This talk of creating Tri-Service Commands and a single-point military advisor too indicates that may be by design or lack of understanding
After a lapse of over a year, news is media is again talk-ing of Tri-Service Commands and other measures like appointing a single-point military advisor, without elaborating about the latter whether it will be a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) or a permanent chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC). What powers the CDS/COSC is to have also remains vague. These types of rumours, which are actually games being played with India’s national security.
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Tactical Communication System—An update
Tactical Communication System—An update
India signs M777 howitzers
BAE Systems to deliver 145 M777 ultra-light howitzersDeal Going to be worth ₹5,000 croreBAE Systems makes commitment of $200 million in Indian defence suppliers.
DARPA doubles down on tern by funding second test vehicle
Tern, a joint programme between Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the US Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR), seeks to greatly increase the effectiveness of forward-deployed small-deck ships such as destroyers and frigates by enabling them to serve as mobile launch and recovery sites for specially designed unmanned air systems (UASs).
Aero India Makes a Mark
With over 1,000 civil aircraft on order, about 400 fighter aircraft and 800 helicopters requirement, besides 5,000 helicopter engines in the next five to 10 years, the aerospace and defence sector is going to boom like never before and the two sectors coming together is but natural.
2016: An Eventful Year For Ministry Of Defence
Speedy modernisation of the armed forces to meet present and emerging challenges, development of requisite capacities and infrastructure for making up critical deficiency of weapons and equipment and creating a robust defence set up in the country through the ‘Make in India’ initiative, were the salient achievements of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) during 2016.
Leading From The Front
The positive results of the solo flight on MiG-21 Type 96 by Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa, Chief of the Air Staff, IAF, are immense and cannot be quantified or measured.
Make In India: Quo Vadis?
Only with a major overhaul of the bureaucratic establishment and the government machinery as a whole, will the highly mechanised lion representing the spirit of the ‘Make in India’ campaign, begin to roar!
Need For A Full-Time Minister Of Defence
While the appointment of Manohar Parrikar as the Goa Chief Minister has been dictated by political expediency, this move has implications for the Indian armed forces.
INS Viraat Decommissioned
A glorious era of INS Viraat being the flagship of the Indian Navy came to an end on March 6, 2017.
Arun Jaitley: An Articulate Personality Of Multi-Role Versatility
The portfolio of defence is key and highly critical one. So is the finance portfolio. But for someone like Arun Jaitley who is so knowledgeable, so capable and so much in control, holding important positions in the Cabinet is not unmanageable. Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again has turned to him, till he finds a suitable replacement for Manohar Parrikar who has since moved to Goa as Chief Minister.
