Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Military

vkashyap · Post by **vkashyap** » 30 Sep 2009 18:42

X-Posting from a different forum.
MiG-29 KUB in IN markings on the Kuznetzov
http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/ind ... pic=193957

ChandraS · Post by **ChandraS** » 30 Sep 2009 23:27

George J wrote:Incredibly beautiful pics. What is the source of these?

They are from the exercise IN performed with the Aus Navy enroute to the PLAN Fleet Review. Check this BR gallery for the RAS exercise under 2009 events.

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Galleries.html

Kersi D · Post by **Kersi D** » 03 Oct 2009 00:14

Sree wrote:
Jagan wrote: ...

Uploaded Here

http://picasaweb.google.com/jaganpvs/Dr ... 5701513970
Jagan, Kancha:

This is a great pic, of course ... but I have a vague memory of having seen a version of this board, that included at the bottom, below the words "Bash On Regardless", the line in smaller letters, "Hands in pockets, and think of Sam" - a reference, supposedly, to one of the Field Marshal's speeches to the troops before the balloon went up, in which he basically told them to always remember, while on Bangladeshi soil, that Indian women were the most beautiful in the world, so not to even look sideways at Bangladeshi women. Do you remember seeing that version?

Regards

Sree

YES

These were the famous words of Gen Maneshaw, to the IA

It is sad that many of us have forgotten these great words

K

Kersi D · Post by **Kersi D** » 03 Oct 2009 00:35

Khalsa wrote:
Mumbai
http://i706.photobucket.com/albums/ww69 ... I-1200.jpg

Ranvir
http://i706.photobucket.com/albums/ww69 ... R-1200.jpg

Ranvir
http://i706.photobucket.com/albums/ww69 ... 2-1200.jpg

PLEASE NOTE

INS Mumbai does not yet seem to have the Barak SAMs

INS Ranvir has Barak SAM launchers. The EL 2221 STGR radar has replaced the Russian MR 104 NATO codename "Drum Tilt" radar

INS Ranvir has a EL 2238 radar, replacing the Russian MR 310 NATO codename "Head Net C" radar

INS Ranvir does niot have the aft SA N 1 SAM launcher nor the FCS NATO codename "Peel Group"

K

Bala Vignesh · Post by **Bala Vignesh** » 03 Oct 2009 10:39

Kersi D wrote:
Sree wrote:[
Jagan, Kancha:

This is a great pic, of course ... but I have a vague memory of having seen a version of this board, that included at the bottom, below the words "Bash On Regardless", the line in smaller letters, "Hands in pockets, and think of Sam" - a reference, supposedly, to one of the Field Marshal's speeches to the troops before the balloon went up, in which he basically told them to always remember, while on Bangladeshi soil, that Indian women were the most beautiful in the world, so not to even look sideways at Bangladeshi women. Do you remember seeing that version?

Regards

Sree
YES

These were the famous words of Gen Maneshaw, to the IA

It is sad that many of us have forgotten these great words

K

Well... thanks for reminding us about it... And i must say FM Manekshaw is right...

suryag · Post by **suryag** » 04 Oct 2009 02:24

IAF using highway as helipad

Looks like with improving qualities of our highways we could have Swedish type of landing grounds

shyamd · Post by **shyamd** » 04 Oct 2009 15:26

British skydivers Leo Dickinson, center, Ralph Mitchell, left, and Indian army officer Ramesh Tripathi, pose for photographs after landing at the world's highest drop zone in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. They jumped from an altitude of 6154 metres and landed at Gorak Shep, a sandy plateau 5165 metres above sea level.

An Indian army soldier shows his skill on a powered paraglider during the celebration of 46th Raising Day, Exhibition and Fair at The Panther Stadium in Amritsar on October 1, 2009. Indian Army Major-General Balbir Pama said that the division was raised on October 1, 1964 at Clement Town, Dehradun by Major-General Niranjan Prasad and that it moved to the present location in April 1965 and since its raising, has taken part in many operations in the western sector. Prominent among them are the Indo-Pak wars of 1965 and 1971, in which the formation had been awarded a host of awards.

