Indian soldier of the future.

[gf0012-aust]

India is probably one of a dozen nations that are undertaking future combat modifications to their soldiers warfighting ability.

The only other nation in Sth East Asia that I am aware of undertaking such a prog is Singapore. You could add Australia, but our ASEAN neighbours tend to see us as part of Oceania.

 

[BruteGorilla]

:roll Right said GF0012.

 

[gf0012-aust]

Indian soldier of the future. - slight correction

I got the numbers wrong, there are at least 16 different future soldier programmes in play. This is the agenda for the annual conference.

Soldier Technology 2004, 21st - 23rd June 2004, Brussels, Belgium

31 Leading Soldier Modernisation Experts representing 16 Soldier Modernisation Programmes have elected to join the speaker faculty at Soldier Technology 2004, the latest of which is:
John Hutchings, Project Manager, Land 125 (WUNDURRA), DSTO, Australia

With the most comprehensive line-up of International Soldier Modernisation Programmes in the world this year, you cannot afford to miss out this unique opportunity to get the complete update on individual soldier systems within the world's leading military forces.

Leading speakers include:
Lieutenant Colonel Koos Meijer, Deputy Chair, NATO T/G 1 *
Lieutenant Colonel Andrew MacNaughton, Programme Manager, FIST, DCC IPT, DEFENCE PROCUREMENT AGENCY *
William Ullern-Manguin, Coherence Architect, DGA, FRANCE *
Major Marten Dankert, Project Officer, IDZ, GERMANY ARMY *
Lieutenant Colonel Dave Gallop, Product Manager, LAND WARRIOR, US ARMY *
Rune Lausund, Chief Scientist, FFI, NORWAY *
Lieutenant Colonel Giovanni Cappai, Manager, Combatente Futura, ITALY *
Lieutenant Colonel Mike Bodner, Section Head, Dismounted Close Combat, CANADIAN DEFENCE FORCES *
Dr Pieter Nel, Program Manager, AFRICAN WARRIOR, ARMSCOR *
Marten Lindgren, Project Manager, MARKUS, FMV *
Lieutenant Colonel Rick Adams, Project Officer, USMC Rifle Squad, USMC *
Major Jan Coupe, ProBEST, BELGIAN ARMY *
Lieutenant Colonel Henk Wendrich, Deputy Programme Manager, D2S2, RNLA *
Major John Bjergeggard, Project Manager, DANISH SMP, DANISH ARMY COMBAT SCHOOL *
Colonel Simon Deakin, IPT Leader Dismounted Close Combat, DEFENCE *
Lieutenant Colonel Jacques Levesque, Project Manager, Clothe The Soldier, (CTS), Program Management (DSSPM), CANADIAN NATIONAL DEFENCE HEADQUARTERS *


Now in its 4th successful year, Soldier Technology attracts over 220 delegates from across the world.

Once again, this year, the conference will focus on all the leading-edge information on soldier modernisation issues, programmes and technologies, including: INTEROPERABILITY, SUSTAINABILITY, SURVIVABILITY, LETHALITY, HUMAN FACTORS, TRAINING, MOUT, POWER MANAGEMENT, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, TESTING AND ASSESSMENT.

 

[Deltared075]

How India future soldiers look like? any photo?

 

[srirangan]

An intelligence report some months ago, said that the Indo-US are working together in the futuristic soldier model and the reason the US had military exercises in the mountainous Ladakh region and the tropical wet jungles of the north east were related to this futuristic soldier project.

Over the past 2 years the govt has spent huuge amounts over its jawaans including "auto-heating" foods, better modern clothings/rugsacks etc. The majority of spending of the DoD has been over its jawaan's over the past 3 years.

 

[lalith prasad]

there is a photograph of this in the bharatrakshak forum thread is defenceindia.the girl who modellede for it is very pretty.dont forget to notice her and also notice the shape of the helmet it sort of looks strange providing lot of protection for the rear but not much for the front

 

[srirangan]

The list of weapons systems that India is planning to buy from the US is already over two dozen and growing and they will come through “Foreign Military Sales" route, i. e. at the same rate the US military pays to defense firms in the US. One such system that has been publicly discussed is the Land Warrior System which will “transform the Indian jawan to futuristic soldier armed with miniaturized remote-monitoring, GPS systems, advanced communication gadgets and weapons platformsâ€.

