Indian Military

When Arjun beat T-90

Friday, 21 May 2010 11:33

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[Former Chief of Army Staff, General Shankar Roy chowdhury] “Shootout at the OK Corral?” The Indian Army would undoubtedly frown at such frivolity, but scattered media reports and Internet chatter indicate that during the recent comparative trials pitching a squadron (14 tanks) of Russian T-90 tanks, currently the mainstay of the Army’s armoured forces, and an equivalent number of India’s indigenous Arjun Main Battle Tank (MBT), the latter is said to have “performed creditably” and “outshot and outran” its Russian competitor.

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Light Combat Helicopter

Tuesday, 08 June 2010 23:42

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Light Combat Helicopter

Role	Attack helicopter
National origin	India
Manufacturer	Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
First flight	29 March 2010
Status	Under development (Flight Trials)
Primary users	Indian Army Indian Air Force
Number built	1
Developed from	HAL Dhruv

Previously known as the LAH (Light attack helicopter), and not to be confused with the Lancer LAH (Light attack Helicopter), which is a derivative of the Cheetah helicopter, HAL's recently rechristened Light Combat Helicopter (LCH ) is a dedicated combat and gunship variant of the existing Advanced Light Helicopter(Dhruv/ALH), being developed to a draft IAF and IA requirement. The LCH belongs to the 5.5 ton class, with a narrow fuselage accommodating a pilot and a gunner/co-pilot in tandem configuartion. The LCH will feature a full glass cockpit for both the pilot and gunner,as well as eye level displays.

GSM Moots $178 million Modernisation Plan

Thursday, 02 September 2010 15:23

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New Delhi — The state-owned Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) will be embarking on a major modernisation drive and has requested the state government for additional land to pursue its project. GSL will initiate its infrastructure modernisation project in four phases at an estimated cost of $178 million. This modernisation drive will triple the capacity of GSL in terms of shipbuilding.

According to GSL officials, the first two phases of the project costing Rs.400 crore are at an advanced stage and are expected to be complete by this year end. The completion of the two phases will make GSL the first shipbuilding yard in the country to be equipped with a modern ship-lift facility for launching and docking of ships.

As for the remaining two phases of modernisation, it involves infrastructure for the Mine Counter Measure Vessel (MCMV) project of the Indian Navy. GSL is expecting this to progress as and when the Indian Navy finalises the MCMV project.

GSL has major plans up its sleeves including an upcoming shore-based training facility project at the INS Hansa, Goa.

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Union govt should take tough stand on Lankan Navy attacks

Friday, 13 August 2010 15:30

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KANCHEEPURAM: MDMK leaderVaiko on Friday said the Union government should take a tough stand on alleged attacks by Sri Lankan naval personnel on Indian fishermen.

Speaking to reporters, he referred to external affairs minister S M Krishna's statement that the Sri Lankan navy shot at only those fishermen who strayed outside Indian territorial waters.

"The Centre should have taken a tough stand and condemned the incidents. Expressing this kind of opinion will only encourage Sri Lankan navy into continuing such acts," he said.

He alleged that the Tamil Nadu government was invoking the National Securities Act against those highlighting problems of fishermen from the state.

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N-subs India debates, China struggles

Thursday, 02 September 2010 19:00

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By Ajai Shukla

Images of China's new Jin-class SSBN. The Pentagon says there are significant problems with its Julang-2 missiles

(This is the concluding article of a four-part series on India's critical, yet significantly delayed, submarine programme)
by Ajai ShuklaBusiness Standard, 2nd Sept 10
An increasingly apparent reason for the Ministry of Defence’s slow decision-making on a second submarine production line for the Indian Navy is: the deep divisions within the navy over India’s submarine force. A debate rages between the submarine arm and the surface navy — particularly the dominant aviation wing — on whether the future lies in submarines or aircraft carriers.

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