Natalia Freyton

–The writer is a defence and security industry consultant with varied experience of working with medium and large companies majorly in European market. The views expressed are of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views of Raksha Anirveda

European Union and India Facing the Sovereignty Riddle

France is assuming the presidency of the European Union, for the first time in 14 years, between January 1 and June 30, 2022. While no major divergence is to be expected in terms of...

Joint Military Commitment: The Interoperability Conundrum

"I have far less admiration for Napoleon since I’ve been in command of a coalition”: Field Marshal Foch, commander in chief of the allied victorious armies in 1918. A thorough student of Napoleon’ tactics, Field...

Howitzers: Maneuverability in Mountains!

  Ever since its inception, artillery has walked a tightrope between sophistication and ruggedness. Sophistication provides additional capacities at the expense of reliability and numbers, as howitzers tend to breakdown more often due to their...

Land Combat Systems: The Evolving Trend

  India faces a complex and interesting geopolitical challenge, ranging from maritime sovereignty to securing its mountainous border with China or Pakistan. This challenge will necessarily be addressed in an inter-service environment. By facing this...

Seeking More Autonomy, EU Plans Strategic Compass to Define its Defence Ambitions

  With countries across the globe reeling from the disorganized exit of the United States and NATO from Afghanistan, officials from the European Union's 27-nation bloc have underscored the importance of finding ways to improve...

The Importance of Internationalizing Freedom of Navigation Exercises in South China Sea

  With Western countries including, France, Germany, Britain and the United States, conducting a series of Freedom of Navigation exercises in an area of the sea China has claimed as its own, Beijing has vowed...

Integrating High Value Capabilities to Win: A Brief Introduction to ‘Effects’ Thinking

As any other country with its strategic interests and international standing at heart would, India is thinking about the future of its defence system. Facing adversaries such as Pakistan, and China to an even...

India and the Emerging World Order: Finding the Strategic Balance

India is modernizing (1) its defence, for a plethora of reasons, and rightly so. In the current and future contexts, India must focus on one word, to build its economic and defence powerhouse: balance....

India at the Crossroads in Modernizing its Defence Forces

  From a European standpoint, India is currently sitting where certain Western defence apparatuses were, just a few decades ago. How to increase military potential, while maintaining control over military affairs? The global standard, just...

Land Military Equipment: No Solutions, Only Trade-Offs

In Land military equipment, there are no solutions, only trade-offs: countries outside the military top-tier find themselves with strategic equations they need to figure out, when shaping their forces. A very small handful of countries...

Armenia-Azerbaijan War: A First-Hand Account

Introduction On September 27, 2020, explosions rocked a small mountainous piece of land in the Caucasus region, situated between Europe and Asia. For nearly 30 years, Azerbaijan has been waiting for the opportunity to reconquer...

North Korean Activity at Key Shipyard Fuels Speculation of SLBM Launch

  Seoul. Security officials and analysts are watching for signs that North Korea may potentially use an upcoming holiday event to test fire an underwater-launched ballistic missile following a flurry of activities at a key...

Vietnam Boosts Surveillance of Coastlines, Orders iSea-25HD from Israel’s Controp

  Hanoi. In a development aimed at heightened intelligence gathering in its coastal areas, Vietnam has awarded a contract to Israel’s Controp for the supply of observation and surveillance systems for new ships built in...
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