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India Strategic Defence Magazine

Air Marshal AP Singh assumes appointment of Vice Chief of Air Staff

NEW DELHI. Air Marshal AP Singh took over as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) on February 1. On the occasion, he laid a wreath at the National War Memorial to honour those Armed Forces personnel who have made the supreme sacrifice for the nation. Following this, he was accorded a ceremonial Guard of Honour at Air Headquarters.

1 min

Rear Admiral IB Uthaiah takes Over as Director General, Warship Design Bureau

NEW DELHI. Rear Admiral IB Uthaiah, took over as the Director General, Warship Design Bureau, New Delhi, from Rear Admiral Bimal Kumar on February 1.

1 min

India's military prowess, women's empowerment, cultural ethos seamlessly blend at 74th Republic Day Parade

NEW DELHI. Even the weather gods were kind as India seamlessly combined its military prowess, its efforts at women's empowerment, and cultural ethos at the 74th Republic Day Parade on January 26 with President Droupadi Murmu taking the salute for the first time as the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi as the Chief Guest.

8 mins

Prime Minister Modi Inaugurates Asia's Largest Helicopter Factory

HAL to Produce 1000 Helicopters over 20 Years at this facility. Export of Civil Helicopters Envisaged

3 mins

IAF Modernisation: An Update

Preamble. Soon after joining the India Strategic team in January 2013, this writer had carried out a detailed analysis of the modernisation requirements of Indian Air Force (IAF) and the air arms of its sister services on the eve of the 9th Edition of the Aero India in February 2013. Even though some big ticket contracts had been signed by then, they were just the tip of the proverbial 'iceberg', as the armed forces' appetite for acquiring greater aerospace power capabilities was unabated. It was then stated that the Indian Military Aviation sector led by the IAF, needed to spend huge sums of money to acquire the necessary operational capabilities. It was visualised that IAF alone would need about $200 billion in the coming decades to fill the existing void and improve its combat force strength to the desired levels.

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Indian Military Aviation and The French Connection

NEW DELHI. Indian Air Force's (IAF) transition from the Mirage 2000 to Rafale was from one dream machine to another. In the initial training for Test Pilots, one is taught to assess an aircraft's characteristics by just looking at it.

6 mins

Drones Defending the Expendables

The De Havilland Museum in the UK has a unique exhibit, one of the two surviving Queen Bee aircraft. In the 1930s, the RAF converted a Tiger Moth trainer aircraft into a radio-controlled version, with some modifications on the airframe like using wood in place of metal, and called it Queen Bee from where it acquired the often-used name Drone (male bee).

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India's Army Aviation and its Modernisation

NEW DELHI. On 1st Nov 2022, the Army Aviation Corps completed 36 years of its existence, a journey during which it has experienced a mixed bag in its growth and modernisation. While the replacement of its aging and obsolete Chetak/Cheetah fleet continues to be the biggest challenge the Corps faces today, there have been some positive developments in enhancing its combat potential and organisational infrastructure.

6 mins

Atmanirbharta in Transport Aircraft Manufacturing

NEW DELHI. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of C-295 transport aircraft manufacturing facility in Vadodara, Gujarat on October 30, 2022.

6 mins

It is crucial for India to embrace Multi-Domain Operations

If the brawls at Pangong Tso, Galwan and Yangtse and the thrust required towards MDO are yardsticks to go by, strategic minds have a plateful of imperatives to address.

4 mins

Boeing Commits to Growing Local Industry at Aero India

Boeing to reinforce commitment to India's Aatmanirbhar Bharat vision. Interactive show exhibit to highlight investments in local technology and innovation. The AH-64 Apache simulator and other advanced defence and commercial products on show

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Building India's Talent Pool in Aerospace and Defence

NEW DELHI. India is one of the fastest-growing major economies projected to be $5 trillion before the end of this decade. With digital and technology transformations driving a significant portion of this growth, the talent in India is a force multiplier for driving scalability across diverse sectors.

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Rolls-Royce reinforces commitment to partner India for combat engine co-development at Aero India 2023

NEW DELHI. Rolls-Royce will be participating in the upcoming Aero India 2023 show in Bengaluru (Karnataka) from 13th-17th February. The show will serve as a platform for the company to reiterate its readiness to partner India for co-development of critical combat aircraft engine technologies.

