An Indian army vehicle moves under camouflage in the joint army and air force Air-Land battle exercise named 'Brazen Chariots' at the Pokharan firing range in India's desert state of Rajasthan March 19, 2008.
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| India holds war games just 75 km from Pakistan |
| 2008-03-21 |
| India pressed its newly inducted advanced weaponry into one of the biggest military exercises in recent time just 75 kms from Pakistan border in Thar desert in Rajasthan on Wednesday. With over one hundred diplomats and military attaches from 59 countries in attendance, the exercise code-named ‘Brazen Chariots’ at the Pokhran field firing ranges was aimed at trial of modern weaponry, Indian Army Chief Deepak Kapoor said. The advanced frontline T-90 tanks, SMERCH long-range missiles, spy drones, fighter jets, and air defence gun systems were on the move in the exercise area in Rajasthan. Media reports quoting Indian Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor after the exercise said objectives of the exercise had been achieved. When asked whether India wants to send out message to the foreign observers through this exercise, Gen Kapoor said, it was not aimed at sending out any message through this exercise. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #11 Cool pix, John. Thnx. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-03-21 22:56 |
| #10 AP, I think that may be Abdominal and a friend doing some training work for the Indians. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2008-03-21 22:26 |
| #9 That was a good book, P2K. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2008-03-21 19:28 |
| #8 I like the Yeti™ Camoflage kits on the snipers. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2008-03-21 15:48 |
| #7 'Brazen Chariots' Wonder if they lifted the name from here. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-03-21 13:34 |
| #6 Ah, spring. The US and South Korea would usually hold Operation Team Spirit about this same time every year. Big exercise, weeks in the field, on terrain you expect to be fighting on. All within even less distance than 75km from the Nork border. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-03-21 13:29 |
| #5 Pretty cool looking. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-03-21 12:58 |
| #4 An Indian army vehicle moves under camouflage in the joint army and air force Air-Land battle exercise named 'Brazen Chariots' at the Pokharan firing range in India's desert state of Rajasthan March 19, 2008. |
| Posted by: john frum 2008-03-21 12:39 |
#3  Indian and foreign military observers watch a joint military exercise between the Indian Army and Air Force, code named 'Brazen Chariots' at the Pokharan firing range, in Western Rajasthan, India, Wednesday, March 19, 2008.        |
| Posted by: john frum 2008-03-21 12:36 |
#2      An Indian Army multi-barrel rocket launcher fires at 'enemy positions' at an exercise code named 'Brazen Chariots' at the Pokharan firing range, in western Rajisthan, India, Wednesday, March 19, 2008. Foreign military observers from 60 countries witnessed the joint army and air force exercise in the desert in the western Indian state of Rajasthan. |
| Posted by: john frum 2008-03-21 12:34 |
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| Posted by: john frum 2008-03-21 12:32 |