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Good video. At 15:00 the text on the video says Advanced "stored" artillery gun system.
Defence ministry begins process to select next Army chief
The defence ministry has started the process of finalising the name of next Army chief as the current chief - Gen Bipin Rawat's term is coming to an end on December 31.
By Manjeet Singh Negi
New Delhi
September 25, 2019, 20:14 IST
With the term of Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat culminating by the end of the year, the Ministry of Defence has started the process of appointing his successor.
The file for the appointment has been initiated and has been moved for the purpose.
The Army chief post will become vacant on December 31 this year, the government officials said.
The senior-most officers of the force, including Lt Gen MM Narwane, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh and Lt Gen SK Saini are in contention for the appointment.
The process for appointment of service chiefs starts four to five months before the tenure of the incumbent is over.
The defence ministry’s role in the appointment for the next service chiefs is limited to sending the names in zone of consideration. The final decision is taken by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet, which is headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Home Minister Amit Shah is the only cabinet minister in this key panel.
The announcements were earlier made a month or 45 days before the retirement of incumbent service chief but now the rules have changed.
Defence ministry begins process to select next Army chief
The defence ministry has started the process of finalising the name of next Army chief as the current chief - Gen Bipin Rawat's term is coming to an end on December 31.
By Manjeet Singh Negi
New Delhi
September 25, 2019, 20:14 IST
With the term of Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat culminating by the end of the year, the Ministry of Defence has started the process of appointing his successor.
The file for the appointment has been initiated and has been moved for the purpose.
The Army chief post will become vacant on December 31 this year, the government officials said.
The senior-most officers of the force, including Lt Gen MM Narwane, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh and Lt Gen SK Saini are in contention for the appointment.
The process for appointment of service chiefs starts four to five months before the tenure of the incumbent is over.
The defence ministry’s role in the appointment for the next service chiefs is limited to sending the names in zone of consideration. The final decision is taken by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet, which is headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Home Minister Amit Shah is the only cabinet minister in this key panel.
The announcements were earlier made a month or 45 days before the retirement of incumbent service chief but now the rules have changed.
Defence ministry begins process to select next Army chief
If these kind of "phattus" led Indian Army, then he is actually right. Indian army certainly cannot win a war if cowards like this author occupied positions of Lt Gen. !!
Indian Army is recruiting pandits, maulvis and Bodh monks; 152 vacancies for religious teachers on offer
Indian Army is looking for pandits, maulvis, padre, Bodh monks and granthis. There are a total of 152 vacancies. The recruitment will be done for religious teachers in Army as Junior Commissioned Officers.
The application process starts from September 30, 2019 and ends on October 29, 2019.
Their duties include attending funerals, ministering to the sick in hospitals, reading prayers with the convalescents, visiting soldiers undergoing sentence, giving special religious instructions to the children and enlisted boys besides attending generally to the religious institutions and welfare of the Officers, Soldiers and their families.
“Applications are invited from eligible male candidates for recruitment of Religious Teachers in Indian Army as Junior Commissioned Officers for RRT 88, 89 & 90 courses. Religious Teachers preach religious scriptures to troops and conduct various rituals at Regimental/Unit religious institutions.
“Their duties also include attending funerals, ministering to the sick in hospitals, reading prayers with the convalescents, visiting soldiers undergoing sentence, giving special religious instructions to the children and enlisted boys besides attending generally to the religious institutions and welfare of the Officers, Soldiers and their families,” the official notification reads.
Eligibility Criteria: The applicants must be a graduate in any discipline from a recognised university.
Pandit and Pandit (Gorkha) for Gorkha Regiment ---------Hindu candidates with Acharya in Sanskrit OR Shastri in Sanskrit with one-year diploma in „Karam Kand‟.
(ii) Granthi----------Sikh candidates with „Gyani‟ in Punjabi.
(iii) Maulvi and Maulvi (Shia) for Ladakh Scouts ---------Muslim candidates with Maulvi Alim in Arabic or Adib Alim in Urdu.
(iv) Padre------- Any person who have been ordained priesthood by the appropriate ecclesiastical authority and is still on the approved list of the local Bishop.
