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IAF In Transition Challenges Ahead

For becoming truly potent and able to deal with a two-front war, the Indian Air Force requires 50 squadrons with modern weapons. To achieve all this, the IAF needs a capital budget that is over ₹60,000 crore a year for two decades,

Dogfight Dukes

Individually, the Dassault Rafale and Sukhoi-30 are powerful fighters, but together they are a dramatic force multiplier that will transform the IAF’s war fighting tactics; the combo is bad news for India’s enemies

Air Combat Training

SANJAY BADRI MAHARAJ explains why it is of vital importance to impart the best training to fighter pilots on whose operational percepts and competence the Indian Air Force is structured

Drone Warfare Why India Must Stay Ahead Of The Curve

Following the Iranian downing of an expensive American military drone, the Indian military is apparently having a rethink on high-altitude, long-endurance UAVs. However, if properly deployed, drones are a tremendous force multiplier that can wreak havoc in the enemy camp

China's National Defence In A New Era

Beijing’s latest white paper on defence, which happens to be the first since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012 and the 10th in the series, is an attempt to link Chinese dreams with reality

AI Out Of The Shadows And Into Warfare

The development of Autonomous Weapons Systems and Artificial Intelligence(AI) assisted planning and management of battlefields need checks and balances so that the human input into any decision on use of lethal force remains paramount, argues

Measured Fallouts

Barring China’s serious “concern about the situation in Kashmir” in the light of India's move to revoke Article 370, which gave a special status to the state, the international community has largely refrained from making adverse comments. On the contrary, global reactions have been largely supportive and do not constitute any real threat to India’s security environment

Litmus Test Of India's Global Standing

As of now Indian diplomacy and the country’s economic worth have managed to contain any adverse global fallouts following the annulment of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir

Ladakh As A Union Territory

According Union Territory status to Ladakh is a masterstroke to promote India’s strategic interests, writes P Stobdan. The bold political move will unlock several key problems that had been frozen for decades. The political and economic strengthening of Ladakh could usher in an opportunity for the country to physically connect with markets in China, Eurasia and Europe and beyond

Ultimate Tactical Level Destroyers

Armoured combat vehicles continue to be the most sought-after weapon on tactical-level battlefields and India is no exception. The two ground wars – with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971 – saw widespread use of tanks, tank destroyer vehicles and armoured personnel carriers (APCs). As of 2019, with more than 4500 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) divided into 67 armoured regiments, the Indian Army has one of the largest tank fleets in the world. AMARTYA SINHA takes a look at the current armoured capabilities of the nation as well as some of the ongoing projects undergoing development

Trump, India, And Pakistan

Ambika Gupta analyses the contours of US-Pakistan relationship and where exactly President Trump’s offer to provide his good offices to mediate on Kashmir fit in

Russia Offers Semi-CRYO Rocket Engine Tech To India

The onus now lies upon the Indian government to finalise the deal at the earliest so that the nation’s ‘Apollo moment’ does not remain a far-fetched dream

Towards More Capable Ballistic Missiles

In the wake of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh asserting that though committed to the no first use of nuclear weapons by India as of today, in future any action will depend on the circumstances, SANJAY BADRI MAHARAJ narrates the story of India’s ballistic missiles that provide the country required deterrence

India Successfully Test Fires Qrsam Missile

Quick reaction surface-to-Air-Missile being test fired from a truck-based mobile launcher

Challenges And Expectations from The New Chief of The Army Staff

The new Chief of Army Staff, Gen Bipin Rawat, has his work cut out. While he will need strategic acumen and calibrated aggression to deal with the adversaries, he will also have to use passive aggression to deal with the civilian hierarchy that apparently appears to be offering no resistance but in reality dominates and wants to retain control, writes BRIG NARENDER KUMAR.

Indian Army's Communication Modernisation Needs to Speed Up

The Indian Army has to maintain a high level of readiness for war in varied terrain conditions and for this a robust communication network that can take care of command and control through information, data, image and video sharing is imperative.

