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The Political Dimensions of Sino-India Relations
By: PM Heblikar |Issue: Vol. 27.2 Apr-Jun 2012 | Date: 21 June 2012
Today, there is a pronounced asymmetry between India and China. This is visible in terms of international influence that China wields owing to its strategic stature that flows from its economic...
Outsourcing of Defence Production
By: Admiral Arun Prakash (Retd.) |Issue: Book Excerpt: From the Crow\'s Nest | Date: 20 June 2012
The Kelkar Committee report, as you know had focused on “strengthening self-reliance in defence preparedness”, and this has logically led them to recommend measures which will create synergies...
Future Soldier – Expanded System: Rheinmetall to supply the Bundeswehr...
By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 June 2012
The German Bundeswehr has placed an order with the Düsseldorf-based Rheinmetall Group to supply it with state-of-the-art infantry equipment. A contract to this effect has now been signed at the...
Boeing FAB-T Demonstrates Communications with on-orbit AEHF Satellite
By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 June 2012
Satellite communications test proves Internet-like functionality and improved speed Success allows program to progress toward system functional qualification testing Boeing has successfully...
DCI's new academic training offer for the aeronautic field
By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 June 2012
DCI innovates by creating a university cursus leading to a diploma in the field of aeronautics, under a partnership with Salon de Provence Air Force School and the Aix-Marseilles University. This...
The Siachen Imbroglio
By: Maj Gen S G Vombatkere |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 June 2012
The title and contents of Mr.A.G.Noorani’s article “Settle the Siachen dispute now“1 strongly suggest peace-by-demilitarization of Siachen on an immediate basis. His quest for peace is...
CONTROP Reliable Homeland Security: EO /IR Systems for Border, Coastline and...
By: IDR News Network |Issue: Vol. 27.2 Apr-Jun 2012 | Date: 19 June 2012
India security and defence experts are continually readdressing the subject of Homeland Security and the requirements to keep India safe on all fronts! In particular, border, coastal and port /...
An Inept Job in Kashmir
By: Prakash Nanda |Issue: Courtesy: Uday India | Date: 19 June 2012
The much-awaited report of the Kashmir-interlocutors, appointed by the Union Home Ministry, is now out in the public domain. 176-page long, it has evoked mixed reactions. The interlocutors have...
Six C-130Js Fly together testing skills and capabilities
By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 19 June 2012
At the break of dawn early this week the Veiled Vipers (C-130J Squadron) flew six of their aircraft in a tactical formation thereby displaying the operational capability and potential of the...
Air-to-Air Missiles from MBDA
By: IDR News Network |Issue: Vol. 27.2 Apr-Jun 2012 | Date: 19 June 2012
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) of the Indian government under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister has cleared a $950 million deal for the procurement of 490 Air-to-Air missiles from...
F-35s for Turkey
By: IDR News Network |Issue: Vol. 27.2 Apr-Jun 2012 | Date: 19 June 2012
Turkey is all set to purchase two of Lockheed Martin’s next generation F-35 fighter jets expected to be delivered in 2015. In the long term, Turkey plans to acquire a total of 100 of these...
Dassault Rafale for Brazil
By: IDR News Network |Issue: Vol. 27.2 Apr-Jun 2012 | Date: 19 June 2012
Following the announcement that the Dassault Rafale had emerged as the lowest bidder in the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) tender for the Indian Air Force, it appears that Brazil could...
Why the existence of Pakistan is not in India’s interest
By: Dr Amarjit Singh |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 19 June 2012
Pakistan has been a thorn in India’s left side for 65 years, and amazingly, India has tolerated its pain and irritation, against most odds of human nature. After four wars and multiple proxy...
The Security Environment in and around India
By: Maj Gen Afsir Karim |Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 18 June 2012
The gradual erosion of the political authority is evident in many parts of India, mainly due to poor governance and polarisation in society. There is unrest in society due to caste and religious...
POINTER shows the way in India
By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 June 2012
The POINTER, Weapon Cueing System, developed by a team from Qioptiq, QinetiQ and ISTEC was displayed at this year’s Defexpo in India on the UKTI Stand mounted on a Hobson Industries Land Rover...
Israel attack on Iraq: likely scenario and impact
By: Maj Gen GD Bakshi, (Retd) |Issue: Vol 23.3 Jul-Sep 2008 | Date: 17 June 2012
< !DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> The United States had engaged in a high profile coercive deployment of naval forces in the Gulf from end 2006 to early 2007 to deter Iran from proceeding apace with its nuclear enrichment...
India's Shrinking Influence
By: Bharat Verma |Issue: Vol 22.2 Apr-Jun 2007 | Date: 15 June 2012
Despite India’s pretensions of an emerging great power, its influence is shrinking -both, internally as well as on its external periphery. Internally, Naxalites and insurgent outfits control...
Nuclear and Missile Threat from China
By: Maj Gen Sheru Thapliyal, PhD |Issue: Vol 23.3 Jul-Sep 2008 | Date: 14 June 2012
Founded in 1966, the PLA’s dedicated missile force was named the Second Artillery Corps by former Premier Zhou En Lai. It has been an independent branch of the PLA since 1974 and controls the...
Elbit Systems awarded an approximately $80 Million contract to supply Boeing...
By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 June 2012
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that its wholly-owned Israeli subsidiary Elbit Systems – Cyclone Ltd. (“Cyclone”) was awarded an approximately $80 million contract for the supply of...
US offer calls for finesse
By: Kanwal Sibal |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 June 2012
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta’s recent visit to India brings to the fore again the question of the depth India should impart to India-US defence ties. Panetta has been explicit about...