INDIA’S QUEST FOR AN INDIGENOUS NAVAL FIGHTER

The first Indian naval air station, INS Garuda, was commissioned in May 1953. However, it wasn't until 1959 that naval aviation received its first fighter, the Hawker Sea Hawk. This…

By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)

INDIA’S DEFENCE SPENDING: TIME FOR A VERY SERIOUS RE-THINK

‘What I Fear Is Not the Enemy’s Strategy but Our Own Mistakes’ - Pericles, The Mayor of Athens The Argument This is not merely an argument for enhanced allocations for…

By Lt Gen Raj Shukla

FIRST-PERSON VIEW DRONES: LETHAL ASSETS IN MODERN WARFARE

As the world continues with unabated fervour in describing the exploits of ‘First-Person View’ (FPV) Drones (FPVD) in the Russia-Ukraine War and the Israel-Hamas/Hezbollah standoff, it may not be out…

By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)