Saurabh Joshi explains why the Indian Navy’s fighter contest is expected to be cut short, with the aircraft being selected by default in a walkover next month.
NewsReel | Indian Navy fighter pick likely by July walkover
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Tag: P-8I
Indian Chinooks, Apaches to get simulators, PBL contracts
Both helicopter types have fallen off warranty two years after arrival
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Boeing already provides simulation training for the crews of India’s C-17 heavy-lift and P-8I maritime aircraft, which are both also under Performance Based Logistics contracts to guarantee availability of platforms.
Indian P-8I aircraft to be fully serviced in country
With new domestic facilities for maintenance, the navy's P-8I maritime reconnaissance aircraft can now spend all their downtime in India
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Between the navy’s own maintenance facilities at INS Rajali and MRO contractors, Air Works and AIES, India’s P-8I aircraft can now be fully sustained with complete maintenance cycles without having to leave the country.
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: Boeing to showcase F-15, F/A-18 fighters
CH-47, AH-64E helos & P-8I naval aircraft will also feature at the show
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While the F/A-18 Super Hornet is being offered for the Indian Navy’s carrier-borne fighter jet requirement, it is also a candidate, along with the F-15, for Boeing’s offer for the Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter requirement.
Boeing delivers 12th P-8I to India
Delivery of a follow-on order of four aircraft is now complete
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This is the final aircraft to be delivered of an order for four aircraft placed by the Ministry of Defence in 2016, in addition to the initial eight aircraft contracted.
Indian Navy receives 11th P-8I maritime aircraft
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This is the third aircraft to be delivered under an option contract for four additional aircraft that the Ministry of Defence awarded in 2016 in addition to the eight aircraft already in service.
And then there were 10
Indian Navy receives its latest Boeing P-8I LRMR aircraft
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The Indian Navy has taken delivery of it’s tenth P-8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance (LRMR) aircraft. It is the second aircraft to be delivered under an option contract for four additional aircraft placed in 2016.
U.S. PACOM boss comes out in support of F-35 sale to India
Admiral Harry Harris is the first U.S. official to refer to such a potential sale
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The reference to a sale of the fifth generation F-35 has never been made before by any U.S. government official and represents a shift in their willingness to bring it up for discussion with India.
Indian Navy Tu-142 aircraft retire today
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The Indian Navy will retire its Tu-142 aircraft today. Here’s a final look at the aircraft.
Video: US Navy Boeing P-8 Poseidon at Singapore Airshow 2016
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Boeing, Tata JV for helicopter production
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Boeing and Tata plan for the joint venture to manufacture the fuselage of the Apache AH-64E attack helicopter for global customers at a new facility to be set up in Hyderabad.
Boeing bullish on ‘Make in India’
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“I think the policy makes all the sense in the world for what the Prime Minister wants to do for the aerospace and defense sector,” said Chris Raymond, VP for Business Development & Strategy at Boeing Defense Space & Security.
India to acquire Harpoons for HDW submarines
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The new order for two of the Indian Navy’s four HDW Type-209 submarines is expected to cost an estimated USD 200 million and the planned purchase currently awaits the Indian govt’s approval of the US Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA).
Boeing to set up IAF C-17 training facility
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Boeing is expecting a contract from the IAF this year to set up a facility for training pilots and loadmasters for the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Hindon.
