Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Military

Raja Bose · Post by **Raja Bose** » 08 Jan 2011 08:00

Some pics of a IAF SU-30K model I had built in 2002, when they were first being inducted at Lohegaon. Took the pics since I am not sure whether the model itself will survive till I R2I (can't believe it lasted 8 years). Model is scratch built with cardboard structure, crumpled aluminium foil skin, canopy made from projector transparency, metal wires and scale based on Eyeball Mk.1.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 09 Jan 2011 11:16

Photos: INDO-RUSSIAN MILITARY EXERCISES "INDRA-2005"

Manu · Post by **Manu** » 09 Jan 2011 11:46

So it begins..

IAF takes delivery of the New Super C-130J.

Kaveri being tested..

Kaveri fitted on to IL-76 – the modified Flying Test Bed (FTB)

Lastly:

VishalJ · Post by **VishalJ** » 10 Jan 2011 04:12

Just saw this freshly accepted photo on A.net.
The a/c has to've be carrying the callsign 'Air India One' and as such posting it here.

1973: Indira Gandhi Waiving from "Makalu" Air India 707's 1L Door @ Arlanda - Stockholm

krisna · Post by **krisna** » 14 Jan 2011 07:07

PHOTOS: Army Demo At Western Command Parade

neerajb · Post by **neerajb** » 14 Jan 2011 12:02

RB, must say you have great model building skills. Looking at the thumbnails, I thought it to be some kit. But making a Su-30 from cardboard and aluminium foil is simply amazing.

Cheers....

Gaur · Post by **Gaur** » 14 Jan 2011 12:15

Brando wrote: When ever they show soldiers rappelling, they only show they going one at a time, I'd like to see a rappel with multiple lines.

Then here is one pic which you should like.

Manu · Post by **Manu** » 15 Jan 2011 18:50

Raghavendra · Post by **Raghavendra** » 15 Jan 2011 18:58

Manu wrote:

Looks super

shiv · Post by **shiv** » 15 Jan 2011 20:01

Air Marshal Rajkumar, who headed the LCA test team until he retired gave me a Tejas calendar and brochure commemorating the IOC. I wil be sending hi res photos to Jagan for upload on BR, but there is a preview below, and the brochure is in 4 separate scans.Kelik on images

Calendar preview

Brochure pg 1

Pg 2

Pg 3

Pg 4

shiv · Post by **shiv** » 15 Jan 2011 20:29

Me in a captured/incapacitated Pakistan Patton tank in Kolkata in the early 1970s. The two ladies are my mother and aunt - both now no more.

The fascinating thing for me was at least two holes in the armor of the turret that were clearly caused by some munitions (looking large oversize bullet holes)- I was gobsmacked by the fact that those holes were in armor that appeared to me to be about 15 cm thick.

shiv · Post by **shiv** » 15 Jan 2011 20:30

Vijayanta tank outside ASC center Bangalore

prithvi · Post by **prithvi** » 15 Jan 2011 21:21

shiv wrote:Me in a captured/incapacitated Pakistan Patton tank in Kolkata in the early 1970s. The two ladies are my mother and aunt - both now no more.

The fascinating thing for me was at least two holes in the armor of the turret that were clearly caused by some munitions (looking large oversize bullet holes)- I was gobsmacked by the fact that those holes were in armor that appeared to me to be about 15 cm thick.

is that the one right on the Red Road in Maidan..?

shiv · Post by **shiv** » 15 Jan 2011 21:26

prithvi wrote:
is that the one right on the Red Road in Maidan..?

Can't recall - but tank in the Maidan rings a bell. Can you get a more recent photo? Esp the holes?

Bala Vignesh · Post by **Bala Vignesh** » 15 Jan 2011 21:27

K Force???
Can someone enlighten this poor abdul about them...

d_berwal · Post by **d_berwal** » 15 Jan 2011 21:52

Bala Vignesh wrote: K Force???
Can someone enlighten this poor abdul about them...

Kilo Force
RR

pkudva · Post by **pkudva** » 15 Jan 2011 22:34

Raghavendra wrote:
Manu wrote:
Looks super

awesome pic.....looks a treat to the eyes....

Jagan · Post by **Jagan** » 16 Jan 2011 00:31

LCA Calendar - Courtesy of Shiv

atma · Post by **atma** » 16 Jan 2011 00:50

shiv wrote:Me in a captured/incapacitated Pakistan Patton tank in Kolkata in the early 1970s. The two ladies are my mother and aunt - both now no more.

The fascinating thing for me was at least two holes in the armor of the turret that were clearly caused by some munitions (looking large oversize bullet holes)- I was gobsmacked by the fact that those holes were in armor that appeared to me to be about 15 cm thick.

Nostalgia. Sorry Shivji about mom and aunt. My family was in East africa during the 71 war, but I happened to be in Vadodara, with my uncle. I recollect Vadodara was attacked by the PAF, remember blackening windows with soot. air raid sirens going off, reports of our SAMs engaging the invaders. I was 11 at that time, and my interest in our defence started then.

Suresh S · Post by **Suresh S** » 16 Jan 2011 01:26

shiv I used to be fascinated by that tank as a child , grew up in calcutta. Used to play in the maidan and remember looking over and over that tank.

svinayak · Post by **svinayak** » 16 Jan 2011 02:57

atma wrote:[
Nostalgia. Sorry Shivji about mom and aunt. My family was in East africa during the 71 war, but I happened to be in Vadodara, with my uncle. I recollect Vadodara was attacked by the PAF, remember blackening windows with soot. air raid sirens going off, reports of our SAMs engaging the invaders. I was 11 at that time, and my interest in our defence started then.

