Armed Drones: The Game-Changer
Dawning of the Counter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAVs) Market
UAVs/Drones are increasingly being used across both military and civil/commercial sectors owing to their various capabilities, the major ones being that they can be used for surveillance, monitoring and acquiring visual imagery swiftly coupled with getting into places where persons cannot reach. However, with...
Indigenous Naval Shipbuilding Capability
With the Navy looking forward to induction of various new Naval vessels in coming years in order to keep the dipping operational efficiency at desirable level, it has become imperative for the Government to involve the private sector shipyards and to put a stop...
Upgrading Transmission Drive- Infantry Combat Vehicles
By
Brig Ashish Bhattacharyya (Retd.)
In present context mobility, survivability and cost, innovative and disruptive solutions are necessary to ensure the operational viability of the next generation of Armoured Fighting Vehicles. The author elaborates as to how improvements in Electric motors technology (Traction Motors), regenerative technology and Energy Storage Devices can...
Product Liability in Defence Production
The issue of accountability and product liability in defence production and the resultant consequences impacting the defence preparedness and morale need to be viewed in larger perspective.
The monopoly of DPSU and OFB in defense production has been recently in news for all...
Indigenous Hand Grenade: Development
The belated development and non availability of good design of Hand Grenade, a basic but a very effective and lethal anti-personnel ammunition in the hands of an Infantry soldier in close quarter combat, is a story of lack of accountability. The development agency and Army has to...
Development of Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM)
Indigenous development of Anti tank Guided Missiles has met repeated delays and did not meet user's aspirations. Army has been keen to go for more advanced and capable ATGMs…..
Indian Army (IA) has approx 400 units and the units deployed in the plains are supposed...
Changing Contours of Internal Security
By Team Q-Tech
The Contours of Internal Security are getting more complex and some of the factors are undesirable developments, which have a grave potential and biggest concern directly affecting national security.
The Challenge
The contours of Internal Security are getting more complex with exploitation of...
Need for Focusing on Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence is a transformative technology that has tremendous applications in the social, economic and military fields. The advances in AI provide impetus to India to make AI a critical element of India's National Security Strategy.
Introduction
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has numerous futuristic applications...
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
UAVs are becoming increasingly sophisticated and intelligent, being a major force multiplier with no risk to human life are going to dominate the future battles. The article dwells upon their military uses, Indian perceived requirements, future developments, and how India can promote its defence industry and...