The ATV Unbound Part II: The INS Chakra Joyride
We took on lease a Russian nuclear submarine way back in 1988 and it was re-christened INS Chakra. It was to stay with us for […]
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LiveFist Special: The ATV Unbound – Part I
Starting today a LiveFist series, The ATV Unbound. The series is based on the unpublished notes and writings by a handful of retired Navy officers
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The IJT Mishap: Eyewitness Account
What follows is an eye-witness account of the IJT accident at Aero India 2007 that we’ve discussed here before. This is an account by Aditya
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Update: Trishul
Here’s what Defence Minister AK Antony said in Parliament today about the Trishul SAM: Trishul missile system is not a failure. Technically it has met
Coming soon on LiveFist: The ATV Unbound
Coming soon, an exclusive three-part LiveFist series on the Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV), India’s nuclear submarine programme, with confidential inputs from a former Navy Commodore
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Arjun’s Demons To Rest?
Contrary to what reports in the newspapers and television have reflected, the Arjun MBT programme has actually found a voice of unlikely support in the
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LiveFist Exclusive: Czech Manufacturer Reacts to LTTE’s Use of its Aircraft
There’s still a great sense of wonder about the LTTE’s use of Czech-built Zlin-143 aircraft for three three audacious bombing missions it carried out on
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The Emotions in Selling Weapons to India
I woke a few weeks ago to a shiny stack of the assorted Indian military magazines and journals I subscribe to, and in passing, made
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Canberra No More…
It was sort of weird being flown to Agra yesterday because I realised that the first time I was ever going to see an English
Next ABM Test in June
Wrote this for The Indian Express in January. Thought I’d re-post, ahead of the next ABM test next month: As part of the newly unveiled
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