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    LEAD STORY
    India’s Second SSBN Commissioned
    By Vice Admiral A.K. Chawla (Retd)

    The commissioning of the second Arihant-class SSBN, INS Arighaat, marks a significant milestone in India’s development of a secondstrike nuclear capability and strengthens its nuclear deterrence

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    DEFENCE BUDGET / ANALYSIS
    Defence Budget 2024-25 — An Analysis
    By Vice Admiral A.K. Chawla (Retd)

    The defence budget for Financial Year 2024-25 maintains key trends of the past decade, including attempts to enhance capital expenditure, indigenisation efforts, and strengthening border infrastructure, though challenges remain in modernising the Armed Forces due to a modest overall budget increase

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    SUBMARINES / TECHNOLOGY
    Ahead of the Competition: The BEST AIP System and the Future of Hybridisation in Conventional Oceanic Submarines
    By Navantia S.A.

    The BEST (Bio Ethanol Stealth Technology) AIP developed by Navantia creates the appropriate power to charge the batteries and allow the submarine to patrol while maintaining maximum discretion

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    MODERNISATION / INDIGENISATION
    Navy’s New ASBM and AUV
    By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    The Indian Navy is swiftly enhancing its defensive capabilities by developing anti-ship ballistic missile systems and autonomous underwater vehicles

  • Appointments

    Vice Admiral Vineet Mccarty, assumes Charge as Controller Personnel Services; Vice Admiral C.R. Praveen Nair, takes over as the Commandant, Indian Naval Academy; Vice Admiral Rajesh Dhankhar takes over as Director General Project Seabird; Rear Admiral Nelson D’Souza takes over as Commandant, Military Institute of Technology, Pune.

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    Editorial
    By Jayant Baranwal, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

    India’s Naval strength received a significant boost with the commissioning of INS Arighaat, the second Arihant-class SSBN, at Visakhapatnam on August 29, 2024, by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. This milestone reinforces India’s second-strike capability and nuclear deterrence.

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