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SP's Land Forces February-March 2011 February-March 2011 Volume 8 No 1 R `100.00 (India-based Buyer Only) SP GUIDE PUBLICATIONS SP’s AN SP GUIDE PUBLICATION MEET US AT HALL E, BOOTH 22 AT AERO INDIA 2011 WWW.SPSLANDFORCES.NET ROUNDUP IN THIS ISSUE The ONLY journal in Asia dedicated to Land Forces PAGE 4 >> INTERVIEW Meeting the Challenges The Army Aviation is the arm of the future, a force-multiplier which can tilt the balance in any future conflict ‘Army Aviation Corps is the Lt General (Retd) B.S. Pawar PAGE 6 Past, Present and the Future Arm of the F uture’ PHOTOGRAPHS : Abhishek / SP Guide Pubns SP’s Land Forces (SP’s): What is the role of the Army Aviation? ADG Army Aviation (ADG) : Army Avia - tion operates in the ground regime, therefore it is virtually a component of the land power. This cardinal tenet defines Army Aviation’s role as an ele - ment of the ground forces. In the future battle field, Army Aviation will be at the Armaments used in helicopters can be forefront, shaping the battle space by pro - broadly classified into three categories, jecting the force, sustaining the force and namely rapid firing automatic machine guns, delivering decisive combat power at criti - rocket projectiles and guided missiles cal times anywhere in the battle field by direct fire, by launching air assaults or by Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey directing artillery fires. Its focus is to enhance ground mobility and exploit PAGE 10 manoeuvre. It accelerates the tempo of operations while remaining an integral A Long Way to Go part of the combined arms team. Avia - The three services are progressing on the tion assets are “force multipliers” that path of acquiring networked capabilities indi - provide the formation commanders with vidually with no coherent framework for joint the capability to conduct missions across service enterprise information architecture the entire range of military conflict. Lt General (Retd) V.K. Kapoor SP’s: Is the Army Aviation Corps (AAC) self-sufficient in terms of infrastructure like PAGE 15 helicopter bases, overhaul, maintenance, spares, etc? Seeing Through Darkness ADG : Army Aviation has come a long way since its raising in 1986. The expo - nential growth in terms of equipment has also lead to simultaneous develop - ment of infrastructure to house, operate and maintain the assets. Well-trained manpower from the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME) is pro - viding dedicated technical support for maintenance of all types of helicopters in our inventory. The chain of logistics sup - port established by the Aviation branch R&D is being undertaken globally to enhance of the Corps of Ordnance is functioning the reach, improve the resolution and reduce efficiently. Army Aviation today is self- the weight of night vision devices in order to sufficient and capable of techno-logisti - provide a better edge to own side cally supporting its operations. In keep - ing with the envisaged capability Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch development plan, the plans for upgrad - ing and modernising existing infrastruc - PLUS ture are also in place. A Candid Review 8 SP’s Land Forces team comprising Jayant Baranwal , Lethal Combination Tackling Airborne Threats 9 Editor-in-Chief, and , SP’s: Could you elaborate on the opera - Lt General (Retd.) V.K. Kapoor tional philosophy? Does it include integra - Insecurity Rising 13 Editor, interviewed Major General P.K. Bharali , tion with other services? ADG : Precise and incisive firepower, First / TecKnow 14 Additional Director General, Army Aviation. The speed and manoeuvrability in the third Unmanned Machines at War 18 General’s dynamism and passion for his Corps dimension and close integration with the other arms of the army make the Helicopters in Combat Operations 20 was perceptible in his demeanour and in the free Corps the ultimate force multiplier in the Looking Back at 2010 21 hands of the field commander. Army and frank discussion that ensued. Aviation operates in the TBA as a com - News in Brief 23 1/2011 SP’s LAND FORCES 1 Trusted Partner World-leading solutions. World-class partnership. Raytheon is proud to build upon a 40-year heritage of trusted partnership with India, by providing world-leading defence and technology solutions, including those designed for air traffi c management, multi-role combat aircraft, civil and coastal security, and integrated air and missile defence. We remain dedicated to developing India’s industrial base and promoting the nation’s economic growth — and to providing the operational advantage we ensure for customers all over the world. INNOVATION IN ALL DOMAINS Visit www.raytheon.com © 2011 Raytheon Company. All rights reserved. “Customer Success Is Our Mission” is a registered trademark of Raytheon Company. INTERVIEW << bined arms team, expanding the ground period of new acquisitions. How