Articles in Net Edition
Arming ‘After’ Aiming: Agenda for the New Government
By: Brig Amar Cheema | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 15 Apr , 2014
“The inability to think beyond rigid assumptions and perceptions in matters strategic have often led to surprise, failure and disaster” Mr Stephen Cohen needs to be complemented for flagging...
Military: Arrogance of Seniority
By: Maj Gen Mrinal Suman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Apr , 2014
Search for recognition is one of the pursuits which all human beings indulge in and continuously strive for. For professionals, promotions and advancement in career are important aspects of their...
Revisiting India’s nuclear doctrine
By: Prakash Nanda | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Apr , 2014
In its manifesto for 2014 general elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has promised to review India’s nuclear doctrine. But does India really have a proper nuclear doctrine in strict...
India needs a new personality
By: Dr Amarjit Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Apr , 2014
Tectonic changes are required on the diplomatic and military fronts for India to emerge happy and confident, and with an industry that can compete with world players. As far as world competition...
L-3 Acquires Mustang Technology Group
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Apr , 2014
L-3 Communications has acquired aerospace and defence systems manufacturer Mustang Technology Group, now re-named L-3 Mustang Technology. The Plano, Texas-based L-3 Mustang develops and...
Initial Operational Clearance for LCA Tejas
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Apr , 2014
On December 20, 2013, in a major milestone in the country’s military aviation, after three decades of development, the indigenous supersonic combat aircraft LCA Tejas received the Initial...
Russia’s New Fighter - the T-50
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Apr , 2014
Moscow-based Sukhoi Company is building the single-seat, twin-engine T-50 for the Russian Air Force as part of the PAK FA program. The aircraft is designed to succeed both the MiG-29 and the Su-27...
Lockheed Martin to Replace Obsolete Display Processors On Its C-130J Turboprops
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Apr , 2014
Avionics experts are working together with Lockheed Martin Corporation to upgrade embedded computers in Primary Flight Displays aboard the C-130 Super Hercules aircraft in an effort to improve...
NATO Global Hawk Production Begins
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Apr , 2014
As per Northrop Grumman, production of an enhanced version of the Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) Block 40 Global Hawk, intended for use by...
Beyond the Afghan Polls
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 Apr , 2014
With Afghanistan having gone to polls on 5th April, the die is cast. The Taliban having warned the public not to vote indulged in violence as expected. These included suicide bombings on the...
Other countries pay real price for US' mistakes
By: Vikram Sood | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Apr , 2014
Recently The New York Times announced with breathless urgency that China was ramping up its military spending to $148 billion, up from $139.2 billion last year, adding that China already spent...
Military Coup an Impossibility and Unthinkable in India
By: Maj Gen Rajesh Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Mar , 2014
A front page news story published by one of the major national dailies two years ago in April 2012 regarding movement of two army units towards Delhi, the national capital, caused a nation wide...
State of Indian Defence Industry – An Introspection
By: Maj Gen Rajesh Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 Mar , 2014
India’s lack of a strong and a robust defence industry is a matter of grave concern as it makes India dependent on imports from foreign countries for about 70% of her defence equipment...
Soldiers – who will they vote for?
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 Mar , 2014
With the landmark Supreme Court judgment removing ‘mischievous’ stipulations to not let soldiers vote in elections at their place of posting and directions that with effect from 1st January...
China’s War on Buddhism – Tibetan’s strategic depth
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 21 Mar , 2014
The release of the Hollywood movie ‘The Monument Men’ has been a huge hit. Not merely because of its celebrated cast but more because of the singular effort made by these men to recover and...
Sagem wins order from Nexter Systems to supply 37 SIGMA 30 pointing systems
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 Mar , 2014
Sagem (Safran) has won a new order from Nexter Systems to supply 37 SIGMA 30 navigation and pointing systems for CAESAR guns, to be delivered to an Asian customer. Sagem’s SIGMA 30 system gives...
"US and India: Our Economic Opportunity in Tomorrow's Asia”: Biswal
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 Mar , 2014
Speech by Ms. Nisha Biswal, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Good afternoon, it is such a pleasure to be with you today. Thank you, George, for that kind...
Robotic Limbs for Helicopter Drones
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Mar , 2014
Engineers and robotists at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) have slapped a robotic arm to the belly of a small autonomous helicopter. The idea is to expand the tasks that aerial drones can...
Aerial Platform for BrahMos
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Mar , 2014
The Indian Air Force has plans to mount the supersonic BrahMos missiles on its frontline Sukhoi-30 MKI air dominance combat aircraft. The air version of the BrahMos missile is ready but testing,...
US Javelin vs Israel’s Spike
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 04 Mar , 2014
The Defence Acquisition Council under the Ministry of Defence is engaged in a debate over the issue of procurement of Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) for the Indian Army. The choice before them...