An Indian Para-military soldier stands guard as senior officers of Central Industrial Security Force or CISF who is in charge of airport security are seen in a meeting at Indira Gandhi International airport, in New Delhi, India, Friday, Dec.5, 2008. A police official says security forces have swarmed through New Delhi's international airport after the sound of gunfire rang out, but no one was injured.

Kakarat · Post by **Kakarat** » 06 Oct 2009 19:16

Indian Air Force (IAF) AWACS aircraft flies past during the full dress rehearsal of Indian Air Force Day parade at the Air Force Station at Hindon in Ghaziabad on the outskirts of New Delhi on 06 October 2009.

Avinash R · Post by **Avinash R** » 06 Oct 2009 20:36

Members of Jammu & Kashmir's Special Operations Group check a weapon before entering a jungle during a gun battle with terrorists in Noor Takiya, 25 km (16 miles) south of Srinagar October 6, 2009.

Bala Vignesh · Post by **Bala Vignesh** » 06 Oct 2009 20:44

didn't quite notice till now but the glassed section for the navigator in the nose of the aircraft is missing.... wonder why???

Isn't that an AK 76 that the guy in the right is holding???

Avinash R · Post by **Avinash R** » 06 Oct 2009 20:45

A policeman belonging to Special Operations Group checks a weapon before entering a jungle during a gun battle with terrorists in Noor Takiya, 25 km (16 miles) south of Srinagar, October 6, 2009.

A policeman belonging to Special Operations Group stands guard during a gun battle with terrorists inside a jungle in Noor Takiya, 25 km (16 miles) south of Srinagar, October 6, 2009.

Gaur · Post by **Gaur** » 06 Oct 2009 20:47

Note the trouser camo in the first photo. Never seen that one before.

Avinash R · Post by **Avinash R** » 06 Oct 2009 20:57

Bala Vignesh wrote:Isn't that an AK 76 that the guy in the right is holding???

Looks like AKS-74U.
More info here
http://world.guns.ru/assault/as03-e.htm

Dmurphy · Post by **Dmurphy** » 06 Oct 2009 22:45

Avinash R wrote:http://i34.tinypic.com/312wk9d.jpg
Members of Jammu & Kashmir's Special Operations Group check a weapon before entering a jungle during a gun battle with terrorists in Noor Takiya, 25 km (16 miles) south of Srinagar October 6, 2009.

Geeez...4 different sets of camo, just among the 2 soldiers!

Gaur · Post by **Gaur** » 06 Oct 2009 22:53

Dmurphy wrote:
Avinash R wrote:http://i34.tinypic.com/312wk9d.jpg
Members of Jammu & Kashmir's Special Operations Group check a weapon before entering a jungle during a gun battle with terrorists in Noor Takiya, 25 km (16 miles) south of Srinagar October 6, 2009.
Geeez...4 different sets of camo, just among the 2 soldiers!

Yeah, I know what you are trying to do here.

But setting aside that, the camo of the trousers is truly new for me. Usually, when people point out different camos, they are some variations of the usual camo. But I have never seen such camo being worn by anyone in India.

sunny y · Post by **sunny y** » 06 Oct 2009 22:57

Avinash R wrote:
Members of Jammu & Kashmir's Special Operations Group check a weapon before entering a jungle during a gun battle with terrorists in Noor Takiya, 25 km (16 miles) south of Srinagar October 6, 2009.

What kind of that trouser camo is ??

And is that USA written on the trousers of the second soldier ??
I mean what is that.....Is that something that marines left after the joint training ??

JE Menon · Post by **JE Menon** » 06 Oct 2009 23:08

Probably a local production of some camo patterned trousers. Brand is probably "USA Sports" judging by what is written on that. Looks like the SOG guys are pretty flexible with these things... Chaps look like they've been around the block a couple of times though... Good.

hnair · Post by **hnair** » 06 Oct 2009 23:28

JE Menon wrote:Chaps look like they've been around the block a couple of times though... Good.

Aye.... the best camo in that picture is the air of nonchalance around those two gentlemen.