(v) Bodh Monk (Mahayana)--------Any person who have been ordained Monk/Buddhist Priest, by the Appropriate Authority. The term Appropriate Authority will mean Head Priest of the Monastery where the person has been initiated into priesthood.
The head priest should be in possession of Geshe (PhD) of Khampa or Lopon or Rabjam with proper certificate from Monastery.
Note:- The above mandatory education qualifications should be acquired by individuals from recognized universities. All the above eligibility criteria are common for In-service and Civil Candidates.
Exam Pattern:
Written Examination, Interview and Terms of Enrolment.: Screened candidates will be put through written examination which will be conducted on 23 Feb 2020. The written examination will contain objective type of questions and comprise of two papers including general awareness and religious denomination as applied by the candidates.
HOW TO APPLY:
Civil Candidates--- Applying for Pandit, Granthi, Padri, and Maulvi (Sunni) categories, applications will only be accepted online on website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in.
Manual applications for these categories will be rejected (detailed instructions given in „INSTRUCTIONS FOR ONLINE APPLICATION‟).
(ii) Civil Gorkha Candidates. Applying for Pandit (Gorkha) category will submit written application duly filled to Gorkha Recruiting Depot, Kunraghat only (please refer application pro-forma).
(iii) Civil Muslim(Shia) Candidates of Ladakh region. Applying for Maulvi(Shia) category will submit written application duly filled to Ladakh Scouts Regimental Centre, Leh only (please refer application pro-forma).
(iv) Civil Buddhist (Mahayana) Candidates of other than Sikkim Region. Applying for Bodh Monk will submit written application duly filled to Ladakh Scouts Regimental Centre, Leh only (please refer application pro-forma)
Submission of Application by Service Candidates --- Applications will only be accepted through official channel (detailed instructions are in „INSTRUCTIONS FOR SERVING SOLDIER‟).
Indian Army is recruiting pandits, maulvis and Bodh monks; 152 vacancies for religious teachers on offer
Indian Army is looking for pandits, maulvis, padre, Bodh monks and granthis. There are a total of 152 vacancies. The recruitment will be done for religious teachers in Army as Junior Commissioned Officers.
The application process starts from September 30, 2019 and ends on October 29, 2019.
Their duties include attending funerals, ministering to the sick in hospitals, reading prayers with the convalescents, visiting soldiers undergoing sentence, giving special religious instructions to the children and enlisted boys besides attending generally to the religious institutions and welfare of the Officers, Soldiers and their families.
“Applications are invited from eligible male candidates for recruitment of Religious Teachers in Indian Army as Junior Commissioned Officers for RRT 88, 89 & 90 courses. Religious Teachers preach religious scriptures to troops and conduct various rituals at Regimental/Unit religious institutions.
“Their duties also include attending funerals, ministering to the sick in hospitals, reading prayers with the convalescents, visiting soldiers undergoing sentence, giving special religious instructions to the children and enlisted boys besides attending generally to the religious institutions and welfare of the Officers, Soldiers and their families,” the official notification reads.
Eligibility Criteria: The applicants must be a graduate in any discipline from a recognised university.
Pandit and Pandit (Gorkha) for Gorkha Regiment ---------Hindu candidates with Acharya in Sanskrit OR Shastri in Sanskrit with one-year diploma in „Karam Kand‟.
(ii) Granthi----------Sikh candidates with „Gyani‟ in Punjabi.
(iii) Maulvi and Maulvi (Shia) for Ladakh Scouts ---------Muslim candidates with Maulvi Alim in Arabic or Adib Alim in Urdu.
(iv) Padre------- Any person who have been ordained priesthood by the appropriate ecclesiastical authority and is still on the approved list of the local Bishop.
(v) Bodh Monk (Mahayana)--------Any person who have been ordained Monk/Buddhist Priest, by the Appropriate Authority. The term Appropriate Authority will mean Head Priest of the Monastery where the person has been initiated into priesthood.
The head priest should be in possession of Geshe (PhD) of Khampa or Lopon or Rabjam with proper certificate from Monastery.
Note:- The above mandatory education qualifications should be acquired by individuals from recognized universities. All the above eligibility criteria are common for In-service and Civil Candidates.
