IDR Updates
Rheinmetall transfers first Kodiak armoured engineering vehicle to Sweden
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 16 Nov , 2011
Rheinmetall Defence has handed over the first “Kodiak” AEV 3 S armoured engineering vehicle to the Swedish armed forces procurement agency (FMV, Försvarets Materiel Verk). At an official...
IAI unveils UAV Ghost
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 16 Nov , 2011
Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd has unveiled its new Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) ‘Ghost’ at the AUVSI Unmanned Systems North America conference in Washington DC. The ‘Ghost’, a 4-kg...
Small UAV Raven
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 16 Nov , 2011
Pilots might dismiss Ravens as radio-controlled toys, but they are popular with soldiers in Afghanistan. The American army’s entire annual purchase of almost 1,300 Ravens is thus lighter than a...
Sikorsky to Upgrades Royal Saudi Land Forces BLACK HAWK Helicopters
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 16 Nov , 2011
Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) announced the signing of a follow-on contract with the Royal Saudi Land Forces Aviation Command (RSLFAC) to upgrade its fleet of BLACK HAWK UH-60A helicopters...
Rheinmetall breaking new ground in the world of high-tech simulation
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 16 Nov , 2011
With over 35 years’ experience in providing simulation and training systems to armies, air forces and navies around the globe, Rheinmetall Defence’s Simulation and Training division is well...
Naming ceremony of fuel cell submarine U-35 for German Navy
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 16 Nov , 2011
Dr. Sigrid Hubert-Reichling, the wife of the Mayor of Zweibrücken, named one of the most modern non-nuclear submarines in the world at the Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW) shipyard in...
NATO’s Expansion: Ramifications for India
By: Brig Vijai K Nair | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 16 Nov , 2011
Formed in 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) constituted a system of collective defence that continued to enlarge its membership in keeping with Cold War imperatives to contain...
MBDA prepares VL MICA land systems for delivery
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Nov , 2011
While the first VL MICA naval surface-to-air defence systems are being delivered to customers, the production of VL MICA land systems for an export customer is in full swing ready for deliveries...
Boeing 787 and V-22 Osprey to make Middle East debut
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Nov , 2011
The Boeing Company underscored the Middle East’s current and future growth potential for both the commercial aviation and defense sectors. Boeing intends to continue building its presence in...
MBM chooses Sagem for flight data management
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Nov , 2011
Sagem (Safran group) signed a contract with MBM Aeronautics, a company based in the United Arab Emirates, concerning the promotion and distribution of its new Cassiopée Exclusive service to...
Iran – Russia in Legal Tussle Over S-300 SAM System
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Nov , 2011
In response to Russia’s refusal to supply Iran with S-300 air defence missile systems, the latter has appealed in an international court against the former’s decision. The S-300 contract, worth...
Arjun MBT Mk-II Version Undergoes Technical Trials
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Nov , 2011
The technical trials of the Arjun Mark-II Main Battle Tank (MBT) have been carried out by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in the deserts of Rajasthan. The Mk-II sports...
Elbit systems forms JV with Embrear
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Nov , 2011
The Brazilian subsidiary of Israeli company Elbit Systems has formed a joint venture company with Embraer to develop technologies in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), avionics and simulators in...
Irkut to Upgrade India’s Su-30
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Nov , 2011
In a deal to upgrade the Su-30MKI fleet of the IAF so as to provide it with capabilities similar to that of fifth-generation combat aircraft, Russia’s Irkut Corporation confirmed that...
Agni-II Missile Test-Fired
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Nov , 2011
India’s nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface Agni-II ballistic missile, with a strike range of 2000 kms, was successfully test-fired fired by personnel of the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) on...
India Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Prithvi-II Missile
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Nov , 2011
On September 26, 2011, India test fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable ballistic missile Prithvi-II off the Orissa coast. The missile was blasted off from the Integrated Test Range...
Lockheed Reveals Its Stealth ‘Speed Agile’ Craft
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Nov , 2011
Christened as the “Speed Agile” Lockheed Martin’s new military transport aircraft is slated to take over from the C-130 Hercules sometime around 2020. A radical new aircraft design has led to...
Korea Receives First Boeing Peace Eye 737
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Nov , 2011
In a ceremony attended by officials from the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF), the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), the governments of South Korea and US, industry partners...
End game in Afghanistan
By: Pinaki Bhattacharya | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 11 Nov , 2011
Then Associated Press (AP) published a story on 29 August 2010 about how Afghan government officials outed the secret about U.S. talks with the Taliban, which had reached a fairly substantive...
Special Powers for Armed Forces : We need clarity, not emotions
By: Lt Gen Vijay Oberoi | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Nov , 2011
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, better known as AFSPA, has been brought out of wraps at various opportune times – opportune for those who have either something to gain, i.e. the...