Tag: MILITARY TECHNOLOGY
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Near Space Surveillance and Beyond by Lt Gen P R Shankar (retd)
This is an article I wrote two years back. After reading through all the literature about the Armenia- Azerbaijan conflict and the on going standoff with China in Eastern Ladakh, I am convinced that we need to expand our horizon of thinking in using the atmosphere for surveillance purposes. This is a new dimension which needs to be…
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ANALYSIS OF A FAKE MICROWAVE OVEN AT LADAKH by LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
THIS ANALYSIS IS A SORT OF ‘MICROWAVE WEAPONS FOR DUMMIES’ KIND. EASY TO GRASP FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NO CLUE ABOUT TECHNOLOGY BEYOND A POINT The Chinese Claim Jin Canrong, a professor of international relations at Beijing’s Renmin University claimed that China…
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Outline of a Counter UAV Philosophy By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Article Published in the USI Journal Period: January 2020 – March 2020 Abstract The employment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in war and peace is proliferating rapidly. These are being used for offensive and defensive roles, to include surveillance, attack and logistics, besides other complimentary tasks. They are changing equations of conflict as was evident in…
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GARNERING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR INDIAN ARMED FORCES BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (RETD)
original article @ Raksha Anirveda There is a lot of discussion and action on Artificial Intelligence and other disruptive technologies and how they will impact warfare . The Chinese White Paper on defense at the very outset mentions that…
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IIT MADRAS AT DEFEXPO 2020, LUCKNOW
Defexpo 2018 at Chennai IIT Madras entered the field of defence on its own steam in Apr 18. It established a stall in the Defexpo 2018 in Chennai. Many of its students and faculty got their first exposure to the exciting world of aerospace and defense. It even held a seminar in the event. However,…
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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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Why We Need Software Research in the Indian Army
I got this mail from my son who is a software engineer and felt I had to share with one and all who are following my blog. To be honest I do not understand too much of the technicality of what he is conveying to me. However I understand the points he is trying to…
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Bridging the Military Technology Gap in the Sino – Indian Context
Journal of the United Service Institution of India, Vol. CXLIX, No. 617, July-September 2019 Author: Lieutenant General P R Shankar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd) Period: July 2019 – September 2019 Abstract China, our main adversary, has moved closer to superpower status and has embarked on a military expansion by embracing high end disruptive technologies. It…
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SHAASTRA 2020 – A STUDENT DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY SUMMIT OF IIT MADRAS
The students of IIT Madras have adopted defence technology as the theme for their flagship summit this year in response to the Prime Ministers call that IITs should contribute to indigenisation of defence. Further they are focusing on disruptive technologies and attempting to solve real life problems of the Armed Forces. They are also attempting…
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Digitalization in Defense – The Basic Canvas By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
The Basics. Digitalization is disruptive. It is transformative. In defense matters it is here to stay but has some way to go. Why? Its creators are young who do not know about defense. Its users are old who do not understand digitalization. When this twain starts to meet some reality will set in.Let me amplify.…
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