Technological Challenges in Futuristic Combat Vehicle

The conceptualisation of FRCV reflects change in approach to production of new systems with the end user driving the project rather than the DRDO. It is also a deliberate step in consonance with the ‘Make in India’ philosophy

State-of-the-Art Naval Equipment From Rubin

With focus on the development of modern non-nuclear submarines, the company eyes for mutually propitious cooperation.

Dogfight Over The Ocean

Noticing serious serviceability issues with the Russian MiG-29Ks, the original choice, along with the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), as the multi-role combat aircraft for the current Indian aircraft carrier Vikramaditya and the first indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant, the Indian Navy has released a detailed Request for Information for procurement of 57 Multi-Role Carrier Borne Fighters (MRCBF). Boeing and Dassault Aviation are in the fray with the F/A-18 Super Hornet Block II and Rafale, respectively. Geopolitics Bureau examines the issue.

An Effective Sea-Based Deterrent For India

In order to complete its nuclear triad, the Arihant-class and its successor submarines have to deploy missiles of ranges exceeding 7000km to enable them to strike targets within China – should the need arise – from well within Indian waters and from either coast of the Indian mainland.

Unfolding The Rafale Riddle

For the Modi government, or for that matter any government in its place, procuring the Rafale was not a matter of choice; it was a compulsion.

Eye Of The Seeker

Geopolitics looks at how Missile Seeker Technology has leapfrogged in recent years.

Improving Anti-Tank Missiles

Anti-tank guided missiles have been in widespread use since the 1960s and have undergone multiple modifications to improve their range and hit probability. However, the most recent developments in guidance systems have the possibility of vastly improving the hit probability of the missile with consequent implication for the survivability of armour on the battlefield, writes SANJAY BADRI-MAHARAJ

Aerospace And Defence Electronics: India's Next Big Opportunity

The aerospace and defence electronics sector is all set to achieve critical mass and grab a larger slice of India’s growing defence budget. However, fast track clearances, increased R&D expenditure, stronger public-private partnerships and higher user acceptance rates must also happen for the industry to reach its real potential, argues RAKESH KRISHNAN SIMHA

Rafale Man Serge Dassault Passes Away

The name behind the maker of the Rafale Fighter Jet, Serge Dassault passed away on May 28, 2018 at the age of 93. Dassault’s name was especially known for the development of France's Mirage jet fighters, as well as for equipping the French Air Force and other militaries through global sales. He was the Chairman and CEO of the Dassault Group when he died, and the President of Dassault Aviation, which he once led

Defence Space Agency To Exploit India'S Space Assets

The Integrated Space Cell may want to put a long line of defence application oriented satellites into orbit, even before the formation of the tri-services Space Command. Already an "eye-in-the-sky” system for the Air Force is being considered.

India's Space Sector Achievements Are Worth Emulating

The ISRO saga is a story of achievements. From its humble origins – when rocket parts were carried on bicycles and bullock carts – the organization has come a long way. Today, India can hold her head high among space research nations because of the spectacular feats by ISRO. ISRO is not just a space research institution, but it is much more than that.

'Before Long, A Skeldar Will Be Produced In India'

JAKOB BAUMANN, CEO, UMS Skeldar, believes that it will be able to convince the Navy first to go for a Skeldar and later even think of tying up with partners in India to start Skeldar production.

'V-22 Could Provide The Capability Indian Navy Needs To Become A Blue-Water Navy'

VICTOR CHIN, Regional Director Military Business Development, Bell Helicopter, points out to Geopolitics how important it is for India to have the V-22, like the US military, because then there will be great interoperability between the two nations.

Defence Budget 2017-18 More Of The Same

An incisive analysis of the defence budget for 2017-18, in which AMIT COWSHISH infers that after providing for the committed liabilities, there may not be enough money left to sign contracts for everything that is on the shopping list of the services.