Articles in Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011
USAF Contract for Aerial Tankers to Boeing
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 03 Jun , 2011
In one of the largest contracts in military history, the US Air Force has awarded Boeing a contract for 179 new refuelling planes. The last round of bidding had resulted in EADS winning the...
Maoists are enemeies of India - II
By: RSN Singh | Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 28 May , 2011
The Ideological Factor At the lower levels, the ideological factor of Maoism is clearly missing. The foot soldiers are just instruments of violence and part of the extortion industry. The lower...
Maoists are enemies of India - I
By: RSN Singh | Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 27 May , 2011
While the killing of Osama Bin Laden has dominated the Indian media space and the mind space of the Indians, the killing of eleven security personnel in Jharkhand by Maoists on 3rd may 2011 has...
BAE Systems, Dassault to Develop UAS
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 23 May , 2011
BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the design, development, production and support of a medium altitude long endurance (MALE)...
Second Sukhoi PAK FA Tested
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 23 May , 2011
Russia has successfully completed the first flight test of its second Prospective Airborne Complex – Frontline Aviation (PAK FA), a fifth-generation fighter jet, which when fully developed, is...
Indian Navy to Opt for Open Bidding in Chopper Deal
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 23 May , 2011
The multi-billion dollar deal to supply at least 16, and as many as 60, Multi-Role Helicopters (MRH) to the Indian Navy will be contracted after an open competitive bidding. The Indian Navy is...