- 23 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityDefence & Strategy
GROUND EFFECT MARITIME VEHICLES: A RESURGENCE?
On October 16, 1966, a monstrous 300-foot-long aircraft, longer than a Boeing-747, with a 125-foot wingspan/121-foot tail-stabiliser span, glided over the Caspian Sea. The machine was as high as a…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
The Rising Wave of Air Power -Exercise Tarang Shakti
The largest-ever International Air Exercise that mainland Asia has seen in over six decades is underway as the Indian Air Force hosts friendly foreign Air Forces from thirty nations, ten…
By Air Marshal (Dr) Diptendu Choudhury (Retd) PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM
India’s Maritime Diplomacy: Strategies for Navigating the Indo-Pacific Landscape
The Indo-Pacific region can be understood as a geopolitical area that comprises of the waters of the Indian Ocean, the central and western Pacific Ocean, and the seas that connect…
By EKAMVIR SINGH research associate
RACE AND HUNT FOR MEDIUM TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT
The air transport fleet of any Air Force contributes to the air power attributes of speed, reach, flexibility, and responsiveness. Besides speedy induction and sustenance of forces, it is used…
By Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd)
The MRFA Deal & Atmanirbharta
The Indian Air Force (IAF) published a Request For Information (RFI) in April 2019 to purchase 114 Multi Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA) at an estimated cost of $18 billion. This…
By Air Cmde SP Singh (Retd)
India-Spain Defence Partnership: A Growing Force for Regional Stability
It’s been a little under seventy years since India established diplomatic relations with Spain. Both countries have come a long way since the opening of the Spanish embassy in New…
By EKAMVIR SINGH research associate
FIGHTING THE DRAGON: INDIA’S BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE WAR WITH CHINA
Everyone wants to climb and live on top of a mountain. But your climb and happiness on the top depends on your preparation. -General Ved Prakash Malik, Former Chief of…
By SHIVANSH SINGH, research associate
PRACHAND: THE HIMALAYAN GRIFFIN
In mid-June, news channels and strategic community circles were abuzz with the news that the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, had issued an RFP for the procurement of 156…
By Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd)
P8I Poseidon – Brain and Muscle
In June 2017, residents of Sikkim saw a strange, gray-colored aircraft loitering in that region for days together. On scrutiny, they found the Indian Navy written on its fuselage. What…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
COUNTERING HYPERSONIC WEAPON THREAT: A DIFFICULT BUT MANAGEABLE PROBLEM
Introduction Decades ago, ballistic missile defence was developed to intercept predictable targets outside the atmosphere. Since then, the missile threat spectrum has broadened, becoming more endo-atmospheric and manoeuvrable. Hypersonic weapons,…
By Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd)
ZORAWAR-INDIA’S LIGHT TANK: IS IT ENOUGH?
India has rolled-out Zorawar, described as Armoured Fighting Vehicle- Indian Light Tank (AFV-ILT) for trials and evaluation. The tank has been developed in fast-track mode in three odd years, after…
By Lt Gen K J Singh (Retd)
CHANGING DYNAMICS OF AIR DEFENCE OPERATIONS AND THE WAY AHEAD
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, during the Air Force Commanders' Conference in New Delhi on October 26, 2023, pointed out that new trends have emerged in the field of air…
By Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd)
