300 K9 Vajra-T is OK But Where is K10 Ammunition Resupply Vehicle
The Indian Army currently operates five numbers of K9 Vajra T 155mm/52 caliber Self Propelled Howitzer regiments. Each regiment is equipped with 18 guns and two reserve units totalling 100 guns. These guns were acquired by the Army under the initial contract signed with joint venture of South Korean defense company Hanwa Defense and L&T in May 2017. The contract to deliver 100 K9 Vajra-T worth Rs 4,500 crore was signed for delivery to the army by 2022. L&T which built these Self Propelled Howitzers at the Hazira, Gujarat plant delivered them before time with Indian Army receiving the 100th cannon in February 2021.
The guns were acquired ostensibly for use in Punjab’s plains
and Rajasthan’s semi desert terrain along the Pakistan India international
border. Impressed by the performance talks were on to procure 40 more of such Howitzers
for Indian Army. What happened to that contract no one knows for sure. In the
meantime, skirmish with China started along the LAC in eastern Ladakh and
Indian Army decided to field these Self Propelled Howitzers in Ladakh.
Following the successful trials of three K9 Vajra, which were
sent to Ladakh, Indian Army decided to procure at least two more regiments of
these Self Propelled Howitzers that are to be deployed in the high altitude
areas. This after engineers from L&T upgraded the Self Propelled Howitzer
to optimize them for operations in Eastern Ladakh. The optimization included
changes in range tables and software that guided these guns to operate in the
mountainous terrain, as well as special kits to function smoothly in cold
temperatures.
As Indian Army decided to field these Self Propelled
Howitzers, all along the Line of Actual Control with China, especially in
entire Eastern Ladakh sector and Sikkim, instead of Two regiments of 40 Self
Propelled Howitzers, a new deal for 200 new K9 Vajra or 10 new regiments worth
over Rs 10,000 crore is being floated. The new deal could well be signed at
Defence Expo 2022, to be held at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, from March 10 to 13,
2022. All this is fine but where is the K10 Automatic Resupply Vehicle?, K10
based on K9 platform is the resupply vehicle that follows the K9 Self Propelled
Howitzers.
K10 sharing most of the components and characteristics with
K9, and has a high level of protection which is the same as that of K9. The
resupply vehicle with a combat weight of 47 tons can support a team of K9 by
carrying and resupplying 104 shells of 155mm /52 calibre artillery ammunition
and 504 units of charges under heavy fire. The K10 vehicle is operated by 3
crews, that requires only one loader by applying fully automated control system,
it transfers ammunition at a maximum speed of 12 rounds per minutes. K10 takes
37 minutes to fully load, and 28 minutes to empty.
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Russia Pulls out of Indian Navy’s Project-75I tender after
AIP technology hurdle
Russia has said that it will not take part in the Indian Navy’s
ongoing procurement plan for new submarines, confirming that the Indian
government has been formally notified of the decision. The Rupees 43,000 crore
plan to acquire six new submarines under Project 75I has also hit delays early
in the process, with other foreign contenders and Indian partners seeking
additional time to formulate their proposals.
The Russian side has offered India upgraded Kilo class
submarines – the type that forms the bulk of the current conventional fleet –
but has decided to withdraw from the contest citing technical reasons. The
Russian side has previously confirmed its interest in participation in this
programme and suggested a platform based on the design of Project-677E
submarine Amur-1650. However, after receiving and studying the Request For Proposal
RFP finalising terms and conditions of the tender, the Russian side has decided
not to participate in the tender for technical reasons.
As reported earlier, the German side, too, has written to the
government citing inability to take part in the contest due to technical
reasons, including liability clauses and an inadequate budgetary allocation.
Indian Airforce Eyes Sukhoi Fighter Upgrades
Commencement of shipments of the improved Sukhoi-30SM2
multirole fighters to the Russian Air and Space Force, might prompt India to
upgrade their aging fleets of the Sukhoi-30MKM and Sukhoi-30MKI respectively.
The Sukhoi-30SM2 is the latest variant of the initial twin seat Sukhoi-30.
The Sukhoi-30SM2 differs in its use of more powerful AL-41F1 turbofans
in place of the AL-31FP. SM2 version differs in its reshaped nose cone to house
a larger radar, special edition of the N035 Irbis. M2 jets super
manoeuvrability is achieved through vectored thrust. More importantly, the
model can out manoeuvre an enemy fighter and evade radar guided missiles.
India has ordered a total of 284 Sukhoi-30MKI Jets, of which
240 remain operational, including a recent batch of 12 last year, which now
needs upgradation.
The Indian Army’s ‘General Kalashnikov’ gives it a new 9mm
sub machine gun
An army officer has designed and produced the first
prototypes of a compact 9mm sub machine gun. The ‘Aasmi’ (pride), as it is
called, was designed by Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Bansod of the army’s Mhow based
Infantry school.
The prototype weapon was produced in just four months in
collaboration with the DRDO’s Pune based Armament Research and Development
Establishment. The weapon was tested by firing over 300 rounds each. A smaller,
sub compact version of the weapon weighing less than 1.5 kilogram is in
development.
The weapon operates on a simple blowback principle, has a 33 round
high capacity magazine, a range of 100 metres and a rate of fire of 600 rounds
per minute. It has an 8 inch barrel and an upper, made of aircraft aluminium
and a lower made of carbon fibre. The Indian Army is to file a patent for the
weapon and is looking for a production partner to mass produce the weapon.
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