European aerospace and defence company EADS, which manufactures Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft, is all set to enter the race for a contract of 126 fighter planes of Indian Air Force.
"We have received the RFP (request for proposals) of the IAF and we will be bidding by the end of the year," EADS Senior Vice President for South Asia Allain Letanoux said here.
Algeria will acquire, in the next few weeks, six Russian-made Sukhoi-30 jet fighters, local media reported Wednesday.
The six Sukhoi aircrafts are part of a comprehensive purchase order of Russian arms by Algeria concluded in 2006, worth nearly 4 billion U.S. dollars. This order also includes Mig jet fighters, anti-air missiles and T-90 tanks, according to the Algerian daily newspaper "El Watan."
India is keen to sell to Malaysia the supersonic Brahmos missile that is being produced under a joint venture with Russia.
Brahmos Aerospace Private Ltd's chief executive officer Dr A. Sivathanu Pillai said India would only sell the sophisticated missiles to countries that are friendly and those considered as strategic partners in India's security equation.
Iranian technology is on pace to build a long-range missile that could strike the United States within a decade, a high-level Pentagon official told FOX News.
But a successful test of a missile defense program completed last week is giving military leaders more confidence that an airborne attack from Iran can be thwarted if the United States is able to convince Europe to go along with the plans to build an anti-missile system there against strong Russian opposition.
"Most of the intelligence experts predict that sometime before 2015, or in that time frame, the Iranians will have developed the capabilities to threaten the United States, from a missile technology perspective, "Lt. Gen. Henry Obering, chief of the U.S. missile defense program, said Tuesday in a Pentagon interview with FOX News. Of concern Obering said is Iran's ability to take shorter range technology and improving it to longer and longer ranges.
Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Wednesday the U.S. was in no position to start a war against Iran given its military commitment in Iraq.
The first Tranche II EJ200 engine made its first flight from Caselle di Torino Airport (Italy) on September 14, 2007. The Tranche II standard EJ200 engine was installed in the Eurofighter IPA2 aircraft for flight testing purpose. In these days the first phase of flight tests was completed. During the test, the Eurofighter IPA2 aircraft carried out supersonic flight and handling manoeuvres. The EJ200 engine behaved perfectly during the tests and exceeded all expectations of in-flight verifications.
For flight test purposes, a Tranche II engine was installed in the right-hand bay of the IPA2 aircraft in combination with a Tranche I engine in the left bay. With these tests, the compatibility of a Tranche II engine in a Tranche I aircraft was demonstrated.
Taiwan's military is likely to unveil a domestically developed cruise missile during next week's National Day parade that is capable of hitting targets in China, a Defense Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.
The military has been tight-lipped about the controversial Hsiung Feng IIE surface-to-surface missile, designed to counter an attack by China.
The news comes amid heightened tension between democratically ruled Taiwan and China, which have lived in a state of military preparedness since 1949 when the Chinese Nationalist government lost a civil war to the Communists and fled to the island.
Analysts and military officers say the missiles would most likely target the 1,000-odd short-range cruise missiles Beijing has aimed at Taiwan and threatens to use if the island ever moves towards formal independence.
BY : KRISHNADEV CALAMUR FOR UPI International Security
India plans to test-fire its nuclear-capable Agni-I missile on Friday, the Indian Express reported.
The test is expected to determine time and procedures required to launch a nuclear missile. The operation, which is being called a training trial, will result in the missile being inducted into the Indian army, the newspaper quoted unnamed sources as saying.
The short-range ballistic missile, which has a range of more than 435 miles, can reach targets deep inside Pakistan.
In a bid to avert another diplomatic incident, India has warned airlines of the test. In April a test of the Agni-III missile forced an Indonesian aircraft to turn back, resulting in a minor spat between the two countries.
The Indian Air Force has started working on the concept of "Flexi-airspace", integrating the assets of Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard and civilian network, Air Marshal Y R Rane, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Air Command, said on Wednesday.
The integration of networks was working out very well and would be able to fulfill the country's interests, Rane told reporters at the SAC headquarters at Akkulam near here.
The SAC was the first IAF command where the "Flexi- airspace" concept had started working, he said.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is integrating military and civilian assets,chiefly airfields and radars, for better air defence surveillance, AirMarshal Y. R. Rane, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Air Commandsaid here on Wednesday.
Interacting with journalists here, the Air Marshal said the IAF has beenusing civil aviation radars for military surveillance since October last. Hesaid the country’s air space is under intense round-the-clock surveillance.
No aircraft can get airborne undetected. All aircraft, including militaryand civilian ones, require flight clearance from the Air Defence DirectionCentre at Bangalore.
INDIAN TROOPS have taken part in some of the most difficult operations, and have suffered casualties in the service of the UN professional excellence of the Indian troops has won universal admiration. India has taken part in the UN peacekeeping operations in four continents. It most significant contribution has been to peace and stability in Africa and Asia.
It has demonstrated its unique capacity of sustaining large troop commitments over prolonged periods. Presently, India is ranked among the largest and most reliable Troop Contributor Nations to the UN. India has also offered one brigade of troops to the UN Stand by Arrangements.
India has always contributed generously to UN demands for peacekeeping. Known for their equanimity and forbearance, Indian troops have proved popular everywhere. The first call came early enough, when India sent troops to Korea to form the Custodian Force (India), which functioned under the Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission headed by Major General (later General) KS Thimayya, DSO in 1953-54.
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