Defense
Hypersonic Weapons Hype?
If one is to
believe the countless recent articles about hypersonic weapons, then Russia and
China have invented a revolutionary weapon fundamentally challenging U.S.
missile defense and...
Not-so-Nuclear War
On February 4, 2020, the U.S. Department of Defense officially
announced the first combat patrol mission of a
nuclear-powered submarine carrying low-yield nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles.
Some details...
The future of combat: How Europe draws development data from the field
The risks which apply
to all industries, applies also to military industries, naturally. “Creating
the need” is a common commercial policy for large firms, when addressing...
India-US Defence Deal 2020: Security Implications for Pakistan
During recent Trump’s visit to India, both
the countries signed US 3 billion dollars defence deal involving various
sophisticated weapons. The deal consists of the sale...
RA’AD-II: Enhancing Pakistan’s Deterrence Posture
Over the past few years, the South Asian
region has witnessed profound developments and enhancements of cruise missiles. This is primarily because of India’s
aspirations for...
India’s Defense Modernization and Regional Implications
The Sweden-based institute, Stockholm
International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), which focuses on conflict,
armaments, arms control and disarmament at global arena, in its latest findings
ranked India...
Why more Indian soldiers die in suicides and fratricides than in combat?
Every now
and then, media flash news of suicides and fratricides in Indian armed forces.
A Sepoy,
Prince Kumar (25), shot himself at Chinar camp in...
«Defender-2020»: How NATO’s exercises in Eastern Europe will affect Russia
On February 21, Jens Stoltenberg announced that NATO was launching an
extensive military exercise. 85 Abrams tanks, 45 armored personnel
carriers, heavy machine guns, mortars, around...
Re-Hyphenation of India-Pakistan, Internationalization of Kashmir and the SCO
Pakistan recently hosted the 9th Defence and Security Expert Working Group (EWG) meeting
of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (hereinafter, SCO) on 19th
and 20th of February...
Europeans protest, the U.S. does not care
Since
the start of U.S.-led Defender Europe 2020 military exercise in February, peace
movement activists have criticized the maneuvers and called them a provocation.
The exercises
are expected...