Folks, they are **local cops** not military or even para-military. So if you really need to, compare them to the rotund chappies you see at your nearest local police station. Not with Petraeus' pretty boys. Any angst over "camo standardization" etc needs to consider this - militants too love standardized camo as was unfortunately proven during the Clinton visit at Chattisinghpura. The likes of Pankaj Mishra sold that point very well in the west, if anyone remembers. So there are always pros and cons.

shyamd · Post by **shyamd** » 06 Oct 2009 23:51

More pics from the operation:

An Indian soldier runs inside a jungle during a gun battle with separatist militants in Noor Takiya, 25 km (16 miles) south of Srinagar October 6, 2009. An Indian soldier was wounded during a gun battle between security forces and a group of separatist militants in the mountainous jungle region of Noor Takiya and the operation continues, a spokesman for the Indian army in Srinagar said.

Indian soldiers carry an injured comrade on a makeshift stretcher through a jungle during a gun battle with separatist militants in Noor Takiya, 25 km (16 miles) south of Srinagar, October 6, 2009. An Indian soldier was wounded during a gun battle between security forces and a group of separatist militants in the mountainous jungle region of Noor Takiya and the operation continues, a spokesman for the Indian army in Srinagar said.

Bala Vignesh · Post by **Bala Vignesh** » 07 Oct 2009 09:48

wow... for cops, they sure seem to be in an impeccable shape... wish the cops in my neighborhood could shape up like them...

kancha · Post by **kancha** » 07 Oct 2009 10:39

They better be ... they are the Special Group after all

To add more fuel to the 'Camo Diaries'

... One guy is wearing just a T Shirt while the other is feeling a lot colder and clad in a jacket

manish · Post by **manish** » 07 Oct 2009 18:25

kancha wrote:They better be ... they are the Special Group after all

To add more fuel to the 'Camo Diaries' ... One guy is wearing just a T Shirt while the other is feeling a lot colder and clad in a jacket

Weren't these the guys that the PDP had mucho takleef with? Did not know they had been re-formed/active still. Gurulog, any more info on current situation wrt SOG? IIRC the 'human rights' types had a gala time maligning them.

Life for the SOG chaps sure seems tough. Seems to me that the moment a Kashmiri signs up for the SOG, he becomes a marked man. Quite lot of hits seem to have taken place on them and their families over the years.

Brave chaps all of 'em.

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 07 Oct 2009 18:27

kancha wrote:They better be ... they are the Special Group after all

To add more fuel to the 'Camo Diaries' ... One guy is wearing just a T Shirt while the other is feeling a lot colder and clad in a jacket

Special Operations Group, not Special Group.

SG is a different kettle of fish.

shyamd · Post by **shyamd** » 07 Oct 2009 20:12

Day 2 of operations:

An Indian soldier stands guard in Noor Takiya Khrew during a second day of fighting between militants and government troops in the forests south of Srinagar on October 7, 2009. Soldiers have shot dead five suspected Muslim militants on October 7 during different clashes in revolt-hit Indian Kashmir, the army said. Muslim rebels have been waging an insurgency since 1989 against India's rule of the region in a conflict that has killed more than 47,000 people by official count with separatists putting the toll twice as high.

A Special Operation Group (SOG) soldier wears camouflage in Noor Takiya Khrew during a second day of fighting between militants and government troops in the forests south of Srinagar on October 7, 2009. Soldiers have shot dead five suspected Muslim militants on October 7 during different clashes in revolt-hit Indian Kashmir, the army said. Muslim rebels have been waging an insurgency since 1989 against India's rule of the region in a conflict that has killed more than 47,000 people by official count with separatists putting the toll twice as high.

Aditya G · Post by **Aditya G** » 07 Oct 2009 20:27

Rare to see fixed butt AK-47:

Commander's Sumo? (note the comms antennna)

ID the Unit badge?:

sum · Post by **sum** » 07 Oct 2009 21:11

Can only see a RR badge..

The SOG guys sure look kick-@$$ and will surely make any TFTA pi$$ in his pants....Is the first pic of a person being carried on a stretcher(two posts above) a plain-clothes SOG guy or a Paki pig?

