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SP's Land Forces - Issue 3 - 2018

Issue Features

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  LEAD STORY
  Defexpo-2018 Show of Strength
  By Rohit Srivastava

  The highlight of the show was the confident Indian industry which is sure of its capability to deliver products as per the forces’ requirement.

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  ASIA-PACIFIC
  China Well Ahead of India in Asia-Pacific
  By Rohit Srivastava

  Lowy Institute’s inaugural ‘Asia Power Index’ ranks India as the fourth most powerful country in the region and called it ‘A Giant of the Future’

• NATIONAL SECURITY
  Establishment of the Defence Planning Committee in India Under the NSA
  By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  Setting up DPC appears to be a hurried step perhaps because of the recent presentation made to the PM by Dr Subhash Bhamre, MoS for Defence that ‘Make in India’ is struggling due to lack of accountability amongst the bureaucracy.

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  STRATEGIC AFFAIRS
  US Pulls Out of Nuclear Deal with Iran — Impact on India
  By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  Interestingly, Iran’s nuclear programme actually began with help from the US; under its “Atoms for Peace” programme, America supplied a test reactor that came online in Tehran in 1967 during rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

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  SHOW PREVIEW
  Eurosatory 2018: A Preview
  By Rohit Srivastava

  Focusing on the current security requirements, Eurosatory is following the evolution in this domain and is putting forward creativity and innovative technology of its exhibitors

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  UNMANNED
  Coming – Chinese Robot Tanks
  By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  India should prepare for conflict that would likely combine robotics and AI; UGVs, drone swarms, quantum communications, cyber attacks and more

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  EXERCISE
  Exercise Harimau Shakti: Honing Tactical & Technical Skills
  By Lt General V.K. Kapoor (Retd)

  The exercise, was held in the dense forests of Sengai Perdik, Hulu Langat, Malaysia, and was aimed at “bolstering cooperation and coordination” between the armed forces of the two countries

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  NEWS IN BRIEF
  MMP (Missile Moyenne Portée-Medium Range Missile)
  

  Missile Moyenne Portée – Medium-Range Missile (MMP) is a new-generation, surface-attack missile system designed for the French Army.

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  NEWS IN BRIEF
  Saab to deliver Carl-Gustaf M4 weapon system to Swedish forces
  

  The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has placed an order for the delivery of Saab’s new and advanced Carl-Gustaf M4 weapon system.

• NEWS IN BRIEF
  Indian Armed Forces want over 400 drones, next-generation weapons
  

  The Indian armed forces over the next decade want over 400 drones, including combat and submarine-launched remotely piloted aircraft...

• NEWS IN BRIEF
  Tata Motors delivers Safari Storme SUVs to Indian Army
  

  Tata Motors has reportedly begun delivering Safari Storme vehicles to the Indian Army. On April 27, 2017, Tata Motors announced a contract for the supply of 3,192 units of the Tata Safari...

• NEWS IN BRIEF
  India conducts life extension test-firing of BrahMos missile
  

  India has successfully test-fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in Balasore, Odisha, as part of the weapon system’s service life extension programme.

• NEWS IN BRIEF
  VICIS wins contract to upgrade US Army combat helmets
  

  Sports protective technologies provider VICIS has secured a contract to improve combat helmets for the US Army and the US Marine Corps (USMC).

• NEWS IN BRIEF
  Appointments
  

  Lt General D. Anbu, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, GOC-in-C Northern Command, took over as the Vice Chief of Army Staff, in Delhi, on June 1, 2018, Lt General Ranbir Singh, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, DCOAS (IS&T), on promotion...

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  Editorial
  By Lt General V.K. Kapoor (Retd)

  On hearing the news on April 18, 2018, that the government had announced the establishment of a Defence Planning Committee (DPC) under the chairmanship of the National Security Adviser (NSA), as a permanent body, which was intended to “facilitate a comprehensive and integrated planning for defence matters” - the old English proverb came to my mind “The triumph of hope over experience”.