Matters Naval 36. Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief by Indian Navy 20 May 2014 (Published SP's Naval Forces Apr-May 2014) Natural disasters have always posed severe problems for nations. During the period 1904-2003 there were over two million deaths (75% of these were in Asia)…
Matters Naval 35. India’s Warship Building Capability 20 Mar 2014 (Published SP's Naval Forces Feb-Mar 2014) "Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made, for somewhere deep in their oaken hearts the soul of a song is…
Matters Naval 34. Naval Combat Systems 20 Feb 2014 (Published Defence Security India, Feb 2014) The ultimate aim of a combat weapon system is to destroy the target by transferring energy (through warhead explosion, directed energy etc.) to it, sufficient…
Matters Naval 33. Preparing for Warfare of Tomorrow- What India can Aspire for in Unmanned Systems and Cyber Warfare 20 Jan 2014 (Published India Strategic, 20 Jan 2014) “We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense. And for those who seek to advance their aims…
Matters Naval 32. Naval Armament on a Warship – A Perspective 1 Jan 2014 (Published Defence ProAc Biz News Jan-Feb 2014) Blue water navies defend and attack with a variety platforms utilizing wide range of weapons. The three-dimensional operations of a formidable navy involves aircrafts,…
Armament… 31. Safety of Ammunition on the High Sea 4 Dec 2013 (Published in SP's Naval Forces Dec 13- Jan 14) Safety of Ammunition on the High Sea “Unfortunately, naval warfare always will be an exceedingly dangerous activity, whether ships are operating…
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…
Defence Technology… 28. Seabed Mineral Wealth of India and its Security 1 Dec 2013 (Published in Defence and Security Alert Dec 2013) Seabed Mineral Wealth of India and its Security The Indian Ocean region’s states are very rich in mineral resources; they contain ~80…
Defence Technology… 26. Navy Completes Technical Evaluation of DSRV’s 23 Oct 2013 (Published in Indian Military Review, Oct 2013.) Excerpts from the published article:- // http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js Free escape from a submarine by the crew is feasible up to a depth of ~60…
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