 

[RealIndian]

Ballistic helmet to be part of soldier's dress
NEW DELHI, APR 16 (PTI)

"Weather-friendly" uniform, hi-tech "ballistic helmet" and Global Positioning System (GPS)-fitted watches will soon become a part of the Indian soldiers' fatigue, putting them at par with the forces of the US and other developed countries.

Under an "aggressive" modernisation drive, the Army is aiming to reduce a soldier's carrying load and help him perform better in operations.

A "ballistic helmet" is an integrated gear fitted with infra-red night vision devices and communication system, besides being light weight and providing protective cover to larger part of the body," Deputy Master General Ordnance Maj Gen Vikram Madan told reporters today.

The helmet enables better functioning of a soldier as he can fire and communicate over the hands-free set at the same time unlike at present, Madan said as these gadgets were put on display for media here.

A GPS-fitted watch, which gives information regarding location, temperature and altitude of a place, will help a soldier during operations.

Besides, the quality of overall uniform and footwear of the troops is in for a change.

"The dress is to be made of weather-friendly fabric to suit Indian conditions so that a soldier feels more comfortable during operations," he said.

The combat fatigue of a soldier will also undergo a change, with the new dress being dope-dyed yarn woven into design, he said, adding it will be more "breathable" and "colour-fast" than that currently in use.

http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=215480

 

[RealIndian]

Army unveils plan to equip infantryman for tomorrow's wars

The plan, termed 'F-INSAS' (Future Infantry Soldier as a System), is based on the prevailing trends which indicate 'infantry-centric' pattern of warfare will predominate in the present and even for the foreseeable future at all strategic, operational and tactical levels, the Director General Infantry Lt Gen K Nagaraj said here.

'F-INSAS' is designed to enhance the survivability, lethality and the mobility of a soldier,' he said, n a presentation on the concluding day of the Army-Industry Partnership Meet-2003 here yesterday.
A modular weapon system, an integrated helmet assembly, a portable computer-radio, protective clothing and other individual equipment form the components of the F-INSAS, Lt Gen Nagaraj said, stressing that a basic postulate of the plan is the soldier's interest.

''We do not intend to burden the soldier. We are looking at a maximum total weight of 20 to 25 kg for all this equipment,'' he pointed out.

Listing the other infantry modernisation programmes being undertaken globally like the US 'Land Warrior: the First Integrated Soldier Fighting System for Dismounted Infantrymen,' the German 'Future Infantryman System' (IdZ), the French 'Fassin a equipment et liasons integres' (FASIN) and the British 'Future Integrated Soldier Technology' (FIST), which differs from the previous in focussing on an infantry section in the dismounted close combat role than an individual soldier, he said all these sought to use 'cutting edge technologies' for the automated, electronic battlefield of the future.

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[RealIndian]

Smart soldier technology on cards
Vedio
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/570548.cms

Scientific advisor to the defence minister has indicated that a project to implant chips on soldiers will be demonstrated in two years.

 

[RealIndian]

DRDO developing 'smart packs' for Indian soldiers

New Delhi, Mar 23 (IANS) When Indian soldiers march into the battlefield a few years from now, they may be wearing "smart packs" that will enable commanders sitting thousands of kilometres away to monitor their exact position and even their life signs.
Under an ambitious project to be implemented with the US defence department, India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will soon begin work on these smart packs.

"The packs will include light weapons, a smart vest with global positioning system, a combat radio transmitter, a compact antenna, a power pack, a cooling system and a life monitoring system," DRDO chief V.K. Aatre told reporters here Tuesday. "The soldier himself will become a system. This is a concept developed to meet the needs of a low intensity conflict." "The smart pack will allow commanders to know whether a soldier in the field is alive, wounded or dead. If he is wounded, efforts can be made to rescue him," said Aatre.

Research to develop the smart packs will cost hundreds of millions of rupees, but the individual packs would cost hundreds of thousands of rupees, he noted.

An Indo-US joint technical group recently agreed to begin work on the project, with the Americans providing expertise developed under their "Land Warrior" programme to develop similar smart packs.

In return, the DRDO will share with the US its wide-ranging expertise in dealing with health problems and stress faced by soldiers serving in areas with extreme weather conditions.

