MarineForum vom 10. Februar 2013

PIRATERIE (Fortschreibung)

Im Golf von Aden, im Arabischen Meer, im Somaliabecken und auch vor der somalischen Küste blieb es in der abgelaufenen Woche absolut ruhig. Nicht einmal Sichtungen vermeintlicher Piraten gab es.

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MarineForum vom 03. Februar 2013

PIRATERIE (Fortschreibung)

Somalia

Ein eingeschifftes bewaffnetes Sicherheitsteam der iranischen Marine hat am 28. Januar im Golf von Oman die Kaperung eines Supertankers verhindert. Staatliche Medien berichten, zwei Skiffs hätten das Schiff etwa 20 sm von der omanischen Insel Masirah entfernt angegriffen, die Soldaten der iranischen Marine hätten sie aber „in die Flucht geschlagen“.

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MarineForum vom 27. Januar 2013

PIRATERIE (Fortschreibung)

 Somalia

In der abgelaufenen Woche gab vor dem Horn von Afrika, im Arabischen Meer und im Somaliabecken keinerlei (versuchte) Überfälle, ja offenbar wurden nicht einmal (vermeintliche) Piraten in See gesichtet. Am 25. Januar konnte die französische Fregatte SURCOUF zwölf mutmaßliche Piraten den Behörden von Mauritius übergeben. Die Männer waren am 5. Januar im Somaliabecken nach einer versuchten, von einem eingeschifften bewaffneten Sicherheitsteam abgewehrten Kaperung des Frachters TUPI MAIDEN in einer koordinierten Aktion von NATO und EU NavFor ergriffen worden.

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Iran And Or Israel: India's Interests

A very analytical and balanced article on the India–Iran-Israel triangular relationship. Vice Admiral Bharathan has cogently defined the geo-political context with an empirical analysis of the stakes involved for each stakeholder. In effect, whatever path India chooses would be irrelevant in the background of this simmering volcano of visceral distrust and misperceptions. Even on this single factor India would perhaps do well to maintain status quo in its Iran and Israel relationships.

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UAV/India - Maoist Insurgency and UAVs

A very useful article on the employment of UAVs in anti-Naxal operations. In the forested environment of Naxal affected area, the mini and small UAVs will be restricted in operation due to forests and foliage. Pure EO sensors will have severe limitations. IR sensors will be essential. Also foliage penetration radars and underground detection radars, which are in evolution in the West, need to be introduced here. The medium altitude UAVs are likely to provide the best result. Using Searcher type of UAV would be optimal. The multiple sensors give phenomenal amount of data. To extract intelligence out of this maze of data, software automation is essential. It would be facial recognition, change of scene detection and so on. While it is easy to procure UAVs and sensors, the most challenging part is to acquire and adapt automated software for our conditions.

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India Israel Relations

The India–Israel Strategic partnership has been of tremendous value to India in terms of Military technology transfers and Intelligence cooperation against Jihadi terrorism. The relationship has been strengthened by the presence of 70,000 Indian Jews in Israel and frequent visits by the youth of Israel who are fascinated by India. Israel has emerged as the second biggest defence supplier to India after Russia. India is on the way to receive three Phalcon AWACS mounted on the IL-50 aircraft. The defence procurements from Israel in the last decade have exceeded US$ 10 billion. As a matter of fact there are only two countries Russia and Israel which are willing to provide state-of-the-art technology. An international survey finding confirmed in 2006 that Israel is the most popular country in India.

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Israel - Israeli Operation That Changed Ways Of Warfare

The Israeli armed forces – especially their Air Force are universally admired for their dedication, professionalism and innovative approach. Some Israeli operations - especially the destruction of the Arab Air Forces in the six day Arab-Israeli war in 1967, have become benchmarks of professional excellence. There is much to learn from the Israeli proactive and highly offensive orientation which relies heavily on seizing the initiative right from the outset. In this article AVM Tiwary examines how the Israeli Air Blitz of 1967 succeeded so brilliantly as to become a textbook model for the employment of airpower.

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India and Israel: Common Threats, Divergent Strategic Cultures

Though India and Israel share a very similar set of threats and challenges, their strategic cultures are a study in contrast. India has a huge land mass and the world’s second largest population. Israel is a tiny country with a population of just 7 million plus. It has no space to trade for time and has therefore developed a highly proactive and aggressive orientation – that is very high-risk and relies upon seizing the strategic and tactical initiative at the very outset of the conflict. In sharp contrast to Israel, India’s response to Pakistan’s asymmetric adventurism has been very weak, timid and reactive. India has tamely surrendered the strategic and tactical initiative to a much weaker Pakistan for the last three decades . India must emulate Israel and try and generate an overmatching technological military edge over its likely adversaries. It will have to field dominant war fighting capabilities that would severely raise costs for Pakistan. In specific, India will have to invest heavily in airpower, precision guided munitions (PGMs), firepower resources and transparency capabilities.

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