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DRONE TECH: INDIA'S JOHNNY COME-LATELY MOMENT

Instead of ruing the missed opportunities of the past, India should instead, take advantage of a late start and focus on critically needed anti-drone technologies using collaboration, besides an innovative model of public-private partnership including encouraging entrepreneurship development in this sphere. We should start now, asserts MAJ GEN RS MEHTA

RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES: INVESTMENT AND INNOVATION FOR INDIA'S FUTURE

Innovation and scientific discovery are in the company’s DNA. From the development of the guidance computer for the Apollo-11 spacecraft that landed on the moon to the environment satellite systems that help predict the weather, Raytheon Technologies continues to be at the forefront of new and emerging technologies in service to customers, explains DAN DARNELL, Vice President, Global Solutions, Raytheon Intelligence & Space

CRUISE MISSILES: A RAPIDLY EVOLVING CAPABILITY

Unlike heavyweight ballistic missiles which have larger CEP and can be used for devastating nuclear strikes on enemy cities, cruise missiles are lightweight, tremendously manoeuvrable and highly accurate, explains AMARTYA SINHA

THE DRONE THREAT: AN UNMANNED REALITY

The drone threat is real and is far more difficult to neutralize than a modern fighter. Stealth and low cost of drones makes it an extremely affordable weapon in the hands of disgruntled non-state actors, argues TEJ PRAKASH SRIVASTAVA

SARS COVID: OF DEFENCE PROCUREMENTS

There is a Sars Covid in the system that is adversely impacting India’s defence procurement. It is time for the country wake up to fight this pandemic, writes MAHESH RAMACHANDRAN

INDIA TIGHTENS ITS BORDER SECURITY BELT

Amid hyper activities by Chinese PLA all along the Line of Actual Control, the Centre is creating a “border belt” comprising all the police stations adjoining the frontiers that will act as a second line of defence after respective frontier guarding forces across the land border with various countries.

THE VERSATILITY OF DRONES (SORRY, UAVS)

The government needs to quickly take the decision to buy and manufacture UAVs and UUVs for strengthening the country’s defensive capabilities. This will require the armed services to move away from their Cold War-era thinking on how to conduct warfare, writes AMIT GUPTA

Theaterisation & The Joint Military Doctrine

There needs to be a legal framework under which the military reorganisation should take place. At present the CDS functions in a legal vacuum

India Invites Israeli Companies To Invest In Defence Corridors

Sanjay Jaju, Additional Secretary (DP), Ministry of Defence, Govt of India has said that there are a lot of mechanisms that have strengthened the bilateral cooperation in the field of defence between India and Israel.

Time For A Shift In The National Security Paradigm

New Delhi-centric approach towards national security needs a long-delayed change, with state governments and Union Territories playing an important role. And in this, north-eastern states should be allowed to show the way

KEEL OF SECOND PROJECT-1135.6 FRIGATE LAID

The ships under construction at Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) are part of indigenous shipbuilding programme being executed under Inter Governmental Agreement (IGA) with Russian Side for construction of two advanced frigates for the Indian Navy

PIERCING THE DARKNESS THROUGH NIGHT VISION DEVICES

From fighter pilots and tank crews to ground infantrymen and special forces troopers, all active personnel require latest generation helmet-mounted and handheld Night Vision Devices (NVDs) and Thermal Imagers (TIs) as per situational and operational requirements

THE LADY, THE TATMADAW AND MYANMAR

If Myanmar’s South Asian neighbours abstained from the June 18 UNGA vote, the nation did not have irreconcilable issues with any of them, and was not any less undemocratic than fellow-members in the ASEAN – which as a grouping has also been engaging the military rulers to restore normalcy. The West, which has had no problem in working with other autocratic ASEAN members on multiple political, economic and strategic fronts is also yet to study and understand the psyche and character of Myanmar as a nation, where post-coup military rulers may now be waiting out Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, 76, for recommencing a democracy process that they are comfortable with

Israel Shipyards presents flexible commercial options

Israel Shipyards Ltd. has presented, for the first time at IMDEC, its flexible commercial options to meet the new economic reality.

