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125960
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Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defence Reorganisation Act of 1986 (GNA) is generally considered to be the first step in the currently ongoing Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA).
Major blame for the US failure in the Vietnam War was apportioned to segregated planning and operations, resulting in inhibiting the development of a unified war strategy. The catastrophic failure of the Iranian hostage rescue mission in 1980, the infirmities noticed in the invasion of Grenada in 1983 and inability to respond appropriately when 241 US marines were killed in a terrorist attack in Lebanon convinced all that emergent reforms were needed in the US defence organisation
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125963
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2013.
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According to Airbus Military over the next three decades, 'the increasing air transport demands will generate the need for some 2,400 multi-role airlifters, with approximately 1,250 of these in the light/medium category'.
India's requirements alone could account for approximately 10 per cent of that market over the next 10 years. The Indian Air Force (IAF) plans to increase its tonnage carrying capacity from 500 tonnes to 1,500 tonnes by 2022. The IAF is fully committed to supporting the Indian Army in the air maintenance task, its Fixed Wing assets carrying in excess of 25,000 tonnes annually. This capacity will be enhanced with the arrival of upgraded and new aircraft with higher payloads and enhanced avionics for higher sortie generation rates
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125928
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2013.
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After a decade of peace, the Line of Control (LC) in Poonch sector is hot again following the killing of five soldiers by Border Action Team (BAT) of Pakistan army at Khari Karmara village in Poonch sector on August 6. This was the second BAT action in Poonch sector this year. Earlier, two soldiers were beheaded early January. The intense LC firing started three days after the BAT action only after the army got a go ahead for a befitting reply to Pakistani ceasefire violations in the sector.
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125965
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2013.
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Embraer's journey with the Indian Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) programme began in February 2005, when a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the company and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), to develop a new AEW&C platform for the Indian Air Force (IAF).
The decision to select EMB 145 Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platform was taken based on Embraer's experience with the complex systems integration expertise for this class of airborne platform. The contract for three EMB 145 AEW&C platforms was signed in July 2008, the contract including a comprehensive logistics package covering training, technical support, spare parts, and ground support equipment
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125968
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2013.
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After Issus (333 BC), Alexander took possession of Syria and the Levant coast. The next year he attacked Tyre, a rich and strategic Phoenician port and its largest city-state. Tyre was the only Persian port that had not capitulated. Even this far into the war, the Persian navy still posed a threat. Tyre was located both on the Mediterranean coast and an island with two natural harbours. Alexander built a causeway to allow his army to take the town by land. This engineering feat showed the true extent of his brilliance: he built a kilometer-long causeway on a natural land bridge no more than two metres deep. He then constructed two towers 150-feet high at the end of the causeway. The Tyrians, however, quickly counterattacked. They filled an old transport ship with wood, pitch, sulphur and other combustibles, lit it on fire creating a primitive form of napalm, and ran it up onto the causeway, which was engulfed by the flames.
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125964
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2013.
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In a futuristic battlefield, which would rely widely on precision guided weapons and virtual platforms, Robotic technology is going to play a pivotal role. Presently, the use of robotics with the military and paramilitary forces, especially in India, is limited to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) or for landmine and explosive research. A few armies from the developed world are using them for counter terrorism purpose. The use of robotic technology, programmed with Artificial Intelligence Applications can cater to the most vital roles in aerial combat and also in tactical battle areas. Increasing militarisation of robots will be a reality soon and India has a huge challenge to catch up with the developments in this area.
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125967
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2013.
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Despite the falling rupee, which might affect defence spending for some time, Lockheed Martin remains surprisingly optimistic about defence and homeland security business in the country. Not just that, it has already started looking for potential partners from the private sector. "The economics here are not troubling us," said Susan Maraghy, regional vice president for South Asia, Corporate International Business Development, Lockheed Martin Corporation.
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125944
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2013.
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When the chief of army staff, General Bikram Singh assumed office in May last year amidst uncertainty and rising allegations of financial, disciplinary and moral impropriety within the service, he gave the call for 'Back to Basics'. Taking a cue from the chief, the Army Training Command (ARTRAC) has adopted this as its theme for the annual 2013-2014 journal, a tacit acknowledgement that the army has lost its moorings. Surely there are officers who understand that all is not well with the service and the drift, if not corrected, will have serious consequences.
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125926
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2013.
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Military's quest for Net Centric Warfare (NCW) capabilities has been ongoing. Intra-Service net-centricity in navy and air force is more because their weapon systems cannot function without it, but army is lagging behind. More significantly, inter-service NCW capability has made little headway. Lack of appropriate higher defence structures, void of network culture and inadequate political push, all are contributing factors. This, despite acknowledging that response to conflict situations need NCW capabilities and the Prime Minister declaring in 2004 during the Unified Commanders Conference, "Reforms within the armed forces also involve recognition of the fact that our navy, air forces and army can no longer function in compartments with exclusive chains of command and single service operational plans".
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125951
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2013.
