SP's Land Forces - Issue 6 - 2024
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Issue Features
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MESSAGE
General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff
It is a matter of honour for me to endorse this MESSAGE for the Special Issue of SP’s Land Forces, that SP Guide Publications is releasing on the occasion of Army Day 2025.
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EXCLUSIVECHIEF OF THE ARMY STAFF
“We are Currently Pursuing the Decade of Transformation”
In an interview with Jayant Baranwal, Editor-in-Chief, SP’s Land Forces, Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi explains how the Indian Army is aiming to transform into a modern, agile, adaptive, technology enabled and self-reliant future ready force
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ARMOURED / MAKE IN INDIA
AVNL — Driving Innovation and Modernisation
A Leader in a Rapidly Evolving Defence Manufacturing Industry
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COAS / PRESS CONFERENCE
Army Day 2025: Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi Puts Thrust on Artillery Modernisation, Impending FRCV Takes Off
By Manish Kumar JhaThe Army Chief made a concerted announcement for the range of military equipment, especially focusing on its artillery modernisation plan and capability like the Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) and K9 Vajra self-propelled artillery systems. Crucially, the Army also finally moves ahead with its impending FRCV programme.
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POLICY / DEFENCE REFORMS
2025 – Year of Reforms
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Ministry of Defence (MoD) has declared 2025 as the ‘Year of Reforms,’ focusing on simplified procurement, reduced timeframes, theaterisation, and emerging technologies with significant implications for the Indian Army
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Editorial
By Jayant Baranwal, Publisher & Editor-in-ChiefThis issue of SP’s Land Forces coincides with the Army Day which falls on January 15 and is celebrated as on this day Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa (then a Lt General) took over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General F.R. Bucher on January 15, 1949.
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