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Year: 2010
IAF funds stolen
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The Indian Air Force’s public fund account in a unidentified government-owned bank has been subject to fraudulent withdrawals carried out over the period of June 4 to June 10 this year,
Vajra Corps gets new commander
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Lieutenant General Munish Sibal is the new commander of the Vajra Corps (XI Corps).
India working on military satellite
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India is to launch a military satellite to cater for the requirements of the Indian Air Force and army.
Tawang airport impractical:IAF
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The lay of the land around Tawang, which already has a helipad and regular helicopter services, would present practical problems in setting up an airfield on which fixed wing aircraft could land.
IAF to get 2nd LCA Sqn
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The Indian Air Force is looking to acquire a second squadron of Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), with approval granted for 20 more aircraft.
IAF submits MMRCA report
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The Indian Air Force has submitted its report on the flight evaluation of the six aircraft competing to win the Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft contest to the Ministry of Defense.
Blog: Ex-navy chief’s letter to news mag
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Written by former navy chief Admiral Arun Prakash to the editor of Outlook magazine, but never published, it took issue with their coverage of the naval war room leak case and makes interesting reading as it details the admiral’s side of the story. His wife’s nephew, Ravi Shankaran was implicated in the case and was arrested last May in London.
How many engines for the MMRCA?
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If the Indian Air Force has to choose, should it assume a single-engine aircraft to be cheaper or a twin-engine aircraft to be more reliable, to decide their choice for the 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft contest?
Six arms firms proposed for MoD blacklist
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The Indian Defense Minister AK Antony confirmed to Parliament on Tuesday, the recommendation of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for the blacklisting of six arms firms by the Ministry of Defense, Singapore Technologies, Israel Military Industries, TS Kissan and Company Private Limited and RK Machine Tools Private Limited, Rheinmetall Air Defence of Germany and a Russian firm called Cooperation Defence.
Navy’s P-8I design finalized for assembly
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Boeing has announced the completion on July 16 of the Final Design Review (FDR) for the P-8I, the Indian Navy’s long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft. The P-8I, based on the Boeing 737 commercial airplane, is a variant of the P-8A Poseidon that Boeing is developing for the US Navy.
Indian Interceptor Missile checks out
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The single stage missile, fitted with a directional Warhead and other ‘advanced systems’ neutralized the target, said a statement issued by the Ministry of Defense.
Max. 49% FDI in defense: FICCI
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The Indian industry association, FICCI has argued for limiting FDI in the Indian defense sector to, at most, 49 per cent, following CII, which had submitted similar views last May.
Army towed guns’ tender jinxed, junked
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The Indian Army has issued a Request For Information (RFI) for towed artillery guns, effectively canceling the previous process for procurement of these weapons systems, in which BAE Systems was fielding the FH77 B05 against Singapore Technologies (ST) Kinetics’ iFH 2000.
India to provide aircraft to Seychelles
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On a specific request from the Seychelles, Defense Minister AK Antony has agreed to provide one new Dornier and two Chetak helicopters from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for maritime surveillance at the earliest.
