- 19 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National Security
Prof (Dr) DK Pandey
Prof (Dr) DK Pandey was Group Captain in India Air Force. He retired as Director, Joint Control and Analysis Center. Presently he is ‘Senior Research Fellow’ at Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS).
Articles Lists
Ex-Air Defender 23 : A NATO Posturing Against Russia
Air Defender 2023 is a massive NATO exercise set to take place from June 12 to June 23, 2023. This is the most extensive live-flying exercise the German Armed Forces - Bundeswehr has ever conducted in more than four decades. In the airspace of Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic, approximately 2
Hypersonic Missiles With Heat-Seeking Technology
The confrontation between Ukraine and Russia is not showing any signs of a ceasefire or end to hostilities. Russia has used its Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missile against multiple targets of importance. It consistently enhances its hypersonic prowess, bringing about a new era of extremely fast and l
Aero India 2023: Runway To A Billion Opportunities
The 14th Edition of five-day Aero India 2023, the biggest biennial air show and aviation expo in Asia, is scheduled from February 13, 2023 to February17, 2023at “Yelahanka Air Force Station” in Bengaluru, India's information technology capital. Yelahanka has successfully hosted all editions sinc
Ex-‘Veer Guardian-2023’: A Strategic Boost to Indo Japanese Defence Cooperation
The joint air exercise “Veer Guardian-2023” between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) has commenced in Japan and is scheduled to take place from January 12 to January 26, 2023, to foster international cooperation in air operations.[1] Squadron Leader Avni Chatur
Shahed-136: Challenging the Air Defence Systems
Iran has denied selling drones to Russia, but images making the rounds on social media confirm that Russian forces have attacked Ukrainian cities using Shahed-136 suicide drones made in Iran. The Shahed-136 delta-wing Kamikaze drones can be operational in less than 10 minutes and were first observed
Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Using Winter as A Weapon of War
The Russian-Ukraine Conflict (RUC) has completed nine months and heads into its tenth month. The Ukrainian Army is on the offensive, but Ukraine still has a long way to go to regain lost regions. Moscow's forces do control about one-fifth of its territory, and the coming of extreme winters are prese
Is “Nuclear-Attack Threat” an Effective Weapon?
Vladimir Putin and many other Russian officials, politicians, and pro-Russia analysts have repeatedly threatened to use nuclear weapons since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war. Particularly following the commencement of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict on February 24, 2022, the discussion of Russia
US-Pak F-16 Diplomacy : Concerns Galore
The Biden administration approved the $450 million package for Pakistan’s fighter jets’ related equipment and the F-16 fleet sustainment programme. The Pentagon’s Defence Security Cooperation Agency has confirmed that no new capabilities, weapons, or munitions are included in the sale. The pro