SP's MAI Issue No. 6 | March 16-31, 2014 - Military Updates
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Lessons from 1962
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochIndia failed to read Chinese intentions despite Chinese ousting nationalists from Manchuria in 1948, sweeping into Tibet in 1951, occupying Sinkiang and shelling Taiwan in 1954, occupying Aksai Chin from 1955 to 1957...
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Facilitation of Defence Offsets
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochPerhaps there is need to provide higher multiplier values to extremely critical technologies required by DRDO in order to attract foreign vendors.
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Uighurs strike back
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochChinese analysts say the most potent threat to China is that of Islamic fundamentalism that defies all borders and is already emanating in the heart of China spearheaded by the ETIM.
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MILITARY
GSL-designed and built INS Sumedha joins Indian NavyThe maritime security of India got a significant boost recently with the induction of state-of-the-art new generation Naval offshore patrol vessel, INS ‘Sumedha’, indigenously designed and built by Goa Shipyard Limited.
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MILITARY
BlackShark selected as heavy weight torpedo for Project 75WASS clarified that the Blackshark torpedo has been selected by the Ministry of Defence for the Scorpene submarine after rigorous selection process.
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MILITARY
Navantia gets a new contract in AustraliaThe Royal Australian Navy has contracted an extension of the supply of the Integrated Platform Management System, with the target of incorporating an advanced training system on board: On Board Training System (OBTS).
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MILITARY
Self-healing paint could halt rust on military vehiclesA new additive could help military vehicles, including the Marine Corps variant of the joint light tactical vehicle (JLTV), heal like human skin and avoid costly maintenance as a result of corrosion, officials announced on March 18.
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MILITARY
Indigenisation: WASS ahead of its competitorsSince its entry into India in 1976, with the sale of LWT A244s, WASS has remained ahead of its competitors in indigenising its products.
