Defense
The Drone Wars: A New Era of Conflict
The battlefield is no longer the exclusive domain of soldiers and tanks. Swarms of robotic eyes fill the skies, guided by artificial intelligence and...
From Strategic Support Force to Information Support Force – Decoding PLA’s Reorganisation
Authors: Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee and Divya Malhotra
With inputs from Maj Gen PK Mullick (Retd) and Brig Rahul Bhonsle (Retd)*
In April this year, PLA’s...
Employment of FPV Drones in Russia-Ukraine War: Lessons and Future Outlook
Russia-Ukraine war can be characterized by the rapid and wide scale adaptation of newer military technology and tactics. Among the many new combat systems...
Spatial Computing: Redefining the Reality of Future Warfare
Imagine being transported into a world where battle plans unfold in vibrant holograms, and strategy feels like second nature. Back in 2013, Ender’s Game...
Transformers of War: AWS the New Decepticons Challenging International Humanitarian Law
Comparing autonomous weapon systems to Decepticons, a malicious robot from Transformers, is a prominent metaphor. The Decepticons showed the dangers of unrestrained, autonomous decision-making...
New Frontiers in India’s Airpower Diplomacy: Exercise Tarang Shakti
2024 marks a busy year for the Indian armed forces, with participation in a number of military exercises within India and abroad. In an...
Tracking space and missile power contestations amidst Iran-Israel conflict
In September 2024 Iran announced the successful launch of its Chamran-1 research satellite into a 550-kms (340-mile) low earth orbit (LEO). This launch was...
The Origins of Victory: How Disruptive Military Innovation Determines the Fates of Great Powers -Book Review
Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr.’s The Origins of Victory: How Disruptive Military Innovation Determines the Fates of Great Powers (2023) provides a valuable and much-needed...
AI: A Strategic Edge to Isreal in Modern Warfare
One of the many recent fields that have seen the widespread incorporation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the military. Militaries around the world are...
Network-Centric Warfare: A Revolution in Naval Domain
Network-Centric Warfare (NCW) – term first coined by United States Navy (USN) Vice Admiral Authur K Cebrowski – represents a paradigm shift in military...