Strengthening the Growth of Indian Defence by Harnessing Nanotechnology - A Prospective

Nano-networking is truly interdisciplinary and emerging field including nanotechnology, biotechnology, and ICT. It is a developing research area which consists of identifying, modeling, analyzing and organizing communication protocols between devices in Nanoscale environments. The main goal is to explore beyond the existing capabilities of Nanodevices by cooperating and sharing information between them. Since conventional communication models are not appropriate to represent Nanonetworks, it is necessary to introduce new communication paradigm in the form of suitable protocols and network architectures. Nanotechnology could greatly improve some of the existing technologies and thus create new operational opportunities or, at least, help the military forces to strengthen themselves in the battlefield. The paper presents a brief overview of nanotechnology applications in defence sector and the challenges towards realization of protocols for Nanocommunication. The research is going forward and one can expect more protection rather than damage in the domain of ‘Nano-age’.Defence Science Journal, 2013, 63(1), pp.46-52, DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/dsj.63.376

Communication Systems and Image Processing Technology

The wireless communications research communities are continuously working towards the activities for the fourth generation (4G) of communication systems. The community has generated a number of promising solutions for significant improvements in system performance. Adaptive coding and modulation, iterative (turbo) decoding algorithms, space–time coding, multiple antennas and MIMO channels, multicarrier modulation, multiuser detection and ultra wideband radio are examples of enabling technologies for 4G. Antenna arrays and MIMO technology is useful in urban warfare, where traditional communication platforms are unable to operate. The wireless communications research communities are continuously working towards the activities for the fourth generation (4G) of communication systems. The community has generated a number of promising solutions for significant improvements in system performance. Adaptive coding and modulation, iterative (turbo) decoding algorithms, space–time coding, multiple antennas and MIMO channels, multicarrier modulation, multiuser detection and ultra wideband radio are examples of enabling technologies for 4G. Antenna arrays and MIMO technology is useful in urban warfare, where traditional communication platforms are unable to operate.Defence Science Journal, 2013, 63(1), pp.3-5, DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/dsj.63.375