Happy for ICG…

Two happy news:

1) India has decided to procure 145 M777 Light weight towed howitzers to boost up the artillery units. M777 is an ultralight field howitzer (UFH)which can be deployed very swiftly and operated with real ease in tight  fronts. The UFH can be deployed by helicopters, transport aircraft or ships and can be dropped in hot zones. This artillery system is already inducted by US army and Marine forces. The M777 has already been deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq. US forces have modified it’s software to fire the Excalibur smart shells.

Talking about firepower, it matches the firepower of current generation 155mm towed systems at less than half the weight.

If i can recall it correctly, Indian army has raised two mountain divisions to tackle china. 15000 soldiers are with each of these division. I am sure these divisions are to be equipped with M777.

 

 

2) Indian Goverment is considering a 3 fold expansion of Coast gaurd with nest 10 years. The first phase will see installation of search radars on most of the light houses. The second phase will see the induction of coastal recon aircraft. Two options are to be considered-: Beriew Be-200 Multi role Amphibious aircraft, manufactured by Irkut corp, Russia. The second one is a turbo- prop from the stables of Bombardier.Q 200 from bombardier is an ‘quiet” aircraft if compared to normal turbo prop engines. Many people would say that why Indian Coast Guard is checking turbo prop( aren’t these old horses)..yes they are..but many people don’t know that turbo prob are really efficient in low and mid level altitude while jet engines are efficient in higher alttitudes.

 

Be-200

Q-200

 

Iam really happy for the ICG, especially.Coast Guard is the force which has never been given it’s due importance.So it’s good to see some light there…good job..hope this plan solidifies.

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