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The Slow Death Of American Air Power

Apr 28, 2007

Saw this piece on the Lexington Institute site. It’s by Loren B. Thompson, one of the institute’s most prolific researchers. This is an excerpt from a “popular” piece written in January this year along with a presentation, and tells us…

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The DRDO Debate Deserves Further Debate

Apr 25, 2007

Hopefully it’s not too late to post this here. Following the Delayed Research Derailed Organisation series in The Indian Express last year, I received this piece from Cmde Ranjit B Rai on the need to take the debate further. I’m…

Admiral Arun Prakash on the future of NAVAIR

Admiral Arun Prakash on the future of NAVAIR

Apr 25, 2007

And, our final installment from Admiral Arun Prakash. My final question to him was: As a Naval aviator, your tenure has finally seen a big push to NAVAIR assets with procurements initiated etc. What new elements do we need, considering…

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A3 and Credible N-Deterrence

Apr 24, 2007

A nice piece by Wilson John in The Pioneer today.Credible N-DeterrenceWilson JohnWilson JohnThe Agni III success will pave the way for a submarine-launched IRBM, which is what will make the theory of credible nuclear deterrence in India’s ‘No First Use’…

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