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SP's Land Forces - October-November 2011

Issue Features

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  COVER STORY
  China’s Military Doctrines
  By Lt General (Retd) V.K. Kapoor

  The US Annual Report 2011 to Congress specifies that over the past decade, China’s military has benefited from the robust investment in modern hardware and technology. Many modern systems have reached maturity and others will become operational in the next few years.

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  INTERVIEW
  ‘Trophy is not an add on system’
  

  Rafael’s Trophy active protection system is type classified, combat proven and works under all weather conditions.

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  INTERVIEW
  ‘At the core of our international business is Defence Weapons Systems and the Security Sector, including Special Operations Forces’
  

  In the backdrop of DSEI exhibition in London, Jayant Baranwal, Editor-in-Chief, SP’s Land Forces, had a tête-à-tête with ATK officials.
  

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  INTERVIEW
  ‘We are actively investigating opportunities in India’
  

  Oshkosh Defense is the pioneer in developing vehicles to support and protect the men and women who risk their lives for the nation.
  

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  TECHNOLOGY
  Active Protection System
  By Lt General (Retd) Naresh Chand

  Armour protection has substantially improved in the recent years. Tanks, earlier made of steel plates, are now protected by more complex composite armour, a sandwich of various alloys and ceramics.

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  RAISING DAY
  Turning 250
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  The First Battalion of the Indian Army’s Parachute Regiment celebrated its Raising Day on October 17

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  BMS
  Exploiting Technology for Mission Accomplishment
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  The BMS will provide the Indian Army an integration tool supporting every level of military users ranging from individual soldier to Battalion Group/Combat Group Commander in the tactical battle area displaying in near real time an appropriate...

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  TECHNOLOGY
  Transform National Security Apparatus
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  The need to bring intelligence and geospatial information under the aegis of one single agency cannot be underestimated and should not be relegated to a later day.

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  AMMUNITION
  Reach, Accuracy and Reliability
  By Lt General (Retd) Naresh Chand

  The development of guns has almost reached a plateau in terms of reach but there has been revolutionary development in gun ammunition to meet the requirements of longer reach, lethality and accuracy.

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  SOUTHERN COMMAND EXERCISE
  Sudarshan Shakti
  By Lt General (Retd) V.K. Kapoor

  Troops of the Southern Army have already reached the desert for their annual training exercises.

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  HMMWV
  Jeep on Steroids
  By R. Chandrakanth

  Humvee from AM General became the ubiquitous HMMWV and the mainstay of the US military from the mid-1980s as its forte has been ‘one platform, multiple missions’.

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  SHOW REPORT
  Innovations Sans Showstopper
  By Sp’s Special Correspondent

  DSEi 2011 had the world’s largest display of land, sea and air applications of defence and security products and technologies, yet according to analysts there was nothing ‘revolutionary’.

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  FIRST
  AlphaDog
  

  AlphaDog is designed more for walking alongside troops rather than outpacing anyone

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  TECKNOW
  Light Tactical Vehicle
  

  Navistar’s new Saratoga light tactical armoured vehicle has been designed for superior survivability, mobility and transportability