The Indian Navy has issued a Request For Information (RFI) for 57 Multi-Role Carrier Borne Fighters (MRCBF) with the ability to operate from both STOBAR and CATOBAR aircraft carriers.
Navy issues RFI for 57 carrier fighters
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Encore: Indian Navy’s PFR
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Here’s another look at the Presidential Fleet Review of the Indian Navy held last month. All photography is by Gautam Datt.
Indigenous aircraft carrier launch this December: Antony
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The construction of India’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) at Cochin is expected to be completed in December this year, after which the warship will be launched, Defense Minister Arackaparambil Kurien Antony said Tuesday.
Navy gets fleet tanker
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The Indian Navy commissioned the first of two fleet tankers built by the Italian ship-builder Fincantieri on Friday. The INS Deepak (Lamp) was commissioned at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai by the Indian Defense Minister Arackaparambil Kurian Antony.
French carrier to exercise with Indian Navy
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The Indo-French naval exercise Varuna, beginning on Friday, will see the participation of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, alongside the Indian carrier INS Viraat, besides destroyers/frigates, tankers and submarines from both sides.
US-India ties boost Boeing’s prospects
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Vivek Lall, head of Boeing’s defense unit in India, talks about how growing US-India relations have helped Boeing’s prospects, in a wide-ranging conversation.
