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SP's Land Forces - June-July 2011

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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

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