Exam Pattern:
Written Examination, Interview and Terms of Enrolment.: Screened candidates will be put through written examination which will be conducted on 23 Feb 2020. The written examination will contain objective type of questions and comprise of two papers including general awareness and religious denomination as applied by the candidates.
HOW TO APPLY:
Civil Candidates--- Applying for Pandit, Granthi, Padri, and Maulvi (Sunni) categories, applications will only be accepted online on website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in.
Manual applications for these categories will be rejected (detailed instructions given in „INSTRUCTIONS FOR ONLINE APPLICATION‟).
(ii) Civil Gorkha Candidates. Applying for Pandit (Gorkha) category will submit written application duly filled to Gorkha Recruiting Depot, Kunraghat only (please refer application pro-forma).
(iii) Civil Muslim(Shia) Candidates of Ladakh region. Applying for Maulvi(Shia) category will submit written application duly filled to Ladakh Scouts Regimental Centre, Leh only (please refer application pro-forma).
(iv) Civil Buddhist (Mahayana) Candidates of other than Sikkim Region. Applying for Bodh Monk will submit written application duly filled to Ladakh Scouts Regimental Centre, Leh only (please refer application pro-forma)
Submission of Application by Service Candidates --- Applications will only be accepted through official channel (detailed instructions are in „INSTRUCTIONS FOR SERVING SOLDIER‟).
Indian Army is recruiting pandits, maulvis and Bodh monks; 152 vacancies for religious teachers on offer
Indian Army launches ‘Operation Him Vijay’
Military exercise designed to test Indian army's offensive capabilities against China
NE NOW NEWS, NEW DELHI , October 2, 2019 11:55 am
‘Operation Him Vijay’, a military exercise designed to test out Indian army’s offensive capabilities against China has started.
Since the exercise is being held in Arunachal Pradesh away from the line of actual control with China, no formal intimation has been given to China.
The army plans to convert the new 17 Corps or ‘Brahmastra’ Corps into ‘a lean and mean force’ for ‘swift attacks’ inside Chinese territory in the event of a war.
‘Himvijay’ , which will test that out, will be in full swing when Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit India in mid October for the second informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
This exercise is also meant as a major combat exercise to test its new integrated battle groups (IBGs) for mountain warfare in Arunachal Pradesh.
Army sources said the month-long ‘Him Vijay’ exercise will test out a dynamic operational scenario involving ‘vulnerable contingencies for the enemy in multiple valleys’ in the mountainous region.
The three IBGs, carved out of the 17 Corps with around 5,000 soldiers each and a mix of tanks, light artillery, air defence units, signals and other elements, are exercising in conjunction with IAF’s C-17 Globemaster-III, C-130J Super Hercules and AN-32 aircraft as well as helicopters for airlift of soldiers and equipment as well as rapid inter-valley transfers.
While the IBGs of the 17 Corps, headquartered at Panagarh under the Kolkata-based Eastern Command, are being test-bedded in the ongoing exercise, the IBGs meant for Pakistan were similarly ‘test-bedded’ under the Chandimandir-based Western Command in April-May.
Each IBG will be configured considering the nature of threat envisaged in an area, the type of terrain involved and the task that will be given to it.
In effect, the IBGs for Pakistan will be focused more on tanks and heavy artillery, while the ones for China will revolve more around infantry and light artillery due to the different terrains.
The ones under the 17 Corps, for instance, will have Chinook heavy-lift helicopters swiftly transporting M-777 ultra-light howitzers to forward and high-altitude areas with China.
IAF has started inducting 15 CH-47F Chinooks under a deal signed in September 2015, while Army is getting 145 M-777 howitzers under a Rs 5,000 crore deal inked with the US in November 2016.
The entire concept of IBGs is based on the need to have leaner and meaner forces that can operate and execute tasks faster with the element of surprise
This has led to ‘a mid-course correction’ in raising of the 17 Corps, which began in January 2014 to acquire ‘quick-reaction ground offensive capabilities’ for the first time against China because the Army’s existing three ‘strike corps’ were largely geared towards Pakistan.
