Enjoy this special video report of the flightline at the Dubai Airshow 2023 held earlier this month.
FlightLine | Dubai Airshow 2023
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Tag: C-130J
Embraer in C-390 pitch to India
| Embraer executives are in India to scout for industrial partners and brief the Indian Air Force on the aircraft, competing with the C-130J and A400M.
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Embraer executives are in India to scout for industrial partners and brief the IAF on the aircraft, which might have a compelling case over the competing Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules and Airbus A400M airlifters.
F-35 for India?
The F-35 Lightning II offered a thrilling display of aerobatics at Aero India 2023, but here's why the fifth generation stealth fighter doesn't make sense for India
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The acquisition of the S-400, differing points of view on the war in Ukraine, eye-watering costs, a domestic 5th gen fighter program and never having operated any U.S. fighter aircraft are some of the reasons why India can’t and shouldn’t consider the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.
DefExpo22: LMT’s India-made fighter wing on show
Also featured will be the F-21 fighter, S-76D naval helicopter & Javelin ATGM
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The wing is built at the Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Limited (TLMAL) facility in Hyderabad, which is also the ‘single global source of C-130J empennage assemblies installed on all new Super Hercules aircraft’.
Tata-Lockheed Martin JV gets new COO
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Kiran Dambala was until recently the program manager and the primary contact for all domestic and international F-35 customers for mods and upgrades in Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II program.
Dambala assumes this position from the outgoing Tata – Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Limited (TLMAL) COO Abhay Paranjape.
LMT, Tata to build F-16 wings in India
'Not contingent' on IAF order, says Lockheed Martin
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The proposed transfer of F-16 wing production from Israel to India is not contingent on an order from the Indian Air Force (IAF) according to Lockheed Martin.
Images: #AirForceDay
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Enjoy these images of the Indian Air Force as it commemorated Air Force Day.
Rolls-Royce reported for using agent in India
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If the charges against Rolls-Royce are proved correct, there could be serious consequences for the Indian Air Force and navy. Here’s the how and why.
US-2i amphibious aircraft acquisition process underway
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The India-Japan Joint Working Group (JWG) have held preliminary meetings to initiate the process for acquisition of the ShinMaywa US-2i amphibious aircraft for the Indian Navy.
What Ashton Carter wants from India
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Carter is looking at the Indian defense ministry to make it easier for US companies to do business with it and wants resolution of issues related to offsets, limitation of liability and delays in decision-making.
M-777 buy uncertain
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The failure to consider the order by the DAC has wider implications as it is unlikely that any decision can be taken on this order by October 15, after which the value of the deal will see a 37 percent hike.
IAF inducts C-17 Squadron
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Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne told reporters that the aircraft would be able to operate from the country’s northern-most Advanced Landing Ground at Daulat Beg Oldie close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China.
Riding the Atlas
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StratPost was invited to the annual Airbus Military Trade Media Briefing in Spain last week and, as it turned out, ended up getting a ride on the A400M. Read about the experience and check out all the pictures.
Rolls Royce hopes to power IAF A-330 MRTTs
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Rolls Royce is hoping the IAF will select it’s Trent 700 engine over the GE CF-6 engine for the Airbus A-330 MRTT aircraft and is relying on performance, costs and market leadership to make its case.
