the feasibility of creating a dedicated unit to function as an adversarial force -- OPFOR (Opposing Force) -- to conduct realistic wargaming and enhance combat preparedness. Several militaries, including in the US, have long employed such units to simulate enemy behaviour during training exercises.

The Army already has a REDFOR (red forces) unit within its training command (ARTRAC) headquartered in Shimla, which is responsible for vetting wargame plans and simulations -- typically conducted on paper or using sand models -- and for laying down the parameters and terms of reference within which these exercises are to be planned and executed.

However, officials explained that while REDFOR simulates adversary tactics and is a tool used for training, the red team studies own plans and their impact on the adversary, and the adversary’s gauged reaction at every step

[A Sharma]

Indian Army tests killer drones, electronic warfare tools in combat trials across country

[Sachin]

Ojit Singh is Army’s 1st Command Subedar Major, to advise Northern Command chief on JCO, OR matters
BR may need to find the rank insignia for this appointment. And IA seems to have taken a leaf out of the books of US forces, where they have Sergeant Major of the Army etc.

[chetak]

Ojit Singh is Army’s 1st Command Subedar Major, to advise Northern Command chief on JCO, OR matters
BR may need to find the rank insignia for this appointment. And IA seems to have taken a leaf out of the books of US forces, where they have Sergeant Major of the Army etc.

Sachin ji,

The amrikis have had such a system for a long time now.

the paki army has, since long, been aping the amrikis in matters of uniforms, shoes and lipstick, right down to the details on how to lose wars ...

[Rakesh]

Indian Army to get Rs 30,000 crore QRSAM air defence missile system boost
https://www.aninews.in/news/national/ge ... 609191201/
09 June 2025

[A Sharma]

More teeth for Indian Army: Homemade ‘Shatrunash’ and ‘Agniastra’ set to redefine battlefield tactics

[Rakesh]

Minesweepers, Rs 30,000 Cr QR-SAM Deal: Rajnath Sing-Led Top Defence Panel to Review Major Buys on July 1
https://www.timesnownews.com/india/mine ... -152156674
26 June 2025

The Defence Acquisition Council, led by Rajnath Singh, will convene on July 1 to discuss acquiring new minesweepers for the Navy and QR Sam systems for the Army.

[srin]

This is a literal gold mine. Role of Army during Sindhoor. Has everything from ASLV, armor, IFG, 130mm (thought they were all getting upgraded), anti drone systems.

[chetak]

tissue paper doesn't know that there is Wellington in India, where some of the best officers of Indian Armed Forces are trained

Field Marshal Sam Bahadur is buried in the Parsi Zoroastrian Cemetery in Udhagamandalam, Wellington (Ooty), Tamil Nadu, adjacent to his wife's grave