BY : AJAY FOR IDRW NEWS REPORT



In an effort to finalise the issues concerning INS Vikramaditya, also known as Admiral Gorshkov a team has been send to re-negotiate the price of the Aircraft carrier.

Indian Team in Russia got a rude shock from the Rosoboronexport arms export agency which manufactures the carrier based Mig-29k, now wants 60 percent more for each multirole combat jet. Reports which are coming out from Indian media

BY : United Press International

China has had a number of dealings with South African weapons manufacturers over the past decade, most of which have not resulted in actual weapons purchases. However, several recent China-made military technologies bear suspicious resemblances to their South African counterparts.

In 2008, China acquired a fourth-generation air-to-air missile equipped with a thrust-vector control engine. The PL-10, or PL-ASR, is comparable to the U.S.-made AIM-9X air-to-air missile, or AAM.

According to a representative from the South African Denel Group, the PL-ASR is almost a replica of its A-Darter AAM. The Denel representative told the author during an interview in Cape Town that the Chinese had contacted the company in 2001 to

BY : ZEE NEWS

Indian Space Research Organisation will launch four foreign satellites this year as it seeks to make further inroads into the international satellite-building and launch services market in 2009.

Two weeks ago, communication satellite, W2M, built by ISRO on a commercial basis in partnership with EADS-Astrium of Europe, was successfully launched by the European Ariane-5 launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Centre at Kourou in French Guiana.

Managing director of Antrix Corporation Ltd, the commercial arm of Bangalore-headquartered ISRO, KR Sridhara Murthy, said the Indian space agency is gearing

BY : Dyneema PR



DSM's Dyneema® HB26 unidirectional (UD) composites has been selected by Anjani Technoplast Ltd, one of the leading manufacturers based in New Delhi, to supply protective, rigid panels to Ordnance Factory, India. These in turn, will be used in armouring mine-protected vehicles of the Indian Army.

Dyneema® HB26 UD was selected due to its robust ballistic performance combined with additional advantages like high stiffness, excellent acoustic and flame-retardant properties, to ensure superior quality and protection. Further, the material's lightweight will enhance vehicle speed, maneuverability and enable higher payloads, while

BY : Flightglobal.com

Boeing is now in discussions with Indian industry for offset deals on the newly-minted, $2.1 billion contract to supply at least eight P-8I Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft.

Boeing’s search is focused on finding structural and avionics partners to fulfill the P-8I’s offset requirement reportedly worth 30% of the overall deal’s value.

“We are working with a number of suppliers in India to work out the details. That is ongoing right now,” Bob Feldmann, Boeing VP and programme manager for the P-8I.

The Indian Navy’s selection of the P-8I is the first win for Boeing’s larger campaign to become entrenched in the Indian defence market. Boeing is offering the F/A-18E/F for the Indian Air Force’s multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA) contract.

BY:TNN

The upgrade of MiG-27 fighter jets to "modern avionics standards'' has finally been completed by the Defence Avionics
Research Establishment.

"The upgrade has transformed the MiG-27 into a potent weapon delivery platform,'' said a DRDO official on Tuesday.

Apart from inducting more new-generation multi-role fighters like Sukhoi-30MKIs, IAF is going in for an upgrade of virtually all its aircraft like Jaguars, MiG-27s, MiG-29s and Mirage-2000s to counter the downturn in the number of its fighter squadrons, which is down to just 32 from an "authorised strength'' of 39.5 squadrons.

BY : TNN

Even if your imagination ran really wild, you would never have conjured up the image of an IITian wearing a defence uniform. But this is
no longer in the realm of fiction as the global economic meltdown is now driving IITians to fly with the Indian Air Force!

With financial majors and global consulting firms staying away from campus placements this year, over three dozen final year students of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Madras) have opted for a career with the IAF.

"More than 40 students
applied for the IAF's technical graduate entry scheme this year. In contrast, last

BY : THE HINDU

In an effort to finalise the issues concerning Admiral Gorshkov, now called “INS Vikramaditya,” New Delhi will shortly send a team of price negotiators to Moscow.

The aircraft carrier’s purchase ran into rough weather after India signed the deal in 2004 at an originally contracted price of $1.5 billion for its refit and modernisation.

Delivery has been delayed from the scheduled year of 2008 and recent reports indicate that the Russians want an additional $2 billion. The delivery is now expected to take place in 2012.

BY : DNA

The defence ministry will establish a huge Air Force base close to the international border in Rajasthan, moving aggressively to secure the country’s western frontiers. The 300-km range supersonic cruise missile BrahMos will be stored at this base, defence ministry sources said.

The ministry is acquiring land in Hanumangarh and Sriganganagar districts, where the Indian Air Force will store some of its most sophisticated long-range missiles. The base will be the IAF’s biggest practice station.

Defence Estate Officer KJS Chauhan confirmed the acquisition process of 29,562

BY : SamayLive

Commander of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Naval forces Rear Admiral Ahmed Mohammed Al Sabab will be in India on a three-day visit beginning tomorrow.

During the visit, the Rear Admiral is expected to meet his Indian counterpart Admiral Sureesh Mehta, Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor, and other senior Defence Ministry officials, to discuss the defence relations between the two countries.

"The UAE Navy chief will arrive here on January 6 and will be meeting the Navy and the Army chief along with senior defence officials," Navy officials said.