Articles in Defence Industry
Pitfalls in Arms Procurement Process
By: Maj Gen AK Mehra | Issue: Vol 25.1 Jan-Mar 2010 | Date: 05 Nov , 2010
Modernization of armed forces is a very capital intensive and long drawn process wherein the armed forces first identify their needs and then acquire the same through some rather complex...
Boeing-KAI sign agreement for production of F-15 Silent Eagle Conformal...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 04 Nov , 2010
Boeing has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) for KAI to design, develop and manufacture the Conformal Weapons Bay (CWB) for the F-15 Silent...
IAF upgrading facilities in northeast: Air chief
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 03 Nov , 2010
Kalaikunda (West Bengal), Nov 2 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) is upgrading its capabilities in the northeastern region of the country by revamping eight advance landing grounds and improving...
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor performs Air Demo for first time over Dallas
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 02 Nov , 2010
The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor performed its precision aerobatics at the Fort Worth Alliance Air Show Oct. 30-31, marking the first time the aircraft has demonstrated its aerial capabilities in...
Fifth Generation Fighters for India
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 02 Nov , 2010
According to the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal PV Naik, the Indo-Russian Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA), the state-of-the art stealth fighters will be inducted into the Indian...
BAE Systems M777 Howitzer Programme
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 Nov , 2010
BAE Systems has received an order for 93 additional M777 howitzers, taking the order book to 955 systems and taking sales for the programme to over £1bn. The US is buying 58 guns for the US Army...
Mine Clearing System SOUVIM-2 developed by MBDA
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Oct , 2010
The mine clearing system, SOUVIM 2, has been developed by MBDA for mobility support missions. These missions are served by carrying out the rapid opening of long stretches of mined routes at the...
Second Airbus Military tanker for RAF makes maiden flight
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Oct , 2010
The second A330 MRTT Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) for the UK Royal Air Force has successfully completed its maiden flight from the Airbus Military facility at Getafe, Madrid following...
PLA conducts first air ground live ammunition drill in Tibet
By: B Raman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 27 Oct , 2010
Citing the People’s Liberation Army Daily, the “People’s Daily” of China controlled by the Communist Party of China reported as follows on October 26,2010: “Near the foot of the snowcapped...
Elbit Systems Awarded Contract for Night Targeting System Upgrade for AH-1W...
By: IDR News Network | Date: 26 Oct , 2010
Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: ESLT) announced today that its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America, LLC, was awarded a $45.5 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite...
SESM Modern Powerpacks for T-72 and T-90
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 Oct , 2010
Until today, the T-72 remains one of the most popular MBTs worldwide. Introduced in the 70s with a remarkably compact design, various modifications and upgrade programs (protection, night...
KMW's DINGO for a safe recovery
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 Oct , 2010
The multitudinous and extremely variable DINGO 2 family from Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has welcomed a new arrival. The company presented the armoured DINGO 2 recovery vehicle at the EUROSATORY...
Eurofighter committed to deepening strategic partnership with India
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 Oct , 2010
Eurofighter, its partner companies and the four nation members of the European consortium Germany, UK, Italy and Spain, are fully committed to deepening the strategic partnership with India....
EADS to Focus on India
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 22 Oct , 2010
As per EADS Chief Executive (Defence & Security) Stefan Zoller, European aerospace consortium, Eurofighter, is set to transfer some development work of its fourth generation Eurofighter Typhoon...
India Goes Airborne : C130J Super Hercules for India
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 22 Oct , 2010
The first three of the six C130J Super Hercules aircraft for India have taken the final positions on Lockheed Martin’s assembly line in Marietta, Georgia. Equipped with Infra-red Detection Set...
AgustaWestland awarded contract by the Maryland State Police Aviation Command
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 21 Oct , 2010
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce today that it has been awarded a contract by the Maryland State Police Aviation Command to provide six AW139 helicopters for their...
BEL Manufactured Equipment for Boeing P-8I
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Oct , 2010
Boeing received the first Indian manufactured item the Data Link II a month ahead of schedule, to be installed during the final assembly of the P-8I at its facility in Renton, Washington. Data...
Eurocopter inaugurates its new Eurocopter India subsidiary
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Oct , 2010
Eurocopter today inaugurated its new Indian subsidiary, which has been given the goals of expanding the world’s largest helicopter manufacturer’s commercial presence in this highly-promising...
DCNS wins EU funding for maritime safety R&D
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 19 Oct , 2010
Improved maritime surveillance is a major challenge for European Union member states. In support of research in this important area, the European Commission has selected the I2C project led by...
Future Trends in Aviation
By: Air Marshal BK Pandey | Issue: Vol 25.1 Jan-Mar 2010 | Date: 19 Oct , 2010
Birth and Growth of Aviation Since the Wright Brothers took their first hesitant hop just over a century ago, aeronautical science has advanced at a phenomenal pace seemingly defying all limits of...