
Lt Gen (Dr) NB Singh
FRCV: Avoiding the Technology Trap
The war in Ukraine has shown how technology has changed the battlefield. The combined might of the reconnaissance-strike complex has paralyzed both sides by causing immense attrition of men and…

Strategic Readiness: Revisiting Close and Deep Engineering Support
The Ukraine war has witnessed huge amounts of hardware attrition on both sides. Ukraine has suffered heavily in terms of destruction of infrastructure, power plants, industries and human lives. Russian…

The Road to Zorawar
On December 22, 2022, projects for the Indian Army valued at around Rs 85,000 crore, including light tanks, Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicles (FICV), mounted gun systems, drones and minesweeper vessels,…
GOCO Model: Floundering in Rough Waters
No military has ever outsourced Equipment Readiness; the Indian Army could be the first! The Indian Army’s ambitious plan for modernisation of the Army Base Workshops (ABWs) and implementation of…
Operational Testing and Evaluation of Weapons and Equipment
There is a growing trend in the military to go in for complex weapon platforms without a careful examination of the real effects these high-tech wonder weapons will have on…
In Pursuit of the FRCV Pipedream
“It isn’t about getting to the LAC quickly, it’s about winning there.” A fresh Request for Information (RFI) to procure over 1,700 Future Ready Combat Vehicles (FRCVs) has been issued…
Integrated Logistics Command: Need for a Capability – Centric Kernel
“In the Middle East War of 1973… it was only when the Israeli army enhanced its technical support… that 80 percent of the damaged tanks in the war could be…
Self-Reliance in General Munitions and Energetics: Need for a Vision
“It’s all right to aim high if you have plenty of ammunition.” — Hawley R. Everhart The current stand-off at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) has once again highlighted…
Equipment Capability Gaps: Its Impact on Mission Outcomes
“In the 21st century, leaders who lack sufficient technical know – how, function at a marked disadvantage. An officer or a soldier who feels insecure about even a small portion…
Capability Enhancement Programme: A Cost Effective Approach to Modernisation of Land Systems
Military capability denotes an integrated and agile combination of trained personnel, mission capable equipment, infrastructure, information systems, organisational structures and processes that can create a military effect in a range…
Equipment Sustainability: Key to Army’s Operational Readiness
Keeping an army’s equipment in a combat-ready condition requires considerable personnel and financial resources. Roughly 8.5 percent of personnel in an Armoured Division and a shade less in other formations,…