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Upgraded AN-32 RE Aircaft inducted into IAF
By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 June 2011
Four of the first batch of five AN-32 tactical transport aircraft that recently underwent ‘total technical life extension’ (TTLE), overhaul and re-equipment at Ukraine were inducted into the...
The Chinese Invasion: The Reckoning & After - II
By: Major K.C. Praval |Issue: Book Excerpt: Indian Army After Independence | Date: 09 June 2011
During the hostilities, India had appealed to friendly countries for assistance who responded generously. Britain and the United States were the major contributors. After the cease-fire, the two...
China's African Safari
By: Rohit Singh |Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 08 June 2011
The first decade of the 21st century has seen subtle changes in Chinese foreign policy. Reasons may be many, but the principal foreign policy determinant has been the demands of the Chinese...
Balochistan: Greater Realism in China and Iran
By: B Raman |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 08 June 2011
Independently of each other, China and Iran seem to be developing doubts in their mind about the ability of the Pakistani Armed Forces to restore normalcy in Balochistan and put down the Baloch...
The Chinese Invasion: The Reckoning & After - I
By: Major K.C. Praval |Issue: Book Excerpt: Indian Army After Independence | Date: 08 June 2011
Many surmises were made at the time on the reasons for China’s sudden invasion and the equally sudden pull-out. A year after the event, the Chinese themselves stated that their aim had been...
Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental and Freighter to Debut at Paris Air Show
By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 June 2011
Boeing’s two new 747-8 airplane models – the Intercontinental passenger version and the Freighter version – will make their international debuts at the Paris Air Show, joining the innovative 787...
Controp is launching M-STAMP - a breakthrough option for SUAVs at Paris Air...
By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 June 2011
CONTROP has added a new product which was recently developed and has already being procured: the new M-STAMP – a multi sensor payload for small UAVs! Due to the fact that SUAV manufacturers are...
DCNS presents latest underwater innovations at UDT Europe 2011
By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 June 2011
The 2011 edition of the annual UDT Europe show – a leading forum for the international undersea defence community – will be held in London, UK, from 7 to 9 June. DCNS specialists will present...
DCNS India signed an indigenization contract under the Scorpene submarines...
By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 June 2011
The Contract was signed between Flash Forge India Pvt. Ltd., based in Visakhapatnam, and DCNS India Pvt. Ltd. The production by the shipyard Mazagon Dock Ltd. (MDL) of six SSK Scorpene...
US welcomes news of historic sale of ten C-17 Aircraft to India
By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 June 2011
The United States Government welcomed the media reports of the sale of ten Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF). The acquisition will significantly boost the Indian...
Alliances and Autonomy: Lessons from Germany
By: Dr Prem Mahadevan |Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 06 June 2011
With the world remaining focused on NATO military intervention in Libya, a major shift has been quietly occurring in international relations. Germany, for long a staunch member of the...
IAF Develops Accident Probability Factor Calculator
By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 June 2011
Flight Safety or Aerospace Safety is an ongoing concern for all organisations involved in aviation. In recent times, significant progress has been made in the field of flight safety in terms of...
Indian Army: 2020
By: Gen. S Padmanabhan |Issue: Vol 20.4 Oct-Dec 2005 | Date: 06 June 2011
National security, is that ambience, in which a nation is able to protect and promote its national values, pursue its national interests and aspirations, in spite of, or, in the absence of,...
Counter-Insurgency Operations in Northeast - I
By: Brig (Dr) SP Sinha |Issue: Book Excerpt: Lost Opportunities | Date: 05 June 2011
Prior to 20th century guerrilla warfare was regarded as purely military form of conflict. It was the weapon of the weak against the strong. The guerrillas employed ‘hit and run’ tactics...
Terrorists on the run after killing of Ilyas Kashmiri?
By: B Raman |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 June 2011
The USA’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has not allowed the death of Osama bin Laden in a raid by US naval commandos at his hide-out at Abbottabad on May 2,2011,to slow down its hunt for...
The silent use of hard power
By: Dr Prem Mahadevan |Issue: Vol 26.1 Jan-Mar 2011 | Date: 04 June 2011
“Hard power yields obedience, while soft power yields acquiescence. The former is the foundation of state strength, but the latter helps consolidate that strength. History suggests that...
The Dangers of Robotic Militarization
By: Tejas Patel |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 04 June 2011
As India prepares to induct more unmanned aircraft systems (UAS – with defensive and offensive capabilities) to neutralize future threats from Pakistan and China, a new report from Britain’s...
Unmanned Air Vehicles for IAF
By: IDR News Network |Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 03 June 2011
The Indian Air Force has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for a small-sized Vertical Take-Off and Landing Unmanned Air Vehicle (VTOL-UAV) to perform Intelligence, Search and Reconnaissance...
USAF Contract for Aerial Tankers to Boeing
By: IDR News Network |Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 03 June 2011
In one of the largest contracts in military history, the US Air Force has awarded Boeing a contract for 179 new refuelling planes. The last round of bidding had resulted in EADS winning the...
Eurocopter Anticipates Indian Order
By: IDR News Network |Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 03 June 2011
In an effort to woo the Indian Army and Air Force, Eurocopter, a division of the aerospace and defence company EADS, is putting its best foot forward to secure India’s order for 197 military...