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SP's Naval Forces - April-May 2011

Issue Features

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  Cover Story
  Tyranny of the Distant Battlefield
  By Commodore (Retd) C.P. Srivastava

  The traditional roles of submarines and operations undertaken hitherto may require drastic realignment, if these platforms are to remain relevant in the 21st century

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  Amphibious Operations
  Landing on Hostile Shores
  By Lt General (Retd) Naresh Chand

  A sea base amphibious operations eliminates the need to establish shore facilities thus reducing the requirement of men and material.

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  MMRCA
  Win-Win Situation For All
  By Rear Admiral (Retd) Sushil Ramsay

  Besides the qualitative quantum jump to IAF, the MMRCA deal has the potential of not just rejuvenating the indigenous aircraft carrier programme in real terms

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  Evacuation
  Evacuating Nationals via Sea
  By Commander Neil Gadihoke

  All through the recent history, navies have been used by different countries for combatant and non-combatant evacuation operations, from the crisis-afflicted areas

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  Budget
  Defence Allocation Up
  By Lt General (Retd) Naresh Chand

  The allotment of Rs. 1,64,415.49 crore for the defence services is a 11.6 per cent rise from last year’s Rs. 1,47,000 crore.

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  Conference
  Submarine Operating Strategies
  By Rear Admiral (Retd) Sushil Ramsay

  Speaking at a seminar organised on the sixth anniversary of the National Maritime Foundation, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma said that the Indian Navy envisages the utility of submarines not only for littoral operations...

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  First
  Diving Deep
  

  The virgin oceanic submarine can dive 350 feet per minute

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  TecKnow
  Safe Flight
  

  The vertical take-off and landing UAV

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  Interview
  ‘We fully intend to partner with Indian industry while making the E-2D programme’
  

  Northrop Grumman’s E-2D is a game changer bringing new sensor, command and control, and integration capabilities to the fleet...