SP's MAI Issue No. 1-2 | January 1-31, 2016 - Aerospace Updates
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AEROSPACE / REPORT
Finalise the Rafale contract
By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)Delay in conclusion of the contract for Rafale jets will only lead to delay in the delivery schedule of the aircraft which in turn will aggravate problems for the IAF.
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AEROSPACE
Russia organising production of Ka-226T in IndiaAfter over a decade of competitions, at least two of which were subsequently cancelled for irregularities, India has signed an agreement with Russia to co-produce at least 200 Kamov Ka-226T light helicopters.
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AEROSPACE
Air Marshal Bhadauria takes over as DCAS of Indian Air ForceAir Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria took over as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff recently. He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and was commissioned in the IAF in June 1980.
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AEROSPACE
Central Air Command gets its new AOC-in-CAir Marshal S.B.P. Sinha took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Central Air Command on January 1, 2016. All the Principal Staff Officers (PSO) of Central Air Command along with spouses were present on the occasion.
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AEROSPACE
Rafale contract in Qatar comes into forceThe contract for the purchase of 24 Rafale aircraft by Qatar came into force on December 17, 2015. Signed in Doha on May 4, 2015, in the company of His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar...
