SP's Naval Forces - October-November 2011
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Issue Features
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Cover Story
Asymmetric Tactics in War
By Lt General (Retd) Naresh ChandThe Gulf War of 1991 and the 2003 invasion of Iraq by the US-led coalition forces reinforced the doctrine that superior combat power can provide victory in conventional warfare but was not much of a use once the scenario shifted to asymmetric warfare phase.
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Technology
Subsurface Combat Technologies
By Commander (Retd) A.J. SinghThe maritime security scenario in the littoral regions and the increase in low-intensity conflicts have added to the responses required to counter the entire range of threats including sabotage...
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Shipbuilding
Making Warships Indigenously
By Rear Admiral (Retd) Sushil RamsayThe indigenous aircraft carrier, formerly known as air defence ship, under construction at the cochin Shipyard Limited
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Armament
Seeking New Horizons
By Lt General (Retd) Naresh ChandOto Melara’s 76/62 gun is in service with more than 50 navies of the world including the Indian Navy.
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Marketing Feature
Search and Rescue Support System for Submarines
Submarine rescue systems emerged nearly simultaneously with undersea fleet and have been progressing with the fleet, while gaining tragic experience of submarine averages and accidents.
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Auxiliary Fleet
Replenishment at Sea
By Rear Admiral (Retd) Sushil RamsayThe only indigenously constructed fleet tanker was commissioned as INS Aditya towards the early 2000.
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Spotliight
Anti-Sub Corvette Kadmatt Launched
The Indian Navy’s modernisation quest under Project-28 to stealthily hunt and destroy lurking enemy submarines got a further boost recently with the launch of the second indigenous anti-submarine warfare (ASW) corvette Kadmatt named after an island in Lakshwadeep.
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Diplomacy
Sino-Indian Cooperation
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochGlobal maritime security is in considerable disorder. The solution lies across the board cooperation particularly by all states having maritime frontiers.
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TecKnow
Landing Catamaran
It can shuttle indifferently between a harbour, a mother ship at sea or an unprepared shore
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