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LCA Tejas Contract: Giving Indigenous Technology a “Chance”
Dr Kapil Patil Commentary

One of the key highlights of the 13th Aero-India Show held in Bengaluru from 3rd to 5th February was the signing of a formal contract between the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the supply o....

February 09, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , IAF , Defence Acquisition Council , ADA , Atmanirbhar , LCA , Tejas
Fourth Industrial Revolution Technologies: Maritime and Naval Operations
Dr Vijay Sakhuja

Commercial and military operations at sea and ashore across the globe are in the throes of technological and organisational transformation led by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies. These are impacting every aspect of the maritime in....

February 07, 2021 Defence , Technological and Scientific Studies , Book Published , Maritime , Naval Operations , Industrial Revolution , Military operations , 4IR technologies
Air Defence Command – some salient points and imperatives
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Air Defence Command (ADC) is going to be a reality sooner than later. This article looks at certain salient points related to the ADC and lays out certain imperatives that lie ahead for the decision-makers to make ADC a success.

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February 02, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Air Defence Command , ADC , Integrated Air Defence Command , India’s Air Defence Command
Vimarsh on Changing Contours of Competition and Conflict - Implications for Indian Navy by Admiral Karambir Singh, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS)

As part of Vimarsh series of lectures on 21 Jan 2021, Admiral Karambir Singh, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, Chief of the Naval Staff spoke on “Changing Contours of Competition and Conflict - Implications for Indian Navy”. Admiral Karambir Singh brought out....

January 30, 2021 Vimarsh , National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Hybrid Warfare , Implications for Indian Navy , Grey zone operations
Vimarsha: Talk by Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) on 'National Security Challenges and Air Power'

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) invited Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC, for a public discourse on “National Security Challenges and Air Power”. The talk was organised under the aegis of Vimarsha....

December 30, 2020 Vimarsh , National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , national security , Indian Air Force , Indian Ocean
The Drones of Nagorno-Karabakh....Where are we?
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

This article is a sequel to the author’s preceding work titled, “Why the drones turned the tide for Azerbaijan”1. The previous work analysed the reasons as to why Armenia suffered such crippling losses attributed mainly to drone ....

December 21, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Nagorno-Karabkh , drone strike , drone defence , drone threat from Pakistan and China
U.S. Department of Defence Annual Report of 2020 on China’s Military Power: Implications for India’s Maritime Security
Shashank Sharma

The US Department of Defence (DoD) Annual Report of 2020 on China Military Power released in September 2020 brings out China’s meteoric military progress in recent years. The report states that China is already ahead of the United States in certain....

November 25, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Maritime Security , Indian Navy , Atmanirbhar Bharat , US Department of Defence Annual Report , China Military Power , Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 (DAP-2020) , PLA(Navy)
Rudram -1: A Step Forward on the Road to Self-reliance
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

These are indeed exciting times. Seven indigenous weapon systems tested in a time-run of just ten weeks; Shaurya hypersonic missile, BrahMos Extended Range (ER) missile, Prithvi nuclear capable missile, Hypersonic Technology Demonstration Vehicle (HS....

November 18, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Atmanirbhar Bharat , Rudram -1 , successful trial of ARM
Infrastructure Development as a Force Multiplier
Major General (Retd.) Ajay Kumar Chaturvedi, AVSM, VSM Article

Introduction
India and China share border of 4056 Km in length (as per Ministry of Home Affairs). Compromised by China’s military aggression in 1962, the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh’s Sub Sector North (SSN) delineates that p....

November 04, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Ladakh , Defence infrastructure , Border Area Road construction , Road- rail-air connectivity
Readying Up the Fourth Dimension, Quietly: A Status Report
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Last year in April and June respectively, it was reported in the media that the Government has taken two important decisions related to space domain. If this is true, the same will have far reaching strategic importance for the nation. This articl....

October 12, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Defence Space Agency , Defence Space Research Organisation , DSA , DSRO , Defence Satellites
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