Indian Military Pic & Video Thread

[planeman]

Well, the following report about the Dhruv's exhibition at the Farnborough 2006 mentions that the Dhruv shall be fitted with 8 LAHAT missile systems :

"The Army version has eight LAHAT air-to-ground laser homing missiles as well as a radar warning receiver and decoy launcher and Israeli avionics. A GIAT M621 2 mm gun turret can be fitted in place of the H-MOSP sensor pod."

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Yes, but that doesn't make those LAHAT. It can carry eight LAHAt - i.e. two quad launchers - but those are still Mistral. LAHAT looks like this:

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- you don't have to start counting on your toes to realise that a twin Mistral launcher is not a quad LAHAT launcher. :nana:

 

[Indianfighter]

Your assesment about the presence of mistral missiles on the Dhruv appears correct, but the following statements mention a quad mistral system :-

"The Army has also decided to arm the ALH Dhruv with a
quad MBDA Mistral missile pod, a 20 mm
gun from GIAT, rocket pods from FZ
Belgium and with Israeli EW equipment at
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)."

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It maybe possible that a dual-mistral launcher may have been selected. Also, the author of the article posted by me, is Major General (retd) Ashok K Mehta, who is a defence columnist. His article about the Dhruv at Farnborough 2006 does not mention the Mistral, but the LAHAT. Can it be possible that a dual Lahat launcher has been developed ?

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Source : Bharat-Rakshak.

 

[planeman]

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The pictures show twin Mistral AAM tubes.

The quad LAHAT may have been on the other side of the aircraft - this picture of it at Paris airshow clearly shows the LAHAT:

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[Indianfighter]

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I have acknowledged your assessment earlier already, hence such statements are unnecessary. Besides my photos in question were from Farnborough and not Paris.

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--The quality of the video is poor since it has been filmed from a TV screen.

 

[Indianfighter]

The following photos have been obtained from courtesy of Igorr, Bharat-Rakshak forums. The accompanying captions are also due to him.

Indian Army soldiers jump from a tank during a military exercise in Jagraon, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, Friday, May 19, 2006. The Army is holding the Sanghe Shakti, one of its largest exercises, in Punjab to validate its new doctrine of a proactive strategy to overcome hostile forces. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

An Indian army soldier stands on a T-90 tank during an army exercise on the outskirts of Ludhiana, in the northern Indian state of Punjab May 19, 2006. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

 

[Indianfighter]

The following videos are due to the courtesy of Harry, from Bharat-rakshak forums. The videos have been recorded partly from Doordarshan TV channel, which is run by the government of India.

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--An excellent video that shows the LCA performing manouevers for the first time.
The final few seconds displays the Dhruv helicopter.

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[Indianfighter]

The following videos are courtesy of Mr. cuntrascal' from YouTube.com

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--Note the fast pitching up from behind the chequered tower.

 

[Indianfighter]

The following videos are the courtesy of cuntrascal and posted at youtube.com.

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--Video is shaky and some ground obstacles are visible.

 

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[bd popeye]

26 October 2006, Indian Ocean. Here are some recent pictures of Malabar 2006. Which is a multinational exercise between the U.S., Indian and Canadian armed forces to increase interoperability between the three nations and support international security cooperation missions. The fine Indian soldiers pictured here are assigned to the 9th Battalion of the Sikh Infantry training onboard the USS Boxer(LHD-4). All pictures courtsey of the US Navy.