Indian Army's Favorite SUV the Nissan Patrol 60

In the sixties the Indian Army was looking for a rugged vehicle for use in the mountain regions of the Himalayas. Chinese attack would have made it imperative that the military needs a way to negotiate the Himalayan mountain ranges and dirt tracks that abounded in the area. The Indian Army finally after the necessary studies, Nissan chose P-60. It was a jeep and was manufactered the Indian Heavy Vehicles Factory at Jabalpur. It was christened as 'Jong'. The vehicle pulled its name from the acronym for Jabalpur bombs and Guncarriage Assembly. The Jong gave good service to the Indian Army. Later it was also used by the Navy and Air Force as well. The Air Force also used the police Jong and after stripping it down, it used to piloting duties. The Jong was a real military vehicles and people who have driven it will vouchsafe the reliability and maneuverability. The vehicle was converted by the military and put into service as an ambulance, vehicle signs, troop carrier and commanding officers vehicle. The vehicle had taken advantage of high ground and so could easily pass through and move with ease in places where there were no roads. 4 × 4 version of the agreed high Himalayan range with ease. The Jong short six-cylinder engine that includes 110hp, giving it enough power for the task. The phasing out of Jong production continued until 1999 when it was replaced with a Mahindra jeep. Jong was the original 3-speed gear box, but it was very delicate to handle. Army infantry units equipped <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 with them Jong and there was also a variety of roles.

The Jong also served in the desert in Rajasthan, where it was painted in khaki shade. Well despite intense temperatures in the desert heat never. The Jong with olive-green paint was hit in the forests of Assam and play an important role in the attack on East Pakistan in a logistics role. Although not an AC version of the Jong run. The Yong now phased out, but many services officer will still want to own one of these rugged machines, can now only be bought at auctions in Army Group E vehicles. These are cars that are phased out as being beyond economical repair. The Jong certainly left their mark behind the rugged and reliable SUV.

Recent observations with the Law of the Ministry of India on the date of birth General VK Singh threatens their Ministry of Defense in a pretty awkward situation. His date of birth shows that he needs to go to 31 May 2012, and not the 31st May 2013. This is because the actual date of birth General VK Singh is actually May 10, 1950 and not the year after. Gen VK Singh has 2 date of birth in his military records, but even when he was commissioned by the Army in 1970, it was only in 2006, the Army General Singh asked for his birth records 2.

The military rules of 1954 stated that if there is a change to the military date of birth, it can only be entertained up to 2 years after joining the Army. It also gave General Singh in difficult position. He said, however, that immediately made the necessary corrections on the date of his birth to his military record in 1971 shortly after receiving his schooling certificate. However, the Ministry also found that the list of officers of the army, which was published in 1974 to 1975 mentioned that his date of birth is 1950, which is contrary to his claims. He was also given three promotions based on their date of birth 1950, which led him to a military leader, but suddenly realized that the date of birth, it is wrong.

2nd Enterprises by the Ministry of Defence Indian Army had both in 2008 and in 2009, it must comply with the decision of the army to deal with his 1950 birth date as his actual birth year. The Law Ministry of the Indian Army is also serious objections to General Singh claims that his application was not filled with himself, but his teacher at the time. The Law Ministry of India has also questioned the decision of the army, and to seek their approval, but on advice of legal counsel RTI and the right to information about date of birth question in the General VK Singh, which was filed only last February. They are also objections against the decision to ask the army to its two former chief justices. Like the fact that the case, the day Gen. Singh's birth taint the image of the army and the Indian government as every day around.

Only in April this year, pressure from the media was developed at the Defence Ministry to quickly resolve the controversy over the actual age of Gen. Singh. It was also published on a newspaper report that the Ministry of Defence is committed to delete the event only 2 days, but that June, two months after the issue is still hanging.