SP's Land Forces - Issue 5 - 2025
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Top News
- Appointments Committee of Cabinet approves one-month extension in service of Chief of the Army Staff
- Prime Minister witnesses 'Bharat Shakti' – a Tri-Services Firing and Manoeuvre Exercise in Pokhran, Rajasthan
- Interim Defence Budget 2024-25 — An Analysis
- Union Defence budget 2024
- Indian Army: In quest of greater firepower and policy recommendations for gaps
- Indian Army Annual Press Conference 2024
- Tata Boeing Aerospace Delivers 250 AH-64 Apache Fuselages, Manufactured in India
Issue Features
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EXCLUSIVECHIEF OF INTEGRATED DEFENCE STAFF (CISC)
Driving Jointness, Indigenisation, and Future Capability — The CISC Perspective
In an exclusive and comprehensive interaction, Manish Kumar Jha speaks with Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (CISC) at Headquarters, Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) on the role, mandates, and warfare capability roadmap.
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Global Landscape of Image Intensifier Tubes and the Imperative for India’s Capability Enhancement
Image Intensifier (II) Tubes amplify low-light imagery, enabling soldiers to operate effectively in darkness. These sensors are vital to night operations, enhancing situational awareness, target acquisition, and engagement accuracy.
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MILESTONE / ROSOBORONEXPORT
Rosoboronexport Silver Anniversary
By Mikheev Alexander, Director General of RosoboronexportSince its foundation in 2000, Rosoboronexport has been the only state intermediary for the export and import of weapons, technologies, and military and dual-use services.
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INFANTRY / TRAINING
‘Ek Goli, Ek Dushman’ – One Bullet, One Enemy: Inside Infantry School, MHOW
By Neetu Dhulia, Reporting from MHOWThe most lethal weapon on the battlefield is not the gun, but the man behind it
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POLICY / JOINT OPERATIONS
Three New Joint Doctrines
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The release of these doctrines is a significant stride in enhancing joint operational capability, fostering synergy across the Services, as well as integrated employment of forces across all domains
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POLICY / JOINT OPERATIONS
Technology Now Defines the Character of War: Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan – RAN SAMWAD 2025
By Neetu Dhulia, Reporting from MHOWChief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan was speaking at Ran Samwad 2025, the first tri-service initiative of its kind
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CONFERENCE REPORT
‘Year of Reforms — Transforming for the Future’
By SP’s CorrespondentArmed Forces shape future roadmap at Combined Commanders’ Conference 2025
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Appointments
Lt General Avinash Das takes over as Commandant of Army Hospital Research & Referral
Lt General C.G. Muralidharan assumes office as Director General of Medical Services (Army) -
Editorial
By Jayant Baranwal, Publisher & Editor-in-ChiefIn perhaps the first and exclusive interaction of its kind, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (CISC) talks to Manish Kumar Jha, and outlines the pivotal role of the Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) in driving jointness, capability development, and indigenisation within India’s defence architecture.
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