SP's Naval Forces - February-March 2022
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Issue Features
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EXCLUSIVE
CHIEF OF THE NAVAL STAFF
“We are witnessing a significant geo-political transformation in our maritime environment and a shift to a multipolar world centered around the Indo-Pacific”
—Admiral R. Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff, in an interaction with Jayant Baranwal, Editor-in-Chief, SP’s Naval Forces...
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DEFENCE PROCUREMENT
Indigenisation by Private Sector and Single Vendor Conundrum
By Vice Admiral A.K. Chawla (Retd)All countries that have a mature defence industry, each segment of major weapon systems and platforms generally have only one or at the most two OEMs, mainly in the private sector
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AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
SCOD Recommendation for Three Aircraft Carriers
By Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha (Retd)Two formidable battle groups centered around aircraft carriers offer the ability to support land operations, shift theatre as the situation may demand and choke points during prolonged operations.
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NAVAL EXERCISES
Contribution of MILAN Exercises to India’s Outreach
By Vice Admiral A.K. Chawla (Retd)The list of invitees to Exercise MILAN 2022 reflects the global reach and influence of the Indian Navy and also demonstrates the geo-political heft of India and clearly brings out our excellent diplomatic relations across the globe
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NAVAL AVIATION
Naval Aviation at the CUSP of Enlarging OP Envelope
By Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha (Retd)Given the emerging geo-economic competition, Naval Aviation is on the threshold of enlarging its envelope over Indo-Pacific and make maritime security even more powerful
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FLEET REVIEW
President Kovind Reviews the Indian Navy Fleet
By Lt General Naresh Chand (Retd)President and Supreme Commander of the armed forces of India, Ram Nath Kovind reviewed the Indian Navy Fleet at Visakhapatnam on February 21, 2022. The Presidential Fleet Review is carried out once during the tenure of the President.
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National Maritime Security Coordinator Appointed
Vice Admiral G. Ashok Kumar (Retd) was appointed National Maritime Security Coordinator (NMSC) on February 16, 2022.
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Editorial
By Jayant Baranwal, Publisher & Editor-in-ChiefThis issue starts with an exclusive interaction with CNS Admiral R. Hari Kumar. The CNS gave an overview of the global security environment & an insight into the modernisation plans of the Indian Navy through indigenisation.
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