Articles in Net Edition
Boeing Delivers 2 Nanosatellites to US Air Force
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 19 Dec , 2012
SENSE vehicles will validate nanosatellite use in military space Boeing has delivered two Space Environmental NanoSat Experiment (SENSE) satellites to the U.S. Air Force that will help assess the...
Cobham provide Passenger Audio Systems for Embraer KC-390 Military Transport...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 18 Dec , 2012
Cobham has been selected by Embraer Defense and Security to provide the Passenger Address System (PAS) for the KC-390 military transport aircraft to ensure broadcast announcements are...
Boeing Names Michael Kurth as VP/GM, Unmanned Airborne Systems Programs
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 18 Dec , 2012
Company veteran Michael Kurth will oversee Boeing’s unmanned airborne systems as of Jan. 1. Kurth, currently managing director of Boeing Defence UK Ltd. (BDUK), will relocate to St. Louis as vice...
Boeing Demos Unmanned Little Bird for Republic of Korea Army
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Dec , 2012
Affordable pilotless technology could expand ROKA MD 500 helicopters’ mission capabilities Boeing demonstrated affordable unmanned aircraft technology that could be integrated onto Republic of...
Boeing Appoints Pratyush Kumar to Lead Boeing Business in India
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 Dec , 2012
Boeing named Pratyush “Prat” Kumar as president of Boeing India, effective December 14. He joins Boeing with significant business leadership experience and insight into the Indian market,...
Insensitive timing of Rehman Malik's visit
By: B Raman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 Dec , 2012
If NaMo, the Chief Minister of Gujarat, had been well-advised, instead of raising the issue of Sir Creek, he would have raised the insensitive timing of the official visit of Mr. Rehman Malik, the...
ABG Shipyard bags Rs. 485 crore order from the Ministry of Defence
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 12 Dec , 2012
ABG Shipyard Limited, country’s largest private ship building company has bagged a repeat order from the Ministry of Defence for building an additional cadet training vessel for the Indian Navy....
Boeing's Reusable, Unmanned X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Begins 2nd Flight
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 12 Dec , 2012
Affordable, responsive vehicle delivers unprecedented capability to US Air Force Boeing today successfully returned an unmanned U.S. Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle to orbit, continuing to...
Israel Weapon Industries will market the TAVOR SAR and UZI PRO Pistol...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 12 Dec , 2012
Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) – a leader in the production of combat-proven small arms for governments, armies, and law enforcement agencies around the world – launches operations of its US...
Military and the CAG audit reports
By: Lt Gen Harwant Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 12 Dec , 2012
Military expenditure is subject to audit, similar to that of any other government department. Such checks are essential to guard against wasteful expenditure. CAG has generally done a good job...
Chinese military official meets Maldives defence minister
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 12 Dec , 2012
BEIJING, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) — Xu Qiliang, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of Communist Party of China (CPC), met with Mohamed Nazim, the Maldives’ minister of defence and national...
Bested by China’s Strategy
By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Dec , 2012
China’s two-track policy towards India, that of targetting our territory as well as our market is proving effective. The Chinese calculate that they can periodically rile India politically...
Airbus Military A400M completes critical flight-test phase
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Dec , 2012
Airbus Military has successfully completed the 300 hours of Function & Reliability (F&R) flight-testing of the A400M new generation airlifter which is a key requirement prior to full...
Pratt & Whitney Singapore Engine Center Celebrates 7,000th Engine Delivery
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 Dec , 2012
Pratt & Whitney announced its Singapore engine center celebrated more than 30 years of operations with the milestone delivery of its 7000th overhauled engine. Pratt & Whitney is a division of...
First Eurofighter Typhoon Meteor firing trial a success
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 Dec , 2012
The Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile has been successfully launched from a Eurofighter Typhoon as part of the Future Enhancements Flight Test Programme. The missile was eject launched...
Indian Foreign Policy: Future Challenges
By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 Dec , 2012
I feel honoured at being asked to speak today to such a distinguished audience on a subject that is of great interest to foreign policy practitioners and commentators alike. What are the...
AFSPA: Who wants the military for internal security?
By: Maj Gen S G Vombatkere | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 04 Dec , 2012
Parliament and Government Government can function in the interest of people only when there is peace and order in society, persons in power use people-oriented politics, and the rule of law is...
'Navy plans to induct 5 to 6 ships and submarines every year': Navy Chief
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 03 Dec , 2012
On the occasion of Navy Day on December 4, 2012, the Naval Chief Admiral D.K. Joshi announced the following in the press conference held at New Delhi: The world has acknowledged India’s economic...
Airbus Military delivers final A330 MRTT to Royal Australian Air Force
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 03 Dec , 2012
Airbus Military has formally delivered the fifth and final new generation A330 MRTT multi-role tanker transport ordered by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).The handover of the aircraft, the...
India’s youth power serious liability if it takes wrong turn!
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 Dec , 2012
In 1947, our population was 350 million. As per the 2011 census it stood at 1.02 billion. Today we already are 1.21 billion constituting 17.3 percent of world population, implying every sixth...