IDR Updates
Indian Army Tender for Mini UAV
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Vol. 27.4 Oct-Dec 2012 | Date: 19 Nov , 2012
The Northern Command of the Indian Army has floated a global tender for 20 Mini Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to strengthen its capability in fighting terrorism in the state of Jammu & Kashmir....
US Army UAS Contract for AeroVironment
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Vol. 27.4 Oct-Dec 2012 | Date: 19 Nov , 2012
AeroVironment has been awarded an additional $16.5 million in funding from the US Army to supply RQ-11B Raven systems, new miniature gimballed payloads and initial spares packages. The total...
China: Need For Hard Options
By: Bharat Karnad | Issue: Courtesy: Uday India | Date: 18 Nov , 2012
I think one thing that strikes me very starkly when I contemplate China vis-a-vis India is the historical sense of humiliation, which has not been mentioned so far. The Chinese are very...
Chinese Economy: A Ticking Time Bomb!
By: Dr.Subramanian Swamy | Issue: Courtesy: Uday India | Date: 17 Nov , 2012
Before I get to the economy of China I would like to say it is not a question whether we like China or not. It is our neighbour. Because of our policy errors we have them right on our border. We...
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’...
Standing up to the Dragon
By: General V K Singh | Issue: Courtesy: Uday India | Date: 15 Nov , 2012
When we talk of China, I will talk of two things. One is how we look at China today and second thing is what it is that was in 1962 and whether it is something that we can put it in future from...
Lessons from 1962: Is 50 years not enough?
By: Maj Gen S G Vombatkere | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 Nov , 2012
Institutions and nations rarely if ever learn from successes, but it is possible and necessary to learn from institutional or national failure. This is particularly true of military operations....
Can the soldiers be allowed to be murdered behind the cover of red tape?
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Nov , 2012
Media hysteria about army causing wasteful expenditure of rupees 100 crores needs analysis. If an Army Chief’s top secret letter to the Prime Minister can be leaked to the media, what is so...
Integration of Service Headquarters with Ministry of Defence
By: Air Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja | Issue: Vol 27.3 Jul-Sep 2012 | Date: 11 Nov , 2012
Except for the debacle of the Sino-Indian War of 1962, India has managed to perform quite well in the various military conflicts. However, each of these did leave behind unmistakeable signs of...
Do we need the Indian Army?
By: Lt Gen KK Khanna, PVSM, AVSM** (Retd) | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 08 Nov , 2012
Pandit Nehru believed that the Indian Army was quite unnecessary, in fact dangerous, because generals seized power. Having struggled to gain power, even accepting partition of the Country in the...
Rational National Security
By: Maj Gen S G Vombatkere | Issue: Vol 27.3 Jul-Sep 2012 | Date: 05 Nov , 2012
Specifically, defence preparedness is the direct responsibility of the Prime Minister and the National Security Council (NSC), which need to receive accurate advice from the country’s military...
Boeing Celebrates 500th Delivery of 737 with Boeing Sky Interior
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Nov , 2012
Copa Airlines to operate the Next-Generation 737-800 Boeing's popular passenger-inspired 737 Boeing Sky Interior today marked its 500th delivery and its second anniversary in service. The...
C-17 Sustainment Team Wins Top Award for Government-Industry Partnership
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Nov , 2012
The C-17 Globemaster III Integrated Sustainment Program (GISP) was recently awarded the 2012 Secretary of Defense "Gerald R. Beck" Performance Based Logistics (PBL) system-level Award by the...
India in Asian Geopolitics
By: Ashley J Tellis | Issue: Vol 22.3 Jul-Sep 2007 | Date: 04 Nov , 2012
I am going to (deal with) the subject of “India in Asian Geopolitics” because I want to spend some time focussing on some structural features of the security environment that faces India...
Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules Variants declared ‘Mission...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 02 Nov , 2012
The Lockheed Martin HC-130J Combat King II and the MC-130J Commando II aircraft have been certified as “Effective, Suitable and Mission Capable” by the Air Force Operational Test and...
Saab signs investment deal with Pipavav
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 02 Nov , 2012
Defence and security company Saab has today signed a deal with Pipavav Offshore and Defence Engineering Ltd (Pipavav), India, about an investment in the company of MSEK 250. The investment is made...
Boeing Delivers Royal Australian Air Force’s 6th C-17
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 02 Nov , 2012
Boeing delivered the sixth Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-17 Globemaster III today at the company's final assembly facility in Long Beach. The airlifter will be assigned to No. 36 Squadron at...
Afghanistan: Analysis of the Doubtless Withdrawal Symptoms
By: Dr Amarjit Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 Nov , 2012
No matter who wins the US Presidential elections, both candidates have affirmed their intention to withdraw from Afghanistan in 2014, unless, of course, a major escalation takes place or the...
Boeing Delivers Final Peace Eye AEW&C Aircraft to Republic of Korea Air...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 31 Oct , 2012
Airborne surveillance and battle management capability delivered 5 weeks ahead of schedule in partnership with local industry Boeing on Oct. 24 delivered the fourth and final 737 Airborne Early...
New TOW missile achieves 100th direct hit in latest testing Raytheon proves...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 31 Oct , 2012
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Army achieved excellence in recent flight tests of the tube-launched, optically-tracked, wireless (TOW) missile. In September, the team scored its 100th TOW hit,...