Articles By IDR News Network
Eurofighter Typhoons land in Bengaluru
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 04 Feb , 2011
Two Eurofighter Typhoons of the Italian Air Force arrived safely in Bengaluru to showcase their outstanding operational capabilities at Aero India 2011. The air show will be held at the Air...
Aero India 2011 to surpass all previous edition statistics
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 03 Feb , 2011
The 8th edition of Aero India, being held in Bengaluru from February 9 to 13, 2011, is expected to surpass all previous editions of the premiere air show in terms of participation and volume....
ALH Dhruv Simulator Cockpit at HATSOFF
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 03 Feb , 2011
The Helicopter Academy to Train by Simulation of Flying (HATSOFF) is a Rs 300 crore joint venture enterprise with 50:50 partnership between Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and CAE of Canada....
CII lauds US Export Control reform effort
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Jan , 2011
US President Barack Obama promised India Inc during his address in Mumbai in November 2010 to work on fundamentally reforming the US export regime to allow greater cooperation with India in a...
Awards for Gallant Air Force Pilots
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 Jan , 2011
On May 8, 2010, Wg Cdr Chaturvedi saved the life of one J&K police personnel who was evacuated out of deep jungles of Lar in the Mahore-gulabgarh area at 9500 ft density altitude. Considering...
Defence Production Policy: A Politive Change - CII
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 15 Jan , 2011
CII has welcomed the newly released Defence Production Policy and has appreciated the remarkable work done by the Ministry of Defence (MOD). Having a prime aim of self-reliance in defence, the...
New Defence Production Policy 2011
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 Jan , 2011
Self-reliance in Defence is of vital importance for both strategic and economic reasons and has therefore been an important guiding principle for the Government since Independence. Accordingly,...
Indo-French bilateral Naval Exercise 'VARUNA 10' gets underway with two...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 Jan , 2011
‘VARUNA 10′ the bilateral naval exercise between the Indian Navy and the French Navy is scheduled to commence from 07 Jan 11 with aircraft carriers, destroyers/frigates, tankers and submarines...
Army Chief willing to appear before the PAC
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 Jan , 2011
New Delhi, Jan 6 (PTI) With the PAC calling the three Services heads to question them in connection with the alleged irregularities in CSD, Army Chief General V K Singh today said he had “no...
Air Marshal NAK Browne: The new VCAS
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 03 Jan , 2011
Air Marshal NAK Browne PVSM, AVSM, VM assumed the charge as the new Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) at Air Headquarters, today. He was formerly the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C)...
Elbit to Supply EHUD Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation Systems
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 29 Dec , 2010
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it was awarded an approximately $18 million contract, for the supply of an EHUD® Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI) system for an Asian air force....
Aster-the first European missile to successfully carry out a ballistic intercept
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 27 Dec , 2010
MBDA is celebrating the total success of an Aster missile firing carried out on 18th October 2010 by the DGA EM (Direction Générale de l’Armement – Essais de Missiles) in the Landes region of...
Seven new radars to be set up in Lakshadweep to boost coastal security: Antony
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 24 Dec , 2010
Indian Defence Minister A K Antony says, seven new radars will be set up in different islands of Lakshadweep to prevent illegal entry into the country’s territorial waters. He said, the radars...
Airbus Military A330 MRTT ends 2010 on a high note
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 23 Dec , 2010
The Airbus Military A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport is poised to be delivered to three different customers in 2011, following a flurry of activities which ended 2010, and with its position...
Boeing to Build 3-Satellite System for Mexico
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 23 Dec , 2010
Boeing announced that it has received a contract for approximately $1 billion from the government of Mexico to deliver an end-to-end satellite communications system. The system, known as MEXSAT,...
Boeing Receives P-8I Equipment from India's BEL
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 23 Dec , 2010
Boeing received a key sensor technology for the Indian navy’s P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft last week from Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL). BEL...
Fourth Airbus Military A400M makes first flight
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 21 Dec , 2010
The fourth Airbus Military A400M military airlifter has made its first flight – the culmination of a highly successful 2010 which also saw the fleet of Grizzly development aircraft complete just...
Rheinmetall transferred Multi A4 FSA Vehicles to German military
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 21 Dec , 2010
Made by Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles GmbH (RMMV), the first Multi A4 FSA protected military transport vehicle has been formally transferred to the Bundeswehr at an official rollout ceremony...
Elbit will supply Multi-Sensor Monitoring and Surveillance Systems
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Dec , 2010
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $16 million from the Polish Ministry of National Defense to supply mobile multi-sensor monitoring and...
Eurocopter's Tiger HAD support and attack helicopter for France
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 18 Dec , 2010
The first pre-serial Tiger HAD (fire support and destruction) for France made its maiden flight from Eurocopter’s Marignane, France facility. It marks an important step towards the Block I...