With two high-altitude infantry divisions as well as armoured, artillery, air defence, engineer brigades spread from Ladakh to Arunachal, the 17 Corps was to be fully formed with 90,274 soldiers at a cost Rs 64,678 crore by 2021.
But paucity of funds delayed the raising and now the need to integrate the IBG concept.
Indian Army launches ‘Operation Him Vijay’
Military exercise designed to test Indian army's offensive capabilities against China
NE NOW NEWS, NEW DELHI , October 2, 2019 11:55 am
‘Operation Him Vijay’, a military exercise designed to test out Indian army’s offensive capabilities against China has started.
Since the exercise is being held in Arunachal Pradesh away from the line of actual control with China, no formal intimation has been given to China.
The army plans to convert the new 17 Corps or ‘Brahmastra’ Corps into ‘a lean and mean force’ for ‘swift attacks’ inside Chinese territory in the event of a war.
‘Himvijay’ , which will test that out, will be in full swing when Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit India in mid October for the second informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
This exercise is also meant as a major combat exercise to test its new integrated battle groups (IBGs) for mountain warfare in Arunachal Pradesh.
Army sources said the month-long ‘Him Vijay’ exercise will test out a dynamic operational scenario involving ‘vulnerable contingencies for the enemy in multiple valleys’ in the mountainous region.
The three IBGs, carved out of the 17 Corps with around 5,000 soldiers each and a mix of tanks, light artillery, air defence units, signals and other elements, are exercising in conjunction with IAF’s C-17 Globemaster-III, C-130J Super Hercules and AN-32 aircraft as well as helicopters for airlift of soldiers and equipment as well as rapid inter-valley transfers.
While the IBGs of the 17 Corps, headquartered at Panagarh under the Kolkata-based Eastern Command, are being test-bedded in the ongoing exercise, the IBGs meant for Pakistan were similarly ‘test-bedded’ under the Chandimandir-based Western Command in April-May.
Each IBG will be configured considering the nature of threat envisaged in an area, the type of terrain involved and the task that will be given to it.
In effect, the IBGs for Pakistan will be focused more on tanks and heavy artillery, while the ones for China will revolve more around infantry and light artillery due to the different terrains.
The ones under the 17 Corps, for instance, will have Chinook heavy-lift helicopters swiftly transporting M-777 ultra-light howitzers to forward and high-altitude areas with China.
IAF has started inducting 15 CH-47F Chinooks under a deal signed in September 2015, while Army is getting 145 M-777 howitzers under a Rs 5,000 crore deal inked with the US in November 2016.
The entire concept of IBGs is based on the need to have leaner and meaner forces that can operate and execute tasks faster with the element of surprise
This has led to ‘a mid-course correction’ in raising of the 17 Corps, which began in January 2014 to acquire ‘quick-reaction ground offensive capabilities’ for the first time against China because the Army’s existing three ‘strike corps’ were largely geared towards Pakistan.
With two high-altitude infantry divisions as well as armoured, artillery, air defence, engineer brigades spread from Ladakh to Arunachal, the 17 Corps was to be fully formed with 90,274 soldiers at a cost Rs 64,678 crore by 2021.
But paucity of funds delayed the raising and now the need to integrate the IBG concept.
Indian Army launches ‘Operation Him Vijay’
About 4 days before Xi Jinping's visit to India the Army is doing this. The Army is so welcoming at times, I feel like weeping. @vstol Jockey @Falcon @BMD @_Anonymous_ @Sathya et al.
Indian Army to begin deploying light howitzers in eastern sector
Updated: Oct 07, 2019 07:07 IST
By Rahul Singh
Hindustan Times, Walong (Arunachal Pradesh)
The tactical mobility will enable quick insertion of the howitzers in areas close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, which can move weapons, equipment and troops at a swifter pace because of better infrastructure, he said.
The 155 mm/39-caliber howitzers, which can be sling-loaded to helicopters and swiftly deployed to high-altitude areas, are likely to be inducted by the year-end, the first officer said.(BAE Systems website)
The Indian Army is preparing to deploy its new M777 ultra-light howitzers in eastern Arunachal Pradesh for accurate artillery fire support in the mountainous terrain that could prove to be a “game-changer” in the sector, two officers familiar with the move told HT.
