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Trouble for Indian Army, running short of ammunition

Indian Army
New Delhi, Mar 4: Army Chief General V K Singh on Sunday, Mar 4 wrote a letter to Defence Minister AK Antony saying Indian army is seriously short of ammunition and in the event of war, it may run out of stocks in two days, reports The Indian Express.

Report further claim that Indian Army also running short of artillery and air defence ammunition.

Moreover, same situation likely to continue as government hinting at cuts in defence spending in the next budget.

But, neighbouring country China on Sunday, Mar 4 announced to increase in their military spending by 11.2 percent this year. According to Chines official, country will spend nearly 106.4 billion dollars on defence in 2012.

OneIndia News

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