Military & Aerospace
US Judgement – The Shoe Bomber is sentenced
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Jan , 2013
Richard Colvin Reid (born 12 August 1973), also known as the Shoe Bomber, is a British citizen who attempted to detonate American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris to Miami, wearing shoes packed...
How Pakistan Army plotted Kargil War: Najam Sethi
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 27 Jan , 2013
In the following three videos, Najam Sethi, Editor Friday Times, Pakistan, makes candid revelations on how the Pakistan Army plotted to occupy the Kargil Heights clandestinely. The plan by...
Veneration of a fallen enemy: A Missionary View
By: Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 21 Jan , 2013
Professional soldiers mutilate none, dead or alive, enemy or friend. Indeed, a martyred enemy is an object of sombre empathy and deep veneration. Pakistan Army soldiers - most of them - are...
Mr Defence Minister: Thousands deprived of their due emoluments
By: Maj Gen Satbir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 08 Jan , 2013
MoD letter dated 27 Dec 2012 is against the spirit of Supreme Court Judgement in Rank Pay Case: Thousands deprived of their due emoluments Mr. Antony Sir, the MoD letter not only denies the pay...
Are the Days of the Manned Combat Aircraft Numbered?
By: Air Marshal Raghu Rajan | Issue: Vol. 27.1 -Mar 2012 | Date: 07 Jan , 2013
UAVs are now making headlines as they are increasingly employed for missions that were hitherto the domain of manned aircraft. UAVs are perceived to offer two main advantages over manned aircraft...
Just Missiles are not Enough
By: Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 07 Jan , 2013
It was a red letter day for the DRDO when the Agni V ICBM was successfully test fired on 19 Apr 2012. Indeed, it was a landmark event for the country as far as its military security is concerned....
Helicopter as a Combat Platform
By: Air Commodore KB Menon | Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 05 Jan , 2013
The Helicopter in Battle The two widely disparate views cited above on the utility of the helicopter have influenced the use of this versatile platform in military operations. Any discussion on...
Ballistic Missiles and NBC Weapon Programme of North Korea
By: RSN Singh | Issue: Book Excerpt: Asian Strategy and Military Perspective | Date: 04 Jan , 2013
North Korea’s missile development programme began in the 1970s and is totally predicated on reverse engineering. To begin with, it reverse engineered Frog-5 missiles and Soviet made Scud-B...
MMRCA and the Indian Air Force
By: Air Marshal Raghu Rajan | Issue: Vol. 26.4 Oct-Dec 2011 | Date: 03 Jan , 2013
The MMRCA as a first step, will enable the IAF to hold its own against the PAF, and when it reaches its authorised strength, to face the PLAAF. The technical evaluation process has been...
Bedrock of Airpower: A Sound National Aerospace Policy
By: Air Marshal B D Jayal | Issue: Courtesy: The Telegraph | Date: 01 Jan , 2013
It is typical of the Indian security system, that only in times of security crises, does the nation wake up to gross weaknesses in re equipping of the armed forces. Recall the Kargil conflict,...
Is there a need for fresh ‘code of ethics’ for the Armed Forces?
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Dec , 2012
As part of the wider motive to inculcate a culture of academic discussion on the subject of defence studies and issues of war and ethics, the students of National Law School of India University,...
Pretending “Soldiers”
By: Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee | Issue: Vol. 27.4 Oct-Dec 2012 | Date: 19 Dec , 2012
Playing a ‘soldier’ has always been a very enticing engagement amongst children. Even grown-ups of prominent status like the tag of being a ‘military- man’, as evidenced by their urge to...
1971: Making Bangladesh a reality – I
By: Major K.C. Praval | Issue: Book Excerpt: Indian Army After Independence | Date: 16 Dec , 2012
The Indian cabinet met on 28 April 1971. General Manekshaw was told to attend the meeting as he was Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee. Without much ado, he was told to take charge of the...
Military Application of Unmanned Rotary Wing Aircraft
By: Gp Capt AK Sachdev | Issue: Vol. 27.4 Oct-Dec 2012 | Date: 14 Dec , 2012
The term Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is being slowly replaced by UAS as in many of its variegated missions, the aircraft is not carrying any payload from one place to another and is thus not a...
China’s Space Programme & Its Implications for India
By: Air Marshal BK Pandey | Issue: Vol. 27.4 Oct-Dec 2012 | Date: 12 Dec , 2012
China has already sent eight astronauts into space on four manned missions. Budgetary constraints and technology denial regimes have been cited as the primary causes of tardy progress in India....
Higher Defence Management through Effective Civil-Military Relations
By: Air Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja | Issue: Vol. 27.4 Oct-Dec 2012 | Date: 10 Dec , 2012
“He (the soldier) is thus the very basis and silent, barely visible cornerstone of our fame, culture, physical well-being and prosperity; in short, of the entire nation building activity. He...
‘Navy plans to induct 5 to 6 ships and submarines every year’: Navy...
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...
Army’s most critical deficiency: Good Generals?
By: Lt Gen KK Khanna, PVSM, AVSM** (Retd) | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 27 Nov , 2012
A lot has been written about Generals in the recent past. Not because of in-house introspection or internal check but because misdeeds were exposed in the Media. Lack of internal audit is a cause...
Helicopters in Special Operations
By: Gp Capt AK Sachdev | Issue: Vol. 27.4 Oct-Dec 2012 | Date: 26 Nov , 2012
By definition, Special Operations are those that are executed independently or in conjunction with conventional military operations with the aim to achieve a political or military objective where...
There are no ‘Menial’ jobs in the army
By: Lt Gen Harwant Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 16 Nov , 2012
Some time ago, a newspaper of considerable standing put out on its front page a story that around a dozen soldiers from a unit at Patiala deserted because they were made to do some ‘menial’...