FORCE Editorial Calendar 2019

As always, FORCE editorial will continue to build a bridge between the user and the provider through specialist articles on existing and emerging technologies as well as concepts. This would be woven in with the government of India’s ‘Make in India’ policy which would now be the most desirous form of procurements. Hence, FORCE will frequently do assessment articles on domestic manufacturing capabilities, both in the public and the private sector.

Each issue of FORCE will address modernisation pertaining to defence, security and civil aviation, through the prism of ‘Make in India’; the challenges it faces and the limitations it has. FORCE will be the ‘one-stop-shop’ for all issues pertaining to procurements, both under DPP and through government to government agreements.

FORCE will also be participating in a number of international defence and aviation shows in 2019. While FORCE will be available for distribution at all these shows, in some of these events, FORCE will bring out Special Issues and Show Dailies. After all these events, FORCE will do a post-Show Report in the following issue.

FORCE at International Defence and Air Shows in 2019

JUNE

Paris Air Show, Le Bourget, Paris, 17-23 June 2019

(June issue would be available for distribution here. July issue will carry the Show Report.)

International Military-Technical Forum ARMY-2019, Kubinka, Russia, 25-30 June 2019

(June issue would be available for distribution here. August issue will carry the Show Report.)

AUGUST

MAKS 2019, Zhukovsky, Moscow, 27 August – 01 September 2019

(August issue would be available for distribution here. October issue will carry the Show Report.)

SEPTEMBER

DSEI, ExCel, London 10-13 September 2019

(September issue would be available for distribution here. October issue will carry the Show Report.)

NOVEMBER

Dubai Air Show 2019, Dubai 17-21 November 2019

(November issue would be available for distribution here. December issue will carry the Show Report.)

Issue Highlights in 2019

OCTOBER 2019
This will be the Indian Air Force special issue to mark the Air Force Day on October 8. The issue will focus on policy, doctrine and capability-building through interviews with the chief of air staff and other heads of directorates. In capability building, the focus will be on planned and critical procurements and time-lines.

Special Report: IAF Combat Strengths and Challenges
Special Report: Integrated Air Command and Control
Special Report: High Altitude Warfare
Special Report: Stand-off Weapon Systems
Show Report: DSEI 2019, ExCel, London
Show Report: MAKS 2019
News updates on the armed forces and defence industry

NOVEMBER 2019
Special Report: Short and Medium Range Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft
Land: Unmanned Ground Systems
Air: Air Defence
Sea: Anti-submarine Warfare
Homeland Security: Border and Perimeter Security
Technology Update: Creature Comfort for Soldiers
Civil Aviation: Air Traffic Management
News updates on the armed forces and defence industry

DECEMBER 2019
This will be the Indian Navy special issue to mark the Navy Day on December 4. The issue will focus on policy, doctrine and capability building through interviews with the chief of naval staff and other heads of directorates. In capability building, the focus will be on planned and critical procurements and their time-lines.

Special Report: Maritime Domain Awareness
Special Report: Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft
Special Report: Carrier-borne Fighters
Special Report: HADR
News updates on the armed forces and defence industry