Vivek Gopal

• Master of Technology (Communication Engineering)
• Jawaharlal Nehru University

The modern challenges of dealing with the high-end capabilities of peer and near-peer adversaries, especially in confrontations requiring operations in Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) environments, have brought EW back to the forefront. This means that nations must reinvest in modern EW capabilities, and build enough capacity in these capabilities...

Recently, there has been an increasing focus on new technology, such as tactical satellites or high-altitude long-endurance airships, as means of increasing communication and intelligence collection capabilities. Similar advances in the capabilities of medium-altitude and high-altitude unmanned aerial systems have resulted in their enhanced role in...

Electronic Warfare

Evolving threats of the modern day battlefield are characterized by swift operations, battlefield transparency & a combat pulse which is an amalgamation of overwhelming force being applied at the point of decision. This has been made possible due to the advances in technology which provides near real-time information to the commanders, shortening t...

5G holds the promise of ubiquitous high speed data connectivity; vastly improved intelligence, surveillance & reconnaissance (ISR); fast and secure command & control; more efficient logistics; swarming unmanned vehicles, and wide use of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). The forces have very well understood the importance of this ‘nex...

The use of drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), both for military and civilian purposes, has increased in India in the past decade. At the same time, counter-drone systems are also being developed to address the threats posed by UAVs. How effective are these counter-drone mechanisms? This brief explores this question, and offers suggestions f...