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  • Burhan Wani killed – ISI stoking fires
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    With the killing of Burhan Wani, Pakistan was waiting to stoke the fires in Kashmir.

  • Disaster Strikes!
    By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)

    The one thing that is clear is that the disaster that has struck the aeroplane was somewhat sudden leaving the crew with no time to make a distress call.

  • China’s Strategic Airlift Capability
    By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)

    The traumatic reality for the nation is that the Indian aerospace industry has been left far behind in the race with its Chinese counterpart and the way things are moving, there appears to be practically no hope of catching up!

  • Dhaka’s 26/11 – future portends
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    On the night of July 1, 21:20 hours local time, seven terrorists (all Bangladeshi citizens) armed with assault rifles, bombs and a sword attacked the Holey Artisan Bakery-cum-Café in the Gulshan area...

  • New MR SAM – beefing air defence
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    On June 30, India successfully test-fired a new surface-to-air missile, developed jointly with Israel, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, of the Odisha coast. Apart from the missile, the system includes a Multi-Functional Surveillance and Threat Alert Radar (MF STAR) for detection, tracking and guidance of the missile.

  • DCN Unveiled – but how to Talk?
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    Defence Minister Mohan Parrikar dedicated the Defence Communication Network (DCN) to the nation on July 1, 2016.

  • Excalibur Dumped – Army’s assault rifle hunt goes on
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    As per media reports, the Army has junked DRDO’s 5.56mm Excalibur assault rifle.

  • K9 Vajra-T: maiden private sector artillery
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    K9 Vajra-T is an indigenized version of the Samsung mobile howitzer, which is the maiden artillery gun venture of India’s private sector.

  • BrahMos-Sukhoi: deep strike-deadly combo
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    Integration of the Su-30 MKI aircraft with the supersonic BrahMos missile and its successful maiden flight last month is a giant strategic stride...

  • Membership of MTCR for India
    By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)

    The aim of the MTCR is to restrict the proliferation of missiles, complete rocket systems and unmanned air vehicles capable of carrying weapons of mass destruction.

  • Flying Daggers 45 takes wings
    By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)

    Indian Air Force’s first squadron of home-grown light combat aircraft Tejas became a reality with the induction of two aircraft into the force on July 1, 2016.

  • 100% FDI in Defence is good move
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    Government has announced that FDI in the Defence Sector is permitted to 100% level. Till now, the FDI regime permitted 49% FDI participation in the equity of a company under automatic route.

  • Women breaking barriers!
    By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)

    The commissioning of female pilots into the fighter stream of the IAF...

  • Exercise MALABAR – 2016 in the Strategic Calculus of India
    By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)

    Indian Naval (IN) Ships Satpura, Sahyadri, Shakti and Kirch participated in the recently concluded 20th edition of Exercise MALABAR-2016...

  • Coping with Drone Terror
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    With two Interpol red corner notices ticked under his belt and well protected in Pakistan despite being the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks, JuD chief Hafiz Saeed recently threatened...

  • DPP 2016 uploaded – what is new
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    On 8 June 2016, MoD uploaded on its website the DPP 2016 Chapters I to VI including Appendices and Annexures.

  • Defence Procurement – foreign firms allowed agents
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    Under the Defence Procurement Policy (DPP) 2016, issued on 8th June 2016,foreign entities have been allowed to engage agents for defence deals under a strict set of conditions...

  • Asia Pacific – China plays leech and bully
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    As the 100,000 ton US aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis which carries F-18 fighter jets, joined the naval ships of Japan and India in the seas...

  • NSG – India on cusp of membership
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    The preliminary technical meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) in Vienna on June 9 discussed the new applications from India, Pakistan...

  • MTCR – Gateway to Nuclear Suppliers Group
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    Established in April 1987 by G7 countries (Canada, France, Germany...

  • Kickstarting space shuttle – Major milestone
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    Even as Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was poised to launch 22 satellites from a single mission in June 2016, on May 23, 2016, ISRO successfully launched its prototype space shuttle that splashed down...

  • Fast Track Defence Reforms – where is the horse?
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    In a series of interviews with the media, Defence Minister Mohan Parrikar has said that he has now set the stage for far-reaching defence reforms...

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