The Scinde Horse became the first regiment on May 1, 1938 to dismount from their horses and move to tanks, the Vickers light tanks and Chevrolet Armored Cars.
Tag: T-90
India, Russia to move on MTA, FGFA
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•Antony expressed India’s concern at the tardy progress made in the design and development of the Multi-Role Transport Aircraft (MTA). Both countries will now meet again later this month to speed up work on the project.
Antony to miss FGFA flight demo
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•Defense Minister Arackaparambil Kurian Antony will be on a three-day visit to Russia next week, but will not get a chance to witness the ambitious Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) flight demonstration due to scheduling problems.
President to give colors to armored regts
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•The President of India, Pratibha Deisngh Patil will present colors to five T-90 regiments of the White Tiger Armored Division in Babina later this month.
Camouflage systems for Indian Army
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•Saab’s Barracuda Camouflage has pitched its systems for both vehicles as well as soldiers.
MoD blacklists 7 defense vendors
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•The Indian Ministry of Defense has blacklisted seven defense companies for alleged involvement in the deals tainted by corruption discovered with the arrest of the former Director General of Ordinance Factories, Sudipta Ghosh.
Induction and conversion training delay Arjun/T-90 face-off
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•The trials will see two regiments, one each of T-90s and Arjuns, going head-to-head. The trials are not merely a clinical exercise aimed at comparing the features of the two tanks but will also feature battlefield operational exercises to try and determine the strengths and weakness of both tanks in a battle-like scenario.
Arjun versus T-90 could be delayed
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•Officers at the Ministry of Defense told StratPost, the uncertainty over the formation of the next government and the defense minister may lead to the trials being postponed.
Arjun vs T-90 in June
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•The DRDO is fighting to get increased orders from the army since the existing order for 124 tanks needs to be multiplied by a factor of five before the project can become economically viable.