SP's Naval Forces - February-March 2011
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Issue Features
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Cover Story
Rejuvenating Naval Air Arm
By Rear Admiral (Retd) Sushil RamsayThe coming decades certainly hold enormous promise for substantial growth and empowerment of the Indian Navy’s Fleet Air Arm. With the kind of capabilities on the anvil of induction, it would emerge as a credible force to tackle multi-dimensional challenges of the future.
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UAVs
Riding the Waves
By Lt General (Retd) Naresh ChandThe Navy has a requirement for both rotary wing and fixed wing UAVs. Airborne naval intelligence surveillance reconnaissance (ISR) also has a different environment to operate in.
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Coast Guard
Force to Reckon With
By Inspector General K. NatarajanSea route used by terrorists for 26/11 Mumbai attack exposed vulnerability of India’s coastline and the pressing need for a coordinated approach to maritime security
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Technology
Attaining Revolutionary Capability
By Rear Admiral (Retd) Sushil RamsayTo further augment its NCW capabilities, the Indian Navy is at an advanced stage of indigenously developing networkcentric operation system at a cost of $1 billion, eventually to be networked with the satellite over the next few years
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Security
Quest for Safe Coast
By Commander Neil GadihokeThe 26/11 attack jolted the Indian security, exposed the prevailing gaps in the coastal surveillance apparatus
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Seminar Report
Building Indigenous Capabilities
By Rear Admiral (Retd) RamsayThe second edition of NAVARMS 2010 was held at New delhi under the aegis of the director General Naval Armament Inspection and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
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Technology
Need for a Reliable & Seamless ISR
By Lt General (Retd) Naresh ChandIndia is planning to acquire medium-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft for which DRDO is developing the sensors and communications
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Strategy
The Third Leg
By Lt General (Retd) Naresh ChandA nuclear triad is very expensive to acquire and maintain. only three countries—the US, Russian Federation and China—have it and now India is trying to muscle into this exclusive club.
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First
Go Electromagnetic
The US Navy launches first aircraft using electromagnetic aircraft launch system technology
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