The Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major implicitly confirmed the French Rafale fighter to be still in the running for the the $ 11 billion 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) tender, while stating the Technical Evaluations of the six contenders deal had been completed.
Sukhoi-30 MKI data recorders sent to makers for analysis
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The incoming chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Air Marshal PV Naik said today the cause of the Sukhoi-30 MKI crash resulting in the death of Wing Commander Nara last month has been ‘narrowed down to the failure of two systems’.
IAF ups focus on China
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The Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major today indicated a renewed impetus towards building infrastructure and airfields in the northeast of the country in the light of the lack of knowledge of the capabilities of the Chinese armed forces.
Antony lays down the law
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“India is changing. No more can foreign collaborators corrupt and tempt our people,” he said inaugurating the seminar DefCom, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry and the Corps of Signals of the Indian Army.
’09 First quarter results of Israeli IAI
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Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) backlog as of 31.3.09 reached $8.1 billion, which represents 2.3 years worth of sales. The positive cash flow from current activities, as of the end of the quarter, stood at $312 million, an increase of approximately $190 million compared to the end of the previous quarter.
AWACS lands in India
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The first of the three Indian Air Force (IAF) AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) platforms has landed in India from Israel, escorted by three Mig-29 and three Jaguar aircraft each, that took off from an advance fighter base of the South Western Air Command (SWAC) and escorted it as it entered the Indian FIR (Flight Information Region), till safe touchdown at the Jamnagar airbase, at 1135 hours on Monday.
Army gets first Arjun regiment
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The Indian Army has inducted its first Arjun Main Battle Tank armored regiment. 16 tanks were inducted to bring the 43rd Armored Regiment up to its strength of 45.
Antony takes charge
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Immediately after taking over he commented on the security challenges facing India. “We have to further strengthen our security measures and also security apparatus by all means.”
Phalcon AWACS to land Monday
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The Indian Air Force (IAF) has informed StratPost the forst of three IL-76 platform-based Phalcon AWACS aircraft will arrive in India on Monday. The aircraft, to be flown in by IAF pilots, will land in Jamnagar and are likely to be inducted in a ceremony tentatively scheduled for Wednesday in New Delhi. The aircraft will ultimately be stationed at IAF Agra.
India and China: Eastern Border and Indian Ocean
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It is safe to assume that this lack of infrastructural parity on both sides of the border would give China a natural military advantage over India. It is important to recall, it was due to India’s abysmal border infrastructure, poor intelligence and shortage in military supplies, besides possibly flawed political and military leadership that enabled Mao’s China to thrash India in the India-China war of 1961. So in the event of a repeat conflict over the eastern borders could India move strategically to choke Chinese maritime movement of strategic supplies, especially petroleum?
Network Security: India ill-prepared
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‘One would naturally think we’d be good, with our IT and knowledge economy. The fact is, we haven’t identified, trained and nurtured talent on an institutional basis. India may have a lot of whiz kids but we still haven’t tapped them as a force-multiplying resource.’
Images: Prabhakaran, as killed
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Flawed intent in Afghanistan: India
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The US is being perceived as hurrying to create the minimum required circumstances for its departure from the region.
Induction and conversion training delay Arjun/T-90 face-off
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The trials will see two regiments, one each of T-90s and Arjuns, going head-to-head. The trials are not merely a clinical exercise aimed at comparing the features of the two tanks but will also feature battlefield operational exercises to try and determine the strengths and weakness of both tanks in a battle-like scenario.
Book on lessons from Indian COIN Operations
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According to Sumit Ganguly, India’s experiences in counterinsurgency may also be valuable to Pakistan. Given Pakistan’s history of supporting insurgency movements in India, the opportunity for Pakistan to learn from India on this issue would be tragically ironic but nevertheless important.
