Volume 1  Number 2 ● Winter 2004 (Oct-Dec 2004)

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Force Modernisation Planning Challenges

Air Commodore Jasjit Singh AVSM VrC VM (Retd) examines the force modernisation challenges facing the country in the coming decade.

Nine Decades of Air Warfare

Air Vice Marshal B.K. Bishnoi AVSM VrC & Bar (Retd) reviews the history and importance of air power to seek pointers for the future.

Strategising Aviation Industry

Air Marshal S.R. Deshpande PVSM AVSM VM (Retd) argues for a coherent strategy for the aviation industry in India with much higher levels of synergy involving the private sector.

Future Wars and Aerospace Power

Air Marshal Vinod Patney SUYSM PVSM AVSM VM (Retd) looks at the impact of space capabilities and trends in networkcentric warfare on future wars and war-fighting doctrines.

Naval Policy and Strategy of Pakistan

Commander Dr. V. Sakhuja (Retd) argues that the Pakistan Navy’s policy is shifting with the introduction of new weapon systems and modern technologies.

China's Aircraft Carrier Ambitions : Seeking Truth from Rumours

Professors Ian Storey and You Ji argue that in spite of the widely circulating assessments, the aircraft carrier has no champion in the Chinese Navy. Strategic priorities, costs, technical  difficulties, and likely reactions of neighboring countries all now argue against a Chinese carrier battle group, but the idea has not been abandoned.

Weaponisation of Space

Dr. Ms Manpreet Sethi believes that the introduction of missile defences would inevitably lead to the weaponisation of space and a new arms race.

Indo-Russian Cooperation in Military Aviation : An Overview

Air Marshal Barat Kumar PVSM AVSM (Retd) looks back at the military-technical relationship between Russia and India and finds that everything was not as smooth as conventional wisdom would have us believe.