SPECIAL ISSUE: Atmanirbharta (Self-Reliance) in Defence and Aeronautics (Part I)

Contents

Editorial

Guest Editorial

Focus

Indian Research and Development Ecosystem for Self-Reliance

Ranjit Ghosh

The Making of Technological Innovation Ecosystem in Defence Sector

Om Prakash Das

Atmanirbhar Bharat and Pinaka Multi-Barrel Rocket System: Implications for India in National Security and Strategic Autonomy

Michael John Bennis

Civil Drone Certification and Atmanirbharta Challenges in India

R. K. Narang

Defence Public Sector Undertakings and Exports: An Assessment

S. Samuel C. Rajiv

Defence Acquisition Procedure for Self-Reliance

Amit Cowshish

Fine-tuning of Defence Acquisition Procedures for Atmanirbhar Bharat

Arvind Khare

Promoting Domestic Prosperity: A Comprehensive Analysis of Prioritising Indigenous Industries in Defence Procurements

Rajiv Gangadharan and Amrita Nighojkar

Commentaries

Defence Technology Ecosphere for Viksit Bharat

Hari Babu Srivastava

The Indian Techno-Military-Industrial Ecosystem: Creating Cold Military Steel in an Era of Strategic Rivalry and Conflict

Raj Shukla

Atmanirbharta in Critical and Emerging Defence Technologies

P.R. Shankar

Necessity of System-Integration Approach: Sustaining Atmanirbharta in Defence Projects

Sanjay Mahindru

Atmanirbharta: Speedy Modernisaton of India’s Defence Weaponry

P.K. Chakravorty

Need for Atmanirbharta in Human-centred Design, Human Factors and Human Systems Integration in Indian Defence

Vivek Kant and Dipil Dileep

Roadmap for Making India a Global Drone Hub by 2030

Ankit Mehta

Building Secure Bharatiya Cyber Physical Drone Stack: Key to Atmanirbharta and Global Drone Hub Vision 2030

Sai Pattabiram

Certification Challenges to Advanced UAV Batteries in India

Saurabh Markandeya and Kajal Shah

Unyielding Dreams and Harsh Realities: Financial Challenges of Start-up Founders

Muhammad Anas

Defence Inflation Indices for India

Tejinder Singh

Defence Exports between India and Philippines: Opportunities and Challenges

Apila Sangtam

Guidelines for Contributors