Month: December 2019
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PLATFORMS FOR DEFENCE STARTUPS: THE WAY FORWARD By LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
WISHING YOU A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR RMA to DMA – Technologies Involved Disruption in Military Affairs (DMA) is here to stay. The transition from RMA to DMA has started. The technologies involved are many as shown in the graphic below. They are beyond the scope of a formal organization like DRDO due to sheer…
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PINAKA IN CONVENTIONAL NON-CONTACT DETERRENCE BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (RETIRED
A View from Pakistan Recently on 19 Dec a test firing of the Pinaka was carried out using an operational launcher. Daily Pakistan has this to say “Pinaka is an artillery missile system capable of destroying 900 square metres at a 20-80 kilometre range by firing a salvo of 12 rockets within 48 seconds. The…
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AN ANALYSIS OF ARAMCO ATTACKS BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
The Aramco Attacks The Outcomes. On 14 Sep 19 at about 0400h, the ARAMCO oil refineries at Khurais and Abqaiq were attacked. The attacks were simultaneous in two waves. It was reported that the attack was carried out using a combination of 25 UAVs and cruise missiles. Analysis later revealed that there were 19 strikes…
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FRONTLINES, FAULTLINES AND BATTLEGROUNDS OF PAKISTAN by LT GEN PR SHANKAR (R)
Frontline- Faultline-Battleground The post WW2 British colonial collapse left the ‘Great Game’ Imperialists with a quandary. How to stem the spread of communism of Soviet Russia? How to stop its confluence with India whose socialism was visible even then. A geostrategic wedge that would simultaneously connect and separate – the Middle East, Soviet Central Asia,…
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Why India can't afford to delay in developing its own defence equipment
https://www.dailyo.in/variety/defence-equipment-armed-forces-cash-strapped-army-defence-forces-make-in-india/story/1/24811.html VARIETY | 7-minute read | 12-06-2018 LT-GEN PR SHANKAR (RETD) Two recent incidents evoked emotions which I felt I should share with everyone. We recently lost a dynamic Air Commodore in a tragic crash flying a 30-year-old aircraft and numerous articles indicate that the US is trying to block the purchase of the S400…
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Watch out! India set to have world's most fearsome artillery
https:// Watch out! India set to have world’s most fearsome artillery Our surveillance, target acquisition and retaliatory capabilities are climbing a ‘never before’ path. POLITICS | 5-minute read | 23-05-2017 LT-GEN PR SHANKAR (RETD) A few days ago, the arrival of the first two 155mm M777 ultra-light howitzers on Indian soil was hailed by the…
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It's such a shame fake Chinese parts were used in India-made Dhanush guns
It’s such a shame fake Chinese parts were used in India-made Dhanush guns A strong artillery is a prerequisite for the defence of the nation. VOICES | 6-minute read | 24-07-2017 LT-GEN PR SHANKAR (RETD) https://www.dailyo.in/voices/fake-chinese-parts-dhanush-guns-artillery-bofors/story/1/18561.html Two recent news reports have given rise to a sense of dread and unease in me. The first was that…
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Should Korean mishap raise doubts over Indian Army's future artillery gun?
Accidents during firing of guns have been a part and parcel of a gunner’s life since time immemorial. POLITICS | 8-minute read | 24-08-2017 LT-GEN PR SHANKAR (RETD) https://www.dailyo.in/politics/k-9-howitzer-south-korea-firing-accident-india/story/1/19136.html Last week there was an accident during the firing of the 155mm Gun K-9 Thunder in South Korea in which two of their soldiers were killed. This was reported…
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Kerala floods rescue op, AFSPA 'dilution': The two shades of Indian Army
https://www.dailyo.in/variety/kerala-flood-rescue-op-afspa-dilution-extra-judicial-killings-indian-army-saviours-or-killers/story/1/26294.html VARIETY | 9-minute read | 27-08-2018 Lt-Gen PR Shankar (retd) Armymen too are human beings and please grant them some rights. A WhatsApp message doing the rounds following the Kerala flood crisis reads: “…We were all petrified at the rising water…till the Army came…smiling…their actions were so reassuring…that we forgot all our fears…
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Disruption in Military Affairs (DMA): A Technology Centric Approach
https://bharatshakti.in/disruption-in-military-affairs-dma-a-technology-centric-approach/ December 24, 2018; By: Lt Gen P R Shankar (Retd); 1 Print Email Editor’s Note The armed forces of all nations are having to re-think their doctrines with technologies disrupting the ways and means of conducting conventional and non-conventional operations. The major focus of big powers today remains development of disruptive technologies to win battles at the…