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Indian Airforce attack helicopter RUDRA in action during Exercise Vayu Shakti 2019

 

[TIGREDELAIRE]

armed Dhruv version, isn´t?

 

[vonFeilitzsch]

Yep

 

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The Indian Navy’s 3rd Project 15 Bravo destroyer ‘Imphal’ launched at Mazagon Dock, Mumbai. The first of the the P15B/Visakhapatnam-class will be commissioned in 2021.

 

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From the decks of Indian Navy P15A destroyer INS Kolkata at the International Fleet Review at Qingdao, China yesterday.

 

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Indian Navy Seakings










find a gas station close by

 

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MARCOS Indian Navy

 

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Aérospatiale SA 315B/Cheetah/HAL Lancer with weapons

 

[BravoZulu]

^^ The question has to be asked "why would you bother to arm this bird?"
No protection at all for the crew or the airframe or engines, any return fire is going to hit something vital

 

[tomthounaojam]

^^ The question has to be asked "why would you bother to arm this bird?"
No protection at all for the crew or the airframe or engines, any return fire is going to hit something vital

I have no Idea too, however it would be more like arm scout? But don't know where it will be used, the only advantage of the helicopter is that it can be used at very high altitude and also it is almost at the end of service life and will be phasing out in next 10 years imho. It would be more like concept and Army was heh will keep it since the Airforce got the armed helicopter we might have some of our own too. ( Army wasn't allowed to have armed helicopter before iirc).

 

[TIGREDELAIRE]

the really interesting thing is that they are still operational in combat missions!
I have a question some time ago, to which you can attribute that only in India operate without setbacks the Dhruv in all its versions and in Ecuador were written off in its basic version without pain or glory?

 

[tomthounaojam]

the really interesting thing is that they are still operational in combat missions!
I have a question some time ago, to which you can attribute that only in India operate without setbacks the Dhruv in all its versions and in Ecuador were written off in its basic version without pain or glory?

Well, the Dhruv wasn't with a setback with India as well, few were lost with souls too. Dhruv is one of the few Indian made which is doing well, Dhruv has been exported to elsewhere and it is doing well and no accident reported as of now? Regarding Ecuador, it can't be blamed everything on the helicopter as well, their initial lost were due to pilot errors and others maybe technical problems and this problems could be exacerbated by the fact that helicopter is brought from more than halfway around the world and routine maintenance must be problems. Imho problems are from both sides, Indian no proper facilities in SA and check and Ecuador buying a helicopter from a new vendor making helicopter for the first time.

 

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INS Ranjit, a Rajput class destroyer, was decommissioned at a solemn, yet grand ceremony at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam culminating a glorious era on 06 May 2019. The decommissioning ceremony was attended by officers and sailors of the commissioning crew as well as others who were part of Ranjit’s voyage over the last 36 years. The Chief Guest for the decommissioning ceremony was His Excellency Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi (Retd) Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor, Andaman & Nicobar Islands who was also a part of the commissioning crew. The commissioning ceremony was graced by 16 officers and 10 sailors from the commissioning crew and 23 erstwhile commanding officers. The ship was commissioned on 15 September 1983 by Captain Vishnu Bhagwat in the erstwhile USSR and has rendered yeoman service to the nation for 36 years. The ship has been helmed by 27 commanding officers and the last commanding officer, Captain Vikram C Mehra has been in command since 06 Jun 2017. source:Indian Navy

 

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INS Rajput is a guided-missile destroyer and the lead ship of the Rajput class of the Indian Navy. She was commissioned on 30 September 1980. Commodore (later Vice Admiral) Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani was her first commanding officer.
The Rajput-class guided-missile destroyers built for the Indian Navy are modified versions of Soviet Kashin-class destroyers. They are also known as Kashin-II class.

 

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Mi-17V5

 

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T-72 does some climbing in the Himalayas

 

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Indian Army part of UN Peacekeeping mission with the local population of Rugari in DR Congo.

 

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As part of Sea Phase of Exercise Varuna 19, FN Ships Provence, LaTouche Treville, Forbin, Marne, the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle along with an FN submarine are undertaking various exercises with INS Chennai, Mumbai, Tarkash, Deepak and an IN submarine. The two navies will conduct extensive evolutions to further interoperability and hone professional skills towards better maritime cooperation. Some of the exercises conducted on day one of Varuna 19 include air-to-air combat, air defence, anti-submarine, and surface shoots.

 

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The second day of Sea Phase of Exercise Varuna 19

 

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The final operational phase of Varuna 19 saw multi-helicopter operation with cross deck landings.