Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
TopicAir defence

Topic: air defence

China Air Force’s behaviour with 3 countries has a pattern. India’s air assets must catch up

Manvendra Singh -
Chinese aircraft encounters point to an emerging pattern in East Asia. But in the high Himalayas over Ladakh, India's lack of allies is concerning.

Lasers out of sci-fi — what is Iron Beam, the new air defence system Israel just tested

Suchet Vir Singh -
PM Naftali Bennett said Thursday's test was successful, and shared video showing laser beams intercepting & destroying rockets, mortars, UAVs. Each shot will cost $3.50, he said.

Israeli Air Force shows F-35’s first aerial ‘kills’ of Iranian drones in declassified video

Raghav Bikhchandani -
Video tweeted by the Israeli Air Force shows footage from March last year of ‘Adir’ F-35I fighter jets shooting down two Iranian UAVs.

Russian S-400 air defence systems begin arriving in India, US threat of CAATSA sanctions looms

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The $5.2-billion contract for five S-400 systems was signed in 2018, and deliveries were to begin by end of 2020. But they were delayed because of payment issues.

IAF chief Bhadauria speaks to UAE counterpart on ways to strengthen ties between two forces

PTI -
Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria’s two-day 'goodwill visit' to the middle-eastern country comes nearly 8 months after the Chief of Army Staff General Naravane travelled to the country.

India tests RUDRAM — here’s why first indigenous anti-radiation missile is important

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
DRDO Friday successfully tested the new-generation anti-radiation missile RUDRAM on a radiation target located on Wheeler Island off Odisha. 

IAF is key to India’s ‘deterrence by punishment’ plan against China. Now to wait for winter

AVM Manmohan Bahadur (retd) -
China knows PLAAF doesn’t match IAF, and is strengthening its air defence along LAC. The government’s stance must stay focussed on punishment, not denial.

Corps of Army Air Defence raising day to change to 15 September to recognise WW-II origin

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
Corps of Army Air Defence has until now celebrated its raising day on 10 January. But the Army’s first air defence battery was raised in Sept 1940, and the change of date will mark this.

IAF inducts Rafale today, here’s how the deadly fighter jets will boost India’s air power

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Rafale is considered to be one of the finest fighters in the world. With its avionics, radars & weapon systems, it is the most potent aircraft in South Asia.

Joint Air Defence Command will lead to sub-optimal utilisation of assets. Not a great idea

SS Soman -
The decision to form the ADC has operational risks. Its consequences could lead to an irreversible fracture of the very integrity of the IAF’s air operations.

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Opinion

Pakistan: Imran Khan's Instagram account hacked, doubious crypto link posted

Imran Khan’s becoming costly for Pakistan govt. But army won’t completely remove him from scene

Ayesha Siddiqa -
Imran Khan is so tuned into Pakistan’s domestic politics, he sees foreign policy more as a ploy. That’s why he can surprise his rally audience with a Jaishankar video.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation from the rampart of Red Fort on the occasion of 76th Independence Day, in New Delhi Monday | ANI/Sanjay Sharma

In the debate over freebies, India is forgetting it traded rule of law for welfare services

Emissions rise from chimneys at the Turow coal-powered power plant | Representational image | Photo: Bartek Sadowski | Bloomberg

Carbon market in India is long time coming. But Modi govt can learn from these mistakes

Economy

India’s ‘salaried class’ shrank during Covid, Muslims hit hardest, govt data suggests

Nikhil Rampal -
India’s salaried class shrank by 2.7 percentage points during pandemic, govt’s Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) shows. But data for religious minorities, women is even bleaker.

Defence

The two frigates under construction at Yantar shipyard in Russia | Snehesh Alex Philip | ThePrint

Not dependent on Ukraine for engines, want to be part of Make in India initiative, says Russia

Snehesh Alex Philip -
India had procured gas turbine engines from Ukraine & handed over to Russia to install them on the Admiral Grigorovich-class guided-missile stealth frigates being made for the Navy.

National Interest

NI 13.08

Tiranga vs Tiranga: Gloves are off as Kejriwal joins the ‘nationalism’ battle with Modi

Shekhar Gupta -
Kejriwal’s maun vrat on Modi has ended. This is an important turn in Indian politics. In some ways rivalling the dramatic turn in Bihar.

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