The Indian Air Force is looking at ground personnel to pilot its Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) because of the existing shortage of pilots and is likely to allow qualifying PBORS (Personnel Below Officer Ranks) to become UAV pilots as well.
Archive | September, 2009
Indian role in Afghanistan likely to increase ‘regional tensions’: McChrystal
The commander of US and ISAF forces in Afghanistan has, in his assessment to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, said that ‘increasing Indian influence in Afghanistan is likely to exacerbate regional tensions’. General Stanley McChrystal, while promising a new ISAF strategy, also points out the need for additional forces, calling the next year critical.
Blog: China on my mind
StratPost’s Saurabh Joshi tries to analyze the fortnight-long controversy over intrusions by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army across the Line of Actual Control into India and the larger environment between the two countries from which this flare-up has arisen.
UK issues India terror warning too
The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office statement says, “Future attacks may target public places frequented by Westerners and expatriates, including in the major metropolitan centers (Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai) and tourist areas such as Goa.” This advisory comes with Israel too issuing its highest level warning of a terror strike in India.
Israel issues highest level warning of terror strikes in India
The Very High Concrete Threat, the highest level of threat perception issued by the Israeli Counter Terrorism Bureau, recommends that Israelis refrain from visiting places known to be frequented by westerners and Israelis and places without visible armed security, and also urges Israelis to avoid visiting the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
IAF airlift reach gets closer to LAC
The IAF’s airlift capability has been extended, with an AN-32 landing at Nyoma airfield in Eastern Ladakh, close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The AN-32 can carry up to 50 passengers.
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