National Security
THE LIGHT COMBAT AIRCRAFT MARK-II: INDIA’S QUEST TOWARDS BALANCING REGIONAL AIR COMBAT CAPABILITIES
The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mark-II is the flagship, under-development product of the LCA Program, that was itself conceived in the early 1980s. While the Program itself has been afflicted…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
INVOLVEMENT OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN INDIAN FIGHTER JET PRODUCTION
A recent Indian defence committee has recommended increasing private sector participation in military aircraft manufacturing to enhance the Indian Air Force's capabilities. The committee, led by the defence ministry's top…
By Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd)
RESETTING DETERRENCE – ISRAELI AIR STRIKE ON IRAN
Amidst narratives of the ongoing conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, increasing employment of missiles and drones have captured the imagination of the military and the civil domains alike,…
By Air Marshal (Dr) Diptendu Choudhury (Retd) PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM
India-Central Asia Connectivity and the Role of International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC)
Introduction Central Asia is an integral element of India’s extended neighborhood. India has enjoyed millennia old historical, cultural, economic and civilisational links with Central Asia. Although the Connect Central Asia…
By Ashok Sajjanhar
THE RAFALE-MARINE DEAL FOR INS VIKRANT: TAILORMADE CARRIER FIREPOWER
13 July 2023. India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for the procurement of 26 Rafale-Marine (Rafale-M) F4 Multi-Role Carrier-Borne Fighters (MRCBF) (including 22 single-seater and 4…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
BORDER GUARDING FORCES NEED ROLE ORIENTED RESTRUCTURING
Shri Y B Chavan, the then Union Home Minister piloted the bill for constitution and regulation of Border Security Force. While piloting the bill, he said, the purpose of this…
By Captain RC Sharma
AERO INDIA 2025: SPRINGBOARD TO A BILLION OPPORTUNITIES
The much-awaited 15th Edition of "Aero India 2025" is taking off at the "Yelahanka Air Force Station" on February 10, 2025, in Bengaluru, India's information technology capital. This event is…
By Prof (Dr) DK Pandey
INDIA’S MUCH-AWAITED PROJECT-75 (INDIA) SUBMARINE DEAL: A SHOT IN THE ARM FOR THE NAVY’S SUB-SURFACE CAPABILITIES!
23rd January 2025: Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL), a Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise, announces that it has been invited by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for commercial negotiations on…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
INDIA’S DEFENCE BUDGET 2025-2026: DO WE SEE A GREATER IMPETUS TOWARDS MODERNISATION OF ARMED FORCES
Every year, the nation eagerly awaits the presentation of the budget by the finance minister in the Parliament. One of the key elements of the budget is the allocation for…
By Maj Gen (Dr) Rajan Kochhar (Retd)
A DESTROYER, A STEALTH FRIGATE AND A SUBMARINE: LETHAL ADDITIONS TO INDIA’S NAVAL MIGHT!
The Hon’ble Prime Minister (PM) of India, Shri Narendra Modi, inaugurated three frontline men-o-war of the Indian Navy (IN) in an impressive ceremony at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
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
