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04 Jan

चीनी ड्रोनों के खतरे से सावधान

ज़ुहाई एयरशो-2022: गत 8-13 नवंबर को चीन के ज़ुहाई एयरशो-2022 में चीनी सैन्य-प्रतिष्ठान ने चालक रहित हवाई प्रणालियों (यूएएस) की व्यापक रेंज का प्रदर्शन किया। इनमें एफएच-97ए लॉयल विंगमैन और आईईडी ले जाने वाले हैक्साकॉप्टर लूंग-4 शामिल थे। इस डिस्प्ले में इलेक्ट्रॉनिक वॉरफेयर ‘स्पेशलिस्ट’ डब्लूज़ी-10 और ‘सीएच’ सीरीज़ ड्रोन के 15 से ज्यादा वेरिएंट भी शामिल थे। इनके अलावा चीनी मीडिया चैनलों में कुछ ऐसे वीडियो भी दिखाए गए, जिनमें किसी खास काम को करने के लिए सैकड़ों ड्रोन के ड्रोन स्वार्म नजर आते थे। इन बड़े और छोटे सिस्टम्स के अलावा यूएवी हमलों का सामना करने के लिए दो…

24 Dec

Indigenous Warship building -Marching Towards Self Reliance

India has come a long way since the license production of Leander Class Frigates, and it is a matter of great pride that today we have the capability to design and build any kind of warships including an Aircraft Carrier. It has been an arduous journey beginning with small auxiliary ships to destroyers and stealth frigates, full of learnings in , also full of constraints but the journey has been reasonably successful one. The Corps of constructors ( now known as the Directorate of Naval Architecture ), which was formed in 1954 with 12 officers has now grown to a…

21 Dec

MDL initiates development of Indigenous Submarine

Defence Monitor Bureau Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in the pursuit of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ and the ‘Make in India’ Initiatives, delivered the fifth Scorpene Submarine ‘VAGIR’ of Project P-75 on 20 December 2022 to the Indian Navy, subsequently to be commissioned into Indian Navy as INS Vagir. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, aptly called “Ship Builder to the Nation”, is one of India’s leading Defence public sector undertaking shipyard under the Ministry of Defence. Main activities are construction of warships and submarines with facilities situated at Mumbai and Nhava (under development). Recently Defence Monitor had an interview with Vice Admiral Narayan…

20 Dec

US doesn’t want war of words between India, Pak: State Dept spokesman

New York, Dec 20 (IANS) While commenting on Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Zardari-Bhutto's vicious attacks on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said Washington does not want a "war of words" between New Delhi and Islamabad, but constructive dialogue "The fact that we have partnerships with both countries makes us, of course, leaves us, not wanting to see a war of words between India and Pakistan," Price said on Monday at his briefing in Washington. "We would like to see constructive dialogue between India and Pakistan (and) we think that is for the betterment of the…

15 Nov

The Middle East Cauldron

Between Wars & Conflicts The Middle East is a widely conversed terminology but it concurrently holds a unique sense; in that it doesn’t conform to any known cardinal directions. So how this term got fame for itself? Interesting and complex as it appears, it also indicates to an equally intricate and intertwined geopolitical reality of this region. Geographically, it forms the area between Arabian Peninsula and Iran. The words ‘Middle East’ was first coined by American Naval strategist Alfred Thayer Mahan in early 20th century and since then the term has gained wide currency world over. A read out of the Middle…