Contents - SP's Military Yearbook 2025-2026

 

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Preliminary Pages 1-24
[Black & White Pages]

Contents

S.No. Chapter Name Pages
1 Authors' Profiles 8-12
2 ADVERTISERS' INDEX 14
3 Major Infographics / Maps / Diagrams / charts 16
4 Map: Major Indian Armed Forces' Headquarterms 18
5 Map: DRDO and DPSU Headquarters 20
6 Letters to the Editor 22-24
7 Editorial 34-40

Weapons, Equipment & Vehicles

S.No. Chapter Name Pages
1 AIESL 44
2 Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVNL) 45
3 Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) 46
4 Bharati Exicom 47
5 Big Bang Boom Solutions 48
6 Embraer Defense & Security 49-50
7 Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) 51-52
8 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) 53-54
9 Jeena & Company 55
10 Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited (KSSL) 56
11 Leonardo Helicopters 57
12 Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) 58
13 Navantia 59-60
14 Rossell Techsys 61
15 Sanathan Allied Industries (Safesure Runflat System) 62
16 SMPP 63

1 STRATEGY & PERSPECTIVE

S.No. Chapter Name Author Pages
1 The New World in 'Disorder' Lt General P.R. Shankar (Retd) 1
2 War in the Middle-East Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari (Retd) 7
3 China's Game Plan for Global Economic and Military Domination: Will it Succeed? Vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawla (Retd) 11
4 BRICS vs SCO vs G7: Driving the Transition in a New World Order Major General Atanu Pattanaik (Retd) 15
5 The Ukraine Conundrum and Russia's Evolving Global Power Status Major General B.K. Sharma (Retd) 19
6 USPACOM and the Indo-Pacific Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) 25
7 The QUAD and AUKUS: Shaping Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific Commodore Anil Jai Singh (Retd) 29
8 The Future of 'ASEAN Centrality' in the Indo-Pacific Vice Admiral G. Ashok Kumar (Retd) 35
9 Will China Attack Taiwan? Vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawla (Retd) 39
10 The New Nuclear Arms Race Vice Admiral V. Srinivas (Retd) 43
11 State-Sponsored Terrorism: A Double-Edged Tool of War Lt General Dushyant Singh (Retd) 47
12 Lessons from Recent Global Conflicts: Implications for India's Defence Modernisation Vice Admiral Puneet Kumar Bahl (Retd) 51
13 Act East Policy 2.0: India's Flagship Foreign Policy Expands Strategic Horizon Manish Kumar Jha 55
14 Safeguarding Maritime Interests for Bharat's Security and Prosperity Admiral R. Hari Kumar (Retd) 59

2 TECHNOLOGY

S.No. Chapter Name Author Pages
1 How India is Transforming its Defence Strategy with the Proven MQ-9B Dr. Vivek Lall, Chief Executive, General Atomics Global Corporation 65
2 Sixth Generation Fighters and Future of Air Dominance Air Marshal R.G.K. Kapoor (Retd) 69
3 The Technologised Battlefield: Emerging Technologies in Modern and Future Warfare SP's Team 75
4 Global Technologies Revolutionising Warfare SP's Team 79
5 The New High Ground: How Militaries are Weaponising Space Rohit Goel 95
6 Building the Weapons of Tomorrow SP's Team 99

3 BUSINESS

S.No. Chapter Name Author Pages
1 Promoting Defence Manufacturing in Private Sector Admiral R. Hari Kumar (Retd) 105
2 How India Built a ₹38,424 Crore Defence Export Industry Rohit Goel 109
3 Bharat's Shipbuilding Capability Admiral R. Hari Kumar (Retd) 113
4 Atmanirbharta in Military Aviation: India's Flight Towards Strategic Self-Reliance Manish Kumar Jha 117
5 Forging India's Defence Manufacturing Backbone Rohit Goel 121
6 The New Orbit Rohit Goel 125

4 INDIAN DEFENCE

S.No. Chapter Name Author Pages
1 Restructuring India's War Machine: Theatre Commands to Integrated Battle Groups Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd) 129
2 Integrating Airpower into Joint and Multi-Domain Operations: Challenges and Imperatives for India Group Captain R.K. Yadav 135
3 Ministry of Defence SP's Team 139
4 The Integrated Defence Staff SP's Team 143
5 The Indian Army   147
6 The Indian Navy   171
7 The Indian Air Force   201
8 The Indian Coast Guard   229
9 Who's Who in Indian Defence   239
10 Department of Defence Production (DDP)   263
11 Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)   297
HOMELAND SECURITY
S.No. Chapter Name Author Pages
1 The Ministry of Home Affairs & Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) SP's Team 305
2 India's Coastal Security SP's Team 319
3 Digital Policing in India: Building a National Technology Ecosystem Rohit Goel 325

