It added that the People’s Liberation Army intends to create a Special Tibetan Army Unit, the people said, citing intelligence reports and communications intercepts from three separate intelligence agencies.
The parachute units of the Indian Army are among the oldest airborne units in the world. The regiment has been historically known for feats in mountaineering.
The HQ-9 is a reverse-engineered version of the Russian S-300 air defence missile system and can track and hit targets at a distance of around 250 kilometres.
China refused to disengage at Gogra & Hot Spring areas along LAC. Elements from PLA motorised infantry division, an artillery brigade and air-defence unit also remain near the LAC.
“India and Pakistan may stumble into a large-scale war neither side wants, especially following a terrorist attack that the Indian government judges to be significant.” notes The Global Trends report, Continue Reading
As a Major, Megh Singh had volunteered to launch attack deep inside Pakistan territory in the 1965 war
Night Vision Devices (NVDs) are lacking both in quantity and quality in the armed forces particularly in the Army.
Special Forces are meant to be the eyes and ears of the divisional commander. The Line of Actual Control (LAC) passes through many unheld peaks which have not been touched by either side of the forces till now.
From 2015 to 2017, Ukrainian separatists used small drones to drop thermite grenades on four Ukrainian military ammunition depots — resulting in the destruction of hundreds of thousands of tons of ammunition.
The DRDO is working on light tank which is a tracked amphibious light tank. It is based on the “Sarath” Chassis, a licenced variant of BMP, built by the Ordnance Continue Reading