do you plan commander’s battle- field, principally in to maintain them in the interim period? space and time. The employment philoso - ADG : Chetak and Cheetah helicopters have phy is thus focused on integration and syn - been in service of the nation for a long time chronisation of aviation manoeuvre with and have proved themselves in all forms and the ground manoeuvre to shape the TBA as shown excellent performance, under varied per the plans of the field force commander terrain and weather conditions. Cheetah thus fulfilling the tenets of manoeuvre war - helicopters have been the ‘Saviours of fare. In consonance with joint operations Siachin Glacier’. Technology in respect of doctrine, Army Aviation is also integrated these helicopters is no doubt old and we are with other services and can be task organ - aware of the increasing challenges of main - ised to support the sister services, should the tenance of these machines. Between Hin - situation so demand. dustan Aeronautics Limited and us, adequate measures have been put in place to SP’s: What role is the Army Aviation Corps ensure that these helicopters remain main - performing in the ongoing low intensity tainable. However, it remains a challenge. conflict in J&K and the North East region? Is this role intended to be expanded in SP’s: Is your training infrastructure adequate the future? including simulators? ADG : Helicopters by virtue of their inherent ADG : Army Aviation has a full-fledged train - speed, mobility, firepower and versatility, ing infrastructure in the form of the ‘Combat make an ideal platform to be employed in Army Aviation Training School’ at Nasik, low intensity conflict. Army Aviation assets Maharashtra. This institute has been the have been gainfully employed for quick alma mater for all army aviators and has insertion of troops with enormous success in been churning out highly professional and the ongoing counter-terrorist operations. confident ‘soldiers in the sky’ for many years Surveillance, both visual and electronic, now. It has been a successful model, and delivery of essential combat loads, establish - plans are on to make it even more self-reliant ing aerial command post for better com - by allocating dedicated helicopters and tech - mand and control, swift and life-saving nical crew for the same. We are also utilising casualty evacuation are other operational the services of the Indian Air Force for train - tasks carried out routinely by Army Avia - ing of our aircrew as part of the larger con - tion. In addition we have the ability to aug - cept of integration and jointmanship among ment fire support, which significantly all the three services. Simulators are an eco - influences the close fight. The growth of nomical and highly effective method of Army Aviation will result in its role being imparting training. Army Aviation has also more and more multi-faceted. SP’s: What are your modernisation plans and made a modest beginning in this regard. how are they progressing? “Army Aviation operates However, there is handsome scope for SP’s: Is there any role for Army Aviation ADG : The modernisation plan of all the three in the tactical battle enhancing the same. Corps in asymmetrical warfare and homeland services is underway and the army’s own security? plan meshes well with the overall plan. area (TBA) as a SP’s: Are you facing any shortage of pilots ADG : The basic characteristic of the helicop - Army Aviation, per se, has been under mod - due to greener pastures in civil aviation? ter allows it to operate from point-to-point ernisation, since its raising and the pace has combined arms team, ADG : The manning pattern and age profile without the requirements of any intricate been in sync with the overall growth of the required for Army Aviation is such that lat - infrastructure. It also has excellent slow army. Besides, the ‘Lancer’ helicopter, ALH expanding the ground eral absorption into the civil aviation sector, speed handling characteristic and can main - (Dhruv) has been in service with the Army commander’s battle- if any, does not affect its growth and opera - tain time on station, on required basis. These Aviation for over 10 years. There are a few tions. There is no doubt that a number of can be exploited by the field force com - more modernisation projects in the pipeline. field, principally in pilots, who are the mainstay of the rotary mander in all types of warfare. The Indian wing sector of civil aviation in India, are stal - Army trains and prepares to meet any even - SP’s: The Chetak and Cheetah fleet is obso - space and time” warts from Army Aviation. The Corps draws tuality be it for conventional warfare or a lete and considering the long gestation its pilots from all arms of the Army, at a national emergency. We too are prepared to much younger age profile. play our part, be it for asymmetrical warfare or homeland security.
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