The 155 mm/39-caliber howitzers, which can be sling-loaded to helicopters and swiftly deployed to high-altitude areas, are likely to be inducted by the year-end, the first officer said. India ordered 145 howitzers from the United States for $750 million in November 2016.
“The M777s will be a game-changer in the eastern sector. The highly portable guns can be swiftly deployed and redeployed for missions using the Boeing CH-47F (I) Chinook helicopters. The howitzers will be part of light artillery regiments,” the second officer said.
The howitzers have a range of 24-30km.
The tactical mobility will enable quick insertion of the howitzers in areas close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, which can move weapons, equipment and troops at a swifter pace because of better infrastructure, he said.
“It’s certainly a much-needed capability upgrade. Moving heavier guns around is not easy. Even soldiers take two days to reach the forward posts from Tezu (headquarters of the 82 Mountain Brigade),” he added. Tezu is located 250km south of Kibithu, which is along the LAC and accounts for the army’s eastern-most deployments.
The M777s are a key component of the army’s field artillery rationalisation plan (FARP), cleared in 1999. The ~50,000-crore FARP lays down the road map for inducting new 155mm weaponry, including tracked self-propelled guns, truck-mounted gun systems, towed artillery pieces and wheeled self-propelled guns. The plan seeks to equip 169 artillery regiments with a mix of nearly 3,000 guns over the next decade.
The army will raise seven new regiments with the 145 howitzers deployed in the northern and eastern sectors, the two officers said. M777 manufacturer BAE Systems is supplying 25 ready-built howitzers and the remaining 120 guns will be built locally in collaboration with Mahindra Defence under the Modi government’s Make in India initiative. The army is likely to get all the howitzers by 2021-end.
“The M777 is truly an advanced piece of artillery and it will meet the operational requirement of the formations deployed in the eastern sector. It stands out for its mobility, precision, rate of fire, and ability to hit targets in difficult mountainous terrain,” said former army vice chief Lieutenant General AS Lamba (retd), who was commissioned into the artillery and has served in the east for more than a decade.
The M777s were the first artillery guns to be ordered after the Bofors scandal unfolded in the late 1980s. Last December, then defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman dedicated the M777s to the nation. These howitzers have superior tactical mobility as they are made from titanium alloy and weigh only 4,218kg, which is half the weight of conventional artillery guns deployed in the northern and eastern sectors.
The CH-47F (I) Chinook and the M777 howitzer are a deadly combination, said former Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Fali Major (retd). “The load-carrying capacity of the Chinook and the capabilities that the M777 brings will certainly be a game-changer for the forces deployed along the eastern borders,” he said.
India ordered 15 Chinook helicopters from the US for $1.18 billion in September 2015. Six of them have already been delivered.
The army’s artillery arsenal in eastern Arunachal Pradesh includes the Bofors guns and the 105mm field gun. “Transporting these guns is quite tricky due to terrain and the infrastructure that is still a work in progress. It requires a lot of horse power and willpower,” said the first officer cited above.
The IAF plans to deploy US-made Apache AH-64E attack helicopters in the eastern sector in two years after a base there is fully ready to support the choppers, two senior IAF officers said on the condition of anonymity.
The helicopters are part of a $1.1-billion deal India inked with the US in September 2015 for 22 Apaches to modernise its assault capabilities to counter ground-based armoured targets and aerial threats.
The 22 Apaches will be split between Pathankot and Jorhat, where support infrastructure is being created. The IAF has already inducted eight Apaches into its fleet at the Pathankot airbase.
Indian Army to begin deploying light howitzers in eastern sector
Indian Army to begin deploying light howitzers in eastern sector
Updated: Oct 07, 2019 07:07 IST
By Rahul Singh
Hindustan Times, Walong (Arunachal Pradesh)
The tactical mobility will enable quick insertion of the howitzers in areas close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, which can move weapons, equipment and troops at a swifter pace because of better infrastructure, he said.