"The DRDO has extensive expertise in environmental physiology as we deal with problems faced by soldiers serving in regions ranging from high altitude areas like the Siachen glacier to deserts. We know how to improve human performance in extreme conditions," said Aatre.

Over the past decade, the DRDO has developed a unique range of medicines and treatments for illnesses faced by soldiers serving in places like Siachen, the world's highest and coldest battlefield where temperatures can dip below minus 50 degrees Celsius.

The joint technical group also decided to work jointly on developing vaccines to protect soldiers against biological warfare.

Aatre said the DRDO's extensive research to cater to the "physiological needs" of soldiers had led to the development of a wide range of herbal medicines and treatments to deal with phenomena like sound pollution and stress.

"Our molecular biology laboratory in Gwalior has developed quick response diagnostic kits for diseases like typhoid and sensors, antidotes and decontamination systems to deal with nuclear, biological and chemical warfare," he said.

"A field research laboratory in Leh has developed methods for growing fresh vegetables in frozen deserts while a food laboratory in Mysore has developed methods for preserving and packing foods that have been commercialised."

Bangalore-based MTR Foods Limited had acquired technology from DRDO to market a wide array of ready-to-eat meals, he said.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_635822,0004006.htm

 

[manna]

Nice developements, but what worry here is that it has always beeen indians policy to acquire someupper edge in the region and then immediately pitch it against someone in the neighbour hood to full fill her billigirant ,hygmonic designs,and now with the involvement of USA in the region it is going to be a big truooble in this region , it is going to be unstablitized and at the brink of war ,
lets hope that this time this kind of system i mean infantry solidier as a system (INFSAS)is meant for peacefull purposes and not for any hygmonic design, though this system will still take years to com e, unless it is not buyed from someone,
May the region be safe from any unrest and the peace talks started between various contries meet the ultimate result , PEACE< so that the poor people of this region also get the chunk of the bounties of posistive developements in the life ,

 

[gf0012-aust]

Outside intervention

and now with the involvement of USA in the region it is going to be a big truooble in this region , it is going to be unstablitized and at the brink of war ,

How will the US break a local hegemony? (look at the geopolitics of the region, look at the US spheres of influence and look at the results if it goes awry, not exactly a recipe for intervention)

How does India have a hegemony? or conversely how does Pakistan?

India and Pakistan have been managing to keep each other alert for the last 39 years - how will the US suddenly upset that balance?

You imply that both countries will be unable to resist an interfering US - and that is unmitigated nonsense.

- 1, because the US has no capacity to interfere,
- 2, because the US does not want to immerse itself knee deep in another pile of merde when it's already pre-occupied elsewhere

I'd be curious to see how the US is able to geopolitically destabilise one of the most fragile regions in the world anyway - help is definitely not needed to do that. Kashmir is already a cluster. No amount of outside curiosity is going to make it worse than it currently is.

 

[RealIndian]

This is not futuristic soldier tech but a simple modernization with ballistic helmet, infrared night vision, laser range finder, Passive Night Sight of INSAS Rifle, new bullet proof jacket, headphone, microphone & other communication gadgets.

 

[Deltared075]

Yes, They can have the best equipments, but the problem is how many soldiers can have these equipments?

How can India army become high tech if bulk of the army were using old weapons?

 

[santpaul]

what's that thing on INSAS rifle, is it a night sight?


Admin: 2 Posts merged. Please edit existing posts rather than post straight after another one. THis is not a numbers game to get your post count up.

 

[brahmos]

there is a photograph of this in the bharatrakshak forum thread is defenceindia.the girl who modellede for it is very pretty.dont forget to notice her and also notice the shape of the helmet it sort of looks strange providing lot of protection for the rear but not much for the front

I couldn't find the link on Bharat Rakshak Forum. Please provide link

 

[lalith prasad]

that looks like the mars third generation sight fitted generally used on the tavor assault rifles which india is acquiring from israel.

 

[Deltared075]

:? That photo try to compare both soldier? since the left soldier have night vision, his rifle got sight, and new helmet. the right soldier have old helmet, his rifle don't have optical sight and don't have night vision.

But i think that equipment also very normal only, not so advance...

 

[Salman78]

Indian soilder will remain the same for atleast next 15 years. Maybe a few battalion size strength can be modernized on the western concept and used as spearheading force cause that hightech weaponary and equipment is way too expensive for south asian region.