Indonesia Built a Damn Tank Boat
A trade show display of Tank Boat featuring both the 30-millimeter and 105-millimeter gun turrets.
Females are the Most Potent Spies as well as Suicide Bombers
I was attending a course called ‘Defence against Suicide bombing’ in Turkey. In one of the lectures on female suicide bombers, the lecturer dramatically said that she will show an ‘ explosive bra’. I quipped that all bras are explosive and it sent the class in a tizzy with a lot of giggles.
A point for HAL Nashik to ponder: What after Sukhoi-30MKI fighters?
HAL’s Nashik division is now scrabbling for orders that would occupy its 4,190 skilled personnel at Nashik and 3,100 at Koraput (Odisha), where Russian aircraft engines are built.
Is China still the factory of the world?
Trust and reputation are perhaps the only two things in the world that travel faster than light. From all accounts it appears as if China is losing the trust game Continue Reading
Listing the Requirement of Night Vision Devices (NVDs) in Armed Forces
Night Vision Devices (NVDs) are lacking both in quantity and quality in the armed forces particularly in the Army.
Focus on Counter Drone Technology
Counters to UAVs (C-UAV) have evolved. Detection requires combination of radar, Radio Frequency (RF), Electro-Optical (EO), Infra-red (IR),
India’s Trade Deficit With China: Stats Provide Grim Picture
India’s exports to China have risen and imports have fallen over the last few years. But a closer look at the items traded between the two countries shows the unequal Continue Reading
Terrorism and Advancing Technologies
From 2015 to 2017, Ukrainian separatists used small drones to drop thermite grenades on four Ukrainian military ammunition depots — resulting in the destruction of hundreds of thousands of tons of ammunition.
India must allow armed forces to raise own finances. Defence budget will never be enough
Ever since the confrontation with China in the mountains of Ladakh, and the threat of escalation to war, retired armed forces officers have been calling for an increase in capabilities Continue Reading
Should India Continue With Nuclear Power for Electricity Generation?
Questions are often raised about why India should continue to invest in nuclear power when even after 60 years of having been in the fray, it contributes only 2 per Continue Reading