Atul Pant

Aerial drones are fast making way into military operations. With further advancement of technology, their role in warfare is set to increase exponentially. The new generation aerial drones promise to...

• Atul Pant |
• 2020 |
• Occasional Papers

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as the most disruptive technology of the current era and is advancing exponentially. AI is growing around the concept of machines acquiring human like intelligence...

• Atul Pant |
• 2018 |
• Occasional Papers

Japan’s quest for pre-emptive strike capability indicates a major shift in its defence doctrine. It is only a matter of time before Japan takes up such an offensive defence doctrine...

• Atul Pant |
• July 24, 2020 |
• IDSA Comments

China has had a chequered relationship with India since the establishment of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1949. Beijing views India as a strategic rival and appears to...

• Atul Pant |
• July-September 2020 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

Smaller, smarter, potent and cheaper combat entities — linked and networked – will be at the heart of future warfare.

• Atul Pant |
• April 27, 2020 |
• Issue Brief

The laser-based aerospace defence assets, as and when they are fully developed and deployed, could prove to be a potent deterrent.

• Atul Pant |
• February 07, 2020 |
• IDSA Comments

Considering the loss of tactical advantage that would come about by not adopting automation and autonomous weapon systems in future, militaries would invariably be obligated to adopt the concept of...

• Atul Pant |
• January 24, 2020 |
• IDSA Comments

The September 14 strikes targeting Saudi oil refineries demonstrated an exceptional level of mission accomplishment that is possible with drones today. In the coming times, drones are likely to get...

• Atul Pant |
• November 01, 2019 |
• IDSA Comments

The agile acquisition or C2D2 model currently under adoption by the US for its F-35 aircraft is likely to become a necessity for acquisitions in future, as disruptive defence technologies...

• Atul Pant |
• August 06, 2019 |
• IDSA Comments

Since the last decade of the twentieth century, network centricity has profoundly transformed warfighting and the outlook of the military. The next level of the networking ladder is Internet of...

• Atul Pant |
• April-June 2019 |
• Journal of Defence Studies