SP's Land Forces - Issue 06 - 2013
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Issue Features
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INTERVIEW
'The budgetary allocation to the Army in the recent years has been fairly consistent'
The Chief of Army Staff General Bikram Singh says that his single most important area of focus is to ensure the highest state of operational preparedness.
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MILITARY HISTORY
Indian Army through the Ages – A Bird's-Eye View
By Lt General (Retd) V.K. KapoorThe transformation of the Indian military for the future, through technological improvements coupled with innovative operational art will give India a distinct advantage over its potential adversaries...
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MODERNISATION
Revisiting Indian Army's Modernisation Programmes
By Lt General (Retd) V.K. KapoorThe government, it seems, has now sanctioned the Twelfth Five Year Defence Plan as a result of the severe criticism over delays in the past.
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ASIA-PACIFIC
China's ADIZ
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochDespite the fact that the purported ‘peaceful rise’ of China was never peaceful and conversely extremely violent...
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STRATEGY
China-Pakistan Anti-India Nexus
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochChances of conventional conflict are less compared to the unconventional but we must be prepared for both.
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SEMINAR REPORT
Digitisation of Battlefield: A Report
By Sucheta Das MohapatraIndigenisation is still a far cry and India has a long way to go in developing core battlefield technologies, opined experts at the seminar organised by SP Guide Publications in collaboration with CLAWS on October 31, 2013
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SP'S EXCLUSIVES
Army strike formation validates new assault conceptsThe Army's 36 Reorganised Army Plains Division (RAPID), part of the Bhopal-based 21 Strike Corps has successfully validated a slew of new warfighting concepts in Exercise Shahbaaz Ajay in the Thar Desert.
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SP'S EXCLUSIVES
Indian Customs to float significant small-arms requirementThe newly cleared Bharat Forge and Elbit Systems joint venture—BF Elbit Advanced Systems Ltd-- will intially focus on the Army's artillery requirements before expanding into more advanced equipment for all three services.
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SP'S EXCLUSIVES
Army, Navy 'disappointed' as MoD defers crucial missile buysThe Army and Navy, which had anticipated a tough decision at November 11's meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council, were left disappointed with sensitivities forcing Defence Minister AK Antony to err on the side of caution.
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SP'S EXCLUSIVES
Bharat Forge-Elbit JV to focus on gun, vehicle programmesThe newly cleared Bharat Forge and Elbit Systems joint venture—BF Elbit Advanced Systems Ltd-- will intially focus on the Army's artillery requirements before expanding into more advanced equipment for all three services.
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SP'S EXCLUSIVES
Contract for Army's new MBRL carriers soonA Rs 100 crore contract for the Army's new BM21 multibarrel rocket launcher vehicles is likely to be awarded shortly to the Ashok Leyland-L&T consortium that was declared lowest bidder in the competition earlier this year. Sources say the company is likely to be contracted for the supply of about 100 units...
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