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Russia and Israel are negotiating to build an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) as a joint venture project. The aim is to initiate technological cooperation and to develop a product that will be used...

Air Power against the Maoists

By: Air Marshal Narayan Menon |Issue: Vol. 27.4 Oct-Dec 2012 | Date: 30 December 2012

Employment of air power to search and destroy targets has been carried out on a very large scale in Afghanistan and Pakistan by the US forces. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Unmanned Combat...

Towards Better Ties: But nothing to show forward movement

By: Sunita Vakil |Issue: Courtesy: Uday India | Date: 30 December 2012

The road to Indo-Pakistan detente taken in the recent past has seen pleasant surprises keeping the peace process chugging along. The bilateral talk between the two countries last week to...

Deportation issues for Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants

By: Kahnu Nanda |Issue: Courtesy: Uday India | Date: 29 December 2012

Gadaharishpur Panchayat is a stunningly green and beautiful patch of land on the periphery of coastal Erasama Block of Jagatsinghpur District populated by Bengali-speaking Muslims, accused of...

Is there a need for fresh ‘code of ethics’ for the Armed Forces?

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 December 2012

As part of the wider motive to inculcate a culture of academic discussion on the subject of defence studies and issues of war and ethics, the students of National Law School of India University,...

Boeing to Provide 2 More C-40A Transport Aircraft to US Navy

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 December 2012

Boeing has received a $145 million order from the U.S. Navy for two additional C-40A Clipper transport aircraft, increasing the service’s ability to move military personnel and cargo around the...

US India Pakistan - The Eternal Triangle

By: Vikram Sood |Issue: Courtesy: MidDay Mumbai | Date: 27 December 2012

President Barack Obama will soon be sitting with his team to prioritise his to-do-list for his legacy that will be intertwined with how he handles his country’s strategic and national...

Disputes in the South China Sea

By: Maj Gen PK Chakravorty |Issue: Vol. 27.4 Oct-Dec 2012 | Date: 25 December 2012

Prior to analysing the dispute it is important to understand the UN Law of the Sea. The 1982 Convention on the Law of Seas has numerous guidelines pertaining to islands, the continental shelf,...

2012: Multiplying security threats

By: Bharat Verma |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 22 December 2012

India is surrounded with Islamic fundamentalist regimes, a rising communist super power and military dictatorship. The authoritarian regimes in the neighbourhood contradict India’s...

BAE Systems Welcomes Oman order for Typhoon and Hawk Aircraft

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 21 December 2012

BAE Systems welcomes the decision by the Sultanate of Oman to purchase 12 Typhoon and eight Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) aircraft. This contract is further recognition that both Typhoon and...

Sagem successfully test its laser-guided AASM Hammer missile

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 21 December 2012

French defense procurement agency DGA successfully carried out the last qualification firing test of the AASM modular air-to-ground missile developed and produced by Sagem (Safran), in its laser...

Boeing's Final Design for Wedgetail AEW&C Airborne Mission Segment Accepted...

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 21 December 2012

Acceptance completes acquisition of Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft and mission systems The Commonwealth of Australia has completed its acquisition of six Boeing 737 Airborne Early...

Dead soldiers guard international border!

By: Shib Shankar Chatterjee |Issue: Courtesy: Uday India | Date: 21 December 2012

Inmates of the Border Security Force (BSF) of Khalpara International Border Out Post (IBOP) have been facing a number of unwanted incidents for a long time. This came to light after an incident...

Demilitarizing Siachen: Looking for a Soft Option?

By: Air Marshal B D Jayal |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 21 December 2012

At what is commonly referred to as Siachen, India hold the dominating high ground on Saltoro Ridge. To the west of this is Gilgit and Baltistan, which is proposed to be leased by Pakistan to...

MEXSAT Bicentenario Satellite Sends 1st Signals from Space

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 December 2012

Satellite built by Boeing partner Orbital is 1st of 3-satellite order 2 Boeing-built satellites for MEXSAT will further strengthen communications services in Mexico The MEXSAT Bicentenario...

Elbit Systems will upgrade Israeli Air Force C-130H Transport Aircraft

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 19 December 2012

Under the project, the aircraft will be modernized with a digital cockpit, head-up display system and a new radar Elbit Systems announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Israel...

Pretending “Soldiers”

By: Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee |Issue: Vol. 27.4 Oct-Dec 2012 | Date: 19 December 2012

Playing a ‘soldier’ has always been a very enticing engagement amongst children. Even grown-ups of prominent status like the tag of being a ‘military- man’, as evidenced by their urge to...

Rheinmetall successfully tests 50kW high-energy laser weapon

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 19 December 2012

Rheinmetall has successfully tested its new 50kW high-energy weapon technology demonstrator. Conducted at the end of November, the test encompassed the entire operational sequence from target...

Boeing Delivers 2 Nanosatellites to US Air Force

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 19 December 2012

SENSE vehicles will validate nanosatellite use in military space Boeing has delivered two Space Environmental NanoSat Experiment (SENSE) satellites to the U.S. Air Force that will help assess the...

Cobham provide Passenger Audio Systems for Embraer KC-390 Military Transport...

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 18 December 2012

Cobham has been selected by Embraer Defense and Security to provide the Passenger Address System (PAS) for the KC-390 military transport aircraft to ensure broadcast announcements are...