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April 2025  ·  8 min read

When the Sky Became a Data Problem

AI integration into legacy air defence networks — the fusion pipeline, out-of-sequence sensor handling, and why the drone and UAV industry is already at the centre of this engineering challenge.

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02 — April 2026

India's Defence Startups: Big Promise, Hard Reality

A candid assessment of the real opportunities and structural friction in India's defence startup ecosystem — from someone who has seen both sides of the table.

03 — December 2025

Unjammable Drones: A Marketing Myth, Not a Military Reality

An operational perspective on why so-called jam-proof drones remain vulnerable in contested electromagnetic environments, and why spectrum dominance remains a perpetual contest of adaptation.

04 — April 2026

Counter-UAS Sensor Fusion Architecture

How multi-modal sensor arrays — radar, acoustic, RF, optical — combine to detect and classify drone swarms at low altitude in cluttered urban environments.

05 — February 2026

We're Building Weapons We Can't Fix in a War

India's defence indigenisation story has a serious gap between narrative and reality. Assembly is not sovereignty — and confusing the two is becoming a strategic liability.

05 — Upcoming

Radome Design for EW Conformal Applications

Material selection, electromagnetic transparency, and structural integration challenges in designing conformal radomes for modern airborne electronic warfare systems.

06 — Upcoming

Human-Machine Teaming in Autonomous Defence Systems

Engineering and legal frameworks for meaningful human control in AI-assisted engagement systems — why operator authority is both a safety requirement and a design constraint.