Category: Military Modernisation
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India Needs to Modernise its Military in the Decade-long Window By Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
Our ability to defend our country has been exemplified by the indigenous strides we have made in the field of space technology, nuclear technology, missile technology, ship building, gun technology, aircraft technology and communication technology. It is our endeavour now to be ahead through modernisation. We need to shift our focus on becoming a sea…
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A SIMPLISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF LOW EARTH ORBIT MILITARY SATELLITES BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR
MOST PEOPLE IN/OUT OF UNIFORM DO NOT UNDERSTAND SPACE RELATED ISSUES. AFTER ALL IT IS ‘ROCKET SCIENCE‘. HOWEVER TO BE IGNORANT OF THE COMING TIDE IS SACRILEGE FOR A MAN IN UNIFORM. …
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DHANUSH FIRING AND A NEW ERA OF INDIAN ARTILLERY
A FIRING SALUTE TO WELCOME OUR BABIES BUT REMEMBER THEY ARE OUR BIG BABIES! Below is a small video of three Dhanush Guns firing as part of trials conducted. Proud that the Dhanush has entered service today. Culmination of a long process. Great day but miles to go before we sleep. FIRING OF THE…
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A Quick Supplement For Understanding The Role and Context Of Anti-Satellite Weapons By Lt Gen P.R. Shankar
A satellite can be used for many military purposes. Primarily, military satellites are used for Communication, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance, Navigation, Meteorological Observations and Electronic Warfare. Theoretically any satellite, can carry out these functions whether it is in High, Geostationary, Mid or Low Earth orbits. However, from a practical point of view it is the…
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ISRO and IIT Madras can bring to life Sivakasi’s dying firecracker industry By Lt Gen P R Shankar (r)
see the print.in for the original article Defence ministry too wants to indegenise ammunition production, and Tamil Nadu govt can use this to turn Sivakasi into a propellant manufacturing hub. The toxic chemicals whose manufacturing brought the environmental spotlight on Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi may just help transform the city’s fortunes after all — with some…
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PINAKA – AN ANALYSIS OF SUCCESS BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
The Pinaka is a multi-barreled rocket launcher capable of firing twelve 210 mm rockets in 44 seconds at a range of 38 km. In 2015, an Extended Range Unguided Pinaka Rocket was fired to a range of 55km using case bonded propellants. The rockets fell more than 500 m away from the intended target. Not…
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India – Future Hub of Defence, Aerospace and Disaster Management By Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retired)
Raksha – Anirveda. Vol 01, Issue 4, Jan-Mar 2019. .http://www.raksha-anirveda.com/india-future-hub-of-defence-aerospace-and-disaster-management/ Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurating UP Defence Industrial Corridor (Launch of projects) in Aligarh MEGATRENDS: Certain discernible megatrends are impacting the Defence, Security and Disaster Management firmament. The first is that there is a growing shift in global economic power from West to East. Secondly, the rate…
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AN APPROACH TO ESTABLISHMENT OF TAMILNADU INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR (TANDICO) By LT GEN P R SHANKAR (RETIRED)
General The Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial Corridor Defence was inaugurated by our Defence Minister, on 20 Jan 2019. It comprises of industrial hubs in Chennai, Hosur, Salem, Coimbatore and Tiruchirappalli. Next week, during the Tamil Nadu Global Investors Meet at Chennai, aerospace and defence along with the defence corridor featured prominently. At the outset it…
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DEFENCE IN DISTRESS BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (RETIRED)
Wheels come off a Mirage aircraft after a refit by HAL and we lose two ace pilots. The Chief of Air Staff publicly states that supporting HAL affects IAF’s operational capabilities. The public views the increase in defence budget outlay as marginal, despite tall claims. The IAF may also be heading into a training crisis…
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