Russia plays spoilsport in T-90S tank deal.
NEW DELHI: As if the huge cost escalations and time overruns in several defence projects was not enough, Russia is now putting some roadblocks in India's plan to indigenously manufacture 1,000 T-90S main-battle tanks. Russia is refusing transfer of technology (ToT) in a couple of critical areas...

Russia plays spoilsport in T-90S tank deal.
Byline: Rajat Pandit NEW DELHI: As if the huge cost escalations and time overruns in several defence projects was not enough, Russia is now putting some roadblocks in India's plan to indigenously manufacture 1,000 T-90S main-battle tanks. Russia is refusing transfer of technology (ToT) in...

Kosovo points up the trans-Atlantic gap.
The only European country that was able to rely on indigenously built smart weaponry was France, but this situation should be rectified within 2-3 years Americans are furious. As many of them see it, Kosovo is in the heart of Europe and was not their war. Yet,...

THE PRICE OF PEACE.
With Kosovo conflict over, accountants get to work With the French forces safely back from Kosovo, to the sound of not-inconsiderable back-patting, the accountants are rushing into the breach. The total cost of Operation Trident to the French ministry of defence is estimated at FFr1.3...

Scharping: "German forces stretched to the limit".
After several months of "stocktaking" German Defence Minister Rudolf Scharping has published a 175-page report on the state of the Bundeswehr. It is a sort of Defence White Paper describing the security environment, the tasks and capabilities of the armed forces -- but mainly points at weaknesses and deficits....

Kill the Messenger.
Scientists are testing toxins that destroy the nerve cells that convey pain It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience. Julius Caesar Military technology has made dramatic strides...

Test success for Hunter-Viper Strike.
Northrop Grumman's Hunter-Viper Strike weapon system successfully destroyed a series of moving and stationary targets in testing at the White Sands Missile Range in January. The Viper Strike weapons were guided to their targets by the Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle's (UAV) laser targeting system. Using its electro-optical...

Northrop Grumman.
Northrop Grumman delivered the first production Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS) .Rod to the US Navy at the end of January. The ALMDS system is designed to operate from the MH-60S helicopter, using q Laser Imaging Detection and Ranging blue-green laser to detect, "localize and classify near surface,...

Hizbullah's Surprises.
The Israeli Army's chief of intelligence says the "surprises" Hizbullah keeps promising could go beyond long-range rockets and could mean the capture of more Israeli soldiers or an attack on Israeli targets abroad. "I believe that Hizbullah is trying to fray the nerves of Israeli citizens by promising surprises",...

Closing the transatlantic technology gap.
The United States dominates the world in several critical areas of aerospace technology. How can Europe catch up? For those not having accepted US military dominance during the Gulf War, the air offensive over Kosovo earlier this year must have come as a revelation. Nearly all the...