DEFENCE

Boeing experts have designed and developed a beam control system that could enable enhanced accuracy for laser weapons on U.S. Navy warships. With only the cost of diesel fuel, the laser system can fire repeatedly without expending valuable munitions or additional manpower. The end result is that rain, fog, or wind cannot stop Boeing's laser weapon from destroying targets.

Even after 15 to 20 years of manufacturing, it is disheartening to see a fair number of systems and components either on the import list or where indigenized giving an engineering life of about 50% or less.

The military coup on 01 Feb 2021 in Myanmar has to be seen in the context of the Chinese showdown with India in both western as well as the eastern sectors. China is working very hard to ensure that India does not become a third superpower on the globe within the next decade.

It has been confirmed by the MEA and recent US Intelligence reports that more than 350 Chinese soldiers armed with iron rods and spiked bats were waiting to pounce on a small party of 50 unarmed Indians. It is a different story that the Indian soldiers despite their inferior numbers managed to overpower them and in the process killed 43 Chinese soldiers and injured 76 of them at the cost of 20 Indian soldiers including the CO 16 Bihar Col Babu. Still, we are talking to Chinese. why?

Over the last few years, China’s influence, in Sri Lanka, Maldives and Nepal affairs has multiplied increase while India losing its foothold.

It is time Nepal and its communist PM Oli are taught a lesson by India which they will remember for years to come.

‘1917’ directed by Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes has enjoyed a brilliant awards season and bagged top honours at all major awards functions

ideaForge’s NINJA UAV is a lightweight & economical Micro UAV built for Mapping and Surveillance. It is India’s most reliable NPNT compliant micro drone.

Recently, in a boost for indigenous manufacturing of defence and aeronautical equipment, the Maharashtra government has approved defence and aerospace clusters at five places across the state.

 The arguments pertaining to competition, value for money, efficiency for corporatising OFB does not hold good in a rigged market that India wants to create

Defence Civilian Employees working in the Ordnance Factories may soon go on an indefinite strike against the Government’s move to corporatise the Ordnance Factories.

It would also be imperative to give the necessary punch to our paramilitary forces such as ITBP, BSF, CRPF, etc to be able to carry out effective border management and control internal strife. As the opportunities do not come every day and to put into words of Sun Tzu, “Amid the chaos, there is also an opportunity.”