IDR Updates
Boeing Partners India to Achieve Mission Readiness
By: Dennis Swanson | Issue: Vol. 29.1 Jan-Mar 2014 | Date: 06 Feb , 2014
2013 has been a promising year for Boeing’s defense business in India. Through the year, Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) remained focused on partnering with the Indian armed forces on...
MBDA: “…our main ambition is to work hand in hand with Indian...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Vol. 29.1 Jan-Mar 2014 | Date: 06 Feb , 2014
MBDA offers a range of weapons for all the three forces—land, sea and air. What edge does your range of weapons offer compared to your competitors? You’re right, MBDA is the only company in...
Land & Naval combat systems from Rafael
By: Yedidia Yaari | Issue: Vol. 29.1 Jan-Mar 2014 | Date: 06 Feb , 2014
At DEFEXPO 2014 Rafael Advanced Defense Systems will exhibit a comprehensive suite of Land & Naval combat systems designed to address current and future battlefield challenges and complexities. ...
Modernisation is BAE Systems’ Mantra
By: John Brosnan | Issue: Vol. 29.1 Jan-Mar 2014 | Date: 06 Feb , 2014
BAE Systems’ participation at the eighth edition of DefExpo, the country’s premiere Land, Naval and Security Systems exhibition taking place here from February 6 through 9, is anchored in a...
Thales will be taking part in the 8th edition of Defexpo
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Feb , 2014
Thales will be showcasing its capabilities in a number of areas such as: Thales offers interoperable systems and a complete range of tactical radios for all levels of command, from C2 centres to...
Sagem at Defexpo: Systems for the armed forces’ most demanding missions
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Feb , 2014
At the Defexpo India 2014 international defense show in New Delhi, Sagem (Safran) is showcasing a range of systems and equipment designed to meet the most demanding needs of today's armed forces:...
Can you Trust the Pakistani Army?
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 Feb , 2014
Held after 14 years, the meeting between the Indian Army and Pakistani Army Director Generals of Military Operations at Wagah on 24 December 2013 naturally made media headlines. The discussions...
Empowerment of a Power House: The Infantry Battalion
By: Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee | Issue: Vol. 28.4 Oct-Dec 2013 | Date: 31 Jan , 2014
By age-old convention, most wars have various forms of tactical operations undertaken under one overall plan - set-piece, irregular and Special Operations, for example. Indeed, the so called...
Whither Special Forces?
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Jan , 2014
While discussing a monogram on Special Forces at a prominent Think Tank in New Delhi last month (December 2013), one of the discussants (a former Brigadier) opined that the “entire Parachute...
The right way to look East
By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Courtesy: Mail Today | Date: 28 Jan , 2014
Much has been achieved during Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s current visit to India and much has not. In reiterating a clear intention to strengthen bilateral ties, the visit has been a...
Network Centric Warfare
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Vol. 28.4 Oct-Dec 2013 | Date: 27 Jan , 2014
No matter the advancements in robotics, the importance of the ‘man behind the machine’ will remain relevant. This is equally applicable to Network Centric Warfare (NCW). The success of NCW...
It is cherry blossom time in India-Japan relations
By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 24 Jan , 2014
Politically speaking, it is cherry blossom time in India-Japan relations. For the first time in history, the Emperor and Empress of Japan visited India December last. That visit had great...
North East in Turmoil
By: Dr Sudhir Hindwan | Date: 24 Jan , 2014
The National Democratic Front of Bodoland has resurfaced with gusto in the North East. On Saturday the separatists (NDFB) massacred two persons and left more than four injured. Earlier on Friday...
Nation’s Security Overlooked for Individual Gains!
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Jan , 2014
It is amazing how issues of national security are given the short shrift in India. Whether it is by design or inadvertent can continue to be guessed. That there is political interference is...
Evolution of Ground-Based Air Defence Weapons
By: Air Marshal Narayan Menon | Issue: Vol. 28.4 Oct-Dec 2013 | Date: 18 Jan , 2014
In the not too distant past, the world’s most powerful military of the US was poised to mount a short duration campaign to punish Syria for allegedly crossing some undefined ‘red line’ of...
Indian Army: A national asset
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 15 Jan , 2014
The Indian nation celebrates Army day on January, 15 every year with great fervor. January, 15 has been chosen for this event due to its historical significance. It was on this day in 1949 that...
Abe’s visit will bolster security ties
By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Courtesy: Mail Today | Date: 14 Jan , 2014
Japan’s Prime Minister Abe will be the chief guest at our next Republic Day, a decision that marks India’s reciprocal interest in deepening bilateral political and economic ties. Until now...
Update on INS Vikramaditya
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 Jan , 2014
Towards the end of September 2013, one of the latest acquisitions of the Indian Navy, the refurbished but state-of-the-art aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, completed sea trials in the Barents...
Competition to Develop Navy’s First UCLASS Aircraft
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 Jan , 2014
With the aim to develop a carrier-based Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) for its Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) program, the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)...
Unmanned Helicopter MQ-8C Completes Ground Test
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 Jan , 2014
The MQ-8C Fire Scout, the US Navy’s first unmanned helicopter designed and developed by Northrop Grumman, completed the ground test phase at a Naval Base in California. The tests included...