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Indian Army to take on 300 light tanks for deployment on China border

With a part of effort been witnessed to strengthen the capabilities, the Indian Army is looking to develop 300 light tanks for deployment in the mountainous region of the border with China and Pakistan.

The procedure regarding acquisition of tanks is been initiated with the (RFI) Request for Information.

The light tanks are intended to be deployed in the mountainous region of Arunachal Pradesh in the north-east and Jammu and Kashmir in the north region. Reason being part of a mechanized force in the high altitude region, it has been considered that the heavy tanks cannot reach at heights.

As per the source, the tanks required to weigh over 22 tonnes and will adequate to operate at height of around 3,000 metres in hilly terrain.

The Army expects the tanks to perforate highly-protected armoured vehicles and Main Battle Tanks of the enemy from the distance of more than 2 km, which should able to fire high-explosive anti-tank shells and guided missiles.

However, the tanks are deployed only in the plains, as it is quite unmanageable to station such panoplied detachments in mountainous areas.....

Das hat es in sich, anscheinend erwartet man tatsächlich große Spannungen mit China wenn man schon spezialisierte Kräfte aufbauen will. Interessant aber auch


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To minimise reaction time, India to station all MiG 29s along Pak border

To beef up air defence capabilities and react in quickest possible time along the international border with Pakistan, the Indian Air Force has decided to station all its MiG 29 squadrons at Adampur, the second largest Air Force base in the country.

The Adampur Air Force station, which is also known as home of MiG 29s, already has two frontline fighter squadrons and will see another squadron moving from Jamnagar in Gujarat soon.

“We consider ourselves to be a strategic air power establishment of the IAF in the western sector, ever ready for operations. We are fully geared up to operate in any given time frame like any other Air Force stations of the country,” said Air Commodore HS Arora, Air Officer Commanding of the Adampur air base.

To extend the service life of MiG 29 by 25 to 40 years, the RAC MiG aircraft corporation signed a contract with the Ministry of Defence to upgrade over 60 fighters in service with the IAF since the 1980s.

“We are looking forward to induct upgraded Mig 29s which will happen sometime next year. The Ministry of Defence and Air headquarters is monitoring it,” Air Commodore Arora said......