Tag: Tata

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.

by Saurabh Joshi • August 29, 2023

An C-390 Millennium operating from an unpaved runway | Photo: Embraer

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.

by Saurabh Joshi • September 8, 2021

The acquisition, which has been under consideration since 2010, is expected to be worth an estimated USD 3 billion and will involve the discharge of offset obligations in India. It was approved by the ministry’s Defence Acquisitions Council (DAC) in 2015.

by Saurabh Joshi • May 19, 2018

The list of 51 items proposed consists of a range of equipment and includes fighter aircraft, amphibian aircraft, tanks, artillery, small arms among others.

by Saurabh Joshi • June 20, 2017

An agreement of intention between Lockheed Martin and Tata to build F-16 fighters should not be mistaken for an actual order from the Indian Air Force.

by Saurabh Joshi • April 22, 2016

Tata and Boeing will start work on a manufacturing facility for the Apache AH-64E gunship fuselage of which 22 have been ordered by the Indian Air Force.

by Saurabh Joshi • November 9, 2015

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.

by Shruti Pushkarna • July 15, 2015

Captain Inácio Pinto of the 502 Squadron of the Portuguese Air Force takes us around the C-295 at the Paris Air Show 2015. Airbus and Tata have proposed to build the C-295 in India.

by Saurabh Joshi • May 14, 2015

The delayed approval for the acquisition of the M-777 ULH means that India will have to bear a much higher price because of the weaker rupee.

by Saurabh Joshi • May 14, 2015

The tender to manufacture the C-295 was the first aircraft procurement plan especially intended by the IAF and the defense ministry to be solely partnered in India by private industry.

by Saurabh Joshi • April 7, 2015

Christian Scherer, Head of Sales and Marketing at Airbus Defence and Space told StratPost about their plans to extend the validity of their A330 MRTT bid for the Indian Air Force.

by Saurabh Joshi • March 30, 2015

Pierre Legros of DCNS, spoke to StratPost on the sidelines of the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace exhibition (LIMA2015) about his company’s response to the Indian Navy’s RFP for LPD vessels.

by Saurabh Joshi • February 20, 2015

Airbus Helicopters has initiated the process to get approval for a joint venture with an Indian partner to manufacture helicopters in India, with a majority stake held by the European company.

by Saurabh Joshi • April 22, 2013

Kavi kehna kya chahta hai? Giving the iteration a thumbs-down, defense industry executives questioned the rationale behind some of the amendments and also expressed pessimism, saying in some cased it would ‘make things worse’.

by Saurabh Joshi • February 13, 2010

The exhibition, which will be inaugurated by the Indian Defense Minister AK Antony, is to be on a larger scale than previous years, with an substantial increase in participation and floor area occupancy.

by Saurabh Joshi • December 14, 2009

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.