Made in India military weapons and support systems

[Hindustani78]

Ministry of Defence
30-August, 2017 15:22 IST
Ministry of Defence approves first phase of reforms in The Armed Forces

In a first ever exercise after Independence, the Ministry of Defence in consultation with the Indian Army has decided to reform the Indian Army in a planned manner. These decisions were approved by the Defence Minister Shri Arun Jaitley after an extensive consultation with all stakeholders.


The first phase of the reforms involves redeployment and restructuring of approximately 57,000 posts of officers/JCOs/ORs and civilians. Major reforms concerning the following have been approved:-

· Optimisation of Signals Establishments to include Radio Monitoring Companies, Corps Air Support Signal Regiments, Air Formation Signal Regiments, Composite Signal Regiments and merger of Corps Operating and Engineering Signal Regiments.

· Restructuring of repair echelons in the Army to include Base Workshops, Advance Base Workshops and Static/Station Workshops in the field Army.

· Redeployment of Ordnance echelons to include Vehicle Depots, Ordnance Depots and Central Ordnance Depots apart from streamlining inventory control mechanisms.

· Better utilization of Supply and Transport echelons and Animal Transport units.

· Closure of Military Farms and Army postal establishments in peace locations.

· Enhancement in standards for recruitment of clerical staff and drivers in the Army.

· Improving the efficiency of the National Cadet Corps.


Implementation has begun with the decision of the Cabinet Committee on Security to close 39 military farms in a time bound manner.


The Ministry of Defence had constituted a Committee of Experts under the Chairmanship of Lt Gen (Retd) (Dr.) DB Shekatkar with a mandate to recommend measures for enhancing of Combat Capability & Rebalancing Defence Expenditure of the Armed Forces with an aim to increase "teeth to tail ratio".


The Committee of experts had submitted its report to the Ministry in December, 2016, which was considered by the Ministry of Defence and 99 recommendations were sent to the Armed Forces for making an implementation plan. The Defence Minister Shri Arun Jaitley has approved 65 of these recommendations pertaining to the Indian Army for implementation.


These reforms will be completed in all respects by 31 December 2019. Restructuring by the Indian Army is aimed at enhancing Combat Capability in a manner that the officers/JCOs/ORs will be used for improving operational preparedness and civilians will be redeployed in different wings of the Armed Forces for improving efficiency.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

OFB 7.62X51 rifle:

They have designed a new polymor magazine for it, replacing the steel FN FAL type mag.

@Water Car Engineer @Gessler

Looks to be older model.

Nevertheless, look at the better finish of the upper receiver in the 7.62x51 rifle. Actually, we're going to see more modifications done to this, new muzzle break, etc. That model is actually already testing. Far from finished.

Indianized Hawk - Hawki

 

[amardeep mishra]

OFB 7.62X51 rifle:

They have designed a new polymor magazine for it, replacing the steel FN FAL type mag.

@Water Car Engineer @Gessler

Man that things fires like an arty! They need to dratically re-design the muzzle brake!

 

[Gessler]

OFB 7.62X51 rifle:

They have designed a new polymor magazine for it, replacing the steel FN FAL type mag.

@Water Car Engineer @Gessler

Dude, I don't think this is the 7.62x51 rifle...looks like the older 5.56 MK-1C. As you can see it has a curved mag. When and if the 308 rifle gets polymer magazine, I don't think it will be curved. Will be straight like the FAL.

 

[Dark Lord Forever]

it look like toy gun. very bad loking. when india learn to make good gun? world lauhging on india but some memebr belive india making nuclear submarin. but look at that gun. how can same country that making that gun can also making nuclear submarin. sad.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Bloodhound - Thermal Imaging Binoculars

Tonbo Imaging

Good to see them getting orders.

 

[Tshering22]

Sure, it's also the IAs own GSQR, both of them have to follow or not even be looked at. Mind you, these GSQRs are a lot of times unrealistic.

Exactly my point.

That's why they just need to take the GSQRs of Israel and other countries and shove it down the Army's throats.

 

[X_Killer]

Indianized Hawk - Hawki

very soon these birds will have indian heart that is HAL's HTFE-25...

