Articles in Net Edition
MBDA Incorporated Purchases Northrop Grumman's Viper Strike Munitions Business
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 Dec , 2011
International guided weapons leader MBDA expands its footprint in the United States MBDA Inc., the wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of missile manufacturer MBDA, has purchased Northrop Grumman...
Mexican Air Force takes delivery of Airbus Military C295
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 Dec , 2011
The Mexican Air Force has taken delivery of a new C295 aircraft that it ordered from Airbus Military. This order is in addition to the five C295s delivered last year and that the Mexican...
EADS & DolphiTech are cooperating in the development of non-destructive...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 Dec , 2011
EADS Innovation Works, the corporate Research and Technology network of EADS, and the Norwegian SME DolphiTech AS have signed a cooperation agreement for the development of a new non-destructive...
Lost opportunities in Operation Parakram
By: Brig. Gurmeet Kanwal | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 Dec , 2011
Today marks the tenth anniversary of the horrific attack on Parliament which sparked off India’s attempt at military coercion vis-a-vis Pakistan. But the lessons learnt seem to have been...
China's state sponsored tweeters and their paid tweets
By: B Raman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Dec , 2011
On December 9,2011, Radio Free Asia, funded by the US State Department, disseminated a report attributed to the Agence France Presse (AFP) regarding how China has been trying to counter...
Boeing Receives US Air Force Reusable Booster System Contract
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 08 Dec , 2011
The Boeing Company has received a $2 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to define requirements and design concepts for the Reusable Booster System (RBS) Flight...
DCNS launches programme to build two BPCs for Russia
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 08 Dec , 2011
The design for the BPC-type force projection and command vessels ordered by the Russian Federation is now underway. DCNS, prime contractor for the programme, has begun studies to tailor the...
Speculation Regarding Zardari
By: B Raman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 Dec , 2011
The “Dawn News” of Karachi has reported as follows: “President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday (December 6,2011) arrived in Dubai for a medical check-up. According to presidential spokesperson...
Parliament Delegation Witnesses the Might of Indian Army at Exercise...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Dec , 2011
A delegation of Parliamentarians of India, visited Rajasthan and witnessed the Southern Army along with South western air command(SWAC) in action as part of one of the largest exercise of Indian...
Possible Misuse of New TECHINT Capabilities
By: B Raman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Dec , 2011
Since the Indo-Pakistan conflict in the Kargil heights in 1999, there has been a major increase in the Technical Intelligence (TECHINT) capabilities of the Indian security community, which...
Boeing Opens Interiors Fabrication Facility in South Carolina
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 02 Dec , 2011
Boeing celebrated the opening of its new Interiors Fabrication facility in North Charleston. The Interiors Responsibility Center South Carolina team will manufacture 787 interior parts including...
Patroller drone of Sagem successfully completed flight tests of long...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 02 Dec , 2011
These 14 test flights, carried out at the Istres air force base in southern France from September 19 to October 21, met the following objectives: Qualification of the aircraft’s in-flight...
Australian Aerospace Delivers Final Tiger Helicopter to Defence
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 02 Dec , 2011
A program to provide the Australian Defence Force (ADF) with an unrivalled armed reconnaissance helicopter capability achieved a major milestone with the delivery of the last production Tiger...
Boeing expanding Pilot Training Program in Africa
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 Dec , 2011
Boeing is expanding its partnerships in Africa, announcing an agreement to jointly offer a comprehensive pilot training program with 43 Air School (Pty) Ltd., Africa’s largest flight training...
Lockheed Martin tests new scalable warhead on GMLRS-Plus rocket
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 Dec , 2011
Lockheed Martin tested a new Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System-Plus (GMLRS+) ‘scalable effects’ warhead, which enables users to select the range of the warhead’s detonation power depending on...
Afghanistan: Strategic Alliance vs Strategic Depth
By: Lt Gen Harwant Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 Dec , 2011
Historically, Afghanistan has been the most difficult country for military campaigns and equally difficult to govern. The nature of terrain, the climate and the tribes that inhabit the land make...
Bangladesh Army Chief visits India
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 Dec , 2011
Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne presenting memento to General Mohammed Abdul Mubeen, Chief of the Army Staff, Bangladesh at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan) on 1st December...
Boeing upgrade the visual systems in the F-15C
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 Nov , 2011
The Boeing Company received a $20 million contract in September from the U.S. Air Force to upgrade the visual systems in the F-15C Mission Training Centers. Twelve MTCs, located at Langley Air...
Kuwait Naval Forces renew partnership with DCI
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 Nov , 2011
DCI, a service provider with activities on the entire spectrum of defense and domestic security, has a special partnership with the Kuwait Naval Forces that have entrusted DCI-NAVFCO for many...
Eurofighter flying over UAE
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 Nov , 2011
Clear blue skies, an RAF Typhoon, a Spartan C-27J, the world’s most famous aviation photographer and a team of enthusiastic pilots and crew – independently, they are all incredible assets at an...