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The US Army’s AH-64 Apache fleet of helicopters manufactured and supplied by Boeing, has collectively logged over 3.5 million flight hours. Having begun operations in 1984, Apache helicopters...

Obama in Myanmar: The Reality and the Mirage

By: B Raman |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 19 November 2012

US President Barack Obama has just completed an eight-hour flying visit to Yangon (Rangoon), the former capital of Myanmar, from Thailand and flown to Phnom-Penh, the Cambodian capital, to attend...

Boeing Delivers Second P-8A Poseidon to US Navy

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Vol. 27.4 Oct-Dec 2012 | Date: 19 November 2012

Boeing has delivered the second production P-8A Poseidon aircraft to the US Navy. The P-8A is a long-range anti-submarine aircraft and a military derivative of the next-generation Boeing 737...

Pakistan Tests Hatf-VII Nuclear Capable Missile

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Vol. 27.4 Oct-Dec 2012 | Date: 19 November 2012

On September 17 this year, Pakistan successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable Hatf-VII Babur cruise missile with a range of 700km. This is a low flying, terrain hugging weapon that is highly...

Indian Army Tender for Mini UAV

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Vol. 27.4 Oct-Dec 2012 | Date: 19 November 2012

The Northern Command of the Indian Army has floated a global tender for 20 Mini Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to strengthen its capability in fighting terrorism in the state of Jammu & Kashmir....

US Army UAS Contract for AeroVironment

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Vol. 27.4 Oct-Dec 2012 | Date: 19 November 2012

AeroVironment has been awarded an additional $16.5 million in funding from the US Army to supply RQ-11B Raven systems, new miniature gimballed payloads and initial spares packages. The total...

China: Need For Hard Options

By: Bharat Karnad |Issue: Courtesy: Uday India | Date: 18 November 2012

I think one thing that strikes me very starkly when I contemplate China vis-a-vis India is the historical sense of humiliation, which has not been mentioned so far. The Chinese are very...

Chinese Economy: A Ticking Time Bomb!

By: Dr.Subramanian Swamy |Issue: Courtesy: Uday India | Date: 17 November 2012

Before I get to the economy of China I would like to say it is not a question whether we like China or not. It is our neighbour. Because of our policy errors we have them right on our border. We...

There are no 'Menial' jobs in the army

By: Lt Gen Harwant Singh |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 16 November 2012

Some time ago, a newspaper of considerable standing put out on its front page a story that around a dozen soldiers from a unit at Patiala deserted because they were made to do some ‘menial’...

Standing up to the Dragon

By: General V K Singh |Issue: Courtesy: Uday India | Date: 15 November 2012

When we talk of China, I will talk of two things. One is how we look at China today and second thing is what it is that was in 1962 and whether it is something that we can put it in future from...

Lessons from 1962: Is 50 years not enough?

By: Maj Gen S G Vombatkere |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 November 2012

Institutions and nations rarely if ever learn from successes, but it is possible and necessary to learn from institutional or national failure. This is particularly true of military operations....

Can the soldiers be allowed to be murdered behind the cover of red tape?

By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 November 2012

Media hysteria about army causing wasteful expenditure of rupees 100 crores needs analysis. If an Army Chief’s top secret letter to the Prime Minister can be leaked to the media, what is so...

Integration of Service Headquarters with Ministry of Defence

By: Air Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja |Issue: Vol 27.3 Jul-Sep 2012 | Date: 11 November 2012

Except for the debacle of the Sino-Indian War of 1962, India has managed to perform quite well in the various military conflicts. However, each of these did leave behind unmistakeable signs of...

Facets of Defence Acquisition

By: Prof (Dr) SN Misra |Issue: Vol 27.3 Jul-Sep 2012 | Date: 11 November 2012

From time to time, the Defence Procurement Procedure has tried to bring in level playing field to the private players. DPP-2011 has been significant as it has brought in some of the ship-building...

Do we need the Indian Army?

By: Lt Gen KK Khanna, PVSM, AVSM** (Retd) |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 08 November 2012

Pandit Nehru believed that the Indian Army was quite unnecessary, in fact dangerous, because generals seized power. Having struggled to gain power, even accepting partition of the Country in the...

Developing Leadership in Arms

By: Cdr Douglas C Deans |Issue: Vol. 27.1 -Mar 2012 | Date: 08 November 2012

Every nation aspiring to be a leader must go through the following four logical steps: Level 1… nations have just the ability to maintain and operate the weapons which are usually bought…; Level...

Defending Indian Skies against the Chinese Air Force

By: Air Commodore Ramesh Phadke |Issue: Vol. 27.1 -Mar 2012 | Date: 08 November 2012

As a rising power that detests competition, China might continue to test India’s resolve and patience through pinpricks on the border issue while progressively enhancing the level of...

Peace and Stability in Afghanistan

By: Lt Gen Ravi Sawhney |Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 06 November 2012

A negotiated political settlement with the Taliban would be a desirable prerequisite to ending the prevailing conflict in Afghanistan, but current talks with the Taliban are unlikely to result in...

Rational National Security

By: Maj Gen S G Vombatkere |Issue: Vol 27.3 Jul-Sep 2012 | Date: 05 November 2012

Specifically, defence preparedness is the direct responsibility of the Prime Minister and the National Security Council (NSC), which need to receive accurate advice from the country’s military...

Boeing Celebrates 500th Delivery of 737 with Boeing Sky Interior

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 November 2012

Copa Airlines to operate the Next-Generation 737-800 Boeing’s popular passenger-inspired 737 Boeing Sky Interior today marked its 500th delivery and its second anniversary in service. The...