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RAW Operations in Pakistan

RAW Operations in Pakistan

By: B Raman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 27 Feb , 2013

‘The Hindu” of February 26, 2013, has carried an article  titled “ No Solace In This Quantum of Accountability” written by Samir Saran, Vice-President, and Abhijit Iyer-Mitra, Programme...

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Failing On Terror Yet Again

Failing On Terror Yet Again

By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 Feb , 2013

Hyderabad is bloodied again by terrorism, exposing once more our failure to marshal the political will, the legal instruments, the organizational structure and the required technical skills and...

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Chinese Nuclear Capabilities Deployed in Central China

Chinese Nuclear Capabilities Deployed in Central China

By: Maj Gen Afsir Karim | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 25 Feb , 2013

By 1971, the first-known nuclear weapon was brought to Tibet and installed at Tsaidam Basin in northern Amdo (Ch: Qinghai).1 Today, the defence arsenal is believed to include 17 top-secret radar...

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Whither Jointmanship in India?

Whither Jointmanship in India?

By: Air Marshal Raghu Rajan | Issue: Vol. 28.1 Jan-Mar 2013 | Date: 23 Feb , 2013

‘Jointmanship’ in the history of warfare reached its maturity in World War II, especially during Operation Overlord involving landing by the allied forces on the beaches of Normandy. The other...

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AgustaWestland is ready for full cooperation

AgustaWestland is ready for full cooperation

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 22 Feb , 2013

With reference to the Indian Ministry of Defence’s request for information regarding the AW101 contract, received last week, AgustaWestland confirms it is responding to the notice in the spirit...

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South Korea Seeking to Buy Apaches, Cobras

South Korea Seeking to Buy Apaches, Cobras

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 22 Feb , 2013

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified the Congress of a request from the Republic of Korea for a pair of helicopter fleet purchases through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS)...

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US Navy awarded Contract to Northrop Grumman for Fire Scout

US Navy awarded Contract to Northrop Grumman for Fire Scout

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 22 Feb , 2013

In October 2012, the US Navy awarded Northrop Grumman a $28 million contract in support of the MQ-8B Fire Scout. The agreement covers non-recurring engineering support, obsolescence efforts and...

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Hydrabad Blasts

Hydrabad Blasts

By: B Raman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 21 Feb , 2013

Eleven persons are reported to have been killed and over 87 injured in two well-timed explosions in the Dilsukhnagar area of Hyderabad around 7  PM on February 21,2013. Initial reports indicated...

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Boeing receives US Air Force contract for Integrated C4ISR Targeting Solution

Boeing receives US Air Force contract for Integrated C4ISR Targeting Solution

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 21 Feb , 2013

Line of Sight – Short (LOS-S) provides hand-held, all-in-one targeting system Boeing will provide the U.S. Air Force with a lightweight, compact laser targeting system designed to improve the...

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How to Resolve the Problem of Roles and Missions

How to Resolve the Problem of Roles and Missions

By: Air Marshal B D Jayal | Issue: Courtesy: The Telegraph | Date: 21 Feb , 2013

A national daily recently reported that highly classified documents pertaining to weapon system requirements and acquisition plans of all the three services along with those of surveillance...

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2020: Aerospace in India

2020: Aerospace in India

By: Dr K Kasturirangan | Issue: Vol 21.2 Apr-Jun 2006 | Date: 21 Feb , 2013

We have something like 330 members as part of the Society for Indian Aerospace and Technologies Industries (SIATI) family and that’s a very good number and I am sure that it is going to grow in...

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China’s Cyber Capabilities

China’s Cyber Capabilities

By: Alok Vijayanth | Issue: Book Excerpt: Rise of China | Date: 21 Feb , 2013

This paper deals with Chinese Cyber Capabilities, their assessment of the global cyber eco-system and the gradual evolution of their dominant position in this emerging realm. The historical...

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 Dubious Role of the Army in Pakistan

Dubious Role of the Army in Pakistan

By: Maj Gen Afsir Karim | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 21 Feb , 2013

Terrorism and violence continue in Pakistan, along with the political intrigues, and this may eventually lead to the return of the military rule in some form or the other. The Pakistani army may...

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India’s Shrinking Military Capabilities

India’s Shrinking Military Capabilities

By: Bharat Verma | Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 20 Feb , 2013

Indian military capabilities shrink rapidly while the threats multiply. Instead of removing poverty, the politician turned poverty into business of vote-bank-politics. Result: Sixty-two years...

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Stinger Missiles for India

Stinger Missiles for India

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Feb , 2013

The US is offering 245 Stinger missiles and 56 launchers to India as part of a weapons package for the Apache attack helicopters being acquired by the Indian Air Force (IAF). India has selected...

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‘Astra’ Interceptor Missile Test-Fired

‘Astra’ Interceptor Missile Test-Fired

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Feb , 2013

On January 21, 2012, the indigenously developed Astra, the Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air interceptor missile was successfully test-fired in a development trial from the Integrated Test...

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Russian Helicopters in India

Russian Helicopters in India

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Feb , 2013

During President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to India, Elcom Systems Pvt. Ltd. India and Russian Helicopters holding entered into an agreement to set up a Joint Venture to assemble Russian Mil...

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Maritime Ambitions of China

Maritime Ambitions of China

By: Vice Adm RN Ganesh | Issue: Book Excerpt: Rise of China | Date: 19 Feb , 2013

Before the 15th century China was a seafaring nation, with advanced shipbuilding and navigation skills. After the famous voyages of Admiral Zheng He during the Ming period which demonstrated what...

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China’s String of Pearls vs India’s Iron Curtain

China’s String of Pearls vs India’s Iron Curtain

By: Cmde Ranjit B Rai | Issue: Vol 24.4 Oct-Dec 2009 | Date: 19 Feb , 2013

“India’s growing international stature gives it strategic relevance in the area ranging from the Persian Gulf to the Straits of Malacca…India has exploited the fluidities of the emerging...

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Who is the biggest enemy – China, Pakistan or Babus?

Who is the biggest enemy – China, Pakistan or Babus?

By: Maj Gen Satbir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 18 Feb , 2013

The Ministry of Defence had itself accepted through affidavits and submissions before the SC that implementation of the judgement in rank and pay would involve re-fixation of not only the Fourth...

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