Army unit develops arms training simulator

He said the unit was working on further improvement of the simulator, a hi-tech and software based equipment designed to sharpen the firing skills of Naval soldiers.

He said the 515 Army base workshop here was now undertaking overhauling of sub-assemblies for the helicopter units of the Indian Army.

Gupta said the workshop had developed a micro car and artificial limbs in order to help brave jawans and officers, who lost their limbs in the recent Kargil conflict, to lead a normal life as far as possible. 8220;The micro car is a compact four-wheeler without gears which a disabled person can handle with ease8221;, he said.

Gupta said the workshop was the first one among Indian Army units to get the ISO 9002 certification this year for its quality excellence. He said the workshop, which is engaged in manufacture and indigenisation of spares for a wide range of equipment and weapon systems used by the Army, has so far indigenised 12,078 spares including the Bofors guns. 8220;The workshop has indigenously produced 49 spares of Bofors guns, the supply of which was not forthcoming from suppliers,8221; he said.

It had also indigenously manufactured spares of the Russian supplied T-55 and T-72 tanks. 8220;The workshop has also designed and developed a motorised tricycle Asha8217; and artificial limbs, which would cost less compared to imported ones, for handicapped armed forces personnel,8221; Gupta added.