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This year, 2019 promises to bring about some decisive and much-needed capability enhancement for the Indian military, with some top-of-the-line inductions scheduled over the next 12 months. Following are some of these big inductions. 1. For Indian Army  :: M777 and K9 Vajra :: The first regiment of the much anticipated M777 light-weight howitzers and the K9 Vajra will be operationalised this year, providing much-needed relief to the Indian Army’s artillery fire power. Notably, these are the first artillery gun purchases since the Bofors gun. Agni-5 :: The nuclear capable inter-continental ballistic missile Agni-5, with a range of over 8,000 km, has completed all developmental trials and is scheduled to be inducted into the Strategic Forces Command this year. A three-stage missile, the Agni-5 is 17 m in height, two metres wide and capable of carrying 1.5 tonnes of nuclear warheads. Unlike the other missiles of the series, Agni-5 is the most-advanced in terms of ...

Tavor has become the staple firearm of Indian Special Forces units with Full Length Barrel variants in service with Primary Special Operations Units while shorter barrel variants are in service with various SWAT and Commando units in India. Tavor has been increasingly favored over other weapon systems and specially the M4 Carbines which has been the staple weapon for various Special Operations Forces and Counter-Terrorism Organisations. The reason why Indian Special Forces prefer Israeli Tavor Family of Rifles over the American M4 Carbines are many , some of which I will discuss below : > Bull-Pup Configuration :  Tavor Family of Rifles took the Bullpup configuration to a newer level eliminating those problems which earlier plagued the Bullpup firearms. Bullpup Configuration means that the receiver , magazine and Bolt Carrier is placed behind the Pistol Grip thus helping the weapon to reduce its overall length while retaining the actual barrel length. This configuration is a...

Combat helmet A  combat helmet  or  battle helmet  is a  helmet,which is a one of the most important piece of personal armor designed specifically to protect the head during combat. There are various different COMBAT HELMET's used by the Army.Different Helmet's are used due to various factors which include ease of mobility , weight , cost and upgradable equipment. 1.  M1 Helmet ( Old One) M1 Helmet  was used   e arlier  by the Indian Infantry.   They were made of an inner liner(made of Manganese Steel) and a outer core(made of canvas). They weighed around 1.2 kg(pretty heavy by today's standards), but they were effective in stopping a 9mm round. Weight : 1.2 KG. Stopping Power : 9mm round. 2.  Model 1974 The Indian Army currently uses (in very large quantity)the  Model 1974  Helmets as the standard issue for any Infantry Soldier. These are composite fiber gl...

Introduction: We are comparing both the Helicopter due to following similarities : Both helicopters belongs to the  category of  Light Attack Helicopter . Both aircrafts have  Twin-engine , Tandem-seat , all-weather Multi-role helicopters . Both helicopters can carry a wide range of weapons including  A2A ( Air-to-Air ) ,  A2G (Air-to-Ground)  missiles , rockets & a 20 mm gun . HAL LCH is a  light helicopter design and developed by India’s PSU  Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)  while the T-129 ATAK is jointly developed by Italy’s MNC  AgustaWestland  and Turkey’s  TAI  . T-129’s design is Turish Variant of Italian AW A-129 helicopter. HAL LCH’s first flight was conducted on 29 March 2010 by LCH TD-1 prototype while T129’s maiden flight took place on 28 September 2009 when T-129’s P1 prototype flew at AgustaWestland’s facilities in Vergiate, Italy. HAL LCH has total order mainly for Indi...

Russia's MiG aircraft company , o nce one of the world's most famous aircraft designers  has fallen on hard times. Though it's aircraft continue to populate almost 30 country's Air Force's, the firm has not won a major design competition or aircraft tender in its post-Soviet history. The company is named after Soviet airplane designers Artyom Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich, who designed their first airplane, the MiG-1, in 1939. MiG aircraft were Cold War icons, becoming almost synonymous with the Russian air force in the West. Their reputation was rivaled only by that of Kalashnikov rifles, according to Ruslan Pukhov, director of the Moscow-based Center for the Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST).  In general MiG’s have been light fighters while Su’s have been heavier interceptors and fighter-bombers. The main difference in my opinion are different missions, ...

Why Jammu & Ka shmir Belong to India... Once in the United Nations meeting, the question was raised about  "Why Kashmir belong to India". Both the Indian and the Pakistani representatives were there to present their views on the matter. The Indian rep got the first turn to speak. And he said, “This is a very good question that can be answered via a joke.”. Then he proceeded further saying, “During the Vedic periods many millennia ago, once it happened that the great sage Kashyap was wandering in the barren lands of Kashmir. He was thirsty but could not find any water to drink. So, he decided to use his yogic powers to cut the hills of Baramulla and created a lake. After quenching his thirst, he wanted to take a bath in the lake. So he bared himself of his clothes and jumped to the water. In the meanwhile the Pakistanis were lurking for a chance and they stole the sage’s clothes and ran away… ”… To this, the Pakistani rep strongly objected, saying, “How c...

The Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft ( MMRCA ) competition, also known as the MRCA tender, was held from 2008-2011 and was a competition to supply 126 multi-role combat aircraft to the Indian Air Force. The contest featured Six Fighter Aircraft form around the World, And these were:    1. Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet    2.Dassault Rafale    3.Eurofighter Typhoon   4. Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon               5. Mikoyan MiG-35   6. Saab JAS 39 Gripen . 1.  What Indian Air Force needed was   The Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft ( MMRCA ) , So,India ruled out F-16 , Gripen because these were single engine jets. 2.About F/A-18   one of the best jets in the world  is twin engine . So why didn't Indian Air Force consider it ?  BVR ( Beyond Visual Range )  radar technology . It cannot compete the Eurofighter , and rafale in that this matter( A...