Major General P C Bhardwaj, General Officer Commanding, Delhi Area, commanded the marching contingents of the Armed Forces. The Army contingent, besides the mounted column of 61 Cavalry, also had nine mechanised columns, eight marching contingents and two tableaux. Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter of the Army's aviation wing conducted a flypast.
T-72 tanks, fitted with Thermal Imaging Stand Alone Sight, Tactical Control Reporter Radar, Mobile Decontaminatiom Station, Mobile Base Transceiver Station and the Army Wide Area Network on mobile mode formed part of its contingent.
Brahmos Supersonic Cruise Missiles, Bofors, Multi-Barrel Rocket Launching System - Pinaka, Indigenous PMS Bridge vehicle, BMP-II with TISAS, Bridge Laying Tanks, Ex-Tanks, NAG, Akash and the Weapon Locating Radar were its other additions.
The Parachute Regiment Contingent and tableaux of Remount and Veterinary Corps and World Military Games 2007, besides five band contingents, were also part of its display.
Images: Brahmos missiles being showcased in the Republic Day parade.
Photograph: Ranjan Basu/ Saab Pictures
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