Armament… Of Ports and Arms – China’s Strategic Reach 12 Jul 202016 Jul 2020 Published Indrastra Global- 12 Jul 2020 https://www.indrastra.com/2020/07/Of-Ports-Arms-China-s-Strategic-Reach-006-07-2020-0013.html The first and most obvious light in which the sea presents itself from the political and social point of view is that of…
Aircraft… The Development of the Carrier Based Aircraft 1 Mar 201925 Apr 2019 Published ET-Aviation & Defence Review Feb 2019, http://etadfr.timesgroup.com/February19/ The Development of the Carrier Based Aircraft "1,000 bombardment airplanes can be built and operated for about the price of one battleship"…
Indo-Pacific… Unmanned Systems – Evolution and their Emerging Role in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief 20 Feb 2019 Book Chapter: Unmanned systems – evolution and emerging role in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief EARTH OBSERVATION & NAVIGATION. AW AND TECHNOLOGY, 2018/3 (eds.) M. JANKOWSKA, M. PAWEŁCZYK, S. AUGUSTYN…
Ammunition… Cupping the Pacific — China’s Rising Influence 27 Mar 201811 Sep 2018 (Published March 27, 2018 IndraStra Global) Cupping the Pacific — China's Rising Influence China's Rising Influence in the Pacific through Sale of Arms There is one aspect of the recent…
Defence Technology… Evolution and Role of Naval UAVs 4 Dec 201711 Sep 2018 (Published in special edition of Economic Times, India on 04 Dec 2017) Earliest mention of a drone/unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the Naval context is found in 1917, when the…
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…
China… Jade Necklace: Naval Dimension of Chinese Engagement with Coastal Nations Across the Oceans 17 Dec 201625 Jan 2017 (Published IndraStra Global, 17 Dec 2017; for complete interactive experience visit http://www.indrastra.com/2016/12/FEATURED-Jade-Necklace-Naval-Dimension-of-Chinese-Engagement-with-Coastal-Nations-Across-the-Oceans-002-12-2016-0032.html ) “Be extremely subtle even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious even to the point of…
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…
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…
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