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[SRP]

https://twitter.com/x/status/465011341246230528

Good Job army.

 

[Agent_47]

 

[arp2041]

 

[Abingdonboy]

BSF not IA.

 

[nik22]

BSF not IA.

He knows that. But there is no thread for Paramilitary forces.

 

[Windjammer]

A CRPF jawan today allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle inside a camp here.

Constable Sanjay Kumar Yadav, posted with 178th battalion, shot himself dead with his INSAS rifle at a camp in Gulshan Nagar locality of Nowgam, police said.

The incident occurred at around 1.30 PM when the jawan was on a sentry duty.



The motive behind his taking such an extreme step was not known immediately, police said.

CRPF jawan commits suicide in Kashmir

 

[B+ Dracula]

MEDAL OF HONOR FOR INDIAN BRAVES:
Suicides in the 1.1 million-strong Indian Army have come down marginally in recent years. From an all-time high of 129 in 2006, they dipped to 102 in 2011. But until July 31 this year, 62 Indian soldiers have taken their lives. Every such incident will remain a cause for concern. The suicide of a soldier at an Army unit in Samba in Jammu and Kashmir led to a round of tensions involving officers and soldiers this month.
It is cold comfort that in India, suicide rates in the armed forces are less than those of the general population. The argument that in affluent countries such as the United States, military suicide rates have been rising at an alarming rate does not help the debate either. While the U.S. military reported 301 cases of suicide through 2011, this year the rate seems set to reach one a day
Soldiers and suicides - The Hindu
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SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, March 1 (Xinhua) -- A junior commissioned officer (JCO) of Indian army committed suicide in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said Saturday.

The officer Friday evening committed suicide using his service rifle inside a camp stationed at Shalteng on the outskirts of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
The incident came two days after an Indian army trooper went berserk inside his camp and killed five of his colleagues with his service rifle before shooting himself dead at Safapoora village of Bandipora district, about 35 km north of Srinagar
Indian army officer commits suicide in Indian-controlled Kashmir - Xinhua | English.news.cn
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A string of incidents involving indiscipline and insubordination in the Indian armed forces has set off alarm bells in India’s defense establishment. Since May last year, there have been at least four violent clashes between officers and jawans (soldiers) of the Indian army. Two of these occurred over a span of five days last month.
The incident was described variously in the Indian media as a “brawl,” “a free for all,” “a mutiny,” and even “a revolt.”
The 1.2 million-strong Indian army is the world’s third largest and widely regarded as a professional force. Its soldiers are highly motivated and trained to cope with pressure.

However, there are “worrying signs” that “all is not well” in the armed forces, a retired army doctor (who asked that his name be withheld) told The Diplomat.
In fact, the army seems to be losing more men to suicide and fratricide than to enemy bullets. The number of soldiers who die “battling their internal demons” is said to be four times the number killed in counter-insurgency operations in India’s conflict-wracked Kashmir and the Northeast.
Analysts have attributed officer-jawan tensions to class conflict in the armed forces. Not only do officers look down on the lower ranks but also officers whose fathers were jawans are “subjects of condescension and worse; senior officers in the military have gone to lengths to conceal the fact that their fathers served as enlisted men.”
India’s Troubled Soldiers | The Diplomat
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“Our forces work under tremendous pressure. We should make sure that such instances do not take place at all. Besides counselling, the government should make sure that all the other needs of soldiers are taken care of. Issues like granting of leave, increase in salary and better facilities should be taken care of,” said Kothari.

Suicide cases among Indian armymen down by 50% in last eight years | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis

The Indian army has been in the news and off late, and more often than not, for the right reasons. Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa brings some startling statistics which paint a grim picture – the number of suicides in the armed forces is on a steady rise.

One hundred and nineteen personnel from various wings of the armed forces committed suicide in 2011. In 2010, the number was 101.

The number of Central Reserve Police Force personnel who have committed suicide has seen a rise in 2011. A note by the Ministry of Home Affairs shows that there were 42 suicides in 2011, compared with 28 suicides in 2010.
Suicides killing more Indian soldiers than wars - Rediff.com News
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Suicides in the military » Indian Defence Review
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[SRP]

https://twitter.com/x/status/468802709391278081

 

[Abingdonboy]

@sancho @Dillinger a ALH Mk.3 with a ELBIT COMPASS FLIR/EO pod and SAAB self-defence suite. I'm told the IA and IAF have asked for a large number of their Mk.3 orders to have an EO pod and SDS.

 

[sancho]

@sancho @Dillinger a ALH Mk.3 with a ELBIT COMPASS FLIR/EO pod and SAAB self-defence suite. I'm told the IA and IAF have asked for a large number of their Mk.3 orders to have an EO pod and SDS.

The once with EO and new EW capabilities should be MK4 level and we have seen flight test videos from Bangalore of naval Dhruvs with the same package as well.

 

[sancho]

Nexter Cesar self propelled howitzer on an Ashok Leyland truck, showcased at the Eurosatory 2014

Cutting Edge Armament Technology at Eurosatory 2014 » Indian Defence Review

 

[sancho]

Other interesting stuff for IA, displayed at the Eurosatory 2014:

After the mock up of an upgraded BMP IFV with Rafaels Samson turret system, shown by the Kalyani Group at the last defexpo, here a fully upgraded version of Rafael and a European partner:

RAFAEL is displaying at Eurosatory eight different weapon stations, one of those shown in the static outdoor area is the new Samson MKII 30 mm turret, mounting an automatic 30mm cannon and two Spike ER missiles. It is installed on a modernized BMP-2 modernized by the Czech company Excalibur. Replacing the original Russian turret saved several tons that could be ‘spent’ on additional armor, while clearing more space for troops and equipment inside the protected fighting compartment.

Also interesting for IA's light tank requirement, the BAE CV90 with a CMI 105mm turret, weighing around 25t, which was the requested weightlimit of IA:

 

[cloud_9]

Sterlite Tech Secures Order For Deployment Of OFC Network For Defense Services

Sterlite Technologies Ltd., a leading global provider of transmission solutions for the telecom and power industries, announced that it had secured an advance purchase order from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) for end-to-end deployment including design, engineering, implementation and maintenance of a part of Network for Spectrum (NFS) project - Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) Network in the state of Jammu & Kashmir of the NTP region. This order is to be executed by 2015.

Additionally, Sterlite is also contracted to maintain the Jammu & Kashmir network for an additional period of seven years at a value of around Rs.500 crore.

This project in Jammu & Kashmir region including optical fibre cable supplies to other parts of the country is expected to add around Rs.1,950 crore to the company's order book.

The Government of India decided to release 150Mhz of spectrum held by defense sector in the frequency range of 1700Mhz to 2000Mhz, owing to growing telecommunication needs and shortage of spectrum available for growth of cellular services.

Sterlite Technologies has been awarded the project to build a new communication network for exclusive use by the armed forces in lieu of the spectrum. The order is for roll roll-out of OFC network to be owned and operated by the defense services under the project implementation core group (PICG), Ministry of Defense. It comprises a highly resilient exclusive OFC based nationwide Optical Backbone for defense sites and access networks at army sites.

 

[Bhasad Singh Mundi]

Sterlite Tech Secures Order For Deployment Of OFC Network For Defense Services

defence network being setup using foreign hardware? It will come from china with backdoors.?

Jiangsu Sterlite Tongguang Co. Ltd.

 

[ravinderpalrulez]

Indian soldier serving in #undof helps transferring Druze clerics from Israel to Syria