Ground Based Air Defence in India : Challenges and Opportunities

This books presents a commentary by eminent authors covering some relevant issues in the vast domain of Ground based Air Defence (GBAD) in India.The starting Chapter traces the contours of the contemporary and futuristic air threat. In doing so, it sets the tone for further Chapters because the raison-de-etre of GBAD is to counter the threat so defined. The next Chapter chronicles the evolution of the GBAD concepts bringing the reader up to date with the current practices. The next two Chapters flag the seminal need for a strong Battle Management Command and Control (BMC2) System and a fool-proof Air Space Control (ASC) system and highlight many a challenges that lie ahead in these two domains.