SP's MAI Issue No. 21 | November 1-15, 2015 - Aerospace Updates
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AEROSPACE / VIEWPOINT
Dwindling combat fleet of the IAF
By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)With far too many imponderables in the development of the Tejas Mk II, the chances are that this aircraft may not see light of the day
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AEROSPACE / REPORT
USAF awards contract for long-range strike bomber
By SP’s CorrespondentThe US Air Force recently announced the contract award of engineering and manufacturing development and early production for the long-range strike bomber...
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AEROSPACE
MoD approves induction of women as fighter pilotsThe Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved the induction of women into the fighter (combat) stream of the Indian Air Force (IAF). This progressive step is in keeping with the aspirations of Indian women and is in line with contemporary trends...
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AEROSPACE
Advanced Landing Ground at Walong becomes operationalAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) at Walong was inaugurated by Air Marshal C. Hari Kumar, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Air Command, Indian Air Force on October 23, 2015.
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AEROSPACE
Air Marshal Khanna takes over as maintenance head of Indian Air ForceAir Marshal Virender Mohan Khanna assumes the responsibilities of Air Officer-in-Charge of Maintenance (AOM) at Air Headquarters, New Delhi, on November 1, 2015. The Air Marshal was commissioned in the mechanical stream of aeronautical engineering branch in IAF on July 25, 1977.
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AEROSPACE
CH-53K helicopter achieves first flightSikorsky Aircraft Corp. recently announced the successful first flight of the US Marine Corps’ CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter protoype, known as Engineering Development Model-1 (EDM-1).
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AEROSPACE
LCH inches close to certification: Defence Minister takes detailed lookLCH completed performance trials paving way for finalisation of basic configuration. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar visited the HAL helicopter complex and had a detailed look on advanced features and armament fit of LCH prototypes.