HOT WHEELS: TOWARDS A HIGHLY MOBILE ARMY

While the Indian Army has a significantly large fleet of trucks and utility vehicles, there is a need to further augment the capabilities by adding latest vehicles with better fuel-efficiency, faster speeds, larger wheelbases and enhanced axle-load bearing capacities

GOODBYE BAGRAM

Bagram Air Base—the mysterious airfield 60 km outside Kabul, where Air Force One landed in the dark of the night has been handed over to the Kabul Government. In a way it signals the exit of America from the ‘forever war’ in Afghanistan. The airbase is a singular sign of the government’s writ. Kabul will do everything in its power to retain the base while the Taliban eyes it as a key asset to be wrested.

Defence Secretary inducts ALH Mk-III helicopters into ICG

In a major boost to the ALH Mk-III indigenous Coast Guard programme, three Advanced Light Helicopter (ALHs) manufactured by HAL were inducted into the stables of Indian Coast Guard (ICG) by Dr Ajay Kumar, Defence Secretary in June.

Why Military Relationship With Russia Still Matters For India

After the Galwan confrontation between India and China two trends have become apparent in Indian defence policy: there has been a perceptible shift towards the United States and its allies in New Delhi’s security relationships; and the country, as it usually does when it is faced by a crisis, is beginning to think proactively and creatively about weapons production and acquisition.

INTERVENTION OPERATIONS & RAPID RESPONSE CAPABILITY

Given India’s established expertise and military capability, there can be little doubt that it will be called upon by the international community to deploy Indian forces, writes SATISH NAMBIAR

SAFETY MEASURES IMPLEMENTED AT KUDANKULAM NPP

After the completion, the Kudankulam NPP will become not only the largest nuclear power plant in India, but also the largest clean energy production facility in the entire region as well, writes ALEXANDER NAKHABOV

UGVS: THE WHAT, THE WHY, AND THE HOW

Given the deteriorating security landscape in the neighbourhood, India must fast forward the development of autonomous weapons that can be force multipliers for the nation’s armed forces, writes COL. ANDREW FERNANDES (RETD)

NAXALISM CONFOUNDS THE INDIAN STATE

AJAY K MEHRA discusses why and how the Maoist menace is alive and kicking

LEASING MILITARY EQUIPMENT

There is no way that India can replace many of its military requirements with leased equipment. The environment, the risk of loss and damage may impose prohibitive lease terms on any contract. However, there is scope in the logistics, coastal policing, search and rescue and training spheres, argues

Quad's Challenges In Bay Of Bengal

As the military takeover in Myanmar has provided a further opportunity to China to enhance its profile in the region, the Quad partners (India, Japan, Australia and the United States) have to reimagine their strategic plans for the Bay of Bengal area taking into consideration the importance of three regional stakeholders namely Myanmar, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, argues P M HEBLIKAR

The Assam NRC Fiasco

With Assam electing a new assembly this month, the National Register of Citizens is going to be a highly emotive issue, which, if not handled properly, will create huge disorders in a state that is traditionally vulnerable to multiple insurgencies having serious strategic implications. RAJEEV BHATTACHARYYA enumerates factors contributing to the fiasco

Make: Myth, Reality Or Pipedream?

Today, in India, the government has shown that they have the will under the strong leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They have also shown the way with DAP- 2020. Now it is up to the user, the bureaucracy and Indian industry to utilise both and move ahead, writes COL. ANDREW FERNANDES (RETD)

THE TEJAS AND TEJAS MK1A: HAL HAS TO DELIVER

The Tejas project is a litmus test of the ability of Indian designers and production agencies to produce a viable combat aircraft, argues SANJAY BADRI-MAHARAJ

THE QUAD AND BEYOND

Given the potentials as well as the contradictions within the QUAD, India has to maximise its options in order to participate successfully in the great game that is emerging in the Indo-Pacific, writes NINAD D SHETH

SIGHT AT NIGHT ENHANCING NIGHT VISION CAPABILITIES OF THE INDIAN ARMED FORCES

With challenges persisting at the Line of Control and the Line of Actual Control, the Indian Army is on a modernisation spree. The army requires third and fourth generation NVDs which have a reduced halo effect, better picture clarity, more panoramic view and longer battery life, explains DHIRENDER SINGH JAMWAL

UAVS: INDIA HAS TO MOVE FORWARD

India has made some significant use of UAVs in its internal security operations and considerable use for military surveillance. However, its own development projects are still limited and have not yielded major products for military use. This is rapidly changing, explains SANJAY BADRI-MAHARAJ