Articles By Lt Gen (Dr) NB Singh
In Pursuit of the FRCV Pipedream
By: Lt Gen (Dr) NB Singh | Issue: Vol. 36.3, Jul-Sep 2021 | Date: 26 Oct , 2021
“It isn’t about getting to the LAC quickly, it’s about winning there.” A fresh Request for Information (RFI) to procure over 1,700 Future Ready Combat Vehicles (FRCVs) has been issued by...
Integrated Logistics Command: Need for a Capability – Centric Kernel
By: Lt Gen (Dr) NB Singh | Issue: Vol. 36.2, Apr-Jun 2021 | Date: 28 Jun , 2021
“In the Middle East War of 1973… it was only when the Israeli army enhanced its technical support… that 80 percent of the damaged tanks in the war could be recovered and sent back to the...
Self-Reliance in General Munitions and Energetics: Need for a Vision
By: Lt Gen (Dr) NB Singh | Issue: Vol. 36.1, Jan-Mar 2021 | Date: 25 Mar , 2021
“It’s all right to aim high if you have plenty of ammunition.” — Hawley R. Everhart The current stand-off at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) has once again highlighted the fact that...
Equipment Capability Gaps: Its Impact on Mission Outcomes
By: Lt Gen (Dr) NB Singh | Issue: Vol. 35.4 Oct-Dec 2020 | Date: 18 Jan , 2021
“In the 21st century, leaders who lack sufficient technical know – how, function at a marked disadvantage. An officer or a soldier who feels insecure about even a small portion of his weapon,...
Capability Enhancement Programme: A Cost Effective Approach to Modernisation...
By: Lt Gen (Dr) NB Singh | Issue: Vol. 34.3 Jul-Sep 2019 | Date: 23 Nov , 2020
Military capability denotes an integrated and agile combination of trained personnel, mission capable equipment, infrastructure, information systems, organisational structures and processes that...
Equipment Sustainability: Key to Army’s Operational Readiness
By: Lt Gen (Dr) NB Singh | Issue: Vol. 34.1 Jan-Mar 2019 | Date: 15 Nov , 2020
Keeping an army’s equipment in a combat-ready condition requires considerable personnel and financial resources. Roughly 8.5 percent of personnel in an Armoured Division and a shade less in...
Building A Defence Industrial Base
By: Lt Gen (Dr) NB Singh | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 10 Apr , 2017
The 21st Century has been designated as the era of knowledge and knowledge workers. In the sphere of military operations, classical fire and manoeuvre has been gradually replaced by Information &...