Afghanistan… Massive Ordnance Air Blast, MOAB – A Perspective 9 Nov 201711 Sep 2018 (Published in CASS Journal, Vol4, No.3. Jul-Sep 2017. ISSN 2347-9191) On 13th April 2017 at 7:32 p.m. local time[1], U.S. Forces Afghanistan conducted a strike using a GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air…
Afghanistan… Three Ports Under China’s Gaze 9 Nov 201711 Sep 2018 {Published in Indian Military Review Aug 2017 (https://goo.gl/2A1PGt) & IndraStraglobal (http://www.indrastra.com/2017/08/Three-Ports-Under-China-s-Gaze-003-08-2017-0050.html)} The Baluch and their lands hold the key to prosperity of the land locked Central Asian Region and Afghanistan.…
Ammunition… Green Energy Initiatives by Defence Forces 9 Nov 201711 Sep 2018 (Abridged version published in SP’s Military Year Book 2017) “Unleashing war fighters from the tether of fuel and reducing our military installations’ dependence on a costly and potentially fragile power…
AI… The Challenge of Military Artificial Intelligence 9 Nov 201711 Sep 2018 (Abridged version published in SP’s Military Year Book 2017) Intelligent machines were the focus of research work at many institutes after the WWII. In 1950, Alan Turing argued that if…
AI… Weaponised Unmanned Vehicles in the Indian Navy: Technology Outlook 13 Jun 201711 Sep 2018 (Published IndraStra Global May 22, 2016 ) In the Navy unmanned vehicles constitute four types of vehicles which operate in aerial, surface-land, surface-sea and underwater environments. Even though more glamorous…
Cyber warfare… Hybrid warfare-The Naval Dimension 1 Jan 201725 Jan 2017 (Published IndraStra Global 01 Jan 2017, http://www.indrastra.com/2017/01/FEATURED-Hybrid-Warfare-Naval-Dimension-003-01-2017-0002.html) It is so damn complex. If you ever think you have the solution to this, you’re wrong, and you’re dangerous. You have to keep…
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…
Ammunition… Nanoenergetic Materials (nEMs) in Conventional Ammunition 17 May 201619 May 2016 (Published on 17 May 2016, CLAWS,http://www.claws.in/1571/nanoenergetic-materials-nems-in-conventional-ammunition-sanatan-kulshrestha.html) Nanoenergetic Materials (nEMs) in Conventional Ammunition Nanotechnology “could completely change the face of weaponry,” Andy Oppenheimer, Jane’s Information Group[1] On 11 September 2007, Russians…
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