Although Textron has offered the Scorpion to India, there is no aircraft in production anywhere in the world, which meets the specifications of the IAF RFI for intermediate jet trainers.
Textron offers Scorpion light attack jet to India
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Tag: Saab
Video: Saab’s Bamse Ashok Leyland-mounted SRSAM at DefExpo
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Saab’s Anders Göransson talks about the tie-up with Ashok Leyland to offer India the Bamse Short Range Surface to Air Missile (SRSAM).
Navy issues medium range aircraft tender
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The Acceptance Of Necessity (AON) was cleared by the Defense Acquisitions Council (DAC) in February, 2012 and at the time, the order was estimated to be worth around USD 1 billion.
IAF officer fired for bribery
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Wing Commander Alok Kumar Thakur was convicted by court martial for allegedly accepting bribes from the representative of French aircraft manufacturer Dassault in a reported sting during the Bangalore Air Show in 2011.
Video: Walk around the Saab Skeldar UAV
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Hans Berglund, Director of Marketing for Unmanned Aircraft Systems at Saab, talks us around the Skeldar rotary UAV at Aero India 2013.
Video: Saab open to sharing tech with India: CEO
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StratPost got a chance to have a quick chat with Saab President and CEO, Hakan Bushke at the beginning of Aero India 2013. He talks about his company’s growing relationships and activites in India and also touches upon the prospects of the latest Gripen E variant and the RBS-70 VSHORAD, which is being offered to India.
Saab opens Aero India promo contest
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The contest, called Commander Saab, is a ‘Quiz Combat’ that will test the knowledge of defense and aviation enthusiasts on Saab product. It has three levels Captain Saab’ , ‘Major Saab’ and ultimately ‘Commander Saab.
IAF looks to replace crashed Mirage fighter jets
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Although the case for the acquisition of the two single-engine trainers is still at a preliminary stage, the IAF is ‘desirous’ of getting their ‘numbers up from 49 to 51’ again and is planning to make a pitch for the aircraft to the Ministry of Defense.
Why fighter operating costs matter
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The IAF evaluation of the six competing aircraft for the MMRCA contest took into account the issue of life-cycle cost, which could be loosely understood to mean cost of ownership over the period of operation of the aircraft. This was because it was felt that the true cost of owning a fleet of aircraft was not reflected in the purchase price alone.
French drive hard bargain on Indian MMRCA: Report
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A recent French media report offers insight into the French position in the negotiations with the Indian defense ministry on the MMRCA fighter aircraft purchase by the IAF. Here’s an edited translation of the report and an analysis of what it could mean.
Saab to invest $38 M in Pipavav
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The two companies have signed an MOU, which covers an investment by Saab of approximately MSEK 250 through a suitable structure, according to a statement.
Gripen operational cost lowest of all western fighters: Jane’s
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The study conducted by IHS Jane’s Aerospace and Defense Consulting, compared the operational costs of the Gripen, Lockheed Martin F-16, Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, Dassault’s Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon and the F-35 aircraft.
Top Gun Saraswat
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DRDO head, Dr. V.K. Saraswat, took a backseat ride in the Swedish Saab’s Gripen C/D aircraft on the sidelines of the Aerospace Forum held at Linköping, Sweden, last week.
Russia confident of Igla in VSHORAD contest
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Heat seeking, Russian officials say the launcher can fire two missiles simultaneously, which is uncommon, as otherwise the missiles would end up targeting each other.
Saab’s air, land and naval systems at DefExpo
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Speaking on the importance of Defexpo 2012 for Saab CEO Hakan Bushke says “Saab is growing outside Sweden and India is one of the market areas for Saab. In fact we believe India is a home market for the future, a market that has the potential to be larger than our European markets.”
