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[Indianfighter]

Successful trial of Pinaka
BALASORE (ORISSA), MAR 28 (PTI)

'Pinaka', the multi-barrel rocket system, underwent two successful trials at the Proof and Experimental Establishment (PEE) at Chandipur-on-sea, about 15 km from here today.

The trials took place at 3.15 pm and 3.45 pm, defence sources said.

'Pinaka' is an area weapon system aimed at supplementing the existing artillery gun with a range beyond 30 km. Its quick reaction time and high rate of fire gives an edge to the Indian Army during low intensity war-like condition.

The unguided rocket system test-fired here could be used to neutralise a higher geographical area with its salvo of rockets, the sources said. Having a range of 39 km, 'Pinaka' can fire a salvo of 12 rockets within 44 seconds.

One salvo each (12 rockets) fired from a battery of six launchers can simultaneously neutralise a target area of 3.9 sq km.

Its capability of being fitted with a different type of war head can render it deadly for the enemy as it would destroy solid structures and bunkers.

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DRDO develops remote-controlled explosive disposal robot
NEW DELHI, MAR 29(PTI)

Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) has developed an indigenous remotely-operated counter-terrorist Robot vehicle, equipped with sensors, which detects and defuses buired mines and improvised explosive devices.

Fielding a six-axis maniuplator arms with a gripper for handling explosives, the Robot can operate over a range of 500 metres and can prove ideal for locating buried mines and improvised explosive devices used by millitants, DRDO officials said.

Powered by special battries which run for three hours without recharging, the Robots are also armed with multiple cameras and sensors, they said.

While, the Robot can pick up mines and IEDs from almost half a kilomtre away even when on the move, it can defuse explosives of upto 20kg .

"The robot is driven with the help of Master control station having operators with switches, joysticks and optional touch-screen interface for remote control and guidance", the scientists said adding these systems would be mounted on specially-designed Swaraj Mazda carrier Vehicles.

DRDO officials said the Robots, when equipped with Radiation measurement and automatic control units and portable gas chromantograph, could be used to carry out fight nuclear as well as biological containmination. The bomb disposal Robots have been developed by DRDO's Pune Based Research and Development establishment and already two engineered prototypes of the robots are under trials, officials said.

They said the Robots, on being inducted, would prove quite handy to forces battling naxals and would be mass produced for paramilitary forces and as well men of the Rashtriya Rifles.

At present, the armed forces as well as VVIP cavalcades are fielding imported remote sensors for mine and IED detection and for de-fusing them.

"The vehicles can be deployed in urban areas to detect explsoives in buildings and built up areas and also to defuse them", officials said.

The new system developed for handling IEDs uses portable x-ray device for detection and explosive-based water jet disrupter to defuse them.

For mine detection, the Robot uses mine detector in front of the vehicle equipped with scanners and sensors.

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[Sea Dog]

"India's Navy Holding Maritime Patrol Aircraft Competition"

This article shows India truly has alot of options in building maritime air forces. This will be one to watch.

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The competition and refurbishment efforts are being given greater impetus by international developments. IPT reports that warning bells have been sounded at an international summit over the mounting terrorist threats to sea lanes around Indonesia and the Straits of Malacca, which serves as a choke-point for a significant percentage of global shipping. At a recent high-level meeting in the United States that included Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan and others, a request was made for India to play a major policing role against sea-piracy in the region.

 

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India to offer military package to Maldives
Rajat Pandit
[ Wednesday, March 29, 2006 11:22:50 pmTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]

NEW DELHI: As part of the overall strategy to provide military aid to Indian Ocean Region (IOR) countries, and prevent China from further spreading its influence in the region, India will hand over a small warship and other supplies to Maldives next month.

Defence minister Pranab Mukherjee will be travelling to Male in mid-April to "transfer" INS Tillanchang, a 260-tonne fast-attack craft commissioned in 2001, to Maldives.

