Weapon Platforms
RUSSIA’s MISSILES: A KNIFE AT EUROPE’s THROAT!
November 21, 2024, 5:17 AM. An ‘Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile’ (IRBM) fired from Russia hit a major Ukrainian military-industrial site used for manufacturing missiles/ armaments in Dnipro, a town in Eastern…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
ZHUHAI AIRSHOW: SHOWCASING THE DRAGON’S MILITARY MIGHT!
The 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition (CIAAE), also known as Airshow China, and the only international airshow in mainland China, was organised in Zhuhai city-prefecture in the coastal…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
STEALTH DRONES: NINJAS OF THE MODERN BATTLESPACE!
December 05,2011. Iran captures a United States’ (US) Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) (nicknamed ‘Wraith’) over the city of Kashmar in Iran’s Northeast. The Iranian Government announced…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
IRAN’S MISSILE ARSENAL VS ISRAEL’S MISSILE DEFENCE: WHO WILL EMERGE TRIUMPHANT?
As India was busy in preparations for the impending Holy Navratra Festival, the skies over Central/Southern Israel were lit up when Iran launched an unprecedented attack with 180-200 missiles on…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
INDIA’S ‘FUTURE READY COMBAT VEHICLE’: SEEKING ENHANCED MOBILITY, FIREPOWER AND SURVIVABILITY
In the present paradigm of operational environments saturated with aerial/ground combat machines, inter-platform lethality/survivability have emerged as essential prerequisites for a combat platform, now and into the foreseeable future. While…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
EGYPT INTERNATIONAL AIRSHOW: SEPTEMBER 2024
In the global airpower arena, advancements in aerospace power are frequent, swift and multi-dimensional. Airpower proves to be a critical facet in the race for global/regional dominance and as a…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
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)
High Altitude Platform Systems: Imperative Players in Surveillance, Communications and Kill Chains
In October 2023, Pentagon press secretary Brigadier General Pat Ryder stated that the United States (US) had commenced Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) persistent surveillance flights over the Gaza Strip to…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
S 500 ‘PROMETHEUS’: ENHANCING AIR DEFENCE CAPABILITY INTO THE AEROSPACE DOMAIN
The S-500 Prometey (Prometheus) 55R6M Triumfator-M (aptly named after one of the Titans and the God of fire in Greek mythology!) is an advanced Russian Air Defence/Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) System,…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
Over The Horizon Radars : Situational Awareness Beyond The Horizon
As part of the United States of America (US) strategy for ‘containment’ of its perceived strategic rivals in the Western Pacific, the US Department of Defense announced on 28 December…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
The Indian Navy’s Improving Arsenal: Building Strategic Maritime Might!
The Indian Naval Ensign bears the maxim ‘Sham No Varuna’, invoking the blessings of the Lord of Water. The Octagon of the Naval Ensign is an emulation of the royal…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
India’s Loitering Munitions: Building ‘Atmanirbharta’ For Lethal Battlefield Engagements!
In a cornerstone advancement towards indigenization of battlefield capability, the Indian Air Force (IAF) received its first consignment of ALS-50 indigenous Loitering Munitions (LM) from Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL)…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
