Category: Cover Story

In 2025, India stands at a critical juncture in its defence transformation. With evolving threats on its land, sea and space fronts—ranging from a resurgent China and complex Pakistan border dynamics to emerging domains such as cyber, space and unmanned systems—India’s armed forces are seeking to reposition themselves for the next decade and beyond. The […]

Intelligence gathering and role of UAV   With the introduction of new generation war technologies, the modern warfare is all about achieving swift victory in which the enemy is inflicted with massive destruction within hours of the battle wave, leaving retaliation capacity of the opponent to a nearly dead end situation. Countries are investing huge […]

Precision weapons and laser technology for 21st century warfare The 21st century battle is going to be fought through various lethal bandwidths of beams than guns and rockets as modern militaries are keen to deploy precision weapon which can smash targets with the pressing of switch buttons than firing costly missiles. The whole concept is […]

Use of unmanned armored vehicles in battlefield With the advent of new technologies, unmanned ground vehicles are being increasingly used to defend ground targets and carry out reconnaissance in the battlefield which is filled with lots of hazards and release of toxic weapons by the adversary. That is why unmanned armored vehicles are regularly used […]

Use of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) technologies in battle zone   As the modern battlefield is getting hi-tech and changing the rules of engagement, the demand for new intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) technology and infrastructure is growing significantly to meet new challenges and eliminating the elements of surprise. Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, […]

Anti-submarine operations and future warfare The Indian Navy’s anti-submarine warfare department began operations with fixed wing aircraft operating from on board India’s first aircraft carrier, the INS Vikrant. The French Alize aircraft was the backbone of the anti-submarine protection provided to the aircraft carrier task force in both peacetime and during hostilities. The advantage lay […]

Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in modern warzone There are drones in the sky, in R(D centers and more varieties are making their debut  as the advantages of pilotless aircraft are becoming more obvious by the day. India is involved in a plethora of experiments to create drones for different uses within the country but […]

Use of AWACS and aerial surveillance The easy manner in which Indian land frontiers have been breached in recent times by terrorists bent on inflicting damage on military targets in the hinterland begs a case for upgrading aerial component in both the daylight and night-time surveillance, reconnaissance and Intelligence gathering. That there is dire need […]