Matters Naval 44.Naval Modernization: Role of Private Players 20 Dec 2014 (Published in Defence and Security Alert; Dec 2014) The modernization plan of the Indian Navy has been provided a great impetus under the new government as is evident from two…
Matters Naval 43.Warships Sensors as Elements of Geo-intelligence 20 Nov 2014 (Published in GEO Intelligence; Nov-Dec 2014) Warships at sea are humming with inputs from a multitude of sensors. Sensors ensure the survivability of a warship at sea during peacetimes as…
Matters Naval 42. Major Weapon Requirements of Indian Navy 12 Nov 2014 (Published SP’s Naval Forces, Oct-Nov 2014) The Indian Navy is set to acquire over 80 new warships, including two aircraft-carriers and nuclear submarines each, scheduled to join its fleet in the…
Matters Naval 41. Formidable Weapons of the Submarines 20 Sep 2014 (Published SP’s Naval Forces, Aug-Sep 2014) A modern conventional submarine has a formidable array of weapons at its disposal for dealing with the adversaries, be it a ship, another submarine or…
Matters Naval 40. Naval Communication and Sensors 20 Aug 2014 (Published Defence Security India, Aug 2014) Introduction A warship at sea functions like a huge sea creature in respect of a majority of its functions. For example, there is a need…
Matters Naval 39. Midget/Mini Submarines and AUVs – Force Multipliers for Littoral Defence of India 1 Aug 2014 (Published Defence ProAc Biz News Jul-Aug 2014) "...the very shallow water (VSW) region is a critical point for our offensive forces and can easily, quickly and cheaply be exploited by the…
Matters Naval 38. Air Warriors and their Weapons 1 Jul 2014 (Published SP’s Naval Forces, June –July 2014) The armament carried today by maritime aircraft and helicopters includes, depth charges, bombs, lightweight torpedoes, and anti ship cruise missiles. Air Dropped Depth Charges…
Matters Naval 37. Ship Building and Modularisation 20 Jun 2014 (Published SP's Military Year Book 2014-2015) Naval ship design is unique in itself because of its complexity, long service life of the ships and the very few numbers that may be…
Matters Naval 36. Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief by Indian Navy 20 May 2014 (Published SP's Naval Forces Apr-May 2014) Natural disasters have always posed severe problems for nations. During the period 1904-2003 there were over two million deaths (75% of these were in Asia)…
Matters Naval 35. India’s Warship Building Capability 20 Mar 2014 (Published SP's Naval Forces Feb-Mar 2014) "Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made, for somewhere deep in their oaken hearts the soul of a song is…
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