SP's Land Forces - Issue 2 - 2024
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Issue Features
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LEAD STORY
Indigenous Ammunition Production
By Major General Atanu K. Pattanaik (Retd)Meeting the critical need for ammunition by the Armed Forces requires rapid ramping up of indigenous production
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TECHNOLOGY / MUNITIONS
Future of Battlefield Lethality
By Rohit GoelA look at the latest trends reshaping Land Warfare Munitions
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EXERCISES / BHARAT SHAKTI 2024
Indigenous Might on Display
By Manish Kumar JhaFortifying India’s Military Might with Cutting-Edge Technology
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MODERNISATION / MAKE IN INDIA
Army Establishes STEAG
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Signals Technology Evaluation and Adaptation Group (STEAG) is mandated to nurture technologies spanning the complete spectrum of wired and wireless systems
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NEWS
Army Commanders’ Conference Concludes
The Army Commanders’ Conference concluded in New Delhi on April 2, 2024. The biannual event, held in a hybrid format, commenced with a virtual session chaired by General Manoj Pande, Chief of Army Staff (COAS)...
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NEWS
DRDO Conducts Mission Divyastra
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted first successful flight test of indigenously developed Agni-5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-Entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology.
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NEWS
Defence Exports Touch Record ₹21,083 Crore in FY 2023-24
Defence exports have touched a record ₹21,083 crore (approximately $2.63 billion) in the Financial Year (FY) 2023-24, a growth of 32.5 per cent over the last fiscal when the figure was ₹15,920 crore.
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NEWS
Lightest Bullet Proof Jacket
DRDO’s Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment (DMSRDE), Kanpur has successfully developed the lightest Bullet Proof Jacket in the country for protection against 7.62 x 54 R API (Level 6 of BIS 17051)...
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NEWS
Over ₹200 Crore Deal for Indigenous Anti-Drone Technology
Big Bang Boom Solutions Pvt Ltd (BBBS), a defence sector startup, has secured a significant order worth more than ₹200 crores from the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army, for its cutting-edge anti-drone technology.
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NEWS
Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile Successfully Flight-Tested
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful flighttest of Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur on April 18, 2024.
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NEWS
Successful Trials of Indigenous MPATGM Weapon System
Man Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) Weapon System, indigenously designed and developed by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), has been field evaluated in different flight configurations...
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NEWS
New Generation Ballistic Missile Agni-Prime Flight-Tested
Strategic Forces Command, along with Defence Research and Development Organisation, conducted the successful flight-test of New Generation Ballistic Missile Agni-Prime from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island on April 3, 2024.
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NEWS
DRDO Carries Out Successful Flight Trials of Heat
Four flight trials of High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) - ABHYAS were successfully carried out by DRDO from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur in Odisha during January 30 to February 2, 2024.
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NEWS
Maiden Test-Firing of India’s First Indigenously-Made MBT Engine
Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane presided over the maiden test-firing of India’s first indigenously-made 1500 Horsepower (HP) engine for Main Battle Tanks at BEML’s Engine division in Mysuru complex on March 20, 2024.
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NEWS
JD Taurus Begins State-of-the-Art Firearms Manufacturing
In a bid to make India atmanirbhar in the critical areas of defence and security, Jindal Defence Systems Private Limited (JDSPL) have begun production in its state-of-the-art firearms manufacturing plant in Hisar...
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Appointments
Lt General Upendra Dwivedi, assumed the appointment of the Vice Chief of the Army Staff on February 19, 2024.
Lt General J.S. Sidana, took over as the 33rd Director General of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (DGEME) and Senior Colonel Commandant of the Corps of EME on April 1, 2024. -
Editorial
By Jayant Baranwal, Publisher & Editor-in-ChiefOne of the biggest lessons coming out of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war is that no army can fight without adequate weapons and ammunition. And if you are relying on other countries to support you with these, you are inherently at a distinct disadvantage.
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