Defence Technology… 11. Striking Stealthily from the Deep 2 Oct 2012 (Published Article in SP’s Naval Forces Oct-Nov 2012) Victory smiles upon those who anticipate the changes in the character of war, not upon those who wait to adapt themselves after…
Matters Naval 10. Projection of Power from the Sea – Air Craft Carriers in Asia Pacific Region 1 Oct 2012 (Published article in Defence and Security Alert Oct 2012) "When word of crisis breaks out in Washington, it's no accident the first question that comes to everyone's lips is: where…
Matters Naval… 9. India China Naval Balance 1 Sep 2012 (Published article in Defence and Security Alert Sep 2012) “Only when China and India develop well, can one claim that the century of Asia has come. If China and India…
Defence Technology… 8. Easy to Lay Hard to Sweep 2 Aug 2012 (Published article in SP’s Naval Forces Aug- Sep 2012) The United States and Great Britain had deployed nearly 72,000 mines during WWI against Germany to enforce a blockade of the…
Defence Technology 7. Incubating Technologies Today For A Vibrant ‘DIB’ Tomorrow 1 Aug 2012 (Published article in Defence and Security Alert Aug 2012) INS Sahyadri joined the Indian Navy on 21 Jul 2012. The warship employs advanced features such as CODOG propulsion, Total Atmosphere…
Matters Naval… 6. Would Gwadar Slacken the SLOC Noose at Malacca for China? 1 Jul 2012 (Published article in Defence and Security Alert Jul 2012) If we can think of great place-names of the past—Carthage, Thebes, Troy, Samarkand, Angkor Wat—and of the present—Dubai, Singapore, Tehran, Beijing,…
Defence Technology… 5. Missiles May Cripple but Torpedoes Destroy 1 Jun 2012 (Published article in SP’s Naval Forces June-July 2012) Modern surface ships and submarines differ radically as targets with regard to their characteristics of speed, protection, the nature of their sensors…
Defence Technology… 4. Trends and Developments in Naval Weaponry 2 Apr 2012 (Published article in SP's Naval Forces Apr 2012) Modern blue water navies have the ability to project a sustainable threat in 3 dimensions; namely sub-surface, surface and airborne; at large…
Defence Technology 3. Chinese Advances in Nanotechnology 1 Apr 2012 (Published article in Defence and Security Alert Apr 2012) A conference of National nanotechnology Coordination Committee was held in Beijing on 11th Jan 2011, where in it was announced by…
Defence Technology… 2. ‘Green Shoots’ of Synergy – The Indian Naval Experience 1 Feb 2012 (Published article in Defence and Security Alert Feb 2012) “....developing critical technologies and capabilities is vital to enhancing the nation’s strategic flexibility, and developing indigenous armament systems will not only…
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