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SP's Land Forces - June-July 2011

Issue Features

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  COVER STORY
  ‘I visualise a broader mandate for the Mechanised Forces in the future’
  

  The Mechanised Forces Directorate of the Indian Army has evolved into a fully integrated model and is responsible for all issues with respect to Armoured Corps, Mechanised Infantry and the Brigade of the Guards. In an exclusive interview with Jayant Baranwal, Editor-in-Chief, and Lt General (Retd) V.K. Kapoor, Editor, SP’s Land Forces, Lt General D.S. Siddhu, Director General Mechanised Forces...

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  TECHNOLOGY
  Smart Munitions to Minimise Damage
  By Lt General (Retd) V.K. Kapoor

  A percentage of Indian armour (tanks) already has the capability of firing missiles from the gun tube apart from conventional munitions. This capability should also be introduced in future ICVs and tanks.

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  SPECIALISED VEHICLES
  Meeting Army’s Tactical Requirements
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  Considering the threats that India will face in future including terrorism and insurgencies besides conventional war, mobility will be a vital ingredient in capacity building both for defence and homeland security.

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  MODERNISATION
  Modernising the Infantry
  By Lt General (Retd) V.K. Kapoor

  The apathy of the Defence Ministry in equipment procurement could have disastrous results in the future.

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  CYBER SECURITY
  Bots the Armoured Warriors
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  Botnets are essentially malicious having turned into big business. In simple terms, it is a network of infected end-hosts (bots) under the command of a botmaster.

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  MISSILES
  India Inducts Agni-III...
  By Vishal Thapar

  ...Is a step closer to ICBM

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  JOINT EXCERCISE
  Vijayee Bhava
  By Lt General (Retd) V.K. Kapoor

  The exercise was also intended to validate the concept of synergy between the Pivot Corps (Defensive Corps) and the Strike Corps and the options available for increasing the synergy between the two

• LETTER TO THE EDITOR
  Inception of Army Aviation
  

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  IN THE NEWS
  French Defence Minister visits India
  

  Buying French military equipment was attractive as it is accompanied by transfer of technology.

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  German Chancellor in India, Reviews Security Scenario
  

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel who arrived in India on May 31 held wide-ranging discussions with Indian leadership including Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.

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  DRDO awards its scientists
  

  The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) awards for outstanding contribution in various areas of technology for the year 2010 was given away by Defence Minister A.K. Antony at a function organised on June 2, 2011.

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  VIEWPOINT
  A Reality Check
  By General (Retd) V.P. Malik

  India’s Special Forces do not have the same capability as the US forces due to non-availability of high-end technology.

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  FIRST
  Unmatched Capability
  

  BAE adds Northrop to its JLTV team

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  TECKNOW
  First Look
  

  It is light, small and can be stored in a standard load-out

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  MARKETING FEATURE
  Legendary Weapons
  

  There are just a few items of close combat weapons that can have a claim to global fame. The Kalashnikov assault rifle and RPG-7V grenade launcher are among them.

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  Thrust Towards Modernisation
  By Lt General (Retd) V.K. Kapoor

  Officers of all three Services and members of the defence industry participated in the seminar on networkcentric warfare organised by SP Guide Publications and Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS) recently