T-90 Bhishma / T-72 Ajeya of Indian Army : News and Discussions

Janardan Shukla said:
Okay.
Do you think we will go for the new deal of T14 proposed by Russia if they propose it through regular RFP route instead of GToG as they are doing now?
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Unlikely. We want 100% ownership of the project. What the Russians want to do is simply make us license produce the T-14.

The T-14 should comfortably meet our requirements. And right now, it's the most risk-free option, all other designs are merely paper designs. If FRCV fails, then T-14 will become an option. Until then I see GoI sticking to the SPM route because we want full executive control over the project.
 
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T-90 in Eastern Ladakh @Falcon
 
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Sathya said:
Not sure whether to feel happy because of C17 or sad because of inadequate road / rail infrastructure.
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Think this one out .... carefully. If still eludes, let know, will spell it out. After so much time in defence forums, I am sure you shall be able to guess why airlift is cheaper.
 
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Sathya said:
Not sure whether to feel happy because of C17 or sad because of inadequate road / rail infrastructure.
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The road & rail connectivity to Ladakh isn't very good. We're still in the process of upgrading / building new rail lines there. As of now all such approach is via Srinagar which is weather prone. The idea, however is to use HP for a new all weather route. Therefore, it makes more sense to use planes.
 
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Falcon said:
Think this one out .... carefully. If still eludes, let know, will spell it out. After so much time in defence forums, I am sure you shall be able to guess why airlift is cheaper.
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My understanding is that, through rail network, we can transport large number of consignment.

Example 10 -15 tanks per locomotive.
Whereas C17 can transport 1 or 2 per flight. It's fast and may be cheap, can air drop but less quantity.

Even the cost, if we take acquisition cost, maintenance cost, personnel cost... From the experience of civilian transport, I would still think railways is cheaper.

Railways is suitable for mass build up.

For transporting very less quantity, air lift can be cheaper.

By road in snow clad mountain s it become s lot slower and expensive.
In plains and shorter distances , roads become the choice ..
 
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Sathya said:
My understanding is that, through rail network, we can transport large number of consignment.

Example 10 -15 tanks per locomotive.
Whereas C17 can transport 1 or 2 per flight. It's fast and may be cheap, can air drop but less quantity.

Even the cost, if we take acquisition cost, maintenance cost, personnel cost... From the experience of civilian transport, I would still think railways is cheaper.

Railways is suitable for mass build up.

For transporting very less quantity, air lift can be cheaper.

By road in snow clad mountain s it become s lot slower and expensive.
In plains and shorter distances , roads become the choice ..
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Specifically, when you are transporting a piece of equipment, your costs include the costs of fuel, the support that you need to provide enroute and the costs of the men and material itself.

We have roads to transport the tanks and we do transport that ways. But in this case, the main objective of airlifting one whole regiment was to test the lift capacity of IAF.

The other regiments of the armoured brigade (there is 01 armored brigade there now) moved on roads. Since rails are not possible, roads was the best option.

And only 1 tank per C-17/Il-76 can be taken up.
 
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Indian Army tanks now have sharper night vision equipment developed by DRDO

New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has indigenously developed Thermal Imaging and Day Sight equipment to arm the tanks in Indian Army’s inventory with a sharper night vision, ThePrint has learnt.

The night vision equipment, to be installed in the T-72 and T-90 tanks, is meant for a clearer night vision even in pitch darkness. It will have a higher range of sight as compared to the existing technology, said a DRDO official.

It can be used for both day and night operations, and also boasts of superior image processing features at any given time of the day. Further, it will serve the same purpose on both varieties of tanks, only the mechanics would be different, added the official who didn’t wish to be named.

Out of an order of about 1,000 units of the night vision equipment for the T-72 tanks, nearly 300 have already been delivered to the Army, said the official. For these tanks, the equipment will have a 3-km range for tank targets.

The night vision equipment being developed for the T-90 tanks will have a range of around 4 km and will help in “battlefield surveillance, acquisition and firing on targets” and provide a “hunter-killer” capability to tank commander, said the DRDO official.

The equipment units for the T-90 tanks are yet to be delivered.

The night vision equipment has been developed by DRDO’s Instruments Research and Development Establishment, and is being jointly produced by Bharat Electronics Limited, Machilipatnam, and Ordnance Factory, Dehradun.

Upgraded technology
The DRDO official told ThePrint, “So far, image intensive tubes were used for night sight in the tanks which had a range of 150-200 metres and also required some amount of light to process a clear image. This was an old technology. Now, it will be replaced with the new equipment developed by us.”

There are over 5,000 tanks in the Indian Army’s inventory.

A senior Army officer told ThePrint that the latest equipment will provide better vision at night as it is a technology upgrade for the tanks over the existing one.

“The project started around 2011-2012 and it has been a collaborative effort between the DRDO and the Army.

“The equipment is working well for the T-72 tanks, but there have been some issues with the ones for T-90 tanks. We are working on it and hopefully they should be sorted out soon,” said the officer, who did not want to be named.
 
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