October 2010 - Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.

Tuesday, 26 October 2010

Join in... The Big Fighter Aircraft Debate: F-35 versus Gen-4: What is better for India?

A short take off and vertical landing version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Is the F-35 the fighter that India needs? My article in the...

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Monday, 25 October 2010

strategy

Fifth generation fighters to plug into satellite network

The Sukhoi T-50 fighter, pictured here, will be developed into the Indo-Russian Gen-5 fighter. It will be fed military data live from Russia...

Broadsword October 25, 2010 26

Friday, 22 October 2010

strategy

Snapshots of the action at the ongoing IAF-RAF Exercise Indradhanush: Kalaikunda Air Base, West Bengal, India

Broadsword October 22, 2010 8

Wednesday, 20 October 2010

Software

IAF order worth Rs 250 crores to Indian industry: Samtel cockpit displays cleared for the Su-30MKI

The view through a head-up display (HUD), a perspex panel, onto which aiming graticules are projected, allowing a pilot to aim weapons while...

Broadsword October 20, 2010 7

US military

Text of the press release from the British High Commission regarding the UK Strategic Defence and Security Review

The outcome of the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), which sets out how the UK Government will deliver the priorities identified...

Broadsword October 20, 2010 7

Monday, 18 October 2010

US military

Scrap the MMRCA: buy US F-35s

The F-35 Lightening II fighter undergoing its flight trial programme. Israel has just bought 20 F-35s under the US Foreign Military Sales pr...

Broadsword October 18, 2010 94

Sunday, 17 October 2010

US military

No defence agreements during Obama visit

The first C-130J Super Hercules built by Lockheed Martin for the IAF on its first ever flight on 4th October. The aircraft is likely to be d...

Broadsword October 17, 2010 16

Internal security

After an earlier crash, DRDO's Rustom UAV makes a successful flight

The Rustom's first flight on 16th Oct 2010. While all went well in this test (making up somewhat for an earlier failed test), the Rustom...

Broadsword October 17, 2010 3

Saturday, 16 October 2010

US military

Letter from global arms vendors to Indian MoD

In an article posted on Broadsword last month (9th Sept 2010: Frustrated global arms vendors write to Ministry of Defence) I had written abo...

Broadsword October 16, 2010 2

Friday, 15 October 2010

Broadsword Quiz: Identify the vessel

As always, brownie points and gold stars for details about this warship. Goddam... there I go giving away details about the type of vessel...!!

Broadsword October 15, 2010 23

Wednesday, 13 October 2010

Quiz: and what could that be?

Hi folks! Brought back some nice photos from Kochi... I'm sure many would be able to correctly identify the what and where of this photo...

Broadsword October 13, 2010 58

Thursday, 7 October 2010

US military

First shots fired in IAF trainer aircraft procurement contest

A Beechcraft rendition of the T-6C trainer with IAF roundels added on. This aircraft, which will be evaluated by the IAF from Monday the 11t...

Broadsword October 07, 2010 12

Tuesday, 5 October 2010

Private Sector

Pvt sector to develop Rs 10,000 cr army communications network

The Indian industry gears up to begin developing the Tactical Communications System (TCS), a backbone communications network, like the Briti...

Broadsword October 05, 2010 17

Monday, 4 October 2010

US military

Plan E for Afghanistan

A rough alignment (circled) of the road built by India, which connects Zaranj in Iran with the town of Delaram, on Afghanistan's main Ka...

Broadsword October 04, 2010 37

Friday, 1 October 2010

strategy

Now, another air force base on the China border

Right: An AN-32 transport aircraft landing at the improved airstrip at Nyoma. For fighter operations, this compacted dirt airstrip will have...

Broadsword October 01, 2010 11

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