Military & Aerospace
IAF & Japan Air Self Defence Force set to exercise jointly in Japan
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Jan , 2023
To promote Air Defence cooperation between the countries, India and Japan are all set to hold the joint Air Exercise, 'Veer Guardian-2023' involving the Indian Air Force and Japan Air Self...
14-16th Dec 1971 – Inside Enemy Camp
By: Sumit Walia | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 15 Dec , 2022
Late night 14th December 1971, Peshawar, West Pakistan. General Yahya Khan, then President of Pakistan was giving a party in his newly constructed house. There were a few selected guests and a...
Kabaddi, Kaluchak and OP Prakram: Did India Dither?
By: Lt Gen JBS Yadava | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Dec , 2022
The proxy war waged by Pakistan against India had escalated exponentially after the Kargil war and was at peak especially after Lt Gen Musharraf had seized power in Pakistan. The Jammu region was...
Why Pakistan Army’s Change of Guard Means Nothing
By: Nilesh Kunwar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Dec , 2022
Superannuation is inevitable in all government organisations, and the armed forces are no exception. Yet, the impending retirement of a Pakistan Army Chief invariably becomes a major discussion...
Pakistanis seek truth on Kargil
By: Brig. Gurmeet Kanwal | Issue: Book Excerpt: Pakistan's Proxy War | Date: 08 Dec , 2022
A year after Pakistan’s stunning military defeat at the hands of the Indian Army in Kargil, the skeletons are now tumbling out of the cupboard. Deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has made...
The New Age Warfare Scenario in the 21st century
By: Rahul B Wankhede | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 23 Nov , 2022
Introduction The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine and other regional conflicts in the world have once again highlighted the relationship between tactics and technologies. Having the right ...
Pak Army should go back to Barracks
By: Manish Rai | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Nov , 2022
The ouster of Imran Khan as the Prime Minister in April this year has led to an unprecedented backlash against the country’s all-mighty military establishment. People are now openly expressing...
Can the Pakistan Army be tamed?
By: Brig Harwant Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 15 Nov , 2022
Pakistan is once again in turmoil, the present one bring due to strong insistence on immediate general election by Imran Khan , the former Prime Minister (PM), who was ousted from the county’s...
Battle of Budgam: Pakistanis Failed Effort to Secure Srinagar Airfield
By: Brig Jagbir Singh Grewal, VSM (Retd) | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Nov , 2022
Induction of HQs 161 Infantry Brigade and Additional Forces In the next few days, Headquarters 161 Infantry Brigade arrived, and Brig JC Katoch, the Brigade Commander, arrived on 29 October. On...
Future Wars: The Way Forward
By: Brig Deepak Sinha | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Nov , 2022
Over the years, national security issues have gained in importance and face constant and detailed scrutiny from a wide variety of practitioners, researchers, analysts and journalists. This is...
Yuan Wang 5 tests India’s Resolve
By: Ramananda Sengupta | Issue: Vol. 37.3, Jul-Sep 2022 | Date: 07 Nov , 2022
The ripples from the Yuan Wang 5 continue to be felt in New Delhi long after the Chinese ship left Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka, where it docked from August 16 to 22 despite Indian concerns. The...
Ukraine and Return of Air Defenses
By: Col Mandeep Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 Nov , 2022
On September 11, 2022, Ukrainian air defenses shot down 9 of the 11 cruise missiles fired on eastern Ukraine by Russia. The failure of Russian strikes was not unexpected as a number of advanced...
Hybrid Warfare: Are Indian Armed Forces Ready to Face New Challenges?
By: Deepak Kumar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 04 Nov , 2022
“Future Conflicts will be more violent and unpredictable with battlefields being severely contested and seamlessly connected. In future, even conventional conflicts are likely to have a large...
Pakistan Army COAS: Race Hots Up
By: Col US Rathore | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 02 Nov , 2022
On 29 November 2022, General Qamar Javed Bajwa shall relinquish the command of the most powerful organisation in Pakistan and the ninth largest army in the world. General Bajwa was appointed the...
How Prepared is the IAF for a War with China?
By: Air Marshal Anil Chopra | Issue: Vol. 37.3, Jul-Sep 2022 | Date: 23 Oct , 2022
Both the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) have come a long way since their early beginnings in the 1950s. The IAF had British and French aircraft in the...
India’s Expanded Ambit of Defence Preparedness
By: Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee | Issue: Vol. 37.3, Jul-Sep 2022 | Date: 22 Oct , 2022
The Cause of National Sovereignty Traditionally, India has sought to preserve her sovereignty and territorial integrity through reliance on political accommodations and harmonious diplomacy. Even...
Future of Manned Maritime Air Operations
By: Vice Admiral MP Muralidharan | Issue: Vol. 37.3, Jul-Sep 2022 | Date: 21 Oct , 2022
Debate on Manned vs Unmanned Aircraft Elon Musk speaking at a US Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium in February 2020, remarked that the era of fighter jets was over and the future is...
Land Warfare and its Future ‘Avatar’
By: Lt Gen (Dr) JS Bajwa | Issue: Courtesy: Uday India | Date: 15 Oct , 2022
'The Avatar is the one that holds the balance of them together until he disappears. When that happens, peace is lost and war becomes the common theme among the nations.' - Avatar: The Last...
Challenges for the new CDS
By: Brig Pradeep Sharma | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 12 Oct , 2022
What lies in store for the new CDS who inherits a crown of thorns, left him by his predecessor, not to forget the controversy this appoint brings along, one of superseding many serving generals...
“IAF is mindful of the changing nature of warfare and the utilization of...
By: IDR Interview | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 08 Oct , 2022
Lt Gen JS Bajwa – Editor Indian Defence Review (IDR) had the unique privilege to interview the Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC, prior to the Air...