NEW DELHI: India’s army prowess, cultural variety, and plenty of different distinctive initiatives will probably be witnessed throughout this 12 months’s Republic Day celebration on Friday. President Droupadi Murmu will lead the nation in celebrating the seventy fifth Republic Day from Kartavya Path within the nationwide capital. French President Emmanuel Macron would be the Chief Guest on the parade.
The first contingent within the uniform of the 61 Cavalry will probably be led by Maj Yashdeep Ahlawat. The 61 Cavalry is the one serving lively Horse Cavalry Regiment on the planet, with the amalgamation of all of the ‘State Horse Units’. The Indian Armed Forces has been rendering its selfless service to the nation and its countrymen, making certain stability and dominance on the frontiers alongside the Line of Control (LoC), the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and worldwide by UN Peacekeeping missions.
The Republic Parade 2024 is scheduled to be kicked off with a march by a band and marching contingent from France. This 12 months, the weapon methods to be showcased on the Republic Day parade embody Tank T-90, Nag anti-tank guided missiles, Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launchers, Weapon Locating Radar System- SWATHI amongst others.
Tank T-90
The subsequent detachment will probably be of Tank T-90 BHISHMA, led by Lt Fayz Singh Dhillon of 42 Armoured Regiment. Bhishma Tank is a third technology Russian Main Battle Tank armed with 125 mm easy bore gun. T-90 features on the hunter killer idea. It can hearth 4 kinds of ammunition and in addition has the aptitude of firing a missile from gun upto vary of 5000 mtrs. Bhishma tank can hunt and kill at night time successfully with the assistance of thermal imaging sight. It additionally has ERA panels which makes the armour of this deadly machine even stronger. The 46-ton big machine can transfer upto a velocity of fifty to 60 km per hour and might function in all kinds of terrains successfully. The colors of the Regiment are FRENCH GREY, MAROON, BLACK. Its motto is ‘Karam Shaurya Vijay’ (Action Courage Victory).
Nag Missile System (NAMIS)
The subsequent detachment will probably be of NAG Missile System of Mechanised Infantry Regiment led by Capt Abhay Pandit of 17 Mechanised Infantry Regiment. The System popularly referred to as NAMIS is a tank destroyer indigenously designed by the Defence Research & Development Laboratory Hyderabad. It consists of a tracked Armoured Fighting Vehicle, which has a crew-less turret able to firing six ‘Nag’ Anti-Tank Guided Missiles.
The NAMICA (Nag Missile Carrier) is a stretched, license-built BMP-2 with further wheels, nicknamed “Sarath” in India. Classified as a tank destroyer, it’s geared up with varied electro-optical methods together with a thermal imager (TI) and a laser rangefinder (LRF) for goal acquisition. The NAMICA carries a complete of 12 missiles, with six in ready-to-fire mode and 6 in storage. It has a compact auxiliary energy unit (APU) for silent watch operation, a fireplace detection and suppression system (FDSS) and nuclear, organic and chemical safety system (NBCPS). The service weights 14.5 ton in totally fight load and is able to shifting 7 Km/hr in water. NAMICA can hearth missiles at a goal situated round 7.5 Km with hunter-killer sight functionality and carries 4 Military personnel. Its motto is ‘Satrah Mech Har Maidan Fateh’.
BMP 2/2K
Next to the saluting dais would be the mechanised column of Infantry Combat Vehicle BMP – 2 /2K of GUARDS Regiment led by Lt Shivam Singh of 23 GUARDS. ICV BMP-2 named SARATH, is a excessive mobility Inf Combat Vehicle (ICV) with potent armament and cutting-edge night time combating functionality, which makes it succesful to destroy any unknown enemy goal upto a distance of 4 ICms at night time. It can function successfully in all battlefield terrains of desert, mountainous area or high-altitude space.
