Soon after the enunciation of Chapter VII of the DPP 2016 on Revitalising Defence Industrial Ecosystem through Strategic Partnerships (SP) in June 2017, the Services have begun issue of RsFI... Read more
Editor’s Note Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used in more and more fields in the developed world. The author elaborates the US strategy that clearly charts out areas that need to be p... Read more
Editor’s Note It’s been a long journey since the Bofors scam of 1980s to the day we ultimately signed a contract to purchase 145 Ultra Light 155 mm Howitzers from the Americans via the Forei... Read more
Editor’s Note The Chinese have initiated the process of force restructuring and modernisation. The emphasis is on jointness of operations in an information age. Joint Theatre Commands have b... Read more
Editor’s Note The assessed requirement of the Indian armed forces is over a 1000 helicopters of various types in the next decade or so. The Indian helicopter market is certainly one of the b... Read more
Editor’s Note The Chinese Navy is growing in strength. Currently the 2nd largest in the world, it also has plans of rapid growth. Though, as yet not too formidable in terms of its aircraft c... Read more
EDITOR’S NOTE The rapid pace of developments in communication technologies have left the military’s information dissemination systems lagging behind. Social media platforms make this p... Read more
Editor’s Note With the government at Delhi at the three-year mark, the internal and border security environments certainly pose some concerns. However, the author argues that these ups and d... Read more
This path breaking reform “is intended to enhance competition, increase efficiencies, facilitate faster and more significant absorption of technology, create a tiered industrial eco system, enable participation in global value chains as well as promote exports. This would gradually ensure greater self reliance and dependability of supplies essential to meet national security objectives.” Read more