THE SECTION IS AIMED AT PROMOTING AWARENESS AND DISCUSSION ON CONTEMPORARY DEFENCE, SECURITY AND RELATED ISSUES. VISITORS ARE WELCOME TO SUBMIT SHORT AND PRECISE QUESTIONS. THE SECTION NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VIEWS OF IADN. THE SECTION IS HEADED BY MR. ANKIT KUMAR, EDITOR, IADN.
What’s happening with IAC-2?
Question: What is the status of our third aircraft carrier ? Are we planning to have our own nuclear powered aircraft carrier?? Our 3rd Aircraft Carrier, better known as IAC-2 is currently in design phase. Indian Navy is in the process of deciding the detailed specifications of the planned aircraft carrier and is in the…
What should we do with our tanks?
Question: Now that Pakistan has VT-4 tanks imported from China, what is the logical step forward for Indian armour?, upgrading the current T90 to Proryv3 standards or importing Armatas?~ Animesh Panda While Pakistan importing VT-4 is indeed a development to be taken care of, but it’s not something which should come as a surprise to…
T90 over Arjun MBT?
Ny question is if arjun MBT is superior to t90 , then why it is not inducted in larger numbers ?~Lokendrasingh We fail to realise something in case of Tanks of Indian Army. Apart from the budget or existing infrastructure (manufacturing to supplies), its the development and procurement timelines of both these systems which has…
Import MQ9 Reapers or invest more in desi UAV development?
Question: Last war seen in Azerbaijan & Armenia, precise Drone strike is played key role by Azerbaijan on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict area. After seeing this, Less human interaction in war can play big role in next future conflict. Should IAF focus & allot more budget on R&D work in indegeneous drone program rather than acquire huge…
Aircraft Carriers in the age of Hypersonic Weapons
Question: Will aircraft carriers become obsolete in the age of hypersonic missiles ~Gauri Shankar Dutta Hyper Sonic weapons are definitely a new and imposing threat. It is surely much more difficult to intercept and it can surely do much more damage too. But will it make Aircraft Carriers obsolete? Well let me share a youtube…
Why India pulled out of FGFA 5th gen fighter program?
Question: Why is India opted out of Russia’s 5th Gen Fighter Jet program ~Mihir Garg Pulling out of Russia’s Su57 program was no knee jerk reaction. It came down to India pulling out of the program in 2018 after several set backs even after putting up funds for the development. The first and foremost reason…
The miracle of shooting down targets at 400km range with S400!
Question: It is known that S400 SAM is capable to detect any threat from 400km apart & shoot down, my question is Earth is round so normally stationary/fix located radar have limited capabilitie to detect long range threat due to curvature of the earth. How S400 SAM is capable to detect long range threat? ~…
The art of hunting down enemy submarines
Q: Which one is effective ? More ASW ships or more P8Is in sky to check the threat of enemy submarines? ~ Rony Anti submarine warfare is the linchpin of Sea Control. Probably the most difficult of all forms of operations in Naval warfare, it’s everything about situational awareness. It’s the game of sensors. Successful…
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