SP's Land Forces - Issue 1 - 2019
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Issue Features
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EXCLUSIVEINTERVIEW
‘LCH is likely to be inducted into the Army Aviation Corps in the immediate future’
Interaction of Jayant Baranwal, Editor-in-Chief of SP’s Land Forces with the Director General of Army Aviation Lt General Kanwal Kumar
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MODERNISATION
Calibrated Modernisation Strategy Model for Indian Army
By Lt General A.B. Shivane (Retd)“Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us; In this world, fear has no place; Only strength respects strength”.—Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
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MODERNISATION
Budgetary Constraints Force Army to Drop Big Programmes
By Vishal ThaparFocus on Infantry modernisation, artillery and air defence
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NIGHT VISION
Control the Night with Thermal Imaging Scopes
By Lt General Naresh Chand (Retd)Thermal Imaging (TI) detects objects based on heat emitted by them. A variety of advanced thermal imaging riflescopes are being used in military roles like patrolling, engaging targets and for use with snipers.
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SMALL ARMS
Big Contracts for Small Arms
By Vishal Thapar & Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Stage is set for the modernisation of Infantry small arms. Army to get new assault and sniper rifles, carbines this year.
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AIR DEFENCE
India, Israel Trust Jointly Developed Air Defence Solutions
By SP’s CorrespondentOne of the largest air defence acquisition programmes in India is MRSAM, jointly developed by DRDO and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) which provides a networked, integrated naval and land-based air defence capability against maneuvering aircraft, UAVs and cruise missiles.
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AIR DEFENCE
MRSAM becomes India’s Standard for Air Defence capability
The Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile System (MRSAM) began in the mid-2000s as an air defence system defending against all types of threats, manned and unmanned aircraft, sea skimming missiles, and guided weapons.
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INDIGENISATION
Prime Minister Modi Inaugurates India’s First Private Sector Armoured Complex
By Vishal ThaparCurrently manufacturing K9 Vajra-T howitzers, L&T seeks to make tanks & combat vehicles at this facility
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TECHNOLOGY
Personal Protection Technology
By Lt General Naresh Chand (Retd)For those large number of personnel from military and law enforcement agencies who carry out protection duties, Trijicon offers a vast range of proven sighting systems which can be used for varying degree of security threats
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MARKETING FEATURE
Pantsir-S1 Modular Design Air-Defence Missile-Gun System Adapted for Various Combat Employment
The analysis of the latest local conflicts shows that high-precision air assault weapons along with unmanned aerial vehicles are of primary importance among air threats.
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TECHNOLOGY
Trijicon Combat Optics
By Lt General Naresh Chand (Retd)The ACOG is designed to be extremely durable and reliable. It combines traditional, precise distance marksmanship with Close Quarter Battle (CQB) speed. Many variants include a bullet drop compensated (BDC) reticle.
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NEWS IN BRIEF
India Africa Field Training Exercise (IAFTX)- 2019
The final planning conference to work out the modalities for Indian Africa Field Training Exercise (IAFTX)-2019 was conducted at Pune from January 23-24, 2019.
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NEWS IN BRIEF
Quadcopter developed by Indian Army
Two Indian Army Soldiers have developed an armed UAV for the Indian Army. The armed quadcopter prototype was a long-pending requirement of the armed forces.
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NEWS IN BRIEF
Trial of Rafael’s Trophy Active Protection System
Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems will carry out trials of its Trophy Active Protection System (APS) on the Leopard 2 main battle tank this year.
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NEWS IN BRIEF
Induction of Rocket for Pakistan’s Army
The Pakistan Army’s artillery corps has inducted a Chinese rocket as part of its multiple rocket launchers. The A-100 is a 300 mm, 10-tube multiple rocket launcher, developed by Beijing-based China Academy of Launch Vehicle...
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NEWS IN BRIEF
The Royal Thai Army to acquire more VT-4 main battle tanks
The Royal Thai Army (RTA) is seeking cabinet approval to acquire more VT-4 main battle tanks (MBTs) made by the China North Industries Corporation (Norinco).
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NEWS IN BRIEF
MBDA’s Doyenne Portée anti-tank guided missile
The MBDA Missile Systems’ medium-range missile Doyenne Portée was successfully deployed in Mali by the French Army for the first time.
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NEWS IN BRIEF
US Army contract for flameresistant combat boots
The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support contracted McRae Industries Inc. with $9.9 million for flame-resistant combat boots.
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NEWS IN BRIEF
Swedish Army Orders Rheinmetall HX Heavy Trucks
Rheinmetall has been awarded a contract from the Swedish armed forces to supply vehicles for transporting Patriot air defence systems made by Rheinmetall’s partner Raytheon.
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NEWS IN BRIEF
SAB’s Laser warning system
Saab has launched its laser warning system portfolio for land and naval applications in the US market. The Laser Warning System consists of sensors and a laser warning controller...
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NEWS IN BRIEF
Russia’s Borisoglebsk-2 electronic warfare complex enters service
A motorised rifle unit has received the Borisoglebsk-2 electronic warfare(EW) complex which compromises of several stations based on a multi-purpose armored all-terrain vehicle.
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NEWS IN BRIEF
Rheinmetall and BAE Systems’ joint venture
Rheinmetall and BAE Systems announced on January 21 that they have signed an agreement to create a joint UK-based military vehicle design, manufacturing and support business.
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Editorial
By Jayant Baranwal, Publisher & Editor-in-ChiefThe first issue of SP’s Land Forces coincides with the Aero India Show 2019 thus the lead article is an exclusive interview with Director General Army Aviation Lt General Kanwal Kumar in which he mentions the role and the integration of the third dimensional capability in future wars.
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