26^th January is celebrated as “Republic Day” in India. It is the day on which the Constitution was adopted in 1950 and India became a republic. Every year, there is a parade on Kartavya Path (formerly Raj Path) to celebrate this event. The event is presided over by the President of India and is accompanied a guest, who is generally a leader of another nation or a bloc of nations.

The Republic Day parade has cultural displays from many Indian states and Union Territories. Also a part of the event are marching contingents and bands from several units of India’s armed forces, police services and reserve troops. But the highlight of the event is always the display of several weapon systems, from the Army, Navy and Air Force.

The weapons and weapon systems displayed include not just offensive weapons like missiles and aircraft, but also defensive systems and force multipliers. These include radar and electronic warfare systems and also the AWACS and air to air refueling aircraft.

A little over 5 years ago, I had made a video that looks at historical weapons from an Indian perspective. That was the time of the pandemic, and we were all working from home. So, all celebrations that used to take place in the office as part of employee engagement were conducted virtually.

One of the celebrations that was done virtually was the Independence Day, on 15^th August. The video I had created was as part of that event. But considering that the video was all about weapons and the display of modern Indian weapons is a part of the Republic Day parade, I am sharing that old video as a part of this post.

Wish you all a pride filled Republic Day! 😊