DRDO release: Army chief at CVRDE
Just received this press release from DRDO regarding the Chief of Army Staff’s sudden visit to Chennai to clear up the Arjun mess. The release […]
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Armour And Artillery
Brazen Lies Part II
There’s more dirt on the tragic death of three jawans at Exercise Brazen Chariots on March 19. Throws up a lot of really lethal questions
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Homegrown Tank Engine Project Begins
“It is proposed to take up a project on Development of 1500 HP Engine in the XI Five Year Plan. Preliminary Design Work has already
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What Now, Arjun?
The one thing I took away from my visit to the Combat Vehicles R&D Establishment (CVRDE) and the Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) is that there
Ex-Tank to formally offered to Army soon
The CVRDE’s Experimental Tank (Ex-Tank) is undergoing some final touch-ups and will be formally offered to the Army in the next two months. Featuring the
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Update on Bhim 155mm SP Howitzer
Requests for proposal (RfPs) sent out for a replacement gun for the now turret-less Bhim have resulted in a single vendor situation — only one
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Army Can Forget About New Towed Artillery
The government’s decision to re-tender the towed artillery competition (450 guns) has come as a deep shock to the Army, notwithstanding indications from the government
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*FLASH* Army to Take All 14 MBT Arjun Tanks for Trial By September End
An official announcement from the Defence Ministry: The Indian Army today agreed to take all the 14 Main Battle Tanks (MBT) Arjun for trial by
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Ajai Shukla On His Alleged “Turnaround” on the Arjun MBT
Given that Ajai Shukla has taken the time out to write a full-on rejoinder in the comments section of the last-to-last post (refuting opinion from
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Arjun’s Demons To Rest?
Contrary to what reports in the newspapers and television have reflected, the Arjun MBT programme has actually found a voice of unlikely support in the
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