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The arrest and hand-cuffing of India’s Deputy Consul General (DCG) Devyani Khobragade in New York as if she is a criminal with all the intrusive personal indignities heaped on a “felon” by...

Border Defence Cooperation Agreement Kaput!

By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 18 December 2013

If the ruling coterie was looking for brownie points for the coming elections by hyping that signing of the BDCA with China had put at rest all border problems till eventual peaceful resolution,...

Equipping Cutting Edge Infantry

By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch |Issue: Vol. 28.4 Oct-Dec 2013 | Date: 17 December 2013

Infantry modernisation has not received due importance in past decades. This must be treated as an ‘emergent’ requirement in consideration of the emerging threats from within and outside the...

MKU participates in MSME Defexpo 2013

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 16 December 2013

MKU is participating in the MSME Defexpo 2013 to explore opportunities in the Indian market for sales and partnerships. The company has over 25 years of experience in providing protection and...

Eastern Ladakh: Can India Afford the Luxury of Inaction?

By: Lt Gen (Dr) JS Bajwa |Issue: Vol. 28.4 Oct-Dec 2013 | Date: 14 December 2013

The Armed Forces are India’s “hard-power” assets and not a tool for diplomacy on the borders. Deployment of an armed force to support a diplomatic effort is axiomatic as it lends strength to...

Boeing Wideband Satellite improves Military Communication

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 December 2013

The sixth Boeing Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite, funded by the Commonwealth of Australia – the program’s first partner outside the United States – has been delivered on orbit to the...

India’s Energy Security: Role of Offshore Helicopter Operations

By: Gp Capt AK Sachdev |Issue: Vol. 28.3 Jul-Sep 2013 | Date: 13 December 2013

The helicopter is the workhorse for the off-shore oil and gas exploration and production industry. The ever-increasing demand for energy, ever escalating prices of crude oil and the discovered...

Leadership Changes in Pakistan: Portents for the Future

By: Maj Gen Dhruv C Katoch |Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 11 December 2013

Pakistan’s Army Chief, General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani finally demitted office on 28 November 2013, ending weeks of speculation. General Raheel Sharif has replaced him, marking an important change...

Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey for In-Flight Refuelling

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 December 2013

The V-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft, a product of strategic alliance between Bell Helicopter, a wholly owned subsidiary of Textron Inc. company and Boeing Defense, Space & Security, successfully...

Eurofighter Typhoon Jets for Saudi Arabia

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 December 2013

BAE Systems expects to conclude with the government of Saudi Arabia, a long-awaited multi-billion dollar contract for the supply of 72 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets by the end of the current...

Mini Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Jammu and Kashmir

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 December 2013

The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GoC-in-C) Northern Command of the Indian Army has floated a global tender with a Request for Proposal (RFP) inviting bids from Original Equipment...

Permanent Chairman COSC : MoD’s Triumph

By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 December 2013

Whatever cooks in North and South Blocks, some scents have the tendency to seep through the walls no matter how tight the windows are shut. So one fine day comes this article that the government...

The Badmash Face of Sharif

By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 December 2013

No surprises, it had to happen – Nawaz Sharif revealing his badmash (punk) side! So, finally he says he had a dream of seeing Indian Kashmir free and hoped to see it happen during his...

Eurofighter Typhoon: Flight tests with Storm Shadow missile started

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 29 November 2013

Eurofighter Partner Company Alenia Aermacchi has confirmed that the first in a major series of flight tests to integrate the MBDA Storm Shadow missile onto Eurofighter Typhoon has now taken...

The Royal Netherlands Navy Takes Delivery NH90 NFH Fleet

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 29 November 2013

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) has taken delivery of a Mission Planning & Analysis System (MPAS) in the Final Operative...

China’s Strategic Overture to Japan

By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 29 November 2013

China has added another chapter to her “peaceful” rise by declaring another “defensive” measure; that all non-commercial aircraft entering a broad zone over the East China Sea must first...

Iran’s Nuclear Deal: Embracing change in West Asia

By: Kanwal Sibal |Issue: Courtesy: Mail Today | Date: 27 November 2013

The interim nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 countries opens up real prospects of resolving an issue that has generated enormous tensions in the region for years with threats of military...

Boeing Delivers C-17 Cargo Compartment Trainer to Royal Australian Air Force

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 November 2013

Boeing has delivered a full-scale C-17 Globemaster III Cargo Compartment Trainer (CCT) to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), ensuring that RAAF loadmaster training can be cost-effectively...

Elbit Systems's Mission Training Center goes operational

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 November 2013

The center incorporates a “Mission Training” system that allows fighter pilots to fly operational and tactical missions Elbit Systems announced that the Mission Training Center (MTC) for the...

Peruvian Ministry of Defense selects the Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartan

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 November 2013

Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica Company, has been selected to supply the Peruvian Ministry of Defense with 2 C-27J Spartan tactical airlifters. The contract, to be signed as soon as the...