Articles in Net Edition
India-China Border Dispute
By: B Raman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 23 Apr , 2013
The continuing (since April 15,2013) Chinese troop intrusion ( about 20 troops) 10 kms into Indian territory near Burthe in the Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO) area of Eastern Ladakh in the western sector...
1965 War:True Story of 2/Lt Baljit Singh- I
By: Colonel Baljit Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 22 Apr , 2013
The incidents narrated ahead are based on the experience of 2nd Lieutenant Baljit Singh, 3rd Madras Infantry Battalion, 69th Infantry Brigade, who had participated in the legendary 1965 Indo-Pak...
Defence Ministry Finalises New Procurement Policy
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Apr , 2013
With the twin objective of infusing greater efficiency in the procurement process and strengthening the defence manufacturing base in the country, the Defence Acquisition Council, the apex...
Boeing Successfully Completes 1st Flight of Newest UK Chinook Helicopter
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 18 Apr , 2013
Boeing recently completed the first flight of the newest CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter for the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force. The March 15 flight, at the Boeing helicopter facility near...
DCNS begins sea trials with FREMM multimission frigate for Royal Moroccan Navy
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 18 Apr , 2013
The FREMM frigate built for the Royal Moroccan Navy put to sea for the first time on 17 April. This key milestone marks the launch of sea trials, which will be conducted over the next few weeks...
MBDA Marte missile release trial from Airbus Military C295
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 15 Apr , 2013
Airbus Military and MBDA have successfully demonstrated the release of an instrumented Marte MK2/S anti-ship inert missile installed under the wing of the C295 maritime patrol aircraft. This...
Afghanistan - Future Uncertain
By: Vikram Sood | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 15 Apr , 2013
Events in Afghanistan had gathering momentum in March and quite apparently preparations for end 2014 were now looking serious and urgent. Closely following the visit of Defence Secretary Chuck...
Cyber War: A grave cause of concern
By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 15 Apr , 2013
Cyber warfare refers to politically motivated hacking to conduct sabotage and espionage. It is a form of information warfare sometimes seen as analogous to conventional warfare although this...
Why the North Korean stand off?
By: Col R Hariharan | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Apr , 2013
There are both contemporary and historical reasons behind the North Korean threat to launch an offensive against South Korea and strike at U.S. bases in Guam and Hawaii. North Korea (Democratic...
MBDA and Thales extend their cooperation on Common Anti-Air Modular Missile
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 Apr , 2013
The core Team Complex Weapons (Team CW) air defence missile development programme – the Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) for the Future Local Anti-Air Defence System (FLAADS) – has been...
Boeing completes Preliminary Design Review for connection between CST-100...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 Apr , 2013
3rd on-schedule Commercial Crew milestone of 2013 The structure that will join the Boeing Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 spacecraft to an Atlas V rocket has successfully completed a...
India: Strategic Challenges and Responses
By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 04 Apr , 2013
At the outset let me clarify that I will discuss the subject primarily from the foreign policy and security point of view. Many believe that strategic challenges should now include those...
High-Tech Naval Base to counter Chinese Expanding Navys
By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 03 Apr , 2013
The strategic ambitions of China in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea have received a giant boost with its assuming charge of the Gwadar Port from Pakistan after taking charge of port...
New Laser Weapon System from Boeing
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 Apr , 2013
American aerospace and defence major Boeing is gearing up to test a new land-based 10KW solid-state laser weapon called the High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD) that can shoot down...
Future Indian ICV Project
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 Apr , 2013
The Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV), intended to replace the Indian Army’s 2,600 BMP-2 vehicles at an estimated cost of Rs 50,000 crore, slated to be India’s biggest-ever indigenous...
More than 7,000 Boeing airplanes worldwide include China built parts
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 Mar , 2013
China becomes first country outside of U.S. to take delivery of 1,000 Boeing airplanes Boeing and China Eastern Airlines today celebrated the delivery of the 1,000th Boeing airplane for China,...
AgustaWestland announces new contracts valued EUR 110 million in South East Asia
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 Mar , 2013
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, has announced new orders, valued about EUR 110 million, at LIMA exhibition (Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace), that is taking place in...
India a mere spectator in the Great Game!
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 Mar , 2013
The Great Game or the Geo Strategic power play, in Afghanistan, started somewhere in 1813, post Russo-Persian treaty. Since then over the two centuries, this region has witnessed varied players;...
Third Anti Submarine Warfare Corvette (ASW) for Indian Navy
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Mar , 2013
The third Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) Corvette for the Indian Navy (IN) designed under Project-28 (P-28) by the Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design, being built by one of India’s leading...
Boeing, Bharat Electronics Expand Partnership in India
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Mar , 2013
Follow-on order to manufacture F/A-18 Super Hornet subassemblies Boeing and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) are expanding their partnership through a follow-on contract involving the manufacture...