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.…
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… 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…
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…
Armament… Dimensions of Submarine Threat in the Littorals –A Perspective 9 Nov 2015 (Published : "FEATURED | Dimensions of Submarine Threat in the Littorals –A Perspective by RADM Dr. S. Kulshrestha (Retd.), INDIAN NAVY." IndraStra Global 01, no. 11 (2015): 0408. ISSN 2381-3652,)…
Defence Technology… Naval Sensors – a Perspective 1 Oct 2015 (Published in SP's Military Year Book 2015) We may produce at will, from a sending station. an electrical effect in any particular region of the globe; we may determine…
China… The Naval Gun Continues to Reign! 4 Sep 2015 (Published SP's Naval Forces Aug-Sept 2015) A naval warship is a platform that is meant to last at least 25 years and have flexibility to upgrade its systems with…
Armament… 50.Policy Level Intervention Imperative for Accelerating Indigenous Manufacture of Weapon Systems for Indian Navy 16 May 2015 (Published in IndraStra Global - Strategic Information & Intelligence Forecasting on 16 May 2015) Weapon systems on a warship depend upon the assigned role and mission of the warship in war. Generally,…
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