The military package will also include Rs 6-crore for training, material and technical assistance. Moreover, an Indian Navy survey ship, INS Darshak, will conduct a hydrographic survey in the waters around Maldives.

INS Tillanchang, with a deployment range of 3,600-km, is designed for fast and covert operations against smugglers, gun-runners and terrorists. "Our country's central location within IOR makes us a major stake-holder in the security and stability of the region," said an officer.

India has taken several steps to build bridges with IOR nations, which range from joint patrols with Indonesian and Sri Lankan navies and exercises with Singapore and Oman to providing seaward security for international summits in Mozambique.

Maldives constitutes an important part of this strategy since China is making persistent moves in the region as part of its military diplomacy. China, in fact, plans to establish a full-fledged naval base in Marao, one of the islands of Maldives, by 2010.

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CCS clears Army acquiring 20 Dhruv ALH
NEW DELHI, MAR 30 (PTI)

Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) tonight cleared the way for Army acquiring 20 indigenously-built Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) and approved procurement of seven radars for the Air Force.

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The 20 ALH helicopters will be procured by the Army at a cost of Rs 955 crore.

The ALH copters, being built at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), are presently grounded for detailed flight examination after one of them crashed near Hyderabad recently.

The choppers are expected to be certified air-worthy soon with some rectifications carried out on them, officials said.

Signalling that the Defence Ministry intended to give a go-ahead to acquisition of more 130 MM guns upgraded to 155 MM calibre, the CCS approved procurement of special vehicles for the carriage of these weapon systems from Bangalore-based Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) at a cost of Rs 536 crore.

The Russian guns are being upgraded by the Israeli company Soltem.

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Indigenous warship INS Kolkata launched
MUMBAI, MAR 30 (PTI)

Aimed at adding a new dimension to the country's naval warfare, India today launched an indigenous warship with enhanced stealth features and land-attack capabilities.

Named INS Kolkata, the ship belongs to the destroyer class and is the first of three ships currently under construction at the Mazagon Dock here.

The warship, under the Project 15 Alpha, is scheduled to join the Navy in 2010.

"Project 15 A, although conceived as a follow-on of the earlier Delhi class, will have major advances in its weapons and sensors ad will be technologically far more superior," Mazagon Dock CMD Rear Admiral SKK Krishnan said.

Project 15-A ships are follow-on ships of the successful Project 15 destroyers including INS Delhi, INS Mysore and INS Mumbai, which forms the frontline combatants of the Indian Navy. Approved by the Union Government in May 2000, construction of the ship was started in March 2003, he said.

"Jointly with the Director General of Naval Design, we have made many changes in the design of the ship. Most importantly we are building this series in a fixed price contract," Krishnan said.

Propelled by four gas turbines, INS Kolkata is designed to achieve speed in excess of 30 knots/ph and to help coordinate a task force in exerting sea-control in a multi-threat environment.

The supersonic cruise missile BrahMos is expected to weaponise the ship.

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Excerpts from the print edition of Times Of India, March 31,2006 :

Country's Largest Warship Launched
Times News Network

Displacement : 6,300 tonnes

Length : 163 metres

"'The warsip will have the capacity to carry 2 helicopters and most of the other equipment will also be indigenous as also the weapons. The weapons package will include the BrahMos surface-to-surface cruise missile, rocket launchers, torpedo tubes, launchers, SONARs, a warning system and the AK-60 guns.'"

"'Kolkata will be equipped with the "total atmospheric control system," a state-of-the-art combat action information organisation and auxillary control systems."

 

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India to offer military package to Maldives
Rajat Pandit
[ Wednesday, March 29, 2006 11:22:50 pmTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]

NEW DELHI: As part of the overall strategy to provide military aid to Indian Ocean Region (IOR) countries, and prevent China from further spreading its influence in the region, India will hand over a small warship and other supplies to Maldives next month.

Defence minister Pranab Mukherjee will be travelling to Male in mid-April to "transfer" INS Tillanchang, a 260-tonne fast-attack craft commissioned in 2001, to Maldives.

