September 2018
Cover Story
Russia’s Great Outreach ||September 2018
Between words, pauses and meaningful silences
The Room with a View
Food and some thoughts on the future of India-Russia relations
Looking Back to Look Ahead
Russia is keen to continue its defence industrial cooperation with India
The Age of Ideas
Russia hard-sells light amphibious tank Sprut and MiG-35 at Army 2018
Promises to be Kept
Ka-226T programme is the biggest export projects of the Russian aviation industry
Lofty Goals
Era Technopolis is the Russian Army’s most ambitious R&D project coming up in a small resort town near the Black Sea
Local Flavours
BRAHMOS missile programme is going strong, with a large part of missile components sourced locally in India
Report
Hawk Eyes in Space
With the launch of the state-of-the-art GF-11 to be followed by GF-7, China is all set to be the new leader in the satellite domain
Bulletproof Mobility
Many Indian companies are now producing the much-needed APCs and AFVs in India
Seek, Track and Destroy
Missiles makers can now choose from a host of desi and foreign missile seeker technologies available in the market
Connecting Regions and Hearts
The success of UDAN RCS I and II has given a boost to small operators to be a part of the growing passenger air traffic
Blip on the Radar
India’s coastline is being secured with a chain of 46 static radar sensors
Army 2018 Briefs
Rosoboronexport Signs Weapon Export Contract Worth Over 20.3 billion Rubles at Army 2018
Salute to the Saviours
The largest ever HADR flood rescue mission was launched in flood-hit Kerala
Kashmir on the Edge
In the absence of a political process, the ground situation becomes murkier
India-Pakistan Slug it Out in a Friendly Match
As the name suggests multilateral anti-terror military exercise Peace Mission 2018 brought the best out of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisations’ member countries
Civil Aviation News|| September 2018
GKN Aerospace Eyes Boeing’s Next Gen 737 for its ADS-B Out Programme
Column
First Person | In the Garb of AFSPA
Litigating men in uniform portends ill for the institution
Guest Column | Good News
After years of delay, Indian Artillery modernisation programme gets underway
Empower the Infantry
Latest technology should aid the infantry for smooth mobility especially in tough terrains
Long-term Planning
Counter-terrorism needs a holistic approach rather than a lop-sided one
All That is Not a Crime
There is no law against sympathising with an ideology, even Maoist
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