INDIAN ARMED FORCES CHIEFS ON
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SP Guide Publications puts forth a well compiled articulation of issues, pursuits and accomplishments of the Indian Army, over the years

— General Manoj Pande, Indian Army Chief

 
 
I am confident that SP Guide Publications would continue to inform, inspire and influence.

— Admiral R. Hari Kumar, Indian Navy Chief

My compliments to SP Guide Publications for informative and credible reportage on contemporary aerospace issues over the past six decades.

— Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari, Indian Air Force Chief

SP's Naval Forces - August-September 2015

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Issue Features

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    Lead Story
    Protecting Maritime Trade on the High Seas
    By Lt General Naresh Chand (Retd)

    There are many military missions in this role like Sea Control, Sea Denial, Blockade, Power Projection, Compellence, etc, which have indirect fall-out for the protection of the maritime trade

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    Viewpoint
    Indian Navy's Rotary-wing in Doldrums?
    By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)

    With the dwindling inventory of multi-role helicopters, Indian Navy is now hard pressed to bridge the capability gaps in deployment and tasking helicopters, even for newly commissioned ships

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    Naval Guns
    The Naval Gun Continues to Reign!
    By Rear Admiral Dr S. Kulshrestha (Retd)

    The most striking thing about the armament packages of the formidable warships under construction is the fact that the naval gun continues to form an integral part of the firepower of these warships

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    Special Feature
    The Indian Navy and the Indo-Pak War of 1965
    By SP’s Correspondent

    After China’s attack on India’s northern frontiers in 1962, the Army’s hands were more than full and the Indian Navy had been charged with the garrisoning of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

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    Unmanned Systems
    Ship-borne Unmanned Aerial System
    By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)

    NSUAS will be capable of flying either pre-programmed or operator-initiated missions guided by the global positioning system (GPS) and its onboard flight control system

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    Technology
    Next-Generation Missile Vessels – Lethal and Futuristic
    By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)

    The profile of Next-Generation Missile Vessel will make the platform very potent and ideally suited for Low Intensity Maritime Operations

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    Show Report
    DSEI 2015: Focus on Technological Innovations
    By R. Chandrakanth

    This year there was an impressive international flotilla complement with an enlarged US Maritime Pavilion

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    Exercise
    Exercise Malabar 2015 – A Curtain-raiser
    By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)

    Originally Exercise Malabar was conceived as naval exercises between the US Navy and the Indian Navy.

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    Demonstration
    MiG-29K Takes-off

    MiG-29K demonstration at Shore Based Test Facility (SBTF), Goa, for the delegation of the Consultative Committee of Ministry of Defence on September 20, 2015