Armament… 30.Autonomous Undersea Vehicles Surfacing 3 Dec 2013 (Published in SP's Naval Forces Oct- Nov 13) Autonomous Undersea Vehicles Surfacing “It’s [NSCT-1 UUV Platoon] done a wonderful job for us over there in the Umm Qasr vicinity and…
Armament… 29.Guns Remain in Navy’s Future Plans 2 Dec 2013 (Published in SP's Naval Forces Oct- Nov 13) Guns Remain in Navy’s Future Plans "The kind of fire support that the Marines need for manoeuvre ashore in the littorals is…
Armament… 27.Indigenous AUV’s Get Thumbs Up 23 Oct 2013 (Published in Indian Military Review, Oct 2013) Excerpts from the article:- // http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js Indian Navy currently employs Hugins AUV manufactured by Kongsberg Maritime for deep water survey purposes. These AUVs operate…
Armament… 25.China’s Road to Reforms in the Defence Sector 15 Sep 2013 (Published in Defence ProAc Biz News Sep-Oct 2013) China’s Road to Reforms in the Defence Sector // http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js The Chinese modernisation plan for its armed forces has made significant progress…
A244S Mod 3… 24. Hovering Danger- Guided Weapons of Naval Helicopters 1 Aug 2013 (Published in SP's Naval Forces, Jun-Jul 2013) Hovering Danger- Guided Weapons of Naval Helicopters The first helicopter to be widely used in the US and the UK navies was the…
Armament… 23.Navy’s Need for Quality Based Structural Change 1 Jul 2013 (Published in Defence ProAc Biz News Jul-Aug 2013) Navy’s Need for Quality Based Structural Change With a small close knit group of about 150 Naval Armament Inspection (NAI) officers…
Armament… 22.An Umbrella of French Connections in the Indian Ocean Region- A Naval Perspective 1 Jun 2013 (Published in Defence and Security Alert, Jun 2013) An Umbrella of French Connections in the Indian Ocean Region- A Naval Perspective France continues to accord strategic importance to the Indian…
Armament… 20. Nanotechnology – Applications in the Navy 13 Apr 2013 (Published article in SP's Military Year Book 2013) Nanotechnology - Applications in the Navy The concept of nanotechnology took birth on 29 Dec 1959, when the Nobel Laureate Richard…
Armament… 17. Warship Design and Weaponisation 1 Feb 2013 View My Milblogging.com Profile (Published article in Defence and Security of India Feb/Mar 2013) “We Shall Build Good Ships Here; At A Profit If We Can, At A Loss If…
Armament… 16. Munitions for Anti-Submarine and Anti-Shipping 1 Feb 2013 (Published article in SP's Naval Forces Feb-Mar 2013) MUNITIONS FOR ANTI SUBMARINE AND ANTI SHIPPING “Everywhere on the surface . . . extending as far as the circular horizon was…
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