Articles By Vice Adm BS Randhawa
Trends in Design of Amphibious Warfare Ships
By: Vice Adm BS Randhawa | Issue: Vol. 29.1 Jan-Mar 2014 | Date: 09 Feb , 2014
Over the last four decades, the main factors influencing amphibious operations have altered, and these have had a bearing on the design of amphibious ships. In particular, the capability of...
Indian shipbuilding: key to maritime and economic security
By: Vice Adm BS Randhawa | Issue: Vol 25.1 Jan-Mar 2010 | Date: 03 Feb , 2012
The first anniversary of 26/11 brings to mind the profound statement of Jawaharlal Nehru ‘To be secure on land we must be supreme at sea’. While Pandit Nehru’s views would have been formed...
Design Considerations for Indigenous Aircraft Carrier-2
By: Vice Adm BS Randhawa | Issue: Vol 25.4 Oct-Dec 2010 | Date: 30 Jan , 2012
The keel of India’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) was laid by the Raksha Mantri at Cochin Shipyard on the 28th of February 2009. This major milestone of the IAC project underlined the...