Articles in Defence Industry
Agni-II Missile Test-Fired
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Nov , 2011
India’s nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface Agni-II ballistic missile, with a strike range of 2000 kms, was successfully test-fired fired by personnel of the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) on...
India Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Prithvi-II Missile
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Nov , 2011
On September 26, 2011, India test fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable ballistic missile Prithvi-II off the Orissa coast. The missile was blasted off from the Integrated Test Range...
Lockheed Reveals Its Stealth 'Speed Agile' Craft
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Nov , 2011
Christened as the “Speed Agile” Lockheed Martin’s new military transport aircraft is slated to take over from the C-130 Hercules sometime around 2020. A radical new aircraft design has led to...
Korea Receives First Boeing Peace Eye 737
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Nov , 2011
In a ceremony attended by officials from the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF), the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), the governments of South Korea and US, industry partners...
Pratt & Whitney successful Sea Trials for F-35 Program
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Nov , 2011
Sea trials have concluded for the F-35B Lightning II’s Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing (STOVL) aircraft. Flying under the power of Pratt & Whitney’s F135 propulsion system, two STOVL variants...
Nexter Systems-Renault Trucks Defense cooperation
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Nov , 2011
Nexter Systems and Renault Trucks Defense have signed a cooperation agreement to offer a unique solution to fulfil the request for proposal for the VBMR programme. The VBMR programme is intended...
Protecting Public Sector Shipyards
By: Maj Gen Mrinal Suman | Issue: Vol. 26.3 July - Sept 2011 | Date: 07 Nov , 2011
India wants to develop its warship building capacity at an exponential rate. It is well nigh impossible for DPSU shipyards to meet the complete requirement of the Navy and the Coast Guard in the...
KMW gets the order for logistic support to the Brazilian Army
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 03 Nov , 2011
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), Europe’s market leader for armoured wheeled and tracked vehicles, and the Brazilian Army signed a comprehensive Industrial Logistic Support (ILS) contract. For a...
Armed Forces to leverage latest defence technologies
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 02 Nov , 2011
The Defence Minister Shri AK Antony has called upon the Armed Forces to forge strong partnerships with the industry and the academia to secure the goals of national security. In a message read...
Cobham Partners with Carson Helicopter to Retrofit Sikorsky Aircraft with...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 Nov , 2011
Cobham and Carson Helicopters have announced a partnership to provide an advanced suite of avionics for Sikorsky S-61, S-76, and UH-60 derivative helicopter retrofits. The Integrated Systems...
Big scope for India-Italy Defence Industry Cooperation: Pallam Raju
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 Nov , 2011
The Minister of State for Defence Dr. MM Pallam Raju has said that there is tremendous potential for defence cooperation with Italy. Addressing a roundtable on ‘Indo-Italian Defence...
DCNS and Thales have overcome a new hurdle for the automatic deck-landing of...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Oct , 2011
DCNS and Thales today announced the launch of a supplementary phase for the Technology Demonstration of a system for automatic landing and deck-landing of UAVs (D2AD), which has just been...
The communication gap in Defence Procurement
By: Maj Gen Mrinal Suman | Issue: Vol. 26.3 July - Sept 2011 | Date: 27 Oct , 2011
Despite repeated assertions of the Government that the huge potential of the private sector must be tapped to achieve self sufficiency in defence production, little progress has been achieved on...
Impact of Offset Policy on India's Military Industrial Capability - II
By: Prof (Dr) SN Misra | Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 25 Oct , 2011
The Highlights of Offset Contracts: Steady increase from $ 48.6M in 2007 to $519.5M in 2008, $974M in 2009 to around $ 700 M during 2010. The Aerospace sector accounts for 65% and balance by...
Impact of Offset Policy on India's Military Industrial Capability - I
By: Prof (Dr) SN Misra | Issue: Vol. 26.3 July - Sept 2011 | Date: 24 Oct , 2011
The Indian Ministry of Defence introduced offset provisions in its Defence Procurement Procedure 2005 (DPP-2005)1 for capital acquisition schemes exceeding an estimated cost of Rs. 300 crores...
Sagem's Infrared version of AASM Hammer enters service with French armed forces
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Oct , 2011
The French Air Force and Naval aviation began operational deployment of the infrared terminal guidance version (SBU-64) of the Hammer IR AASM modular air-to- ground weapon. Developed and...
Sikorsky Chief Test Pilot Awarded SETP Honor for Achievement with X2...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Oct , 2011
Kevin Bredenbeck, the pilot who flew the revolutionary X2 Technology™ demonstrator last year to an unofficial speed record for conventional helicopters, has been recognized by the Society of...
Boeing P-8I Aircraft Completes 1st Flight for Indian Navy
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 29 Sep , 2011
Boeing’s first P-8I aircraft for the Indian Navy completed its initial flight today, taking off from Renton Field at 12:02 p.m. Pacific time and landing two hours and 31 minutes later at Boeing...
CII and Swedish Security and Defence Industry signed MoU in Public Security...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 27 Sep , 2011
Swedish Security and Defence Industry (SOFF) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote co-operation between India and Sweden in public...
A sharper focus: Rheinmetall Electro-Optics premieres at DSEi 2011
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 27 Sep , 2011
Rheinmetall Defence has welded its electro-optical activities into a new division. Known as Rheinmetall Electro-Optics, the division has now made its international debut at this year’s DSEi fair...