5 ASIAN WHO'S WHO

MoD Organisations & Contacts of Asian Countries
Chapter Name Pages
Australia: MoD Contact Details 330, 331
Australia: MoD Organisational Structure 332
Bahrain: MoD Contact Details 332
Bangladesh: MoD Contact Details 333
China: MoD Contact Details 333
Egypt: MoD Contact Details 333
Israel: MoD Contact Details 334
Israel: MoD Organisational Structure 334
Japan: MoD Contact Details 335
Japan: MoD Organisational Structure 336
Jordan: MoD Contact Details 337
Kuwait: MoD Contact Details 337
Lebanon: MoD Contact Details 337
Libya: MoD Contact Details 337
Malaysia: MoD Contact Details 338
Malaysia: MoD Organisational Structure 339
Myanmar: MoD Contact Details 340
Myanmar: MoD Organisational Structure 340
Nepal: MoD Contact Details 341
New Zealand: MoD Contact Details 342
Oman: MoD Contact Details 343
Philippines: MoD Contact Details 343, 344, 345
Philippines: MoD Organisational Structure 346
Singapore: MoD Contact Details 346, 347, 348
Singapore: MoD Organisational Structure 348
Saudi Arabia: MoD Contact Details 349
South Korea MoD Contact Details 349
South Korea: MoD Organisational Structure 349
Sri Lanka: MoD Contact Details 350
Sri Lanka: MoD Organisational Structure 351
Thailand: MoD Contact Details 352
Thailand: MoD Organisational Structure 353
Türkiye: MoD Contact Details 353
UAE: MoD Contact Details 354
US Pacific Command: Contact Details. 354
US Pacific Command: Organisational Structure 355
Vietnam: MoD Contact Details 355, 356
Vietnam: MoD Organisational Structure 356
Yemen: MoD Contact Details 356
Who's Who in Asian Defence Forces
Chapter Name Pages
Afghanistan 357
Australia 357
Bahrain 357
Bangladesh 357
China 357
Egypt 357
Indonesia 358
Iran 358
Iraq 358
Israel 358
Japan 358
Jordan 358
Kuwait 358
Lebanon 358
Libya 358
Malaysia 358, 359
Myanmar 359
Nepal 359
New Zealand 359
North Korea (DPR of Korea) 359
Oman 359
Pakistan 359
Philippines 359
Saudi Arabia 359
Singapore 359
South Korea (Republic of Korea) 359, 360
Sri Lanka 360
Syria 360
Thailand 360
Türkiye 360
United Arab Emirates 360
US Pacific Command 360
Vietnam 360
Yemen 360
Asian Who's Who: Leadership Profiles
Chapter Name Pages
Afghanistan 361
Australia 362, 363
Bahrain 364
Bangladesh 365
China 366, 367
Egypt 367, 368, 369
Indonesia 369, 370
Iran 371, 372
Iraq 373
Israel 373, 374, 375
Japan 375, 376
Jordan 376, 377
Kuwait 377, 378
Lebanon 378, 379
Libya 379, 380
Malaysia 380, 381
Myanmar 382
Nepal 383
New Zealand 383, 384, 385
North Korea 385
Oman 386
Pakistan 386, 387, 388
Philippines 388, 389
Saudi Arabia 389, 390
Singapore 390, 391, 392
South Korea 392
Sri Lanka 393, 394
Syria 394, 395
Thailand 395
Turkiye 396, 397
United Arab Emirates 397, 398
US Pacific Command 398
Vietnam 399
Yemen 400

6 REGIONAL BALANCE

S.No. Chapter Name Pages
1 GDP & Military Expenditure 401
2 Asia-Pacific's New Strategic Landscape
Rohit Goel
407
3 West Asia 415
4 South Asia 459
5 Southeast Asia 481
6 Far East Asia & The Pacific 515
7 Equipment & Hardware Specifications: An Overview 549
 
Army Equipment 549
Naval Equipment 578
Air Equipment 600