 

[The_Sidewinder]

it look like toy gun. very bad loking. when india learn to make good gun? world lauhging on india but some memebr belive india making nuclear submarin. but look at that gun. how can same country that making that gun can also making nuclear submarin. sad.

Real question is how some country which have been failing to produce even a motor cycle engine keeps on producing their so called state of art Missiles, Planes, Warships, MBTs??

 

[Hindustani78]

http://www.thehindu.com/news/nation...-for-41-dhruv-helicopters/article19621018.ece

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has signed a contract for 41 indigenously developed Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) for the Army and Navy.

“The contracts for supply of 41 ALHs amounting to around Rs 6100 crore will be executed in a period of 60 months,” HAL said in a statement on Monday. Of these 40 helicopters are for the Army and one for the Navy.

T. Suvarna Raju, CMD HAL said that the order reposes faith of Indian armed forces in the indigenous ALH. In March this year HAL had signed a contract for supply of 32 ALH to the Navy and Coast Guard.

Dhruv has been indigenously designed and developed by HAL and is developed by a Shakti engine jointly developed by HAL and Turbomeca of France and there are more than 200 helicopters in service with Indian armed forces.

For the Army and Air Force which depend on helicopters to sustain the troops on icy heights of Siachen glacier, the ALH has emerged as a lifeline. The ALH has also been exported to several countries in the region and as part of military diplomacy India has offered it to several friendly countries in the neighbourhood and South East Asia and discussions are on.

As on end 2016, the Army Aviation Corps (AAC) was operating 126 Cheetah, 55 Chetak and 65 ALH Dhruv for multi-purpose and utility roles. While the Cheetah and Chetaks are ageing platforms in need of replacement, the low production rate of Dhruv’s, eight per year, by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is limiting their induction in large numbers. The production is expected to go up with another helicopter assembly line getting ready.

HAL has also set up mini Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facilities at forward bases to improve availability rate of the helicopters.

ALH has a weaponised variant Rudra which is in the process of being inducted in the Army.

 

[Abingdonboy]

 

[Sensei]

In a major boost to ‘Make in India’ drive, an event was jointly hosted by Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) and Ordnance factory Board (OFB) in DRDO Bhawan on 07/09/2017 to showcase their preparedness in meeting the requirements of CAPFs. This occasion was graced by Hon’ble Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh, Hon’ble Minister of Defence Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Dr. Subhash Bhamre, MoS(Defence), senior officials of CAPFs, DPSUs and Ordnance factories. Shri Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, DG CRPF received the key of fully armoured CRPF bus and sample of Bhabha Kavach, a light weight bullet-resistant jacket manufactured by MIDHANI on the basis of technology transfer with BARC Mumbai. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited(HAL) also handed over a mini UAV for extensive trials. OFB also pitched in with its advance weapon developments and handed over two state of the art weapons from its stable namely JVPC Carbine and INSAS machine body Excalibur for trial evaluation and user feedback. Over last one year, CRPF was very closely associated with various DPSUs and OFBs in an endeavour to design and produce various arms, special equipments, protective gears and armoured vehicles to improve its operational efficiency across different theatres of conflict.

Source: Twitter - @crpfindia

 

[Water Car Engineer]

 

[debspark90]

OFB 7.62X51 rifle:

They have designed a new polymor magazine for it, replacing the steel FN FAL type mag.

@Water Car Engineer @Gessler

That's the Insas Mk1C. Look at the magazine shape. Normally the 7.62x51 magazine would be straighter like that of the SLR mag is actually. Its because of the ammunition shape. The 7.62*39 ammo of AK have the most curviest mags.

 

[Hindustani78]

Ministry of Defence
09-September, 2017 17:50 IST
Successful Flight Test of 3rd Generation Anti Tank Guided Missile – NAG

India’s indigenously developed 3rd generation Anti Tank Guided Missile (ATGM), Nag has been successfully flight tested twice by DRDO on 8-9-2017 against two different targets in the ranges of Rajasthan.

The ATGM Nag missile has successfully hit both the targets under different ranges and conditions with very high accuracy as desired by the Armed Forces.

With these two successful flight trials, and the flight test conducted earlier in June in the peak of summer, the complete functionality of Nag ATGM along with launcher system NAMICA has been established and marked the successful completion of development trials of Nag Missile.

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