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SP's Land Forces - April-May 2012

Issue Features

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  COVER STORY
  Indian Army’s Decision Support Architecture
  By Lt General (Retd) V.K. Kapoor

  The Army needs a seamless digitised communication network capable of picking up information from sensors deployed in the battlespace and passing it on a need-to-know basis to all concerned commanders in the field

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  FACE-TO-FACE
  ‘We are in the process of establishing a robust and secure info-structure which will enable the transformation of the Army into a potent and fully-networked force’
  

  Lt General S.P. Kochhar, Signal Officer-in-Chief
  

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  FACE-TO-FACE
  ‘We would soon have in our inventory the latest surveillance equipment, UAVs and communication system’
  

  Lt General Vinod Nayanar, Director General of the Regiment of Artillery

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  FACE-TO-FACE
  ‘Airpower by itself cannot achieve lasting victory or success without boots on the ground’
  

  Lt General Kuldip Singh, Director General, Army Air Defence
  

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  UNION BUDGET
  A Reality Check
  By Lt General (Retd) V.K. Kapoor

  The Union Budget 2012-13, presented to the Parliament on March 16, 2012, has increased the defence budget to Rs. 1,93,407.29 crore.

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  LAND WARFARE
  Watersheds in Land Battle
  By Lt General (Retd) V.K. Kapoor

  As far as “jointness” and synergy are concerned between the services, it is disappointing to note that in the 21st century...

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  MARKETING FEATURE
  Rissia’s leading developer of artillery rounds
  

  The Russian Mountains stand at Russia’s exposition displays various types of ammunition, including a 125 mm tank ammunition set and munitions for the BMP-3 IFV developed by the Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Mechanical Engineering Research Institute” (NIMI).
  

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  MARKETING FEATURE
  Kornet-EM new capabilities of antitank guided missile systems
  

  Antitank guided missile systems (ATGM) have been developed and produced globally for already half a century.

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  MARKETING FEATURE
  Pantsir-S1 air-defence missile gun system
  

  Pantsir-S1 air-defence missile gun system (ADMGS) is the natural evolution of the first and so far the only air-defence missile gun system in the world – the Tunguska system – designed in Tula by KBP instrument Design Bureau and put into service inn 1982.

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  FACE-TO-FACE
  ‘Fourth generation warfare imperatives would make the battles Infantry predominant involving close combat and fighting’
  

  Lt General Vinod Bhatia, DG, Infantry, Indian Army
  

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  ATTACK HELICOPTERS
  Helicopter Gunships for Engaging Targets on Ground
  By Lt General (Retd) B.S. Pawar

  With the ALH WSI and the LCH being indigenously developed by HAL and likely to enter service in the coming years, the Indian armed forces will have formidable and state-of-the-art armament using helicopters in their kitty...

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  PRECISION GUIDED MUNITIONS
  For Better Deterrence & Lesser Collateral Damage
  By Lt General (Retd) V.K. Kapoor

  The Artillery needs large quantities of PGMs for more accurate targeting in future battles.

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  INDUSTRY
  The Winner’s Choice
  

  Saab RBS15 missile family has proven potential to meet the existing and future requirements of all branches within the Indian armed forces

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  India’s Internal Security Woes
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  Integrated challenges to homeland security have to be handled at the national level with a centralised framework for adequate response.

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  INDUSTRY
  BAE Systems at Defexpo
  

  The company will debut its future-proof CV90 and the go-anywhere BvS10 vehicles along with the ultra-light M777 howitzer

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  NIGHT VISION
  The Importance of Night Vision
  

  The nature of warfare has changed dramatically after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. In Afghanistan and Iraq mass deployment of armor and air strikes alone are not enough to conduct effective counter insurgency operations.

• MILITARY STRATEGY
  Managing Strategic Military Transformation
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  There is a need to study the issues pertaining to management of transformation and towards realising the need for joint capabilities in the Indian armed forces.

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  MARKETING FEATURE
  Almaz-Antey Russia’s answer for secure skies
  

  The “Almaz-Antey” Concern is a commercial organization established to contribute to Russia’s defence capacity and security, develop military-technical co-operation between Russia and foreign countries, and make profit from its business activities.

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  MARKETING FEATURE
  Exclusive upgrade of world-known OSA ADMS from the manufacturer
  

  Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant KUPOL,JSC, established in the year of 1957 and focusing on production of the short-range air defense systems, is part of the ALMAZ-ANTEY Air Defense Concern.

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  INTERVIEW
  ‘Humvees capabilities speak for themselves’
  

  Rick Alpaugh, Vice President International Military Sales, AM General

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  INDUSTRY
  Feet Firmly on the Ground at CAE
  

  Sometimes we need to challenge our assumptions. For those who study and follow the military training and simulation community, it is occasionally too easy to pigeonhole a company, assuming that we know exactly what it does.