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 CorrespondentAfter 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. ChandrakanthThis 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
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