Indian Air force C4ISR capabilities - A year end round up
Beyond the accretion of new fighter and transport aircraft, it is the on-going digitization of the workings of the Indian Air force (IAF) that is the signature element of its transformation. Adopting information and communication technology (ICT) across the spectrum of its operations, the service is putting in place a new architecture for command, control, communications, computing, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) that would make sure that there are no surprises from the enemy and that when bombs are dropped in …
Indian Navy To Acquire Four Landing Platform Dock Ships
The Indian Navy recently put out to tender a contract for the domestic construction of four landing platform dock (LPD) ships at an estimated cost of $2.6 billion U.S., according to my colleagues at Defense News. Two of the ships will be built in a private shipyard depending on which firm wins the contract, while the other two will be built by the state-owned Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL). Each of the competing yards has teamed up with an international builder, which includes Spain’s Navantia and DCNS of France, according to the…
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