Archives

The first dog fight on the French multi-purpose combat aircraft is on in full swing. It is not a battle in the air, but through communiqués, articles by ‘experts’, information and...

HAL Integrated Astra Missile Launched from SU-30MKI Aircraft

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 March 2015

Astra, India’s first indigenous Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile integrated by HAL on Su-30 MKI aircraft was successfully launched yesterday from Chandipur, Odisha. “The successful...

“Putin’s Soviet Ambitions”: The Return of the Cold War

By: Anant Mishra |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 March 2015

Ukraine is situated in the Eastern part of Europe bordering Belarus, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia and Slovakia. It is home to almost 44.3 million citizens (it grows to 45.4 million if...

The first two Mirage 2000 I/TI delivered to India

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 March 2015

Today, the acceptance ceremony of the first two Indian Air Force Mirage 2000 I/TI was held at Istres, Dassault Aviation’s Flight Test Centre, under the high patronage of HE Ambassador Arun K....

A New Landing Feat for Hercules C130J in Mumbai

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 March 2015

24th March 2015, One of India’s biggest defence cargo planes landed on the tiny runway at the Juhu Airport in Mumbai this morning. The Hercules C130J was flown to Juhu as an exercise to see if...

How India Fools Itself

By: Dr Amarjit Singh |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 24 March 2015

It was amazing how much President Obama figured in the headlines of daily newspapers in India for virtually 2-3 days. India was over the top because Obama was watching India’s most beloved...

India’s Geopolitical Pirouette

By: Lt Gen (Dr) JS Bajwa |Issue: Vol. 30.1 Jan-Mar 2015 | Date: 23 March 2015

There is no doubt that India will have to change; literally pull itself up by its boot laces. A changed India would imply transformation in the way things function in this country. It will imply...

Is America subcontracting Afghanistan to Pakistan?

By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch |Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 22 March 2015

Henry Kissinger writes in his book ‘World Order’, “A further radicalization of the Arab world or heightened conflict in Pakistan could expose India to significant internal pressures.”...

North East Region: The Alaska of India

By: Brig Narender Kumar (Retd.) |Issue: Vol. 29.4 Oct-Dec 2014 | Date: 21 March 2015

The North East Region offers all strategic imperatives to India that Alaska offers to the US. It is a land bridge joining the two ends of Asia, the East with the West and a gateway to ASEAN. It...

Electronic Warfare: The Promise of Soft-kill

By: Gp Capt Joseph Noronha |Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 20 March 2015

Electronic Warfare (EW) is reckoned as one of the most technologically advanced branches of warfare today. Is it really so? In a world where electronic devices have invaded practically every field...

US drawdown from Afghanistan and Its Implications

By: VBN Ram |Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 20 March 2015

Former Pakistan president General Pervez Musharraf made a far-fetched and sweeping generalisation when he stated, ‘The worst blunder for the US would be to quit Afghanistan without winning, in...

Unsung Heros of India’s Silent War

By: Danvir Singh |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 March 2015

The day of 16 March 2015 must be remembered by our countrymen for the sacrifice of a civilian soldier DK Ravi who laid down his life fighting a silent war. It is against the most dangerous of all...

India's BVR Air-to-Air Missile 'ASTRA' Successfully Test Fired

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 March 2015

India’s Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile ASTRA was once again successfully test fired today by the Indian Air Force off the coast of Odisha near the Integrated Test Range,...

Could the IAF be Confronted with Computer Stuffed Cockpits of PLAAF?

By: Sqn Ldr Vijainder K Thakur |Issue: Vol. 29.4 Oct-Dec 2014 | Date: 18 March 2015

It is widely presumed that sixth generation fighters would be optionally manned. The decision to put a pilot in the cockpit would be determined by the nature of the mission. Many missions would...

Nexter: confirmed strong growth

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 18 March 2015

In 2014, Nexter confirmed its strong growth, founded on its solid industrial, economic and financial fundamentals. The sustained innovation and sales activity at the heart of its organic...

Russian Helicopters to showcase commercial and military helicopters at LIMA

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 18 March 2015

Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, will showcase its latest developments at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition, LIMA 2015, which will be held on...

Redeeming the Standing of the Army

By: Maj Gen Mrinal Suman |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 18 March 2015

Every survey carried out by different agencies shows the military at the top of peoples’ choice for probity, loyalty and selflessness. Indian army, unlike other organisations, is held in high...

DGCA Approves Maintenance & Repair of Dornier and Avro Aircraft at HAL

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 March 2015

HAL’s Civil Aviation business got a boost with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) according an approval to HAL’s Transport Division at Kanpur for maintenance and repair of...

India’s Defence Budget cast in the old mould

By: Col US Rathore |Issue: Courtesy: Uday India | Date: 16 March 2015

Defence has got INR 2,46,727 crore (USD 40.07 billion), which is roughly 1.73 per cent of India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 13.88 per cent of the total Central expenditure. If this is...

Forked Tongues across the Border

By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 16 March 2015

If one were to talk of forked tongues, one prominent example would be Musharraf. Heading Pakistan, the man had no compunctions telling the world media there is not one single terrorist on...