Articles in Net Edition
Unsung Heros of India’s Silent War
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Mar , 2015
The day of 16 March 2015 must be remembered by our countrymen for the sacrifice of a civilian soldier DK Ravi who laid down his life fighting a silent war. It is against the most dangerous of all...
India's BVR Air-to-Air Missile 'ASTRA' Successfully Test Fired
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Mar , 2015
India’s Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile ASTRA was once again successfully test fired today by the Indian Air Force off the coast of Odisha near the Integrated Test Range,...
Nexter: confirmed strong growth
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 18 Mar , 2015
In 2014, Nexter confirmed its strong growth, founded on its solid industrial, economic and financial fundamentals. The sustained innovation and sales activity at the heart of its organic...
Russian Helicopters to showcase commercial and military helicopters at LIMA
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 18 Mar , 2015
Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, will showcase its latest developments at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition, LIMA 2015, which will be held on...
Redeeming the Standing of the Army
By: Maj Gen Mrinal Suman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 18 Mar , 2015
Every survey carried out by different agencies shows the military at the top of peoples’ choice for probity, loyalty and selflessness. Indian army, unlike other organisations, is held in high...
DGCA Approves Maintenance & Repair of Dornier and Avro Aircraft at HAL
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 Mar , 2015
HAL’s Civil Aviation business got a boost with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) according an approval to HAL’s Transport Division at Kanpur for maintenance and repair of...
Forked Tongues across the Border
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 16 Mar , 2015
If one were to talk of forked tongues, one prominent example would be Musharraf. Heading Pakistan, the man had no compunctions telling the world media there is not one single terrorist on...
Iran’s Nuclear Programme makes many nations jittery
By: VBN Ram | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 Mar , 2015
During the past decades, the US had been unswervingly steadfast in its belief that Iran had been an “axis of evil” – one which had stubbornly resisted to honour its obligations under the...
Quest for Oceanic Dominance: Militarization in the Indian Ocean
By: Anant Mishra | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Mar , 2015
Oxford dictionary describes Militarization as “preparation for an immediate combat situation or a violent conflict by nations or arms groups”. It can be of many forms, from raising armed...
Airbus will supply intelligent systems ensuring protection against roadside...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Mar , 2015
Airbus Defence and Space will equip vehicles of the German Armed Forces with an electronic system for the protection against improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The German procurement authority...
MBDA announces the appointment of Dave Armstrong as UK Managing Director
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Mar , 2015
MBDA is pleased to announce the appointment of Dave Armstrong MBE to the role of MBDA UK Managing Director and EGD Technical (Executive Group Director). The appointment will become effective on 1...
India and the Maldives: Not Just Another Day in Paradise
By: Brig Deepak Sinha | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Mar , 2015
On the night of 3rd November 1988, paratroopers from the elite 50th Independent Parachute Brigade, India’s only true-blue rapid deployment force, launched Operation Cactus in response to pleas...
J&K: Addressing Security Concerns in a Changing Environment
By: Maj Gen Dhruv C Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Mar , 2015
After the successful holding of elections yet again in J&K, and the establishment of a new government in the state, the stage is set for allowing political initiatives to complete the...
Threat from Nepal's Instability
By: RSN Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 Mar , 2015
Nepal shares a 1751 Km land boundary with India and 1414 Km with China (Tibet). Although landlocked and surrounded by these two Asian giants, Nepal’s geographic, economic and cultural...
MBDA names Jérôme Dufour as Director of Communications
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Mar , 2015
Jérôme Dufour has been appointed MBDA’s new Director of Communications and will take up his role on 9th March, 2015. He will report directly to Antoine Bouvier, CEO of MBDA, and takes over...
Fighting International Terrorism: Taming the Beast
By: Atul Razdan | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Mar , 2015
The Thesaurus describes an “Act of Terrorism” as the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political, religious or...
Reliance Infrastructure Acquires Pipavav Defence and Offshore
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Mar , 2015
Reliance Infrastructure Limited today announced the acquisition of Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Company Limited, together with sole management control. Reliance Infrastructure,...
Kashmir’s Historic Moment: Giving Peace a Chance
By: Brig Amar Cheema | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 04 Mar , 2015
Despite its splendour and idyllic environs, Kashmir continues to evoke images of conflict, dissent and discord- the conflict which has been raging for decades, both ‘for’ and ‘within’ the...
Sagem wins another contract from MBDA for SIGMA 30
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 03 Mar , 2015
Sagem (Safran) has signed a contract with European missile manufacturer MBDA to integrate SIGMA 30 navigation and pointing systems on several VL MICA surface-to-air weapon systems for...
1,000-Kg Guided Glide Bomb Tested by DRDO
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 03 Mar , 2015
On December 19, 2014, India successfully tested a 1000-kg guided glide bomb designed and developed by the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The bomb, which was dropped...