China… 49. A Tale of Two Ports; Gwadar versus Chahbahar 14 May 2015 (Published in World news report and Tazakhabarnews on 14 May 2015) Two important declarations in the past few days have brought in to focus the importance of the Makaran Coast to Middle…
A244S Mod 3… 48.Airborne Anti Submarine Warfare 23 Feb 2015 (Published SP's Special Supplement to Aero Inida 2015;19 Feb-21 Feb 2015) Standoff antisubmarine capabilities continue to be of vital interest to the Navies across the world. The current environment of…
Armament… 47. Resurgence of the Naval Gun 1 Feb 2015 (Published in Defence and Security of India; Feb 2015) "Without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive, and with it, everything honorable and glorious." President George Washington Blue…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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