The Boeing F-15 Strike Eagle aircraft will fly from Kadena in Japan for what will be their first appearance at the Indian air show, which will also see F-16, C-17, P-8A and KC-135 aircraft.
USAF to display F-15, F-16 at Aero India
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Tag: P-8I
Navy loses pioneering aviator
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Captain HS Jhajj was the first navy pilot to be trained on the Boeing P-8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft and would have been the first CO of the P-8I Sqn.
Vivek Lall quits Reliance for General Atomics
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While General Atomics’ Predator and Reaper drones are not licensed for export to India, Lall will be promoting a line-up of commercial products, besides the EMALS system being developed by the company.
Video: Boeing’s P-8I at DefExpo 2014
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Check out the operator console of the Indian Navy Boeing P-8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance (LRMR) aircraft and find out why the Indian Navy could double the size of it’s currently planned fleet.
Boeing back at DefExpo
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Boeing will show-off models of the C-17, P-8I, Apache and Chinook helicopters, ScanEagle UAV and the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.
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.
IAF chief to accept 2nd C-17 on Monday
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Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne will take delivery of the second Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, scheduled to be delivered to the IAF on 22 Jul 2013 in a ceremony at Boeing’s Long Beach final assembly facility.
Navy creates new aviation maintenance boss billet
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The new ACNS (Air Materiel), Rear Admiral Srinivas Kanugo, will have three sub-directorates looking at air logistics, plans/procurement and perspectives and systems engineering under him, as well as responsibility for air technical manpower management.
1st IAF C-17 lands in India
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The aircraft took off from the company’s manufacturing plant at Long Beach, California on June 11 and made several stops, including one at Barcelona, before it arrived in India.
Navy to get 1st Hawk AJTs in July
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These aircraft are part of a batch of 57 Hawks ordered jointly by the Indian Navy and Indian Air Force (IAF) for around 700 million pounds, the first 17 of which will go to the navy.
Airbus A-330 MRTT for the IAF
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StratPost was invited to visited Airbus Military facilities at Getafe in Spain last week to get a sense of the aircraft acquisition under consideration by the IAF, after the A-330 MRTT was announced as the preferred bid in the refueler competition. Here’s a look at what goes into the aircraft.
Boeing’s flightline at DefExpo
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“India is a significant market for Boeing and we are committed to working closely with the defense ministry, armed forces and indigenous industry to meet India’s defense and security needs,” said Dennis Swanson, vice president, International Business Development, Boeing Defense, Space & Security in India.
Bell Boeing to brief India on V-22 Osprey
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Minister of State for Defense, Mallipudi Mangapati Pallam Raju, accompanied by the deputy chief of the Indian Navy, Vice Admiral Satish Soni, asked the Bell Boeing V-22 Tiltrotor Team for a briefing on the aircraft.
Navy’s P-8I takes off
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The Indian Navy’s first P-8I, Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft took off on its first flight on Wednesday from Renton field in the US State of Washington, taking off at 1202 hours and landing two hours and 31 minutes later, at Boeing field in Seattle.
First look: The Navy’s new P-8I
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The Indian Navy’s first P-8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft looks painted and ready. But the crucial bells and whistles are still to come and the aircraft will be delivered in early 2013, ahead of seven others.
