Navy Modernisation : MDL and L&T Cleared as Strategic Partners
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), on 21 January, cleared two Indian and five foreign shipbuilders to take part in a Rs 50,000 crore project...
Navy Modernisation : Tejas Lands and Takes-off From Carrier Deck
Tejas NP-2, one of the only two prototypes of the naval variant of the Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA), flown by Cmde Jaideep Maolankar,...
Navy Modernisation : Navy Moving Towards Extended Range Deterrence
The Defence Research and Development Organsiation (DRDO) successfully test-fired the 3,500-km range submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), K-4, on 18 January, from a submerged pontoon...
Information Warfare : Curbs on Big Tech Necessary
Shaping the narratives, supporting protests, influencing the elections, promoting Jihadist ideas, producing 'lone wolf' attackers and enabling non-state actors to achieve their goals –...
C4ISR : A Case for Reviving the BMS Project
Indian Battlefield Management System (BMS) was one of the command, control, communications, computers & intelligence (C4I) projects undertaken by the Directorate General of Information...
C4ISR : Surveillance Satellite RISAT-2BR1 Launched
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the surveillance satellite RISAT-2BR1 from Sriharikota, on 11 December, on board the workhorse PSLV-C48 rocket that was...
Army Modernisation : Frontline Troops Get SIG 716 Assault Rifles
The Army has received the first batch of 10,000 SIG 716 assault rifles of the 72,400 ordered from the US firm SiG Sauer for...
Changes at the top : The Role of the CDS
The appointment of a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) will address the fragmented approach of the armed forces and bring about much-needed synergy. The...
Changes at the top : Challenges Facing the New Army Chief
Gen Manoj Naravane has taken over the reins of the Indian Army as Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) when a major reform of...
Defence Research : BrahMos, QRSAM and Guided Pinaka Tested
BrahMos Land and Air Platforms
Two variants of supersonic cruise missile BrahMos were successfully tested, on 17 December, to check their capability to hit targets...
