SP's Naval Forces - August-September 2012
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Issue Features
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Stop Press
Admiral D.K. Joshi Takes Over as Navy Chief
By Rear Admiral (Retd) Sushil Ramsay‘For the Navy to fulfill its mandate as a maritime power for national prosperity, 24 x 7 attention would need to be paid at all levels to ensure that there are no gaps in our security preparedness’
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Conference Report
Old Sea Dog Bids Adieu
By Rear Admiral (Retd) Sushil RamsayAdmiral Nirmal Verma reflected upon the often repeated query about the dichotomy of the fact that the Indian Navy which professed blue-water aspirations was now engrossed in brown-water operations.
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Technology
Weapon Systems & Sensors for Modern Warships
By Rear Admiral (Retd) Arun SaxenaEnough is not being done by the defence establishment to get the private sector industry on board in our acquisition and development programmes.
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Strategy
What’s up on Coastal Security
By Lt General (Retd) Naresh ChandDefence Minister A.K. Antony reviewed the progress on various steps taken to enhance coastal security emphasising that all the stakeholders should work with unified purpose and ensure that there are no gaps in the coastal security framework.
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Mine Sweeping
Easy to Lay, Hard to Sweep
By Rear Admiral (Retd) Dr S. KulshresthaThe mere existence of mines poses psychological threat to practically stop maritime operations and thus deny access to a desired area at sea.
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Show Report Eurosatory
Crow’s Nest Device “Dazzles” Pirates
By R. ChandrakanthDesigned primarily as a piracy protection system for commercial shipping, seen as increasingly at risk, the Crow’s Nest device presents a non-lethal deterrent that sends out an unequivocal signal to steer clear...
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Naval Air Defence
Protecting Blue Water Navy From Air Attacks
By Lt General (Retd) Naresh ChandWith the development of air power, ships at sea also became lucrative targets from the air, thus, various types of cannons and guns were placed on board for air defence.
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Interview
‘Boeing sees great value in partnering with India’
Dennis D. Swanson is now the International Business Development Vice President for Boeing Defence, Space and Security in India.
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Procurement
Scope of Offsets Enlarged
By Vishal ThaparIndia gives OEMs (original equipment manufactures) more leeway
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Diplomacy
Militarisation of the Arctic Region
By Commander (Retd) Neil GadihokeThere is the need to develop necessary military capability to hedge against the future military postures of potential adversaries. Militarisation of the Arctic may therefore be an irreversible trend.
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