IDR Updates
Boeing Delivers Qatar Airways Its 25th 777
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 04 Apr , 2011
Boeing (NYSE: BA) delivered Qatar Airways its 25th 777 at a ceremony on April 1. The airplane is a 777-300ER (extended range) model, which can carry up to 335 passengers in a two-class...
Boeing Vigilare System Completes Site Acceptance Testing
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 04 Apr , 2011
Boeing announced that the company’s Vigilare network centric command and control system (NC3S) developed for the Commonwealth of Australia has completed site acceptance testing at the Eastern...
India’s Nuclear Doctrine
By: Ali Ahmed | Issue: Vol 24.4 Oct-Dec 2009 | Date: 04 Apr , 2011
A central tenet of India’s nuclear doctrine is No First Use. India’s is therefore a doctrine of ‘assured retaliation’. The popular understanding of India’s nuclear doctrine is that...
Career in the Military: imperatives of attracting right material
By: Lt Gen Harwant Singh | Issue: Vol 26.1 Jan-Mar 2011 | Date: 04 Apr , 2011
Throughout history, the Indian soldier fought in the defence of his motherland with unmatched valour and yet lost to almost every invader: even to those who arrived with an army of just a few...
Samjauta Blast Probe: Messier & Messier
By: B Raman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 03 Apr , 2011
The investigation into the February 18,2007, explosions on board the Samjauta Express to Pakistan that killed 68 persons 43 of them Pakistanis returning home after visiting India is becoming...
Cricket World Cup and Politics over Terror
By: Col US Rathore | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 Apr , 2011
The tenth edition of Cricket World Cup has taken South Asia by storm – four host nations, forty-eight matches between fourteen teams at thirteen venues makes it truly a mega sporting event....
Boeing: WTO Ruling Exposes Massive Airbus Advantage from Illegal Subsidies
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 Apr , 2011
Trade court rejects nearly 80% of EU claim of improper support for Boeing; finds no U.S. equivalent for billions in illegal European launch aid provided to Airbus Final rulings in U.S. and EU...
EADS and Eurocopter plan to consolidate activities at Dugny in France
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 31 Mar , 2011
On March 25, 2011, EADS and its subsidiary Eurocopter Group officially received the backing of the French authorities for their joint project to transfer some activities from Eurocopter’s La...
Boeing – GECAS finalize order for 10 777-300ERs
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 31 Mar , 2011
Boeing and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) finalized an order for 10 777-300ER (extended range) airplanes. The order is worth approximately $2.8 billion at list prices. The new 777-300ERs...
Some reflections on India’s Defence Policy
By: Brij Raj Singh | Issue: Vol 24.4 Oct-Dec 2009 | Date: 31 Mar , 2011
India remembered Kargil a few weeks back. We all recall with pride the sacrifices our soldiers and airmen made in this conflict ten years ago. Kargil no doubt was a military success but it...
AgustaWestland Expands AW139 Training Capacity
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 31 Mar , 2011
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce the next phase in its growth of AW139 global training and flight simulation capacity, in response to the continuing success of the...
Lockheed Martin rolls out first special operations of MC-130J
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 31 Mar , 2011
Lockheed Martin rolled out the first aircraft in a new fleet of MC-130J Combat Shadow IIs for the U.S. Air Force’s Special Operations Command (AFSOC) during a ceremony. Lt. Gen. Donald C....
Finmeccanica announces the merger of Elsag Datamat and SELEX Communications
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 29 Mar , 2011
Finmeccanica’s Board of Directors, meeting in Rome, has decided to initiate the merger of Elsag Datamat and SELEX Communications. The transaction is in line with the company’s plan, launched in...
Eurocopter: the Sale of first AS350 B3e to Slave Lake Helicopters
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 29 Mar , 2011
The enhanced AS350 B3e is the next generation aircraft in the proven Ecureuil family of helicopters. Officially launched at Heli-Expo, 2011 the new version features a more powerful Turbomeca...
Military Leadership and Trial by Media
By: Maj Gen Mrinal Suman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 29 Mar , 2011
Health of democracies is directly proportional to the degree of independence enjoyed by their media. If India thrives as a vibrant democracy, a great deal of credit goes to its media, both...
Geotech Aviation Ltd. Orders an AW119Ke Helicopter
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Mar , 2011
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that Geotech Aviation Ltd. has signed for one AW119Ke helicopter with options for four additional aircraft. The helicopter will be...
Eurocopter becoming a global player in Aerospace Support and Services
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Mar , 2011
Eurocopter Holding, a subsidiary of EADS and Vector Aerospace Corporation, a Canadian company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, have entered into a Support Agreement pursuant to which...
Rheinmetall books new ammo orders from the US armed forces
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Mar , 2011
The United States Marine Corps has again contracted with Rheinmetall to supply it with special purpose and practice ammunition. The orders, worth around US$28 million (€20 million), make...
Boeing Places Final Beam on New Interiors Building
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Mar , 2011
Boeing Fabrication marked progress on its newest 787 Dreamliner interiors fabrication facility with a special ceremony commemorating placement of the last steel beam on the building. The beam –...
Need to guard against commando-style swarm attacks at Mohali
By: B Raman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Mar , 2011
The “Dawn” of Karachi has reported as follows in its web site: “The guessing game ended early hours on Sunday when the Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani decided to accept Indian...