IDR Updates
Military: Arrogance of Seniority
By: Maj Gen Mrinal Suman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Apr , 2014
Search for recognition is one of the pursuits which all human beings indulge in and continuously strive for. For professionals, promotions and advancement in career are important aspects of their...
Stealth Technology in Warship Design
By: Vice Adm Rajeshwer Nath | Issue: Vol. 29.1 Jan-Mar 2014 | Date: 13 Apr , 2014
Providing stealth features in the design of a warship will entail additional costs. It has been reported that Visby stealth Corvette costs 50 per cent more than a conventionally built Corvette of...
Revisiting India’s nuclear doctrine
By: Prakash Nanda | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Apr , 2014
In its manifesto for 2014 general elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has promised to review India’s nuclear doctrine. But does India really have a proper nuclear doctrine in strict...
India needs a new personality
By: Dr Amarjit Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Apr , 2014
Tectonic changes are required on the diplomatic and military fronts for India to emerge happy and confident, and with an industry that can compete with world players. As far as world competition...
Modernisation of Army Air Defence in India
By: Special Correspondent | Issue: Vol. 29.1 Jan-Mar 2014 | Date: 10 Apr , 2014
The air threat envelope is increasing exponentially both in range and altitude, making it essential that the range and altitude of coverage of GBADWS is increased commensurately. Air defence in...
L-3 Acquires Mustang Technology Group
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Apr , 2014
L-3 Communications has acquired aerospace and defence systems manufacturer Mustang Technology Group, now re-named L-3 Mustang Technology. The Plano, Texas-based L-3 Mustang develops and...
Initial Operational Clearance for LCA Tejas
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Apr , 2014
On December 20, 2013, in a major milestone in the country’s military aviation, after three decades of development, the indigenous supersonic combat aircraft LCA Tejas received the Initial...
Russia’s New Fighter – the T-50
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Apr , 2014
Moscow-based Sukhoi Company is building the single-seat, twin-engine T-50 for the Russian Air Force as part of the PAK FA program. The aircraft is designed to succeed both the MiG-29 and the...
Lockheed Martin to Replace Obsolete Display Processors On Its C-130J Turboprops
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Apr , 2014
Avionics experts are working together with Lockheed Martin Corporation to upgrade embedded computers in Primary Flight Displays aboard the C-130 Super Hercules aircraft in an effort to improve...
NATO Global Hawk Production Begins
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Apr , 2014
As per Northrop Grumman, production of an enhanced version of the Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) Block 40 Global Hawk, intended for use by...
Beyond the Afghan Polls
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 Apr , 2014
With Afghanistan having gone to polls on 5th April, the die is cast. The Taliban having warned the public not to vote indulged in violence as expected. These included suicide bombings on the...
The Fall of Crimea
By: Dr Amarjit Singh | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 06 Apr , 2014
It was the autumn of 1854 in Crimea. British, French, and Ottoman troops were in Crimea to battle Russia. The issue was over the question of who would have control of churches in the Holy Land...
Other countries pay real price for US’ mistakes
By: Vikram Sood | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Apr , 2014
Recently The New York Times announced with breathless urgency that China was ramping up its military spending to $148 billion, up from $139.2 billion last year, adding that China already spent...
Modi’s Foreign Policy
By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Courtesy: Economic Times | Date: 02 Apr , 2014
Modi has not yet expressed his thinking on India’s foreign relations. His focus and that of those opposing him or tracking his national rise has been on internal politics and development issues....
Special Operations Forces: Understanding the Dynamics of Change
By: Brig Deepak Sinha | Issue: Vol. 29.1 Jan-Mar 2014 | Date: 02 Apr , 2014
The need for a unified headquarters for our SOF is an inescapable requirement as it will enable us to ensure optimum utilisation of resources. Not only will we be able to avoid duplication of...
An Increasingly Unmanned Future
By: Gp Capt Joseph Noronha | Issue: Vol. 29.1 Jan-Mar 2014 | Date: 30 Mar , 2014
The main attraction of military UAVs stems from the fact that their acquisition and training costs are far lower than those of combat jets. They can also be operated or stored at a fraction of...
Military Coup an Impossibility and Unthinkable in India
By: Maj Gen Rajesh Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Mar , 2014
A front page news story published by one of the major national dailies two years ago in April 2012 regarding movement of two army units towards Delhi, the national capital, caused a nation wide...
State of Indian Defence Industry – An Introspection
By: Maj Gen Rajesh Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 Mar , 2014
India's lack of a strong and a robust defence industry is a matter of grave concern as it makes India dependent on imports from foreign countries for about 70% of her defence equipment...
Soldiers – who will they vote for?
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 Mar , 2014
With the landmark Supreme Court judgment removing ‘mischievous’ stipulations to not let soldiers vote in elections at their place of posting and directions that with effect from 1st January...
Another Peace Dividend for the Defence Industry?
By: David Oliver | Issue: Vol. 29.1 Jan-Mar 2014 | Date: 23 Mar , 2014
In the past three years, NATO countries have cut $120 billion from their combined defence budgets, and they are set to fall further in the next decade. In the US, the Budget Control Act will, by...