Category: Cover Story

Timely intelligence gathering through a range of space based platforms as well as land, ocean and air based devices holds the key to a smart warfare strategy designed to stay at the winning edge of the battlefield. Indeed, automation, stealth, real time information collection, sharing of data among the fighting platforms and defence forces cutting […]

Ever since it became known that the Chinese had shot down one of their own dysfunctional satellites in early 2007, the concept of an Indian Aerospace Command has gained momentum. There is a felt need among the Indian armed forces for both the defensive as well as the offensive capacities of space-based assets. While the […]

As the battlefield is getting saturated with new weapons and platforms, timely accessing fast data holds key to success of any military operation that largely depends on digital intervention to score early on the rivals in a war zone that is unforgiving. Network Centric Warfare has proven its mettle and become battlefield necessity on numerous […]

Mars, popularly known as Red Planet, has fascinated man for centuries. Not surprisingly then with the ushering in of the space age heralded by the launch of Soviet Sputnik way back in 1957, Mars made a mark as the most explored planet through orbiting and landing space probes. Because Mars shares many similarities with the […]

Indian defence scientists are inching closely to deliver an operational Air borne early warning and Control System to Indian Air Force and help mount an electronic eye in the sky. Though the target date was set as April this year, there may be slight delay, but its developer the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) […]

With Indian Navy acquiring a dedicated satellite for its exclusive use in late August last year and successfully demonstrating the final integration of the Rukmini communication satellite with its warships during the TROPEX, as declared by the new Naval Chief of Staff Admiral R K Dhowan in mid May, the Indian armed forces have entered […]

NCW provides a level of situational awareness that allows the military to be more flexible, which increases mission effectiveness. However, it is clear that NCW is not by any means without flaws. A heavy reliance on technology is problematic, as it cannot be ruled out that technology may fail, may not be available at the […]

In a major boost to the Indian space programme, the four stage reliable space work horse PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle), powered by alternate liquid and solid fuel stages, launched as many as five satellites of international customers at one go in less than twenty minutes of its spectacular take off from the Satish Dhawan […]

With the advent of new technologies in armament production, a range of new-generation weapons which can travel more than Mach 5 is giving a new thrill to militaries around the world as their enemies can be decimated within hours. Hypersonic weapons are becoming future of warfare due to high speed trajectory and kinetic racing towards […]

After a decade long deliberations on the need to set up an aerospace command, the onus is now on the so called security conscious and fast track decision maker government to decide on this urgent national security requirement. The need for an independent Aerospace Command was felt more when the Chinese Space Scientists conducted an […]