Is Naval Group Likely to Offer Shortfin Barracuda Over Scorpene-XL Class Submarine to India?
Naval Group (DCNS) is likely to submit a proposal for a conventionally powered diesel-electric variant of its Nuclear powered Barracuda Attack submarine in response to Request for Proposal (... Read more
Indigenous Shipbuilding Industry: Key to Maritime and Economic Security
In a bid to promote the Make in India initiative and to give a major push to Shipbuilding Industry in the country, the Indian Navy is jointly organizing an international seminar on ‘Nation B... Read more
Army’s Three Rs Plan Gets Going
Restructuring, resizing and reorganisation of the Indian Army, conceived and debated since 2016 (the DB Shekatkar Committee report, four different studies undertaken by Army HQ) is now getti... Read more
Pakistani Defence Budget: A Close Crop, Not a Crew Cut
Pakistan’s expenditure on its armed forces seemed to be have plateaued when the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Chief Major General Asif Gafoor announced that the Pakistani armed forc... Read more
Navy is Vital for India’s Future Security
‘Notwithstanding the realisation among the Indian leadership to build up its navy for the force’s expanding role, the Indian Navy was allocated only 15% of the interim defence bu... Read more
Defence Ministry on Fast Track to Boost Exports
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is rolling out a series of ambitious initiatives to boost exports, which has been doubling every year for the past three years. India’s defence exports have jum... Read more
On War and Indian Generalship War is continuation of politics by other means. Clausewitz’s dictum is profound. Going by this, the relationship between practising politicians and those who co... Read more
IAF AN-32 Crash 03 June 2019: My First Thoughts
An Indian Air Force An-32 aircraft with 13 crew onboard went missing after taking off from Jorhat at about 12:27 PM on 3rd June 2019. The aircraft bound for Menchuka ALG in Arunachal Pradesh... Read more
Watch This Israeli Robot Face Off Against a Marksman in a Live-Fire emo
Israel’s General Robotics has demonstrated what it says is the world’s first operational armed robot, aimed at providing special forces and homeland security personnel an unmanned vehicle wh... Read more
A Tug of War for Assam Rifles
The issue of dual control of Assam Rifles (AR)–currently under operational control of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), and under administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs (M... Read more