The military package will also include Rs 6-crore for training, material and technical assistance. Moreover, an Indian Navy survey ship, INS Darshak, will conduct a hydrographic survey in the waters around Maldives.

INS Tillanchang, with a deployment range of 3,600-km, is designed for fast and covert operations against smugglers, gun-runners and terrorists. "Our country's central location within IOR makes us a major stake-holder in the security and stability of the region," said an officer.

India has taken several steps to build bridges with IOR nations, which range from joint patrols with Indonesian and Sri Lankan navies and exercises with Singapore and Oman to providing seaward security for international summits in Mozambique.

Maldives constitutes an important part of this strategy since China is making persistent moves in the region as part of its military diplomacy. China, in fact, plans to establish a full-fledged naval base in Marao, one of the islands of Maldives, by 2010.

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"US Invites Indian Officers To STRATCOM"

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The United States has invited India to appoint military officers to liaison posts in the U.S. Strategic Command, or STRATCOM, its largest and most critical defense set-up mandated to control strategic nuclear assets, space and missile defense and global deterrence against weapons of mass destruction

Having an Indian liaison officer on board will allow a more efficient link between Stratcom centers and India's relatively new Strategic Forces Command that controls Indian military nuclear assets

Shows much more strategic cooperation between India and the USA.

 

[Indianfighter]

Shows much more strategic cooperation between India and the USA.

The above statement is accurate. India is already a very important strategic ally of the US in Asia, similar to Japan and Australia. Thus, this invitation to India to be part of STRATCOM is a step in that direction.

US also has many bussiness interests in India, so it is imperative that India's nuclear command must co-operate with STRATCOM.

The following is more information on India's warship, INS Kolkata, which was launched a few days ago:

1] Armed with supersonic BrahMos cruise missiles, INS Kolkata is the largest and most lethal multi-role destroyer of the Indian Navy.

2] Though of the Delhi class, it has been modified extensively to add stealth.

3] The Kolkata has 16 BrahMos launchers — eight on each side.

4] The destroyer is likely to get long-range surface-to-air missile (SAM). The Mazagon Dock has not named the missile but indicated that it is being "co-developed" by the Defence Research and Development Organisation.

5] Besides a multi-function radar system, the destroyer has the Humsa-NG hull mounted sonar and a Nagin active towed array sonar.

6] All sensors and weapons are integrated in a state-of-the-art system; the networking of the weapons and censors will enable the warship to combat multi-threats in different dimensions simultaneously.

7] INS Kolkata's sides are covered and rounded, making detection difficult. All missile launchers and bases of the superstructure are covered for the same reason.

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The above statement is accurate. India is already a very important strategic ally of the US in Asia, similar to Japan and Australia. Thus, this invitation to India to be part of STRATCOM is a step in that direction.

US also has many bussiness interests in India, so it is imperative that India's nuclear command must co-operate with STRATCOM.

The following is more information on India's warship, INS Kolkata, which was launched a few days ago:

1] Armed with supersonic BrahMos cruise missiles, INS Kolkata is the largest and most lethal multi-role destroyer of the Indian Navy.

2] Though of the Delhi class, it has been modified extensively to add stealth.

3] The Kolkata has 16 BrahMos launchers — eight on each side.

4] The destroyer is likely to get long-range surface-to-air missile (SAM). The Mazagon Dock has not named the missile but indicated that it is being "co-developed" by the Defence Research and Development Organisation.

5] Besides a multi-function radar system, the destroyer has the Humsa-NG hull mounted sonar and a Nagin active towed array sonar.

6] All sensors and weapons are integrated in a state-of-the-art system; the networking of the weapons and censors will enable the warship to combat multi-threats in different dimensions simultaneously.

7] INS Kolkata's sides are covered and rounded, making detection difficult. All missile launchers and bases of the superstructure are covered for the same reason.

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do you have a pic of the ship I am very intrested in what she looks like