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The Padmanabhaswamy temple treasure is a collection of valuable objects including gold thrones, crowns, coins, statues and ornaments, diamonds and other precious stones. It was discovered in some of the subterranean vaults of the Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, in the Indian state of Kerala, when five of its six (or possibly eight) vaults were opened on 27 June 2011.
Requirements include an autocannon of at least 30 mm calibre as primary armament, a coaxial machine gun (7.62 mm), Remote-controlled Weapon System (RCWS) with 12.7 mm machine gun and a capacity of 11 personnel. The project was cleared by Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) – the main acquisition panel subordinate to India's MoD – in February ...
A chainlock, also known as a smiley, [1] is an improvised weapon which consists of a length of chain or strong cloth attached to a large lock or other piece of metal. The chainlock is mainly used in areas where other hand held weapons, such as knives, are not readily available. The chainlock is used by swinging the heavy end of the chain at
A chain weapon is a weapon made of one or more heavy objects attached to a chain, sometimes with a handle. The flail was one of the more common types of chain weapons associated with medieval Europe , although some flails used hinges instead of chains.
From its native India, variations of the chakram spread to other Asian countries. In Tibet and Malaysia, it was not flat but torus-like. Mongol cavalry used a similar throwing weapon with spiked edges. [citation needed] Chakarani is a name for flat, steel, throwing ring similar to the chakram and used by the Jubba tribe of central Africa. [3]
India has worked to develop an autonomous military industry since independence was gained. Until now, success has been challenging, and despite design efforts in many areas, most resulting weapons have not completely met domestic requirements, nor become export successes.
Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli (OFT), also called Ordnance Factory Trichy, is a small arms factory operated by Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited based in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, which was previously part of Ordnance Factory Board of the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. [1]
The blade, typically measuring 30–90 cm (12–35 in) in length, is usually cut with a number of fullers. Most katar have straight blades, but in south India they are commonly wavy. [ 2 ] South Indian blades are often made broad at the hilt and taper in straight lines to the point, and elaborately ribbed by grooves parallel to the edges.