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Thursday, 10 July 2008

One safe ride for the PM: the US government clears the sale of VIP business jets to India

(Photographs: the Boeing 737-700 aircraft exterior, cockpit, and an interior. The interior of each VIP aircraft is customised according to t...

Broadsword July 10, 2008 7

region

Book review: Crossed Swords: Pakistan, Its Army and the Wars Within

By Ajai Shukla Crossed Swords: Pakistan, its Army and the Wars Within By Shuja Nawaz Oxford University Press, 2008 655 pages Cost: Rs 695/- ...

Broadsword July 10, 2008 4

Tuesday, 8 July 2008

Indian Navy

LSP-4 and LSP-5: update and pics

The LSP-4 is seen here on the coupling jig, which is where the front, centre and rear fuselage are coupled together. As you can see, LSP-4 h...

Broadsword July 08, 2008 22

Sunday, 6 July 2008

Missiles

The latest on the LSP-3: from my visit to HAL

The LSP-3 is being assembled at a hanger in HAL, Bangalore. These pictures show a part of the integration process which is underway. The air...

Broadsword July 06, 2008 28

Wednesday, 2 July 2008

LCA

The LCA with drop tanks fitted: pics courtesy Ajai Shukla please

Broadsword July 02, 2008 19

Tuesday, 1 July 2008

strategy

From Jeddah: Oil over troubled water

Business Standard 1st July 08 Dateline: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia An element of farce and futility pervaded the Jeddah Energy Meeting in Saudi Ar...

Broadsword July 01, 2008 3

Monday, 30 June 2008

Private Sector

Dhruv cockpit: more pictures

Broadsword June 30, 2008 7

Software

Dhruv cockpit display, with close-ups of the multi-function displays

Broadsword June 30, 2008 1

Saturday, 28 June 2008

Indian Air Force

Front and rear cockpit display of the IJT Sitara

(Top: A close-up of the rear seat (i.e. instructor seat) Multi-Function Display, which can monitor the student pilot's HUD) (Centre: The...

Broadsword June 28, 2008 10

Friday, 27 June 2008

Coming up: Detailed pictures of the new all-glass cockpit display panels of the IJT Sitara... and the Dhruv ALH

Broadsword June 27, 2008 9

Sunday, 22 June 2008

Ordnance factories

Russia again demands more money

(Photos: The Intermediate Jet Trainer (bottom), which has been fitted with the first AL-55I engine developed by Russia; the engine is curren...

Broadsword June 22, 2008 13

Saturday, 21 June 2008

My visit to HAL. Lots of new details coming up. I'm in Saudi Arabia right now for the oil summit. Stay tuned.

Expect posts and pictures on: 1. A new glitch around the IJT's AL-55I engine 2. Pictures of the IJT's all-glass cockpit 3. An analys...

Broadsword June 21, 2008 12

Friday, 20 June 2008

Ordnance factories

First Indian-built Hawk takes to the skies

(Picture: The first made-in-India Hawk being painted in Air Force colours at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore) Business Standard, 21...

Broadsword June 20, 2008 9

Tuesday, 17 June 2008

Ordnance factories

Finding the right bullies

by Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 17th June 08 The unseemly squabbling between the army and the DRDO over the Arjun tank invites a wider deb...

Broadsword June 17, 2008 22

Monday, 16 June 2008

Ordnance factories

Arjun versus T-90: Army avoiding trials

by Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 17th June 08 India’s Arjun tank is fighting its first battle even before it enters service with the army. ...

Broadsword June 16, 2008 10

Sunday, 15 June 2008

Ordnance factories

The Arjun tank acquires a growing fan club

(Photo at left: Mahajan Ranges, Rajasthan, 29th June 2006. Major General BS Grewal, GOC 33 Armoured Division, posing with his target after f...

Broadsword June 15, 2008 24

Thursday, 12 June 2008

Indian Air Force

Sarang helicopter display team wins award at the Berlin Air Show

(Photo: The Sarang team flying past after a performance in the Berlin Air Show in June 08) The Indian Air Force's helicopter Display tea...

Broadsword June 12, 2008 11

MMRCA

RAF Eurofighter squadron declared operational

[Photo: Geoffrey Lee, Planefocus Ltd] Caption: An RAF XI Squadron Typhoon releases an enhanced Paveway 2 bomb during Exercise Green Flag at ...

Broadsword June 12, 2008 2

Sunday, 1 June 2008

Private Sector

The DRDO revolution: The DRDO’s secret technology wish list

(Concluding part of a series on the DRDO's new approach to technology) by Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 2nd June 08 Symbolising the Def...

Broadsword June 01, 2008 18

Friday, 30 May 2008

US military

An Eye in the Sky: the DRDO’s plan for a MALE UAV

(Part III of a series on the DRDO and technology) (Photo: a USAF Global Hawk UAV, back in the US after a tenure of deployment in Iraq) by Aj...

Broadsword May 30, 2008 5

Thursday, 29 May 2008

strategy

The DRDO revolution: Technology first, weapons later

(Part II of a series on the DRDO's new approach to t echnology) (Photos: The Akash launcher, at Defexpo 2008, with the DRDO's Chief ...

Broadsword May 29, 2008 14

Wednesday, 28 May 2008

strategy

The DRDO revolution: A new engagement with the military

(Part 1 of a series on the DRDO's new approach to technology) by Ajai Shukla Business Standard: 29th May 08 The success, last December, ...

Broadsword May 28, 2008 10

Tuesday, 20 May 2008

Private Sector

MoD embarrassment in Berlin: new offsets policy not ready

By Ajai Shukla Business Standard: 19th May 08 At 2 pm on 28th May, red-faced MoD officials in the Berlin Air Show could stumble yet again on...

Broadsword May 20, 2008 4

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