IDR Updates
Unmaking of a great power in the making…
By: Bharat Verma | Issue: Vol 27.3 Jul-Sep 2012 | Date: 20 Jan , 2013
Sixty-five years after Independence, the ‘functional anarchy’ is now increasingly becoming dysfunctional as disorder spreads across the Union of India. Midway, even before she could rise and...
India- Pak dialogue, futile exercise
By: Lt Gen Vijay Oberoi | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 19 Jan , 2013
The killing, and more importantly, savage mutilation of two soldiers of the Indian Army on the Line of Control ( LoC) has put a big question mark on the ' on- again/ off- again' dialogue the two...
Sagem delivers infrared binoculars to French army
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 Jan , 2013
Sagem (Safran) delivered the first 150 JIM LR 2 multifunction long-range infrared binoculars to the French army, in line with the original delivery schedule. This delivery was part of the JIR TTA...
Dutch armed forces to continue close cooperation with Rheinmetalls
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 Jan , 2013
The Rheinmetall Group of Düsseldorf and the Dutch armed forces have agreed to extend an existing agreement for the supply of various ammunition types in close cooperation between Rheinmetall and...
Boeing Statement on Federal Aviation Administration 787 Action
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 Jan , 2013
Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney issued the following statement today after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency airworthiness directive that requires...
Elbit selected to provide the U.S. Army with Skylark
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 Jan , 2013
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that Elbit Systems of America, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems, has been selected for award by the U.S. Army ACC-APG, Natick Contracting Division on...
Shamelessly, business as usual with Pakistan
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 Jan , 2013
“PM gives ‘tough message’ to Pakistan” says the media. Did he by the meek remark of ‘business cannot be as usual’, delivered in characteristic apologetic body language? The fact this...
Pak savagery on the Line of Control in J&K
By: Lt Gen Harwant Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 16 Jan , 2013
Pakistani troops crossed the Line of control ( LoC ) in the Poonch Sector of J and K and killed two India soldiers. It is not so much the killing but the savage act and heinous crime of...
Aspide 2000 wins further acclaim in Kuwait
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Jan , 2013
Another Aspide 2000 success in Kuwait reaffirms the missile’s status as a major aircraft buster. Fired from a Skyguard air defence system, the Aspide 2000 missiles brought down two Banshee...
Elbit Systems Awarded Israeli Ministry of Defense Contracts
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Jan , 2013
The contracts are follow-on orders to existing programs, attesting to the IAF's high level of satisfaction with the service, availability, usability and flight safety provided to date by Elbit...
Should India Invade Pakistan?
By: Dr Amarjit Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Jan , 2013
The British were smart when they created Pakistan in 1947 with a distinct aim to keep India weak, while having a Pakistan they could control, as well as have access to the region for their...
Dealing with Pakistan
By: Lt Gen Raj Kadyan | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 12 Jan , 2013
The long ceasefire line in J&K came into existence on cessation of hostilities when Pakistan had attacked Kashmir soon after Independence. They had almost reached Srinagar before being pushed...
Boeing Grows Composite Manufacturing Capability in Utah
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 12 Jan , 2013
Boeing announced the purchase of a new building in Salt Lake County, Utah. Employees at the new site, located in West Jordan, will focus on fabrication of composite horizontal stabilizer...
Siachen: Track II Unexplained
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 12 Jan , 2013
A recent article in a prominent Indian daily last week talked of non-state actors who bring nations closer and the Ottawa Dialogue; the now well known issue of ‘Demilitarization of Siachen’....
Maini Group outlines expansion plans at Aero India 2013
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Jan , 2013
Becomes a direct sub-tier partner with two global aerospace prime contractors Enters its fourth decade of successful industrial build up The Maini Group today announced that it would be sharing...
Maini signs a Long Term Contract with MTU Aero-Engines
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Jan , 2013
. MPP and MGA sign a long term agreement with MTU for a multi-year contract MTU selects MGA as partner company in India to meet their stringent quality delivery needs Maini Precision Products...
Maini Group signs a long-term contract with Marshall
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Jan , 2013
Maini Group has signed a long-term contract with Marshall Aerospace for the provision of structural machined parts in support of the Boeing P-8I. During Aero India 2011 representatives of both...
Defence Procurement: Shrinking Competitor Pool
By: Vulcan | Issue: Vol 25.4 Oct-Dec 2010 | Date: 09 Jan , 2013
Someone recently observed that “doing serious defence business in India is like religion; it’s an act of faith”. A droll statement but the point was a serious one. A corporation assesses...
IAF Chief Inaugurates Medium Lift Helicopter
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 08 Jan , 2013
In a simple, yet impressive ceremony held on 07 Jan 13 at Air Force Station Phalodi, Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne, the Chief of the Air Staff, inaugurated the new Medium Lift Helicopter (MLH)...
Meprolight Introduces NEW NOA NYX 3X Thermal Sight
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 08 Jan , 2013
SHOT SHOW 2013: Meprolight Introduces NEW NOA NYX 3X Thermal Sight; Also, Enhanced Versions of the NOA XT4 Clip-on, MEPRO 4X Weapon Sight, and MEPRO M5 Red-Dot Sight Meprolight - a leading...