SP's Land Forces - April-May 2011
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Issue Features
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COVER STORY
‘Modernisation would depend on the pace of acquisition of guns and financial outlays provided for induction’
Artillery constitutes a major war-winning component of the Indian Army and has performed brilliantly in every conflict fought by the Indian Army since independence.
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ARTILLERY
Future Trends
By Major General P.K. ChakravortyTo be successful in a full spectrum conflict, there is a need to modernise, have a balanced profile and upgrade our defence industry to achieve a reasonable degree of indigenisation thereby enhancing our capabilities in a two-front war
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COMMUNICATIONS
Safe, Secure & Reliable
By Lt General (Retd) V.K. KapoorThe project for tactical communication system (TCS) for the Indian Army has been undertaken under the “Make Procedure” category.
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UNION BUDGET
Defence Allocation Up, GDP Share Down
By Lt General (Retd) V.K. KapoorThe defence budget over the last three decades has generally varied between two to three per cent of the GDP, which corresponds to 13-17 per cent of the Central Government expenditure.
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BUDGET
China’s Rising Defence Budget Cause for Alarm
By Sanjay KumarAt a time when China’s ambition for power projection has considerably increased, a double-digit growth in China’s defence budget promises to impact adversely the regional security dynamics.
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TECHNOLOGY
Vulnerabilities Manifold
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochIt may be said that vulnerabilities to cyber attacks in India is no different from the rest of the world.
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PROCUREMENT
Making Every Mission Possible
By Lt General (Retd) V.K. KapoorA common platform for a light armoured vehicle (wheeled) which could fulfill the role of all the functions required to be carried out in conventional and asymmetric conflicts would be desirable
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PROCUREMENT
The Global Market - Some Examples of LAVs
The LAV-25 is an eight-wheeled amphibious reconnaissance vehicle used by the United States Marine Corps.
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SPECIAL FORCES
For Strategic Tasking
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochSpecial Forces have a major role to play in coping with asymmetric and non-traditional threats.
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INTERVIEW
‘We still need a force that can be very kinetic when required’
By Sergei Desilva-RanasingheThe US Army has evolved to become one of the world’s most experienced practitioners in modern counter-insurgency.
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INTERVIEW
‘Ultimately it is the Afghan people who have to defeat the Taliban’
By Sergei Desilva-RanasingheAfter a sustained and difficult deployment which originally commenced in early 2002, the Canadian Army is now in the process of drawing down its military commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)- led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.
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SEMINAR REPORT
Employ Skillfully
By Lt General (Retd) V.K. KapoorAt the two-day seminar on “Special Forces: Challenges and Opportunities,” organised by SP Guide Publications and CENJOWS on March 10 and 11
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