The Republic Parade 2023 kicked off with a march by a contingent of the Egyptian Armed Forces.
The primary contingent within the uniform of the 61 Cavalry was led by Captain Raizada Shaurya Bali. The 61 Cavalry is the one serving lively Horse Cavalry Regiment on the earth, 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 Management (LoC), the Line of Precise Management (LAC) and worldwide by UN Peacekeeping missions.
Indian Army’s Lethality, Accuracy and Reliability witnessed a leap with the acquisition of platforms like Akash Missile System, satellites, Modular Bridges, towed weapons, utility helicopters, digital warfare system and the likes of surface-to-air missiles.
This yr, solely Made-in-India weapon methods have been showcased on the Republic Day parade together with ammunition showcased India’s indigenization energy, together with 21 Gun Salute by ‘Made in India’ 105 mm Indian Discipline Weapons, lately inducted LCH Prachand, the Okay-9 Vajra howitzers, MBT Arjun, Nag anti-tank guided missiles, Akash air defence missiles, and the Fast Response Preventing Automobiles.
MBT Arjun
ARJUN of 75 Armoured Regiment was led by Captain Amanjeet Singh. MBT ARJUN’, is third era most important battle tank developed indigenously by India’s Defence Analysis and Growth Organisation (DRDO).
Arjun includes a 120 mm most important rifled gun, 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun and a 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine gun. It’s powered by a 1400 HP Diesel engine and might obtain a most pace of 70 km/h (43 mph) and a cross-country pace of 40 km/h (25 mph). The newly developed Kanchan armour offers an all-around anti-tank warhead safety, a lot greater than out there in comparable third-generation tanks. Its motto is motto ‘Sahasam Vijayate’.
Nag Missile System (NAMIS)
The following detachment was of NAG Missile System of 17 Mechanised Infantry Regiment led by Lt Siddhartha Tyagi.
The System popularly known as NAMIS is a tank destroyer indigenously designed by the Defence Analysis & Growth Laboratory Hyderabad, a lab of DRDO. It consists of a tracked Armoured Preventing Car, which has a crew-less turret able to firing six ‘Nag’ Anti-Tank Guided Missiles. NAMIS has been developed for the Recce and Help items of the Mechanised infantry to strengthen and improve anti-tank functionality alongside our borders throughout offensive and defensive operations.
The Nag missile is a Hearth & Overlook ATGM with an efficient vary of 5 km. The tandem warhead with the potential to lock-on- earlier than launch and top-attack, precisely hits the targets which are transferring or attempting to flee.
NAMIS is a game-changer and the profitable improvement of this contemporary weapon system for the Indian Army has propelled India into the choose membership of nations which have developed their very own fire-and-forget top-attack tactical ATGMs built-in on AFVs. Its motto is `Satrah Mech – Har Maidan Fateh’.
BMP2/2 Okay
Subsequent got here to the saluting dais was the mechanised column of Infantry Fight Car BMP-2 of Mechanised Infantry Regimental centre led by Captain Arjun Sidhu of 6 Mechanised Infantry Regiment.
ICV BMP-2 named SARATH, is a excessive mobility Infantry Fight Car (ICV) which possesses deadly weapons and evening combating functionality. It could actually function successfully in all battlefield terrains of desert, mountainous area or high-altitude space. Its motto is ‘Valour and Religion’ which implies (Veerta our Vishwas’).
