- 24 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityWeapon Platforms
Airborne Early Warning & Control: Force Multiplier In The Sky
Netra AEW&C: Source-drdo.gov.in On 08 September, the Cabinet Committee on Security cleared a US $ 1.5 billion proposal from the Indian Air Force (IAF) to indigenously build six Airborne Early…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
New Drives to Counter China Come With a Major Risk: Throwing Fuel on The Indo-Pacific Arms Race
An accelerating arms race in the Indo-Pacific is all but guaranteed now that China finds itself a target of new security arrangements — AUKUS and the Quad — aimed at…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
The UNMANNED WINGMAN: A Loyal Ally in the Skies
Image Courtsey: theaustralian.com.au Hypothetical Scenario- August 2025: A UAV takes off from Jammu Sector for a surveillance mission along the Working Boundary (WB), in response to Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
MR-SAM: Boosting Efficacy of India’s Air Defence
India’s’ Air Defence (AD) arsenal witnessed a significant fillip with the Hon’ble Defence Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh handing over of the first deliverable Firing Unit of the Medium Range Surface…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
Unmanned Ground Vehicles: Augmenting Our Frontline Warriors
Outcomes in battles are a fallout of the side with better morale and will; but also the one with superior training and equipment. Indeed, all other factors considered, the side…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
Integrated ASW Defence Suite: A Key Enabler Towards Ocean Dominance
As a further fillip to the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ drive and towards the goal of self- reliance in the Defence Industry, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has, on 27 August, concluded…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
LCA TEJAS: Ready To Touch The Skies With Glory
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has this month placed an order worth Rs. 5375 Crores with General Electric (GE) Aviation, US for supply of 99 F404-GE-IN20 engines for the TEJAS Light…
Indigenous Aircraft Carrier : Indian Navy’s Veritable Varuna
There have recently been some articles written by analysts and Navy veterans for and against the philosophy of the aircraft carrier (AC) as an instrument of war fighting and National…
India’s Mounted Gun System: Ensuring Future Combat Readiness
In order for a country to build and retain strategic relevance, it is imperative that a comprehensive approach towards capability building be adopted. While the political processes continue to push…
India’s ATGMs : Lethal Anti Armour Capability
An ATGM or Anti- Tank Guided Weapon (ATGW) is a guided missile designed to defeat armoured combat vehicles. Development has focused on two primary objectives- sufficient lethality to defeat armour…
Brahmos Cruise Missile: India’s Contender In The Supersonic Vector Race
Cruise missiles are vectors that, unlike ballistic missiles, have non - rigid trajectories which can be altered in terms of direction, altitude and speed and can deliver warheads over large…
India’s Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle
The Infantry Combat Vehicle (ICV) has traditionally been one of the indispensable bulwarks of the Indian Army’s combat potency along the Western Front from the mid- 1970s through the 1980s.…
