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Defence Now’s core offering is an innovative, secure virtual platform providing a central source of communication empowering buyers and sellers to harmonise their information needs; promoting the business of defence, bringing complete transparency to the already complex world of India’s Defence, Aerospace and Homeland Security Sector. |
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| Defence Now has developed a solution to the unique challenges posed by the Indian Defence, Aerospace and Homeland Security procurement process, allowing SME’s to compete for a share of this lucrative market. |
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| There is an urgent need in the procurement process to cut out the ‘middle man’, and enable vendors to communicate direct with defence buyers that matter. Across a secure and transparent platform that unifies the information needs of all parties with modernised systems and processes; reducing costs and improving efficiency and performance. |
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| Defence Now makes the procurement process uncomplicated, transparent, efficient and effective for both buyers and sellers; cutting out the role of ‘middle men’ that breed a culture of distrust. |
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| The need for an educator and “enabler” in the Indian Defence sector is great. |
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| Armed with the founders’ extensive knowledge and expertise of the Indian market; Defence Now is destined to fulfil this role as the ultimate source for companies of all sizes to harness our ‘virtual defence showcase’ to effectively and efficiently enter the Indian Defence market. |
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| We begin from a position of strength. Our business model is based on the premise that the site’s content will be of high quality and extremely relevant to the needs of target users. Our e-business platform and deep experience in India ensures that the site’s tools and resources will be equally effective. |
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| The management and advisory teams behind Defence Now already possess the expertise, skills, resources, assets and infrastructure to be successful in India. |
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| Success is achieved through becoming highly relevant to the needs of companies, organisations and stakeholders wishing to achieve a presence in the Indian Defence, Aerospace and Homeland Security sector. |
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| DefenceNow.com provides the latest Indian Defence News and strategic intelligence; with exclusive updates and unprecedented availability on the commercial opportunities of specific interest to our International audience. |
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| Access to exclusive, timely, accurate and relevant Indian defence news and information is the driving force towards understanding the policies and procedures that regulate the Indian defence sectors as well as identifying defence procurement opportunities within the India defence and homeland security sectors. |
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| Under the guidance of strategic experts these special reports and information bulletins are commissioned, compiled and delivered through DefenceNow.com, a privately-owned, independent source staffed by some of the most influential sources in the Indian defence Sector. |
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| Our team will sift through the mountains of daily Indian Defence, Aerospace and Homeland Security information from media outlets, the corridors of power and from the defence forces themselves to find the nuggets of real intelligence that will provide real opportunities to DefenceNow.com users. |
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| This daily news and intelligence will keep companies looking to enter the market abreast of the opportunities and developments, in a time-sensitive manner, within their particular industries. |
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| To further strengthen the Defence Now team we have developed the Defence Now Advisory Council, made up from high-level ex-military, defence and homeland security personnel; working to provide in-depth knowledge and expertise of the real needs of India’s Defence, Aerospace and Homeland Security sectors. The Advisory Council possesses a vast number of years of experience between them from the Indian Navy, Army, Air Force and Intelligence Services and will be the guiding force to deliver on Defence Now’s service offerings. |
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| With the strategic knowledge and guidance of the Advisory Council, Defence Now is poised to set the standard for transparency, accuracy, credibility and timeliness in defence procurement. |
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| The Defence Now Advisory Council includes: |
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| Dr S D PRADHAN |
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 Dr S D Pradhan is retired Chairman, Joint Intelligence Committee and former Dy National Security Advisor. He also served as Chairman of the Task Force on Intelligence Mechanism (2008-2010), which was constituted to review the functioning of the intelligence agencies. After his post graduation, he was selected as the Research Fellow in the Ministry of Defence to do Ph.D. on the military operations of the Indian Army in the East African Campaign (1914-1918). |
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| He taught in the Departments of Defence Studies and History in the Punjabi University, Patiala. He was also the Visiting Professor at University of Illinois, US in the Department of Arms Control and Disarmament Studies. The Ministry of Defence had utilized his services for the preparation of official accounts of the 1971 War and the counter insurgency l operations in the North East. |
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| He had served in the country’s external intelligence agency before joining the JIC.In the JIC/National Security Council Secretariat, he was closely involved with preparation of reports of the Kargil Review Committee and Group of Ministers on national security as also with the implementation of their recommendations. His publications include two books and several articles. |
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| LT. GEN. (RETD) VIJAY KUMAR CHOPRA |
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 An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Lt. Gen. Chopra was commissioned in the army in 1965. A graduate of the Defence Service Staff College, Higher Defence Management and National Defence College, he held prestigious command and staff appointments including Director General Operational Logistics and Master General of Ordnance. |
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| A keen Defence Analyst, he has written a number of defence related articles in leading Defence Magazines. He was a member of the Defence Expenditure Review Committee set up by the Defence Minister in 2009. He is presently a Defence Consultant. |
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| AIR MARSHAL (RETD) GURNAM SINGH CHAUDHRY |
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| PVSM, AVSM, VSM |
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 An ex-NDA (National Defence Academy) officer commissioned as a fighter pilot. Air Marshal Chaudhry went on to become a fully Operational Air Defence and Strike pilot, an A Cat Flying Instructor and an Experimental Test Pilot. He commanded a Jaguar Squadron, was Chief Operations Officer at Pune and Commanded Air Base at Tezpur. An alumnus of DSSC and NDC, he has held a wide variety of staff and operational appointments such as Ops Staff at Western Air Command, Deputy/Joint Director Air Staff Requirement at Air HQ, Instructor at DSSC, founder member of IDS as PD Long Term Force Structure, ACAS (Inspection) and SASO South Western Air Command. He retired as AOC-in-C Training Command. |
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| He has written articles and features for magazines like Force (India) and Air Buz by S P Publication. His area of expertise lies in Long Term & Futuristic Force Structuring. |
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| LT. GEN. (RETD.) B.S. PAWAR |
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 An Aluminus of Defence Services Staff College, College of Defence Management and National Defence College, the General Officer has served for 40 years plus in the Indian Army.
During his distinguished career, he has held important command and staff appointments. The officer has served for 17 years in aviation related assignments and has 4000 hours of flying experience to his credit. He is also a qualified flying instructor. During his tenure as Director General Army Aviation, he was responsible for making operational the first unit of Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) in the Indian Army. He was also instrumental in setting up the first Cheetah Simulator in the country. The officer was Commandant School of Artillery before retiring in September 2008. During this tenure, he supervised the trials of towed 155mm 52 calibre guns, though none met the GSQRs. |
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| The general is presently a freelance writer for a number of Defence Journals (Indian Military Review, Indian Defence Review, India Strategic Force, Geopolitics, etc.), a participant and speaker in seminars on strategic and defence related issues, a Defence Consultant and the President of the Northern Chapter of the Rotary Wing Society of India (RWSI). |
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