New technologies and trends in Submarines

Issue: Vol. 26.4 Oct-Dec 2011 | Date: 01 May 2012

“At the beginning of the last century, Admiral Sir Arthur Wilson described submarine as underhanded, damned un-English and he suggested that we treat all submarines as pirate ships in wartime and hang all the...

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India Lags Behind in Shipbuilding

Issue: Vol 22.3 Jul-Sep 2007 | Date: 25 April 2012

There has been consistent boom in shipbuilding since 1990s. The main reason for this has been the rise in the volume of International trade due to healthy long range economic and energy demands. In addition the replacement of the single hull...

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Terrorist Attacks from Sea

Issue: Vol 24.1 Jan-Mar 2009 | Date: 29 April 2011

Role of Offshore Patrol Vessels

The growing spurt of Pirate activities and the unique 26/11 terrorist attack from the sea, has engendered the need to review the naval assets and determine the most economical and optimum solution to counter...

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Shipbuilders dilemma and the way ahead

Issue: Vol 25.4 Oct-Dec 2010 | Date: 14 March 2011

The global economic crisis has brought steepest decline in the shipbuilding industry across the world. The shipbuilding industry is facing tremendous head winds with no significant relief in sight. New orders are sparse even with falling...

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Design Review of Naval Platforms

Issue: Vol 25.1 Jan-Mar 2010 | Date: 04 March 2011

The existing system of naval platform (ship or submarine) design involves various iterations and stages with comprehensive inbuilt checks and balances in the entire design process. The specifications, drawings and mock-ups are all approved with...

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Export potential in naval sector

Issue: Vol 23.3 Jul-Sep 2008 | Date: 25 February 2011

The defence systems are country-specific so as to meet the nation’s security requirements in most efficient manner and at economical terms. All the countries would like to have the defence systems made in their own country for reasons of...

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Shipbuilding in India

Issue: Vol 22.2 Apr-Jun 2007 | Date: 07 March 2011

It was during the Medieval period that a number of Indian Vessels were constructed, for the first time, purely for war at sea. Facilities for launching catapults and incendiary throwers, however, existed even earlier on board Indian ship.

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SHIVALIK: India's New Generation Warship

Issue: Vol 25.2 Apr-Jun 2010 | Date: 07 March 2012

Shivalik is the first ship of the Project 17 Frigates designed by the Indian Navy and built by Mazagon Docks Limited Mumbai. This project was conceived to incorporate stealth features and in the process other state of the art systems are also...

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