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India’s Defence Exports: Onwards to a Goal that Seemed Impossible
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

Start point - disbelief When the Draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy (DPEPP) issued on 03 Aug 2020 by the MoD had stated upfront a goal of achieving defence exports target of Rupees 35000 Crores as a part of the overall defence manu

April 28, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Article, Defence Exports, Atmanirbhar Bharat, Make-in India
Changing Shades of Russian Weapon Deployment in Ukraine War
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

Picking up the Thread- the Premise The recent reports in the open source have stated that in the massive missile strikes on Ukraine between 06-10 Mar 2022, Russia has used ‘new age weapons’, namely the Kinzhal hypersonic cruise missiles unstoppa

March 25, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia, Article, Ukraine War, Ukraine-Russia War, Russian weapon deployment
India’s March towards Achieving Hypersonic Capability
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

The Premise On 27 Jan 2023, the Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha Coast was abuzz with hectic activity. At the countdown 5,4,3,2,1, now….. the Agni I Missile lifted off carrying the Hypersonic Technology Demonstration Vehicle (HSTDV) for the third

February 16, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Article, HSTDV, Hypersonic capability, HGV, HCM, SCRAMJET
Defence Procurement & Production: A Feel of Fresh Air as the New Year Dawns
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

Premise A few days into the New Year and thinking of the year gone by, one gets a feel of ‘fresh air’ in the entire stance of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and their attitude towards the entire gamut of defence procurement. A resurgent mood is e

January 09, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Article, Atmanirbhar Bharat, Pralay missile, Simulators for armed forces
A Quiet Revolution in the Making
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

The RFP and Beyond On 07 Sept 2022, a Request for Technical and Commercial Proposal (RFP) was issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the design and developmentof 5 la

December 06, 2022 Technological and Scientific Studies, Article, Indian microchip industry, Bharat Secure Chips, BSC 1, BSC 2
A ‘Quiet’ Test with a ‘Big’ Impact
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

The brief news item about the successful test-fire of the indigenously developed Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORAD) by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from the Interim Test Range at Chandipur on 27 Sep 2022[1] c

October 14, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Technological and Scientific Studies, Article, DRDO, MANPADS, VSHORADS
The Future of Ground Based Air Defence
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

Setting the Perspective Introduction This work carries the author’s perception of the required ‘future face of the nation’s Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) which will be capable of countering the futuristic threats from our potential adversa

August 17, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Article, Air defence, Missiles, Drones, GBAD, hypersonic
The Power of the ‘God of War’: Assessing the Russian advantage in Artillery in the Russo-Ukrainian War
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

The God of War Way back in 1944, when the ferocity of World War II was at its peak, Joseph Stalin made a statement; ‘Artillery is the God of War’. His remarks probably related to the fact that most of the combat deaths in the two World Wars and

July 27, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy, Defence, Article, Russia, Artillery, Ukraine, Donbas
Indigenisation: A New Awakening- Where are We Headed?
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

Setting the Perspective The Recent Past It was not very long ago when the word ‘indigenisation’ of defence equipment used to draw passive and uninspiring thoughts in the mind. Handled by a solitary branch under the Corps of EME in the Army, and

June 03, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Article, Make in India, Atmanirbhar Bharat, Indigenisation of defence equipment, indigenisation policy, iDEX
Ukraine: How is the Air and Air Defence War Unfolding ?
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

A Sequel This work is the sequel to the author’s earlier work titled, “Why the Ukrainian skies are still contested” available at www.vifindia.org[1]. Building on the thread of the earlier analysis, this work brings forward the assessment to th

April 21, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Article, Russo-Ukrainian war, Air war in Ukraine, Russia’s air war
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