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The much-delayed M777 155mm Ultra-Light Howitzer (ULH) is now negotiating its way through the final stages, with evaluation of the case through a Technical Oversight Committee now underway. The order for the M777 will be placed through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) route.
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125929
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2013.
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Did India respond appropriately to Pakistan Army's recent ceasefire violations on Line of Control (LC) or should it have done something more or different, is the question at the heart of both bilateral relations between India and Pakistan and India's possible foothold in Afghanistan after 2014.
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125966
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2013.
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An exclusive invitation to visit the Lincoln facility of UK-based Selex ES, for an in-depth experience at their Electronic Warfare Operational Support (EWOS) offerings, provided an excellent opportunity to get a closer look at EWOS and the crucial role it plays in today's battlefield. Over a packed day full of briefings on EWOS, this correspondent was taken through the entire spectrum of EWOS, starting from the various products and tools used to analysis and testing of the mission data file using hardware-in-the-loop simulators.
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125927
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2013.
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Even as the world is debating implications of Pakistan's signalling that it has developed theatre or tactical nuclear weapons (TNWs), India's response, so far, has been implausible at best, and nonchalant at worst. At the political or strategic level, the Chairman, National Security Advisory Board, Shyam Saran has sought to make a case that India's nuclear weapons are not symbolic but are meant for deterrence. At the military or operational level, the Indian Army, most affected by this new weapon has adopted a dismissive and cavalier attitude. 'We are not sure if this is a bluff, and even if it is not, we do not envisage changing our offensive plans,' is the overriding sentiment at the Army Headquarters. Both stakeholders need to think carefully about a befitting and proportionate response to Pakistan Army's game-changer.
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125930
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2013.
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As the sun sets in this Line of Control (LC) village of Dehri Dabsi in Balakote area of Mendhar, the deafening sound of mortar shells rattles the air. Nobody is startled for, this has become the routine here for past one month. Life is on an edge here for the people, caught between the LC fence, minefields and night-long bombings.
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125955
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2013.
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An Ariane 5 rocket successfully launched the military communication satellite GSAT-7, meant for the Indian Navy at 0200 hours Indian Standard Time (IST) on August 30 from Kourou in French Guiana.
This successful launch means that the Indian Navy (IN) will now have access to its own satellite for communication requirements of ships at sea, submarines and provide the much-needed bandwidth for shore based establishments. The additional bandwidth would also be used for uplinking data from surveillance platforms, such as the recently acquired Boeing P-8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare (LRMR/ASW) aircraft and UAVs.
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125935
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2013.
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Deaths, injuries, arson, curfew are occurrences that make headlines every day in Jammu and Kashmir. Yet, the blood that spilled on August 9 in the Kishtwar district of the Jammu division of the state was of a different kind. Innocent blood for sure, but the cause was neither terrorism nor separatism. It was the age-old Indian malaise: communal violence. The Eid-ul-Fitr day aligned Kishtwar with the rest of the country in a manner Kashmiris would have never thought possible.
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125962
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2013.
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In the last five years (January 2009 to June 2013), the number of casualties in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) stood at 305. This number includes casualties not only in the areas affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE), but also from Jammu & Kashmir and the Northeastern regions. Out of this, close to 270 CRPF men lost their lives in LWE affected areas alone. Majority of these casualties, not surprisingly, happened in Chhattisgarh - close to 180 lives lost. And reasons for most of these casualties are Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts that Maoists regularly use against security forces. It should not be surprising in this context that the biggest requirement for the CRPF at this moment is Mine Protected Vehicles (MPV), mine detectors and RCIED jammers.
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125925
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2013.
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Air-land battle is a term coined by the Americans following their experiences in the Korean and Vietnam wars. They realised that tenets of fighting wars were no longer those based on the World War II model where large ground formations took on the adversary in what were basically variations of the frontal assault and large infantry and tank engagements. With precision guided munitions coming into the inventory from the end of the Vietnam War and technology driven air power getting a bigger say through the capability asymmetry that it introduced, a concept of synergising tactics in conjunction with operational art to generate the desired strategic effects took shape in the form of the air-land battle model.
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125961
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2013.
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The recent calamity in Uttarakhand has left the entire country in a state of shock. The only organisation that stood the test of time was the Indian armed force, which turned saviours for the thousands stranded in the ravaged mountain terrain. Every time a calamity - natural or man-made - strikes, the men in uniform are remembered and every time, they respond with alacrity and diligence. Yet, the government which turns to them in times of crisis, doesn't really care much about their welfare. The authorities have relentlessly stonewalled any steps to improve the standard of life of armed forces personnel (Junior Commissioned Officers and other ranks) whether it concerns pension, payment of arrears or insurance benefits. Even other welfare measures have been denied by political parties who have vested interests. That's all the more reason to ask whether the soldier is effectively covered by the insurance policies extended by the Army Group Insurance Fund (AGIF)?
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2013.
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Modern warfare is characterised by highly mobile operations with the tactical scenario changing rapidly and the theatre of operations becoming more and more extensive. The advent of long range weapon systems and mechanisation has extended the area of influence much beyond the line of sight of ground-based sensors.
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