Armoured Fighting Vehicles and Tank Destroyers used By Indian Army

The Indian Army has been given the responsibility of guarding our country from any external and internal terrors. Its power and strength is reflected by the combat vehicles it possesses. This list shows some of the Armoured Vehicles used by Indian army :

ADITYA MPV

 

Origin : India
Aditya MPV developed in Medak ordnance factory. A total of 1300+ Aditya’s have been ordered by the Indian Army. The vehicle can withstand a blast of TNT and has 7.62mm MAG remote control weapons.

Casspir

 

Origin : South Africa
The Casspir is a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle used as Armoured personnel carrier in
Indian Army currently operates 90 such vehicles.

Indo-US joint military exercise Yudh Abhyas 2016 begins

The joint military training exercise of the Indian and US Armies was held at Chaubattia in Uttarakhand on 15th of Sept. with the unfurling of the national flags of the two countries to the strains of "Jana Gana Mana" and "The Star Spangled Banner". Indian and US soldiers stood side by side and gave a ceremonial salute to the two of their senior most officers.

Yudh-Abhyas Photo Gallery

Pistols and Sub-Machine Guns used by Indian Army and Other Armed Forces

Sub-Machine Guns

A submachine gun uses pistol caliber ammunition in a select fire capability (or full auto only), often keeping the entire weapons package very small with a short barrel, and collapsible stock. Below are some examples of Sub-Machine guns used by Indian armed forces.

Sterling SAF carbine 2A1

Origin : United Kingdom
It is built by the Indian Ordnance Factories and stopped in 2010. It was sold as the Sub Machine Gun Carbine 9 mm 1A1. A silenced version was also available which sold under the label of Sub Machine Gun Carbine 9 mm 2A1.

Micro-Uzi

Origin : Israel
Uzi variant was used by the Special Protection Group until 2008, when it was replaced with the FN P90. Micro-Uzi variant is used by Indian Army Para Commandos.

PKM and PKT a General Purpose Machine Gun used by Indian Army

PKM general purpose machine gun

The PK is a general-purpose machine gun designed in the Soviet Union and currently in production in Russia. PK machine guns used in Indian army in Russian T-90S Bhishma, T-72M Ajeya and BMP-2S Sarath and used as general purpose machine gun. PKM is also used by PARA Special Forces as section LMG. PKTS are Manufactured at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli under license.

Sniper Rifles Used by Indian Army And Other Armed Forces

Snipers, mostly have a company-level support role (2-3 snipers per 120 men) in the modern Indian Army. Their current weapon of choice is the Russian made 7.62mm Dragunov Sniper Rifle. In our list below, there are some sniper rifles used by Indian Armed forces.

Vidhwansak : Indian multi-caliber anti material rifle

Vidhwansak is an Indian multi-caliber anti-material rifle (AMR) or large-caliber sniper rifle manufactured by Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli under DRDO. It can be used in the anti-materiel role for destroying enemy bunkers, lightly armoured vehicles, radar systems, etc. It is also effective in long-range sniping role.
It is being sold at the cost of Rs 10 lakh (about $20,000) as of 2011.

Heckler & Koch HK MP5

 

Heckler & Koch HK MP5SD

The Heckler & Koch MP5 is a 9mm submachine gun of German design, developed in the 1960s by Heckler & Koch. There are over 100 variants of the MP5, including a semi-automatic version. The original working model was then known as the "HK54" to which this eventually became the "MP5A1" mark.

The MP5 is one of the most widely used submachine guns in the world, having been adopted by 40 nations and numerous military,  intelligence, and security organizations.