1 min

Defence Minister visits NCC Republic Day Camp at Delhi Cantt; Gives away Raksha Mantri Padak & Commendation Cards to cadets

NEW DELHI. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on January 21 visited the National Cadet Corps (NCC) Republic Day Camp at Delhi Cantt and gave away Raksha Mantri Padak &Commendation Cards to cadets for their exemplary performance and devotion to duty. This year, the Raksha Mantri Padak was awarded to Under Officer Tinggeuchile Nriame of North Eastern Region Directorate and Cadet Avinash Jangir of Rajasthan Directorate.

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US Embassy Staff Visits Indian Navy Station Operating Leased MQ-9

The Indian Navy has been operating General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GAASI) manufactured MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) under lease for over two years. Recently, Senior Staff from the US Embassy of India visited the operating location.

1 min

Naval Group to fit DRDO's Air Independent Propulsion system on Indian Navy's Scorpene submarines

NEW DELHI. In a major boost to Aatmanirbhar Bharat, fuel cell-based Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system of DRDO's Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL) will soon be fitted onboard INS Kalvari.

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Indo-Russian joint venture starts Kalashnikov AK-203 manufacturing assault rifles for Indian Army

NEW DELHI. Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited, a joint venture between. Russia and India, registered and located in Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, whose founders on the Russian side are Rosoboronexport and Kalashnikov Concern (both subsidiaries of the Rostec State Corporation), has started producing Kalashnikov assault rifles.

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Tri-services Amphibious Exercise, AMPHEX 2023 Concludes

NEW DELHI. The biennial Tri-Services Amphibious Exercise AMPHEX 2023 was conducted at Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, from January 17 to 22 aimed at joint training of elements of all three services in various facets of amphibious operations to enhance interoperability and synergy.

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IAF's Joint Air Defence Exercise with Japan, Veer Guardian 2023', Concludes

The inaugural edition of the bilateral air exercise 'Veer Guardian  2023' between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) concluded in Japan on January 26..

1 min

Northrop Grumman-built Satellite to Support US Space Force National Security Mission

DULLES, VA. Northrop Grumman Corporation's Long Duration Propulsive ESPA (LDPE)-3A spacecraft has been launched successfully in support of the USSF-67 mission. This spacecraft helps advance rapid access to space for the US Space Force and marks the third successful launch in the LDPE program.

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About Us 
India Strategic is about reach and respect. 
Our Editorial Board has highly distinguished personalities, including three former Chiefs of Air Staff, two former Foreign Secretaries (Deputy Secretaries of State), Ambassadors, Admirals, Generals, and Strategic Experts. The editor, Mr Gulshan R Luthra, is a distinguished defence analyst. He is a member of the governing board of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), a think tank set up in 1965 by the Indian Ministry of Defence on the lines of US Rand Corporation. 

India Strategic magazine 
This is an authoritative monthly on Defence, Strategic, Foreign and Nuclear Affairs, India Strategic magazine is routinely quoted in the media for its exclusive reports. It was inaugurated in February 2006 by the then Indian Defence Minister as well as the then Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force (IAF). 
We cover Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Paramilitary organisations, Intelligence, Homeland Security, Civil Aviation, Nuclear Power and International Affairs. 
Civil Aviation is appropriately covered in the perspective of aircraft and systems developments in global, regional, Middle East and Indian perspectives. 

www.indiastrategic.in 
In 2008, the Chief of Air Staff launched our e-publication on our 2nd Anniversary. A random, independent check on Alexa.com (a US Amazon agency) will show that we are far, far ahead of any Indian trade publication, print or web. 
Google is # 1 in the world, and the closer you are to it, the better. We have maintained an average position of 30,000 to 50,000 in India, and around 300,000 to 500,000 globally. (You can check our website’s – and one’s – rating at http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/indiastrategic.in# ) 
www.indiastrategic.in is popular among the younger and mid and top level officers in India, and is updated routinely on daily basis. 
www.gulfstrategic.net . We are launching this e-publication from Dubai for the Gulf region from Jan 2013. Details will follow separately. 

Seminars 
We have been holding two seminars every year and cooperate with universities and think tanks. 
The National Seminar on Aerospace Technologies (N-SAT) is held in cooperation with the Indian Air Force, and its 5th edition was held on 26th November 2012. 
FirePower India, a conference on precision weapons, is held in cooperation with the Indian Army’s think tank, CLAWS. Officers from Army, Navy and Air Force.