The 155 mm/39-caliber howitzers, which can be sling-loaded to helicopters and swiftly deployed to high-altitude areas, are likely to be inducted by the year-end, the first officer said.(BAE Systems website)
The Indian Army is preparing to deploy its new M777 ultra-light howitzers in eastern Arunachal Pradesh for accurate artillery fire support in the mountainous terrain that could prove to be a “game-changer” in the sector, two officers familiar with the move told HT.
The 155 mm/39-caliber howitzers, which can be sling-loaded to helicopters and swiftly deployed to high-altitude areas, are likely to be inducted by the year-end, the first officer said. India ordered 145 howitzers from the United States for $750 million in November 2016.
“The M777s will be a game-changer in the eastern sector. The highly portable guns can be swiftly deployed and redeployed for missions using the Boeing CH-47F (I) Chinook helicopters. The howitzers will be part of light artillery regiments,” the second officer said.
The howitzers have a range of 24-30km.
The tactical mobility will enable quick insertion of the howitzers in areas close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, which can move weapons, equipment and troops at a swifter pace because of better infrastructure, he said.
“It’s certainly a much-needed capability upgrade. Moving heavier guns around is not easy. Even soldiers take two days to reach the forward posts from Tezu (headquarters of the 82 Mountain Brigade),” he added. Tezu is located 250km south of Kibithu, which is along the LAC and accounts for the army’s eastern-most deployments.
The M777s are a key component of the army’s field artillery rationalisation plan (FARP), cleared in 1999. The ~50,000-crore FARP lays down the road map for inducting new 155mm weaponry, including tracked self-propelled guns, truck-mounted gun systems, towed artillery pieces and wheeled self-propelled guns. The plan seeks to equip 169 artillery regiments with a mix of nearly 3,000 guns over the next decade.
The army will raise seven new regiments with the 145 howitzers deployed in the northern and eastern sectors, the two officers said. M777 manufacturer BAE Systems is supplying 25 ready-built howitzers and the remaining 120 guns will be built locally in collaboration with Mahindra Defence under the Modi government’s Make in India initiative. The army is likely to get all the howitzers by 2021-end.
“The M777 is truly an advanced piece of artillery and it will meet the operational requirement of the formations deployed in the eastern sector. It stands out for its mobility, precision, rate of fire, and ability to hit targets in difficult mountainous terrain,” said former army vice chief Lieutenant General AS Lamba (retd), who was commissioned into the artillery and has served in the east for more than a decade.
The M777s were the first artillery guns to be ordered after the Bofors scandal unfolded in the late 1980s. Last December, then defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman dedicated the M777s to the nation. These howitzers have superior tactical mobility as they are made from titanium alloy and weigh only 4,218kg, which is half the weight of conventional artillery guns deployed in the northern and eastern sectors.
The CH-47F (I) Chinook and the M777 howitzer are a deadly combination, said former Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Fali Major (retd). “The load-carrying capacity of the Chinook and the capabilities that the M777 brings will certainly be a game-changer for the forces deployed along the eastern borders,” he said.
India ordered 15 Chinook helicopters from the US for $1.18 billion in September 2015. Six of them have already been delivered.
The army’s artillery arsenal in eastern Arunachal Pradesh includes the Bofors guns and the 105mm field gun. “Transporting these guns is quite tricky due to terrain and the infrastructure that is still a work in progress. It requires a lot of horse power and willpower,” said the first officer cited above.
The IAF plans to deploy US-made Apache AH-64E attack helicopters in the eastern sector in two years after a base there is fully ready to support the choppers, two senior IAF officers said on the condition of anonymity.
The helicopters are part of a $1.1-billion deal India inked with the US in September 2015 for 22 Apaches to modernise its assault capabilities to counter ground-based armoured targets and aerial threats.
The 22 Apaches will be split between Pathankot and Jorhat, where support infrastructure is being created. The IAF has already inducted eight Apaches into its fleet at the Pathankot airbase.
Indian Army to begin deploying light howitzers in eastern sector
Since last time during his visit Doklam / Ladakh incursion into our territory happened.
I have been saying this from day one that there are lots of Phattus in India's leadership, military and intelligence who only joined it because you get paid for it. 'sarkari naukri'
They do aiyashi on tax payers money and when it comes to action they misguide Indian leaders.