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Defense, India, Indian Army 22 December 2012

Artillery Divisions in Indian Army – An Analysis-Part 2

Introduction In last post on the topic of artillery divisions in the Indian Army, I tried to spell out my understanding on the philosophy behind having artillery division and the likely equipment profile in current scenario. Another aspect of the artillery divisions in the Indian Army which has not yet…

Defense, India, Indian Army 8 December 2012

Artillery Divisions in Indian Army – An Analysis-Part 1

Introduction The Indian Army saw advent of its first Artillery Division in the form of 40th Artillery Division, which, if I remember correctly, was raised in late 90s. Since then, Indian Army has raised two more such formations with fourth artillery division having been cleared by Cabinet Committee on Security…