ParGha · Post by **ParGha** » 08 Oct 2009 06:52

Aditya G wrote:Rare to see fixed butt AK-47:

Yes, I noticed a few of those too. Some of these look hideous and very poorly made (I'll take the weirdest looking INSAS over any of these). The old ones look old, but at least they look solid and reliable.

sunilUpa · Post by **sunilUpa** » 08 Oct 2009 08:07

That's a belt fed machine gun the second guy is holding?

Huh this photo is clearer..LMG belt fed?

Bala Vignesh · Post by **Bala Vignesh** » 08 Oct 2009 10:37

sunilUpa wrote:
That's a belt fed machine gun the second guy is holding?

Huh this photo is clearer..LMG belt fed?

Seems to be an MMG... you can see the tripod mount...

shyamd · Post by **shyamd** » 08 Oct 2009 15:30

NOOR TAKIYA, KASHMIR - OCTOBER 07: Indian army soldiers walk towards the site of a gun battle with militants in a forested area on October 7, 2009 in Noor Takiya, 30 km (19 miles) south of Srinagar, in Indian administered Kashmir, India. Indian military reports state that at least one Pakistani-trained militant was killed and three Indian army soldiers were injured during a gun battle between Indian troops and Pakistani-trained muslim militants which started early on Tuesday in the forest area of Noor Takiya.

Dmurphy · Post by **Dmurphy** » 08 Oct 2009 15:47

^^^

In the last pic above, are those guys in the front BSF or SOG?

sum · Post by **sum** » 08 Oct 2009 16:51

Doubtful that the SOG are so "conventionally" attired... Must be the BSF.

Dmurphy · Post by **Dmurphy** » 08 Oct 2009 20:04

Air Force day pics..

http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article30716.ece

Sudip · Post by **Sudip** » 08 Oct 2009 21:15

in the 3rd picture from top posted by shyamD. the soldier in half sleeve t-shirt is wearing Woodland Shoes. It is available in showrooms and many people wear it. So is it being supplied in the armed forces too now?

kancha · Post by **kancha** » 08 Oct 2009 22:06

@ Sunil Upa

It doesn't seem to be like any weapon normally seen in the pix of the army. Could it not be one of the captured weapons in this or some other operation being put to use ? The valley must surely be aflush with captured weapons of all kinds and makes. Let's see if someone can actually identify the gun.

Avinash R · Post by **Avinash R** » 08 Oct 2009 22:49

^That's PKM machine gun with bipods.

KarthikSan · Post by **KarthikSan** » 09 Oct 2009 03:25

sunny y wrote:What kind of that trouser camo is ??
And is that USA written on the trousers of the second soldier ??
I mean what is that.....Is that something that marines left after the joint training ??

Take a closer look at the same guy's hat. It says "American Jeans". That would keep the pigs guessing

VinodTK · Post by **VinodTK** » 09 Oct 2009 03:43

Indian Air Force Parade Day Pictures

Avinash R · Post by **Avinash R** » 10 Oct 2009 22:45

The President's Bodyguards (PBG) march during the ceremonial ceremony of 'Changing of the Guard' in front of the presidential palace in New Delhi October 10, 2009. The 15th battalion of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles on Saturday was accorded the honour to take over as the "Ceremonial Army Guard Battalion" of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India.

The President's Bodyguards (PBG) take part in the ceremonial ceremony of 'Changing of the Guard' in front of the presidential palace in New Delhi October 10, 2009. The 15th battalion of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles on Saturday was accorded the honour to take over as the "Ceremonial Army Guard Battalion" of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India.

The President's Bodyguards (PBG), mounted on their horses, take part in the ceremonial ceremony of 'Changing of the Guard' in front of the presidential palace in New Delhi October 10, 2009. The 15th battalion of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles on Saturday was accorded the honour to take over as the "Ceremonial Army Guard Battalion" of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India.

Bala Vignesh · Post by **Bala Vignesh** » 11 Oct 2009 13:55

Avinash R wrote: The President's Bodyguards (PBG), mounted on their horses, take part in the ceremonial ceremony of 'Changing of the Guard' in front of the presidential palace in New Delhi October 10, 2009. The 15th battalion of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles on Saturday was accorded the honour to take over as the "Ceremonial Army Guard Battalion" of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India.

So which Battalion was the Ceremonial Guard battalion till last...