Writers and Contributors
Inviting Contributors!
It's been a few months now since I started LiveFist. I recently received e-mails from three different armed forces and military enthusiasts who were interested in…
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DRDO
The ATV Unbound Part III: The SL-Missile Question
Part III of The ATV Unbound - compiled excerpts on the ATV by a group of retired Naval officers:Lest someone think that we already have the…
Air Force
LiveFist EXCLUSIVE: IAF’s SpyDer Purchase Was Opposed By The IDS
LiveFist has come upon some startling (or not, depending on how cynical you are!) new information concerning the IAF's recent order for 18 SpyDer LLQRM systems…
Aircraft And Helicopters
Eurocopter Wins? 197 Army Choppers in the Bag
The Army's massive contract for 197 light multirole high-altitude helicopters, as a fleet replacement for the Cheetah and Chetak fleets, is reported to be in the…
DRDO
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 three…
DRDO
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 The series is based on the unpublished notes and writings by a handful of retired Navy officers (some…
Aircraft And Helicopters
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 Chauhan…
Indigenous Equipment
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 the performance…
Exclusive
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 and…
Indigenous Equipment
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 14th…
Exclusive
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 Colombo…
Aircraft And Helicopters
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 a…