SP's Land Forces - December 2012-January 2013
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Issue Features
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INTERVIEW
‘We are duty bound to ensure operational readiness to meet any contingency in the external/internal security domain’
General Bikram Singh took over as the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) on May 31, 2012. In an interview with SP’s Land Forces, the COAS shared his thoughts...
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MILITARY HISTORY
Indian Army’s Saga of Devotion and Bravery
By Lt General (Retd) V.K. KapoorIndian Army, as it moves through the first quarter of the 21st century, is likely to face four types of challenges and threats including traditional threats, contemporary challenges in the form of international terrorism...
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STRATEGY
Defence Reforms: Managing National Security The first
By Brigadier (Retd) Gurmeet KanwalThe first and foremost requirement for improving the management of national security is for the government to formulate a comprehensive National Security Strategy (NSS), including internal security.
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TECHNOLOGY
Humvee Steers towards Right-hand Drive Markets
By R. ChandrakanthThe Humvee, manufactured by AM General LLC, has served more than its purpose in many a war, being a tactical vehicle.
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HOMELAND SECURITY
Countering Land-based Threats
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochThe way forward to strengthen the homeland security scenario in India would require active management of the policy framework, regulations, process...
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STRATEGY
The Civil-Military Friction
By M.G. DevasahayamIn recent times, the Army is seen more in the secondary role than the primary one. It is in this context that we should critically look at national security, the role of military as well as civil-military relationship so that these could be mainstreamed into the governance architecture.
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SPECIALISED VEHICLES
Learning from the US Experience
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochProtected mobility will be a vital ingredient in capacity building both for defence and homeland security.
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TECHNOLOGY
Developing Directed Energy Weapons
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochDEWs are the answer to the Sino-Indian asymmetry as they can render all current nuclear weapons and the delivery systems worthless—burn them off in seconds including missiles in the initial upward boost phase of flight itself
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TECKNOW
LS3 Robot Plays Follow the Leader
For the past two weeks, in the woods of central Virginia around Fort Pickett, the Legged Squad Support System (LS3) four-legged robot has been showing off its capabilities during field testing.
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