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To: JPR who wrote (10727)	2/18/2000 11:25:00 PM
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Indian army to buy artillery busting radars dawn.com "Pakistan, which has several US-made systems, was able to pinpoint Indian batteries, while India lacked this edge during the Kargil conflict," he said, adding that India hoped to acquire the radars NEW DELHI, Feb 18: The Indian army will soon acquire special radars to locate the sort of artillery units that pounded Indian positions during last year's Kargil conflict, a general said on Friday. Lieutenant General Madan Bhandari also said the army would intensify training for night-time shooting in mountainous terrains, the Press Trust of India reported. India lost more than 500 soldiers in the 10-week fighting in May and June last year. "Post-Kargil, certain lessons were learnt," Bhandari said. "The army for several years has been asking for weapon locating radars, which locate enemy gun positions. "Pakistan, which has several US-made systems, was able to pinpoint Indian batteries, while India lacked this edge during the Kargil conflict," he said, adding that India hoped to acquire the radars soon.-AFP