The ICV is provided with 30mm Automatic Cannon Gun, 7.62mm PKT & Konkurs missiles, upgraded with Thermal Imaging (TI) night time sights. Being an all-weather amphibious fight automobile, ICV (BMP-2) is battle prepared for full spectrum of challenges & conflicts and thus really thought-about as Backbone of Indian Army’s Mechanised Warfare. While its motto its Pehla Hamesha Pehla, its battle cry is Garud Ka Hoon Bol Pyare.
All Terrain Vehicles
The subsequent detachment will comprise six fashionable specialist automobiles, together with ‘Quick Reaction Force Vehicles — Heavy and Medium, a Light Specialist automobile, Vehicle Mounted Infantry Mortar System, All-terrain automobile and a Specialist Mobility Vehicle. The detachment is led by Major Toofan Singh Chauhan, 5 Rajput on All-Terrain Vehicle, Lt Col Panmei Kabiphun on Light Specialist Vehicle, 19 Maratha Light Infantry & Capt Armandeep Singh Aujla of 2nd Battalion of the First Gorkha Rifles on QRFV.
Pinaka
The subsequent detachment will probably be of PINAKA of the Regiment of Artillery from 1890 Rocket Regiment, led by Lt Priyanka Sevda of 262 Field Regiment. Pinaka Multiple Launcher Rocket System is an indigenously designed, developed and manufactured medium vary, all climate and free flight artillery rocket system.
It is totally automated, offensive weapon system with every launcher boasting of 12 rockets of 214mm caliber having a variety of 37.5 kilometer. Its motto is `Sarvatra Izzat ‘O’ Iqbal – ‘Everywhere with Honour and Glory’.
Weapon Locating Radar System- SWATHI
The subsequent detachment will probably be of SWATHI – Weapon Locating Radar System, led by Lt Deepti Rana of Regiment of Artillery. Weapon finding radar SWATHI, developed by DRDO and Bharat Electronics Ltd, is extremely cell radar system designed for computerized first spherical detection SWATHI is a coherent
c-band, passive electronically scanned phased array radar meant for use as weapon finding radar and for route of personal artillery hearth (DOOAF).
SWATHI is a two tatra automobile configuration system comprising radar automobile and energy supply cum chew (PSB) automobile with twin turbines and the auxiliary parts. It has the aptitude to categorise projectile targets and rejection of undesirable targets (Clutter/Aircraft). SWATHI being a phased array radar operates in Cband with fence detection mode of operation, making certain first detection and monitoring of shells, motors and rockets. In its secondary function, it may well observe and direct pleasant artillery hearth. The radar can present corrections to projectile trajectory of pleasant artillery to pin level the hearth in the direction of enemy.
Sarvatra Mobile Bridging System
The subsequent detachment will probably be of ‘Sarvatra Mobile Bridging System’ of Corps of Engineers led by Capt Suman Singh of 9 Rapid Engineer Regiment 15m Sarvatra Mobile Bridging System is a “Made in India’ specialised tools to be employed by Engineer models for bridging over dry and moist gaps. This vehicle-mounted, multi-span, mechanically-launched cell bridge system is designed for fast deployment and retrieval underneath tactical situations.
It has a functionality of spanning a minimal of 15m in single span, and a most of 75m in multi-span. The deployed bridge tools is appropriate for the crossing of ‘A’ in addition to ‘B’ automobiles upto a load class MLC-70.
Drone Jammer System
The subsequent detachment will probably be of Mobile Drone Jammer System and Advance Radio Frequency Monitoring System of the Corps of Signals. Upfront is the detachment of Drone Jammer System led by Lt Col Ankita Chauhan of 11 Electronic Warfare Battalion. Drone Jammer System of Indian Army is used to detect and observe drones and UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) alerts (downlink), in addition to floor management alerts (GDT, Uplink) and to jam drone actions.
The electro-optical sub-system serves to determine, observe and confirm the goal. Besides detection and monitoring of drones, The DJ System can neutralize hostile drone actions utilizing Directional high-power sensible jamming of drone UAS management uplink alerts. The DJ system is put in on two excessive mobility customary 2.5-ton automobiles. The DJ system is provided with electro-optical subsystem and RF sensors to scan the radio frequencies.Â
