Articles By IDR News Network
Iran - Russia in Legal Tussle Over S-300 SAM System
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Nov , 2011
In response to Russia’s refusal to supply Iran with S-300 air defence missile systems, the latter has appealed in an international court against the former’s decision. The S-300 contract, worth...
MBM chooses Sagem for flight data management
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Nov , 2011
Sagem (Safran group) signed a contract with MBM Aeronautics, a company based in the United Arab Emirates, concerning the promotion and distribution of its new Cassiopée Exclusive service to...
Boeing 787 and V-22 Osprey to make Middle East debut
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Nov , 2011
The Boeing Company underscored the Middle East’s current and future growth potential for both the commercial aviation and defense sectors. Boeing intends to continue building its presence in...
MBDA prepares VL MICA land systems for delivery
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Nov , 2011
While the first VL MICA naval surface-to-air defence systems are being delivered to customers, the production of VL MICA land systems for an export customer is in full swing ready for deliveries...
Korea Receives First Boeing Peace Eye 737
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Nov , 2011
In a ceremony attended by officials from the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF), the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), the governments of South Korea and US, industry partners...
Lockheed Reveals Its Stealth 'Speed Agile' Craft
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Nov , 2011
Christened as the “Speed Agile” Lockheed Martin’s new military transport aircraft is slated to take over from the C-130 Hercules sometime around 2020. A radical new aircraft design has led to...
India Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Prithvi-II Missile
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Nov , 2011
On September 26, 2011, India test fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable ballistic missile Prithvi-II off the Orissa coast. The missile was blasted off from the Integrated Test Range...
Agni-II Missile Test-Fired
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Nov , 2011
India’s nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface Agni-II ballistic missile, with a strike range of 2000 kms, was successfully test-fired fired by personnel of the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) on...
IAF's Exercise Mahagujraj to be conducted from 20 Nov to 13 Dec 2011
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Nov , 2011
An Indian Air Force exercise in South Western Air Command (SWAC) named Exercise MahaGujRaj-2011 is planned to be conducted in its area of responsibility (AOR) from 20 Nov to 13 Dec 11. The...
Pratt & Whitney successful Sea Trials for F-35 Program
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Nov , 2011
Sea trials have concluded for the F-35B Lightning II’s Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing (STOVL) aircraft. Flying under the power of Pratt & Whitney’s F135 propulsion system, two STOVL variants...
Nexter Systems-Renault Trucks Defense cooperation
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Nov , 2011
Nexter Systems and Renault Trucks Defense have signed a cooperation agreement to offer a unique solution to fulfil the request for proposal for the VBMR programme. The VBMR programme is intended...
KMW gets the order for logistic support to the Brazilian Army
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 03 Nov , 2011
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), Europe’s market leader for armoured wheeled and tracked vehicles, and the Brazilian Army signed a comprehensive Industrial Logistic Support (ILS) contract. For a...
Armed Forces to leverage latest defence technologies
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 02 Nov , 2011
The Defence Minister Shri AK Antony has called upon the Armed Forces to forge strong partnerships with the industry and the academia to secure the goals of national security. In a message read...
Big scope for India-Italy Defence Industry Cooperation: Pallam Raju
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 Nov , 2011
The Minister of State for Defence Dr. MM Pallam Raju has said that there is tremendous potential for defence cooperation with Italy. Addressing a roundtable on ‘Indo-Italian Defence...
Cobham Partners with Carson Helicopter to Retrofit Sikorsky Aircraft with...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 Nov , 2011
Cobham and Carson Helicopters have announced a partnership to provide an advanced suite of avionics for Sikorsky S-61, S-76, and UH-60 derivative helicopter retrofits. The Integrated Systems...
DCNS and Thales have overcome a new hurdle for the automatic deck-landing of...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Oct , 2011
DCNS and Thales today announced the launch of a supplementary phase for the Technology Demonstration of a system for automatic landing and deck-landing of UAVs (D2AD), which has just been...
Sagem's Infrared version of AASM Hammer enters service with French armed forces
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Oct , 2011
The French Air Force and Naval aviation began operational deployment of the infrared terminal guidance version (SBU-64) of the Hammer IR AASM modular air-to- ground weapon. Developed and...
Sikorsky Chief Test Pilot Awarded SETP Honor for Achievement with X2...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Oct , 2011
Kevin Bredenbeck, the pilot who flew the revolutionary X2 Technology™ demonstrator last year to an unofficial speed record for conventional helicopters, has been recognized by the Society of...
Boeing P-8I Aircraft Completes 1st Flight for Indian Navy
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 29 Sep , 2011
Boeing’s first P-8I aircraft for the Indian Navy completed its initial flight today, taking off from Renton Field at 12:02 p.m. Pacific time and landing two hours and 31 minutes later at Boeing...
A sharper focus: Rheinmetall Electro-Optics premieres at DSEi 2011
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 27 Sep , 2011
Rheinmetall Defence has welded its electro-optical activities into a new division. Known as Rheinmetall Electro-Optics, the division has now made its international debut at this year’s DSEi fair...