September 2009 - Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.

Wednesday, 30 September 2009

"Figures will not lie": A personal profile of nuclear whistleblower, K Santhanam

by Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 26th Sept 09 His denunciation of India’s thermonuclear test on May 11, 1998 (Shakti-I), has generated a fu...

Broadsword September 30, 2009 29

Tuesday, 29 September 2009

COMMENT MODERATION INTRODUCED IN BROADSWORD

I am sad to announce that "comment moderation" has been introduced on Broadsword. With immediate effect, all visitors' comment...

Broadsword September 29, 2009 42

Sunday, 27 September 2009

US military

Naval LCA: US puts Lockheed Martin off Tejas flight path

The Lockheed Martin JSF-35 Lightening, which will also operate off aircraft carriers. The US company was to help India with the Naval Tejas,...

Broadsword September 27, 2009 23

Monday, 21 September 2009

US military

The China-India dynamic: Worried dragon; outraged elephant

(Photos: courtesy Ajai Shukla) The village of Mago, near the Line of Actual Control between India and China. Reaching Mago took me two days ...

Broadsword September 21, 2009 51

Sunday, 20 September 2009

shipbuilding

Navy backs the Tejas with a Rs 900 crore cheque

A file photo of the first twin-seater LCA, undergoing final assembly in HAL, Bangalore. The Naval LCA is based upon this twin-seater design ...

Broadsword September 20, 2009 86

Thursday, 17 September 2009

shipbuilding

On equal terms with the Chinese on the Pangong Lake

(Photos: courtesy Ajai Shukla) Photos of the Pangong Tso, taken by me from an army helicopter. The Indian Army is now deploying 12-tonne Fas...

Broadsword September 17, 2009 29

Tuesday, 15 September 2009

Private Sector

More on the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

Lots of responses to the LCH overweight article! That was a news article, so it had only pure reporting, but here are some of my views. 600 ...

Broadsword September 15, 2009 78

Sunday, 13 September 2009

Missiles

Light Combat Helicopter struggles to slim down

(Photo: courtesy Ajai Shukla) A computer generated design image of HAL's Light Combat Helicopter By Ajai Shukla HAL, Bangalore Business ...

Broadsword September 13, 2009 79

Monday, 7 September 2009

shipbuilding

Built for air force, Kaveri engine chosen by navy

Photo: The Kaveri Marine Gas Turbine (KMGT) on a test-bed at a naval facility in Visakhapatnam by Ajai Shukla GTRE, Bangalore Business Stan...

Broadsword September 07, 2009 44

Sunday, 6 September 2009

LCA

Kaveri jet engine finally poised for first flight

Photo: The Kaveri aero jet engine undergoing final checks before its despatch to Russia for flight testing. Ajai Shukla GTRE, Bangalore Bus...

Broadsword September 06, 2009 109

Friday, 4 September 2009

Private Sector

Taj Palace offers army a "gesture of gratitude"

by Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 5th Sept 09 Guests at New Delhi’s tony Taj Palace Hotel who come across army officers in their smart olive...

Broadsword September 04, 2009 23

Wednesday, 2 September 2009

strategy

1st Oct 09: The dragon will display its teeth

Photo: A missile believed to be the Dong Feng 41 By Ajai Shukla While the Pakistani doctoring of first class Harpoon anti-ship missiles into...

Broadsword September 02, 2009 29

Tuesday, 1 September 2009

Private Sector

HAL blames BAE Systems for Hawk delays

Photo 1 (courtesy Ajai Shukla): The Hawk assembly line in HAL Bangalore Photo 2 (courtesy Ajai Shukla): BAE insiders have been hinting to ...

Broadsword September 01, 2009 23

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Wednesday, 30 September 2009

"Figures will not lie": A personal profile of nuclear whistleblower, K Santhanam

Tuesday, 29 September 2009

COMMENT MODERATION INTRODUCED IN BROADSWORD

Sunday, 27 September 2009

Naval LCA: US puts Lockheed Martin off Tejas flight path

Monday, 21 September 2009

The China-India dynamic: Worried dragon; outraged elephant

Sunday, 20 September 2009

Navy backs the Tejas with a Rs 900 crore cheque

Thursday, 17 September 2009

On equal terms with the Chinese on the Pangong Lake

Tuesday, 15 September 2009

More on the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

Sunday, 13 September 2009

Light Combat Helicopter struggles to slim down

Monday, 7 September 2009

Built for air force, Kaveri engine chosen by navy

Sunday, 6 September 2009

Kaveri jet engine finally poised for first flight

Friday, 4 September 2009

Taj Palace offers army a "gesture of gratitude"

Wednesday, 2 September 2009

1st Oct 09: The dragon will display its teeth

Tuesday, 1 September 2009

HAL blames BAE Systems for Hawk delays

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