I was a toddler in Delhi in 1971 and when the raid sirens were on my mother picked me up to go to the ground floor to protect ourselves.

Anant · Post by **Anant** » 16 Jan 2011 06:31

Shiv,

Thank you for the photos. I am very sorry to hear about your mom and aunt. That brought back nostalgia to me also. My parents are very old now but when I was young and visiting my relatives in Bombay (with my parents) we used to go to VJTI (where my father went) and my brother and I used to play around with the armored carriers there. I saw a recent photo of them and basically they are only rust now. Anyways, thank you for the photos and the nostalgia.

Anant

shiv · Post by **shiv** » 16 Jan 2011 06:34

Thanks for the condolences folks - but it's no issue. It is in the order of things that older people pass on after having done their duty. So nothing could be more cheerful than memories. The photo for me is a celebration rather than an ache.

Anant · Post by **Anant** » 16 Jan 2011 06:41

Last post before I take the thread off topic but that's why you are a physician/surgeon and I prefer to hide in a lab. I could never handle death like docs do so keep up the good work. All the best to you and more photos please from the frozen tundra (where I am).

suryag · Post by **suryag** » 16 Jan 2011 06:56

Shivji are you on top of the tank or are you standing by it ? The guy on top of the tank looks very dapper(sorry for OT)

shiv · Post by **shiv** » 16 Jan 2011 07:03

suryag wrote:Shivji are you on top of the tank or are you standing by it

I was on/in the tank. The man on the left was some relative of my aunt by marriage and our guide in Kolkata. But enough of this family album business.

i would love to see a hi res color photo of the tank today. Incidentally the Patton tank outside ASC center in Bangalore from Asal Uttar has been painted beautifully and I need to get a new photo of that.

chackojoseph · Post by **chackojoseph** » 16 Jan 2011 09:04

recd this mail from Wg Cdr R S Chauhan(Retd). Some 200 odd pics

63rd Indian Army Day, 15 Jan 2011

Raja Bose · Post by **Raja Bose** » 16 Jan 2011 09:41

http://www.flickr.com/photos/torqueavia ... 703919543/
We have female tank commanders in IA?!

shiv · Post by **shiv** » 16 Jan 2011 09:45

Raja Bose wrote:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/torqueavia ... 703919543/
We have female tank commanders in IA?!

The hatch looks too thin to be that of a tank. Could it be some other armored vehicle - such as a radar/AD vehicle?

Sid · Post by **Sid** » 16 Jan 2011 09:45

DR displays are getting more imaginative every year.

chackojoseph · Post by **chackojoseph** » 16 Jan 2011 09:51

Raja Bose wrote:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/torqueavia ... 703919543/
We have female tank commanders in IA?!

A BMP, DRDO has handed over medical / ambulance in BMP's. You would have seen them of chabees jnvary parade some years back.

Look @ this

Link

pgbhat · Post by **pgbhat** » 16 Jan 2011 09:51

chackojoseph wrote:recd this mail from Wg Cdr R S Chauhan(Retd). Some 200 odd pics

63rd Indian Army Day, 15 Jan 2011

Wonderful.

Thanks for posting.

shiv · Post by **shiv** » 16 Jan 2011 09:56

chackojoseph wrote:recd this mail from Wg Cdr R S Chauhan(Retd). Some 200 odd pics

63rd Indian Army Day, 15 Jan 2011

Check this one. Talking of SDRE..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/torqueavia ... 703919543/

shiv · Post by **shiv** » 16 Jan 2011 09:57

Marten wrote:
Your wish is our command. Will have one for you this coming week.
I stop there every so often and laugh to my heart's content. What a fantastic feeling!

Will also try and get one of the WW-I tank installed by the Tambis at Ulsoor.

Thanks - don't forget the plaque with the description/history

Sid · Post by **Sid** » 16 Jan 2011 10:03

What is a UFORCE/Delta Force? I can see RR insignia but....

Raja Bose · Post by **Raja Bose** » 16 Jan 2011 10:05

RR units are named after NATO phonetic alphabet when they started the whole grid system - originally there were 4: Alpha, Charlie, Delta, and Kilo. This U Force (should be Unicorn Force) should be a more recent addition?

nachiket · Post by **nachiket** » 16 Jan 2011 10:20

Raja Bose wrote:RR units are named after NATO phonetic alphabet when they started the whole grid system - originally there were 4: Alpha, Charlie, Delta, and Kilo. This U Force (should be Unicorn Force) should be a more recent addition?

If they use the NATO alphabet, it should be Uniform, not Unicorn.

Dmurphy · Post by **Dmurphy** » 16 Jan 2011 10:39

shiv wrote:
Raja Bose wrote:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/torqueavia ... 703919543/
We have female tank commanders in IA?!
The hatch looks too thin to be that of a tank. Could it be some other armored vehicle - such as a radar/AD vehicle?

Is it the same lady here commanding a T-90?

Raja Bose · Post by **Raja Bose** » 16 Jan 2011 10:40

^^You are correct. For some reason I remembered it as Unicorn

suryag · Post by **suryag** » 16 Jan 2011 10:41

Why no Arjun in the parade ?