Indian Navy… Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs)- Navy’s Armed Patrol 15 Dec 201625 Jan 2017 (Published SP’s Naval Forces, Dec 2016-Jan 2017. Vol 11 No. 6 ) “It is not surprising that some OPVs are multirole and heavily armed, lighter scantling and faster, whereas others…
Blockchain Military Applications of Blockchain Technology 23 Nov 201625 Nov 2016 (Published 23 Nov 2016, CLAWS) “Blockchain protocols are a new class of protocols that are extremely resilient to attack ‒ they gain that resiliency by virtue of being decentralized,” Professor…
Cyber warfare… Cyber Warfare – a Perspective 15 Oct 20165 Nov 2016 (Published 15 Oct 2016, CLAWS) The US Defense Science Board report of 2013 states that “in a perfect world, DOD operational systems would be able to tell a commander when…
Indian Navy… Plugging Gaps in Strategic MDA 5 Oct 201619 Jul 2017 (Published SP’s Naval Forces, Oct 2016-Nov 2016, Vol 11 No.5) Plugging Gaps in Strategic MDA Maritime Domain Awareness is “the effective understanding of anything associated with the global maritime environment…
ARGUS… Smarter Eyes in the Skies 10 Sep 20164 Oct 2016 (Published 10 Sep 2016, CLAWS) “…[t]he main advantage of using drones is precisely that they are unmanned. With the operators safely tucked in air-conditioned rooms far away, there’s no pilot…
EW… Resurgence of High Power Microwave Weapons 27 Jul 20164 Oct 2016 (Published 27 Jul 2016, CLAWS) "It will fully suppress communications, navigation and target location, and the use of high-precision weapons….The system will be used against cruise missiles and will…
I-Swarm… New Dimensions of Swarm Warfare 15 Jul 20164 Oct 2016 (Published 15 Jul 2016,CLAWS) "They were coming at us like bees". "We would kill one lot and then more would appear. It was the most amazing thing." Lt…
DARPA… Weapons and Sensors that Wait to Strike 24 Jun 20164 Oct 2016 (Published 24 Jun 2016, CLAWS) Passive sensor triggered weapons have been in use for a considerable time by the military. They have been in form of Bangalore Torpedo, anti…
Acquisition… Surface-to-Surface Missiles on Warships 6 Jun 201619 Jul 2017 (Published SP’s Naval Forces. Jun-Jul 2016 Vol 11 No. 3) Surface-to-Surface Missiles on Warships Blue water navies defend and attack with a variety platforms utilizing wide range of weapons. The three-dimensional…
Ammunition… New Nukes on the Block? 6 Jun 20164 Oct 2016 (Published 06 Jun 2016, CLAWS) 'As long as the United States continues to have nuclear weapons, we must ensure that they remain safe, secure, and effective without the use of…
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