Indian Army Needs To Modernize Quickly with Drones

Indian Army Drone

Indian Army needs drones.  It is one of the largest and most powerful armed forces in the world. However, in the face of modern warfare, the army needs to modernize quickly and adapt to new technologies, especially drones, if it wants to stay ahead of its adversaries. Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are becoming … Read more

Top 10 Future Weapons of India You Won’t be Aware Of

Top 10 Future Weapons of India You Won't be Aware Of

India is amongst the most powerful militaries in the world and being surrounded by some of the most highly volatile neighbours, has pushed India into a relentless drive to modernize its forces. On the East, there is China, a nation which continuously pushes it pre-defined boundaries subjugating others opinions and on the west, there is … Read more

Meet the Deadly Galatz Sniper Rifle used by Para SF, MARCOS and Garuds

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The Galil Sniper – or “Galatz” was developed for an accurate, long-range version of its Galil platform. The 5.56x45mm NATO chambering of the original Galil was changed in favour of the larger and heavier 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge which offered better performance at longer ranges. The Galatz is a self-loading rifle employing the same action as the … Read more

11 Deadly Artillery Systems used by Indian Army will surely give you Goosebumps

Artillery is a class of large military weapons built to fire munitions far beyond the range and power of Infantry’s Small Arms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach fortifications, and led to heavy, fairly immobile siege engines. As technology improved, lighter, more mobile field artillery developed for battlefield use. This development continues … Read more

Indian Army is Virtually blind at Night

An internal report of the world’s third largest army has exposed its operational blindness as the available night vision devices are ‘redundant’ and not effective. Indian armed forces have lost nearly 9,000 soldiers in counter-terrorism operations since 1990, majority of them during night. The Army’s 359 infantry units (over three lakh soldiers) and over 100 … Read more

Chinese hackers can disrupt Indian Army’s communication network: Report

The army’s communications system is riddled with security flaws and could be infected with Chinese malware that can bring down India’s military network, a report warns, stressing on the need for a technology upgrade. Malicious software cannot only disrupt communication during operations but also lead to theft of information in peacetime, the report on future … Read more

Indian Army to get ballistic helmets: Here are 5 other things our soldiers need urgently

The Indian Army is acquiring ballistic helmets for its soldiers. The army will get around 1.5 lakh of these bulletproof helmets that have been the force’s requirement for years now. The Indian Army needs to move quickly to fill some vital gaps to enhance the fighting capability of its soldiers and protect them on the … Read more

After Waiting for almost two Decades, Indian Army Jawans to get Modern Helmets that can bear 9mm attack

According to media reports, an Indian company, the Kanpur-based MKU Industries, has been contracted to manufacture 1.58 lakh helmets in a deal worth around Rs 170-180 crore, and the production of the new helmets is now beginning. This is the first large scale order of helmets by the Indian Army in more than two decades … Read more

New portable bridge to help ease troop movement for high altitude region

The Indian Army’s troops will soon be able to move faster in high altitude regions, thanks to the Mountain Foot Bridge (MFB) developed by the city’s Research and Development Establishment (Engineers) of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The bridge made of high-strength aluminium alloys costs below Rs 1 crore. Capable of withstanding conditions prevailing … Read more

Indian Army wants new close-quarter battle carbines; Here are the Five Best Options

The close-quarter battle (CQB) carbines are critical for the Indian Army posted in the Kashmir Valley to take on terrorists holed up inside buildings. But sadly, there have been repeated failures to purchase them through the tender system. The Defence Ministry has a requirement for 44,000 of such carbines. Now, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has decided to … Read more

Two M777 Howitzers To Be Delivered To Indian Army In Six Months For Testing

BAE Systems will deliver two of the contracted M777 ultra-light howitzers within six months to the Indian Army to test integration of local ammunition for the gun. “Two guns will be delivered to the Army within six months from the signing of the LoA for preparing the range tables and calibration,” The Hindu quoted an … Read more

Indian Army has less life protecting equipments than Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

United Nations recently said that there is an alarming lack of lifeprotecting equipment available with Indian peacekeepers, informing India that the ability of troops to undertake operations has been impacted in South Sudan. As per the officials, India in October that its troops stationed there had “inadequate” life-protecting equipment such as bulletproof helmets and jackets. … Read more

Indian Army Looking For A Deadlier Sniper Rifle To Replace Ageing Draganov

The Indian Army is hunting for a new sniper rifle for the infantry which will have considerably more range, fire power and accuracy than the existing inventory, giving soldiers on the borders an edge over the enemy. Proposals have been invited from global manufacturers to present modern sniper rifles that can take down targets at … Read more

Indian Army looking at increasing Pinaka rocket regiments to 22 within a decade

The Indian Army, which currently operates two regiments of the indigenously-developed truck-mounted Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) systems, hopes to induct another eight by 2022 and is looking at increasing the number to 22 within a decade to add firepower to its artillery, an official said. The Pinaka system is designed and developed by two … Read more

India-US sign Rs 5,000 cr deal for 145 M777 howitzer guns

India has signed a deal with the US for importing 145 M777 lightweight Howitzers for the Indian Army today. The deal will cost Rs 5,000 crore. The Defence Ministry had given its nod for the deal in October this year to strengthen Army, which was facing an armament crunch especially in this segment of the … Read more

Pakistan’s Border Action Team kill Three Indian Soldiers and brutally Mutilates One Soldier, Army vows revenge

Three Indian soldiers were killed and body of one of them was mutilated by Pakistan’s Border Action Team near the Line of Control in J&K’s Machil Sector. The Indian Army has vowed revenge, saying “the cowardly incident will be responded to appropriately.”   The Indian soldiers were killed in a cross border firing with Pakistan’s … Read more

Army seeks industry help for lighter bulletproof jackets

The Indian Army has only 3,86,000 bullet proof jackets for 1.3 million soldiers. This is because the existing jackets are too heavy and the Army is in the process of procuring ones that are lighter. The process is also on to procure a Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV). “We would like to issue bullet proof … Read more

Indian Army destroyed Pak posts across LoC using artillery guns

Indian Army had used artillery guns to destroy four Pakistani posts in a massive assault across the Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district last month, government sources said on Friday. This is the first time the government sources have confirmed that artillary fire was indeed used by the Army … Read more

Indian Army retaliates after civilian deaths: 2 Pakistani jawans killed, 14 posts damaged

After eight civilians were killed today in an indiscriminate shelling by Pakistan Rangers along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Army retaliated inflicting heaving damages on the Pakistani posts. Two Pakistani posts too were killed in the retaliatory fire by Indian Army. Pakistan troops violated ceasefire in Samba and Nowshera sector. 16-year-old … Read more