SLBM-India yet to stand on third leg The strategic significance of Sea Launched Ballistic Missiles can be understood from the fact that under the missile reduction treaties the US and Russia have decided to retain two thirds of the targeted storage comprising of Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles. The SLBMs are

The Indian Army of over 1.1 million soldiers operating in variety of terrain, from high altitude jungles to snowy mountains of Ladakh and Kashmir and plains of Punjab to the hot deserts of Rajasthan is extremely poorly equipped in terms of its aviation equipments. The Indian Army Aviation Corps first

The Indian Air Force had last acquired six air refuelers from Russia almost a decade ago and the decision to add six more is hanging. The Indian Government has not taken any forward movement yet on the contract finalization of Airbus A330 MRTT as the next tanker fleet of IAF

The Indian Army Armored Corps comprises 63 regiments and has massive modernization and upgradation program to match the rival forces across the border. However the tardy manner in which the Indian defence establishments works, it is doubtful if the Indian Army would be equipped with required armored vehicles within reasonable

When the August-launched GSAT-7 satellite became operational in mid-September last year the Indian Navy became better able to keep under surveillance its area of concern which spans three huge water bodies-the Indian Ocean, the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. It will improve the network centricity between its airborne,

With the Defence Acquisition Council of the Defence Ministry sanctioning additional Rs 1125crores on Feb 24, 2014, the IAF will soon kickstart the work for the phase-2 of the Modernization of Air Field Infrastructure. After mutely observing the rapid upgradation of the military infrastructure in terms of roads and airstrips

There are no designated mine laying surface ships in the Indian Navy’s inventory but it has submarines that can lay naval mines with greater stealth and hence greater surprise element for the intended enemy. What it does have is a diminishing fleet of “mine counter-measure” (MCM) vessels which is a

The disappearance of the Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 in the Indian Ocean ought to worry India more than it appears to. After all, the plane flew over or close to Indian air space over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands after which it could only have gone down into the sea

With the success of the Daksh battery-powered remotely controlled robot used for locating, handling and destroying hazardous objects safely, the Defence Research and Development Organisation has ventured into converting an existing mechanized warfare vehicle into an unmanned platform for several different functions. They range from the now familiar nuclear, biological,

The US Army is planning to induct Armed Robotic Vehicle-Assault (Light) (ARV-A-L), currently in development, for operation by 2014, which will support the dismounted infantry’s efforts to locate and destroy enemy platforms and positions. This robotic platform will support both anti-tank and anti-personnel weapons systems that to be remotely operated