Shantanu K. Bansal

Founder of IADN. He has more than 10 years of experience in research and analysis. An award winning researcher, he writes for the leading defence and security journals, think-tanks and in-service publications. He is a senior consultant at the Indian Army Training Command (ARTRAC), Shimla. Contact him at: Shantanukbansal2@gmail.com

ISRO Gaganyaan, India’s maiden human space mission by 2024

3 years ago Shantanu K. Bansal

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From Men Intensive To A Technologically Developed Force: Recent Chinese Military Reforms

3 years ago Shantanu K. Bansal

Article byMr. Shantanu K. Bansal The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has been rapidly improvising since the Gulf War period, ‘from...

INDIA@75: INDIAN START-UP DEVELOP AN UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE ‘ASTRO’ IN JUST 2 MONTHS

3 years ago Shantanu K. Bansal

UNVEILING EDGEFORCE ASTRO UGV On the occasion of this 15th August, Col. P Hani and Mr Ramachandran Andayi from Edgeforce...

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Mig-21 Crashes: IAF-Politico-Bureaucratic Logjam

3 years ago Shantanu K. Bansal

Article byMr. Shantanu K. Bansal The loss of Wing Commander M. Rana and Flight Lieutenant Adivitya Bal in the MIG-21...

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Bell’s New Helicopter Has Detachable Wings

3 years ago Shantanu K. Bansal

Bell's helicopter has wings to help it handle high speeds A traditional airplane gets the lift it needs to stay...

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Cybersecurity Skills A National Imperative

3 years ago Shantanu K. Bansal

Article byMr. Shantanu K. Bansal New sciences and technologies in the field of cybersecurity are the driving force in the...

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The Unconventional Military Tactics We Learned From The Ukrainian War 2022

3 years ago Shantanu K. Bansal

Article by Mr. Shantanu K. Bansal On 24 February 2022, Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine. Russia didn't mention that it is going to conduct...

The 13th Para SF Battalion Raised

3 years ago Shantanu K. Bansal

It is nowhere in the mainstream media but as per sources on the 1st of May this year, the Indian...

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Why India Didn’t Condemn Russian Invasion in Ukraine Overlooking the US and the West?

3 years ago Shantanu K. Bansal

India’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been distinctive among the major democracies and among U.S. strategic partners....

LCA Tejas Steals The Show at the Singapore Airshow

3 years ago IADN Editorial Team

Indian Air Force (IAF) showcased its domestic-made Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas MK-I aircraft alongside participants from across the world at...