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Courtesy : "ANI, NGWT" Post by Let-know The significance of DRDO’s new light, powerful drone ‘Bharat’ for surveillance at LAC. The crisis at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh could drag on for weeks if not months as there has been no further disengagement along the border. Accordingly, the build-up on the Indian side of the LAC may have to continue as the People’s Liberation Army seems to be in no mood to go back to the position it was in April. With thousands of Chinese troops and hi-tech weaponry also amassed on the other side of the LAC, the tense stalemate continues. In such a situation, the danger of a miscalculation or a small incident spiraling out of control cannot be completely ruled out. Meanwhile, as the rainy season gives way to autumn, it will turn quite cold in these parts in the treacherous Himalayan ranges through which the LAC passes. For all these reasons, the Indian military will have to up its surveillance game along the long border. This is where...

by Let-know                                              (picture is only for representation) New Delhi:  Engaged in a boundary dispute with China in eastern Ladakh, India is planning to enhance its surveillance capabilities and firepower by placing orders for Heron surveillance drones and Spike anti-tank guided missiles from Israel under the emergency financial powers granted by the government. The Heron unmanned aerial vehicles are already in the Air Force, Navy, and the Army and are being used extensively at the moment by both Army surveillance and Target acquisition batteries and Air Force in the Ladakh sector. "There is a need for acquisition of Heron UAVs to add to the existing fleet of these drones for meeting the requirements of our Air Force fleet. We are planning to place orders for these UAVs," government sources told ANI here without specifying the number...

by Let-know (picture is only for representation ) New Delhi : The precarious situation that one of India’s private shipyards finds itself over its debts has put the navy in a quandary over how to proceed with a Rs 20,000-crore ($2.65-billion) tender for building four amphibious warships. One of the options being considered is to go for a fresh tender to widen the pool of available bidders for the four  Landing Platform Docks  (LPDs). But that too is fraught with trouble, as at least three of India’s private sector shipyards have gone bust in the last decade due to bad management or being short of orders that did not match their production capabilities. Said to be the largest-ever private sector warship building project of the  Indian Navy , the Dec. 2013 tender has been languishing for the last seven years, as  Reliance Naval and Engineering Limited   has gone into bankruptcy proceedings and the  Government of India  is keenly watching the efforts for...

by Let-know (Indian made P-72 assault rifle of SSS defence) Army's fresh order for SIG assault rifles would mean over 1.4 lakh rifles will be bought off the shelf from US despite a domestic industry that manufactures a range of assault rifles. New Delhi:  The Army’s decision to go ahead with a  second order of 72,000 SIG 716 assault rifles  from the United States is yet another “setback” to the private small arms industry in India, and sharpens focus on the government’s inability to kickstart the  AK 203 production factory  in Amethi. When the order for the SIG assault rifles is placed ⁠— under the option clause of the original contract signed for 72,400 rifles ⁠— it would mean that over 1.4 lakh 7.62×51 mm rifles in total will be bought off the shelf from abroad without a ‘Make in India’ initiative. The domestic industry said the Army’s decision isn’t surprising, but is indeed a setback to them and doesn’t align with the government’s  aatma nirbharta ...

by Let-know (soldier of U.S. special force preparing R Q -11 uav for deployment) The Indian army is keen to procure RQ-11 UAV Raven – unmanned aerial vehicle from the US besides Israeli Spike Firefly “loitering” munition to support its ground soldiers, reports the HindustanTimes. HT quoting officials in New Delhi claims that the Indian army is set to procure 200 pieces of RQ-11 Raven UAV, which can help the Indian Army soldiers to conduct reconnaissance. After the Indian army acquired Spike Mark III ATGM (anti-tank guided missiles) from Israel as part of emergency procurements due to India-China border standoff, it now plans to acquire firefly munitions that can hit an enemy target with precision. (Dismantled RQ-11 uav) The RQ-11 Raven is a lightweight, low-altitude, remote-controlled, man-portable UAV that can perform intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) operations. The UAV captures and transfers medium-resolution imagery to a ground control unit t...

by Let-know (CGI of sea skimming AGM - 158C tracking & engaging a target ship) In 2020, the U.S. Navy began the process of integrating the AGM-158C LRASM onto the P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, Trials of which they plan to be completed by 2026 and missiles system made available for entire P-8 Operator including Indian Navy which is currently the second-biggest operator of the type after USN.  AGM-158C LRASM will supersede AGM-84D Block 1C Harpoon anti-ship missiles which are currently deployed by all P-8 Operators including India and is designed to meet the needs to fight in contested environments.  According to US media reports, India and Australia have been selected as the first few countries that will get LRASM to strengthen their firepower in an increasingly contested Indo-Pacific region AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile is a stealthy anti-ship cruise missile developed for the United States Air Force and the United States Navy. (AGM - 158C engaging target s...

by Let-know (Hal LCH carries 24 rounds of 70 mm hydra rockets & 4 rounds of of mistral air to air missile) In 2017, Then Indian army chief General Bipin Rawat had said Indigenous Attack/combat helicopters HAL Rudra and HAL Light Combat Helicopter have major shortcomings, that is in their current configuration both do not have suitable anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), which is the main weapon of any Attack/Combat helicopters around the world. Fast forward to 2020 and nothing much has changed since then as HAL Rudra MkIV and LCH Helicopters continue to be armed only with French Nexter 20mm turret gun and Belgian 70 mm rockets and waits for ATGM to be used as effective anti-armor, anti-bunker and anti-fortification role for the Strike Corps. DRDO developed Helina and SANT anti-tank guided missile system was supposed to provide lethal aerial firepower against the armored thrust of the rivals but DRDO has not been able to clear this trial phase of this missiles and enter production. D...

by Let-know The Indian Army has deployed infantry combat vehicles in the Galwan Valley as Chinese troops had deployed their armored vehicles to strengthen their position amid border dispute with India along the Line Of Actual Control (LAC). The deployment of armored vehicles or BMP 2 is to counter threat to the Darbuk–Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldi (DSDBO) road, which is very important for the Indian Army.  The BMP 2 vehicles are not only capable of launching attacks on the enemy with missiles, mortars, rockets, and machine guns, but soldiers sitting inside can also move forward safely amid fire in the field. The deployment of BMP 2 on the confluence of the Galvan Valley and the Shyok river has created an impregnable wall of defence to deter any possible misadventure of the Chinese Army. The BMP 2 armoured vehicles are also stationed along the DSDBO road and on the mouth of the Galvan Valley, besides on the road going towards the DBO. The Chinese Army has increased the number of armoured ve...

by Let-know  The Indian Air Force is seeking to urgently procure 21 additional MiG 29 fighter jets from Russia to add to its three squadrons of the type already in service. Sources said additional MiGs would cost around Rs 5,000 crore and deliveries could start in a couple of years after the order is placed. The a move likely to boost the strength of its fighter jet squadrons, the  Indian Air Force  (IAF) has proposed to acquire 33 new combat aircraft including 12 Sukhoi and 21 MiG-29s. A proposal for speedy acquisition of these combat fighter jets has already been initiated and sent to the central government for approval. IAF has presented its proposal to the  Ministry of Defence  that will decide on the project worth Rs 5,000 crore by next week, sources in the government told  India Today . In the proposal copies, it is mentioned that to acquire the additional MiG-29s from Russia, there will be modifications in the existing contract for MiG-29 upgrades. ...