Articles in Issues
Some reflections on India's Defence Policy
By: Brij Raj Singh | Issue: Vol 24.4 Oct-Dec 2009 | Date: 31 Mar , 2011
India remembered Kargil a few weeks back. We all recall with pride the sacrifices our soldiers and airmen made in this conflict ten years ago. Kargil no doubt was a military success but it...
Lockheed Martin rolls out first special operations of MC-130J
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 31 Mar , 2011
Lockheed Martin rolled out the first aircraft in a new fleet of MC-130J Combat Shadow IIs for the U.S. Air Force’s Special Operations Command (AFSOC) during a ceremony. Lt. Gen. Donald C....
AgustaWestland Expands AW139 Training Capacity
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 31 Mar , 2011
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce the next phase in its growth of AW139 global training and flight simulation capacity, in response to the continuing success of the...
Boeing - GECAS finalize order for 10 777-300ERs
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 31 Mar , 2011
Boeing and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) finalized an order for 10 777-300ER (extended range) airplanes. The order is worth approximately $2.8 billion at list prices. The new 777-300ERs...
EADS and Eurocopter plan to consolidate activities at Dugny in France
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 31 Mar , 2011
On March 25, 2011, EADS and its subsidiary Eurocopter Group officially received the backing of the French authorities for their joint project to transfer some activities from Eurocopter’s La...
1971: Making Bangladesh a reality - III
By: Major K.C. Praval | Issue: Book Excerpt: Indian Army After Independence | Date: 30 Mar , 2011
Akhaura Pakistan’s 27 Brigade held the Akhaura-Brahmanbaria area. Akhaura, just across the border from Agartala, was an important rail-junction. For that reason the Pakistanis had paid...
Military Leadership and Trial by Media
By: Maj Gen Mrinal Suman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 29 Mar , 2011
Health of democracies is directly proportional to the degree of independence enjoyed by their media. If India thrives as a vibrant democracy, a great deal of credit goes to its media, both...
Eurocopter: the Sale of first AS350 B3e to Slave Lake Helicopters
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 29 Mar , 2011
The enhanced AS350 B3e is the next generation aircraft in the proven Ecureuil family of helicopters. Officially launched at Heli-Expo, 2011 the new version features a more powerful Turbomeca...
Finmeccanica announces the merger of Elsag Datamat and SELEX Communications
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 29 Mar , 2011
Finmeccanica’s Board of Directors, meeting in Rome, has decided to initiate the merger of Elsag Datamat and SELEX Communications. The transaction is in line with the company’s plan, launched in...
1971: Making Bangladesh a reality - II
By: Major K.C. Praval | Issue: Book Excerpt: Indian Army After Independence | Date: 29 Mar , 2011
2 Corps: (South-Western area of operations) Like other senior commanders of the time, Lieutenant General Raina, Commander 2 Corps, had had his first battle experience during the Second World War....
India needs an intelligent strategy
By: Bharat Verma | Issue: Vol 20.2 Apr-Jun 2005 | Date: 28 Mar , 2011
By a turn of good fortune, geo-political factors today favor India. We are perhaps the only country in the world with unique access to opposing camps, consisting of major and minor powers or...
Neighbour is not sporting but we've handed out invite
By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Mar , 2011
Not only the World Cup sporting fortunes of our cricket team in the quarter final match against Australia were in play, the political fortunes of our relations with Pakistan were at stake...
Jasmine Revolution: Make or Break in Bahrain?
By: RSN Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Mar , 2011
The so-called ‘Jasmine Revolution’ in the Middle East, which has impacted the popular perception of the Western World, particularly amongst the uninformed, seems to have hit a roadblock in...
Need to guard against commando-style swarm attacks at Mohali
By: B Raman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Mar , 2011
The “Dawn” of Karachi has reported as follows in its web site: “The guessing game ended early hours on Sunday when the Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani decided to accept Indian...
Boeing Places Final Beam on New Interiors Building
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Mar , 2011
Boeing Fabrication marked progress on its newest 787 Dreamliner interiors fabrication facility with a special ceremony commemorating placement of the last steel beam on the building. The beam –...
Rheinmetall books new ammo orders from the US armed forces
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Mar , 2011
The United States Marine Corps has again contracted with Rheinmetall to supply it with special purpose and practice ammunition. The orders, worth around US$28 million (€20 million), make...
Eurocopter becoming a global player in Aerospace Support and Services
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Mar , 2011
Eurocopter Holding, a subsidiary of EADS and Vector Aerospace Corporation, a Canadian company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, have entered into a Support Agreement pursuant to which...
Geotech Aviation Ltd. Orders an AW119Ke Helicopter
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Mar , 2011
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that Geotech Aviation Ltd. has signed for one AW119Ke helicopter with options for four additional aircraft. The helicopter will be...
India's Losses and Gains in Post-Independence Wars - III
By: Maj Gen Sukhwant Singh | Issue: Book Excerpt: India's War since Independence | Date: 27 Mar , 2011
Care had not been taken at higher levels to verify the claims in accordance with the realities on the ground before preferring them at the negotiating table. The exaggeration might have been the...
Defence University for India: an appraisal of the proposition
By: Maj Gen Mrinal Suman | Issue: Vol 22.4 Oct-Dec 2007 | Date: 25 Mar , 2011
Establishment of a defence university in India was first suggested in an article that appeared in College of Defence Management Journal in 1978. The article evoked considerable interest and was...