India is just about a month or two away from deciding the winner of the $10.4-billion contract for 126 combat aircraft, but the Indian Air Force (IAF) is afraid the losers among the six bidders for the deal might derail the process of quick acquisition by knocking on the corruption watchdog’s doors.
Ratan Tata takes a spin in fighter at air show
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Tata Group chairperson Ratan Tata Thursday took a spin in the Boeing fighter F/A-18 Super Hornet at the eighth edition of the Aero India military-cum-civil aviation trade expo here.
HAL awaits government nod to go public soon
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India’s defense behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is awaiting the government’s green signal to go public soon to raise funds and improve its corporate governance, an official said Thursday.
India delivers Cheetah helicopter to Namibia
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Defense behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Wednesday handed over an Indian-made Cheetah utility helicopter to the Namibian Air Force (NAF) at Aero India 2011 aviation trade expo. Two more Chetak helicopters are in the pipeline.
Advanced version of indigenous combat jet by 2015
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With the successful development of the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, India is gearing up to ready its Mark-II version for induction into the Indian Air Force (IAF) by 2015 and develop an indigenous Medium Combat Aircraft (MCA) a few years from now.
Indian, Russian firm plan JV for defense avionics
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Axis Aerospace and Technologies (AAT) and Russian defense exporter FGUP Rosoboronexport Monday announced they have signed an agreement to start a joint venture focusing on avionics for the front line Sukhoi SU-30 and MiG-29 fighter jets of the Indian Air Force (IAF), besides military helicopters .
L&T, Cassidian to launch JV on Thursday
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India’s engineering major Larsen and Toubro (L&T) and European consortium EADS’ military arm Cassidian will kick-start their new joint venture in defense electronics in the next two days with their proposal getting the nod from both the commerce ministry’s Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and the Defense Ministry.
India invites aerospace majors for partnerships, outsourcing
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India Wednesday invited leading international aerospace firms to partner with its strong defense organizations, state-run enterprises and the emerging private sector for the all-round development of its aerospace industry.
India to open more sectors for defense offsets commitments
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India will soon open up new sectors to foreign manufacturers of military hardware to enable them fulfill their offsets commitments, Defense Minister Arackaarambil Kurian Antony announced on Wednesday.
US understands India’s concern on Pakistan: Antony
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India Wednesday said the US arms aid to Pakistan was a matter of serious concern but the Americans were coming around to understanding the Indian sensibilities.
China attends Indian air show for first time
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China Wednesday joined the nearly two-decade old Aero India air show for first time, with its Ambassador Zhang Yan leading a delegation after a last-minute invitation from New Delhi.
USD 10.4-billion aircraft contract in next fiscal: Antony
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The USD 10.4 billion Indian Air Force (IAF) tender for 126 combat aircraft will be finalized in the next fiscal beginning April this year, Defense Minister Arackaarambil Kurian Antony said on Wednesday.
Pakistan defense photos found in US official’s camera
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Prosecutors have recommended registering an espionage case against US official Raymond Davis, who shot dead two Pakistanis in Lahore, after police retrieved from his camera photographs of some sensitive areas and defense installations, including those of army bunkers on the eastern border with India.
India’s indigenous fighter to soar high at air show
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Almost three decades after it was conceived and after running up a staggering 3,000 percent cost escalation, India’s indigenously developed fighter will for the first time be seen in its true role of a combat jet at Aero India 2011 on Wednesday.
Lahore shooting: 3 more Americans barred from leaving Pakistan
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The government barred the three from going out of the country upon allegations that they were in the vehicle that crushed a man to death in Lahore after Davis was involved in the shooting, the Express Tribune reported Monday.
