INDIAN ARMED FORCES CHIEFS ON
OUR RELENTLESS AND FOCUSED PUBLISHING EFFORTS

SP's Land Forces - Issue 01 - 2014

Issue Features

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  INTERVIEW
  'The profession of arms is a 'calling', rather than being just a job'
  

  Lt General Nitin Kohli, Signal Officer-in-Chief and Colonel Commandant, Indian Army, in an interview with SP’s Land Forces, gave out details of the role played by the Corps of Signals in the areas of low-intensity conflict and counter-insurgency operation.

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  ARTILLERY
  Modernisation and Acquisition Plans
  By Lt General (Retd) V.K. Kapoor

  We need speedy induction of 155mm/52-calibre howitzers to replace the present equipment.

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  MODERNISATION
  India's Infantry Modernisation
  By Lt General (Retd) V.K. Kapoor

  The lack of progress in acquiring even the weaponry, which is the easiest and most fundamental, is depressive to say the least because it directly and most adversely affects the soldiers fighting ability in the field.

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  ARMY AIR DEFENCE
  Decades of Obsolescence
  By Lt General (Retd) Naresh Chand

  Majority of AAD weapon systems are of erstwhile Soviet origin with an average vintage of 30 years.

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  TECHNOLOGY
  Night Vision Technologies
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  Night vision devices (NVDs) comprise an image intensifier tube, a protective housing and a mounting system.

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  SPECIAL FORCES
  Consolidating & Equipping the Special Forces
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  In modern Special Forces like the USSF, any induction of new weaponry or equipment into the US Army first goes through the USSF, which also has research and development capabilities...

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  INTERVIEW
  'India is at the core of MBDA's current and future business strategy'
  By R. Chandrakanth

  An interview with SP’s Land Forces, Loïc Piedevache, MBDA Country Head India

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  MODERNISATION
  Mine-resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  The requirement of MRAPs in India will remain in the foreseeable future. The need is not only to refine our concepts and measures of area dominance...

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  BORDER MANAGEMENT
  Managing the Land Borders
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  Digital imaging technology, miniaturised computers and numerous other technological advances over the past decade have contributed to rapid advances in aerial surveillance hardware such as micro aerial vehicles (MAVs)...

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  UNMANNED
  Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for the Army
  By Lt General (Retd) Naresh Chand

  A global race to develop UAVs is on and as per one estimate, global spending on UAVs is likely to be more than $94 billion by 2021.

• NETWORK-CENTRIC
  Keys to Success: Net-centricity, Command, Control, Synergised Operations
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  There is not only the need to undertake periodic holistic reviews but more importantly technologies available globally must be optimised ensuring required security to enhance our C4I2SR capabilities.

• PROFILE
  Saab's Giraffe AMB Radar Systems
  

  Internal disturbance has claimed more lives of India’s security personnel than the counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations in the country.

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  SP'S EXCLUSIVES
  Tata motors to unveil 'WhAP' at Defexpo 2014

  Tata Motors will be unveiling a brand new specialty vehicle, the Wheeled Armoured Platform (WhAP) at Defexpo 2014 next month. The vehicle platform, developed jointly with the DRDO's Vehicle Research...

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  SP'S EXCLUSIVES
  DRDO may unveil 130mm Arjun Catapult at Defexpo 2014

  After successfully demonstrating the first prototype of the Arjun Catapuly system to the Indian Army during automotive and firing trials in 2012, the DRDO is now all set to unveil the system for the first time at Defexpo 2014.

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  SP'S EXCLUSIVES
  Saab to field biggest team yet at Defexpo 2014

  Swedish firm Saab, fresh after the delight of winning a major fighter competition in Brazil, will be fielding its largest yet team and display this year at Defexpo 2014.