INDIAN ARMED FORCES CHIEFS ON
OUR RELENTLESS AND FOCUSED PUBLISHING EFFORTS

 
SP Guide Publications puts forth a well compiled articulation of issues, pursuits and accomplishments of the Indian Army, over the years

— General Manoj Pande, Indian Army Chief

 
 
I am confident that SP Guide Publications would continue to inform, inspire and influence.

— Admiral R. Hari Kumar, Indian Navy Chief

My compliments to SP Guide Publications for informative and credible reportage on contemporary aerospace issues over the past six decades.

— Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari, Indian Air Force Chief

SP's Naval Forces - February-March 2017

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Issue Features

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    Cover Story
    Modernisation of Indian Naval Aviation
    By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)

    The Vision Statement of the Indian Navy envisages itself as the maritime power for national prosperity in the form of multi-dimensional, multi-spectrum and networked force

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    EXCLUSIVE

    Interview
    Leveraging 'Make in India' Initiatives

    In a rare media interaction with SP’s Naval Forces, Ashok Kumar Gupta, Secretary, Defence Production, outlined his vision for defence manufacturing...

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    Defence Budget
    India’s Maritime Reach — Navy Budget 2017-18
    By Lt General Naresh Chand (Retd)

    The total allocation for defence is 2,74,114 crore (about $42.17 billion) which is 6.2 per cent higher than last year’s allocation of 2,58,000 crore and is 1.62 per cent of the GDP

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    South East Asia
    Royal Malaysian Navy
    By Lt General Naresh Chand (Retd)

    With a coastline of 4,675 km, an exclusive economic zone covering an area of 5,98,540 square km, and geographically straddling some of the most important sea lines of communication in the world...

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    Exclusive
    Navantia is Here (in India) to Remain

    Neetu Dhulia of SP’s Naval Forces had an exclusive opportunity to visit the Frigate F-105 – Cristóbal Colón, visiting Mumbai and to interact with the Commander Ignacio Cuartero Lorenzo, Commanding Officer, and his team along with Navantia’s Alberto Gorordo, General Manager India, and Carmen Gonzalez Martin.

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    Defence Coperation
    National Defense Authorization Act of 2017 and Indo-US Defence Partnership
    By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)

    The India amendment, which forms Section 1292 of the NDA, requires the US Secretaries of Defense and State to designate an official with the specific task of clearing roadblocks to greater cooperation