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January 30, 2013
Combat-proven Iron Dome to debut at Aero India 2013Israel's participation at Aero India 2013 will be underscored by an outside display for the first time by missile house Rafael Advances Defense Systems Ltd. The heart of the display will be the Iron Dome system...
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January 30, 2013
Honeywell at Aero India 2013Honeywell, which was issued an RFP in October last year for the much-anticipated Jaguar re-engining contract, will be at Aero India in a big way this year as well.
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January 30, 2013
EADS on a high for Aero India 2013With the Airbus A330 MRTT win in India's tanker competition, EADS will be riding into Aero India with a long-missed feel good factor coursing through its veins—the win comes after a string of disappointments in India...
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January 28, 2013
Hermes 900 at Aero India 2013Israel's Elbit Systems has announced that it will display its new generation Hermes 900 Maritime Patrol UAS at Aero India 2013. The Indian Navy, as is well known, is in the global market for maritime medium altitude long...
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January 28, 2013
Russian Helicopters banks on 197 copter dealOn the back of two significant losses in the Indian defence space—the IAF's heavylift and attack helicopter competitions—Russian Helicopters Co. will be focusing all its energies at Aero India 2013...
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January 28, 2013
MBDA back with a bang at Aero India 2013European missile house MBDA has always had a solid presence at Aero India, and this year it's back with full force once again. The company says, "At Aero India 2013, MBDA will again demonstrate its unique status...
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January 28, 2013
India conducts 11th test of K-15 subsurface weaponIn a significant milestone towards technology maturity, the DRDO today conducted its 11th successful test of the K-15 subsurface launched...
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January 28, 2013
Highlights of aircraft line-up at Aero India 2013Bills itself as the "world's greatest single", and continues to be one of the most popular single-engine business aircraft in the world today. With roles that include executive transport, cargo, air ambulance, airline, and...
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January 28, 2013
Display teams to dominate Aero India 2013With the Medium Multirole Fighter Aircraft (MMRCA) bid making its way towards a contract award, Aero India this year will bear a more resigned visage, at least as far as the roar of fighter engines is concerned.
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January 28, 2013
Indian 5th Gen fighter model to debut at Aero IndiaThe aerospace community will get its first ever glimpse of what the modified Indian version of the Russian PAK FA looks like at Aero India, with HAL planning to unveil a model of the Prospective Multirole Fighter...
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January 28, 2013
Certified and ready, Indian Army to receive 1st weaponised DhruvIn a significant milestone for Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, the first Dhruv (Weapon Systems Integrated)—Dhruv-WSI or Rudra as it has been christened—will be certified and ready for handing over...
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January 21, 2013
INS Saryu enters serviceThe first of four naval offshore patrol vessels (NOPV) built by Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL), INS Saryu (P54), enters service with the Indian Navy today at Goa.
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January 19, 2013
Post-deliveries Textron looks forward to Aero IndiaAs reported by SP's earlier, the Indian Air Force recently began taking delivery of Textron Defense CBU-105 sensor fuzed munitions for its Jaguar jets. The company has announced its participation in Aero India 2013...
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January 8, 2013
Airbus Military A330 MRTT selected by Indian GovernmentAs reported earlier by SP's M.A.I., Airbus Military has emerged victorious in the Indian Air Force's mid-air refuelling tanker bid.
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December 27, 2012
INS Tarkash joins Western fleetThe second of the three follow-on Talwar-class frigates, INS Tarkash (F50), arrived in Mumbai today and is now part of the sword-arm Western Fleet.
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December 27, 2012
Arihant's missile tested, near ready for integrationThe Defence Research & Development Lab (DRDL) yesterday quietly tested the K-15, the submarine-launched version of the land-based...
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December 26, 2012
HAL signs contract for 42 more Su-30MKIsOn course for a while now, HAL signed a contract for 42 more license-built Su-30MKI air dominance fighters with the Ministry of Defence and Rosoboronexport in Delhi during the visit of Russian President...
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December 5, 2012
Indian Navy RFP: Effort for new submarine line surfacesIt is perhaps the most important acquisition the Navy has planned for, and is finally ready to get off the ground. The Project 75 India conventional attack submarine line has had an extended gestation period...
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November 26, 2012
LoR for supply of 145 BAE M777 guns issuedAfter multiple twists and turns, the Indian MoD has finally dispatched a letter of request (LoR) to the Pentagon for the supply of 145 BAE Systems M777 ultra-light howitzer (ULH) guns.
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November 3, 2012
Airbus Military wins Indian mid-air refueller tenderIn yet another loss to Moscow in a big-ticket Indian military tender, EADS/Airbus Military has emerged as the winner in the Indian Air Force's tender for six new generation flight refuelling aircraft (RFA).
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November 1, 2012
AH-64D Apache the most potent attack helicopterThe avatar of the venerable Apache that the Indian Air Force has chosen—the AH-64D Apache Block III—as the winner in its 22 copter bid, is perhaps the most potent attack helicopter in the world today.
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October 29, 2012
Chinook wins Indian heavy-lift chopper competitionIt has been a close fight, but a winner has finally emerged. The US-built Boeing CH-47F Chinook has emerged as the most competitive offering...
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October 25, 2012
IAF Vintage Squadron comes to life!The Indian Air Force's Vintage Flight (VF) has revved to life in style, with the first of a list of venerable old aircraft taking to the skies. A refurbished 1930s de Havilland Tiger Moth biplane was the darling...
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October 15, 2012
Russia interested in Yak-130 for IndiaWith the JSC IRKUT Corporation recently handing over an initial batch of six Yak-130 combat trainers to the Russian Air force, the company is weighing interest from India in the trainer that's being moulded...
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October 11, 2012
Three year slip in FGFAThe Indian Air Force officially expects to begin inducting the Indo-Russian fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) by 2017, but there's disappointment there. Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov has said in Delhi...
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October 1, 2012
Flanker turns 10 in Indian ServiceThe venerable Su-30MKI, the definitive variant of the iconic Russian air dominance fighter, has turned ten in the service of the Indian Air Force — one of the largest Flanker operators in the world today.
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September 24, 2012
Indian VSHORADS competition progressesThe massive $6 billion Indian Army very short-range air-defence system (VSHORADS) competition, which looks to contract nearly 1,000 launcher systems and over 6,000 missiles...
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September 24, 2012
New generation Su-30 unveiledThe brand new Su-30SM, the latest variant of the Su-30 series, developed by JSC Sukhoi Design Bureau and designed for the Russian Ministry of Defence, made its debut flight at the airfield of Irkutsk Aviation Plant...
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September 15, 2012
EADS-BAE proposed consortium to be the largest ever mergerIt will be one the largest ever acts of consolidation in the arms and aerospace industry ever, certainly the biggest in Europe. The under-discussion merger of defence and aerospace giants EADS & BAE Systems...
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September 14, 2012
RFP to BAE Systems for 20 more Hawks for IAF aerobatics teamIn addition to the 123 Hawks already ordered, some of which are already in service with the Indian Air Force (IAF), the IAF's aerobatics display team...
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August 16, 2012
First Indian carrier not before 2017In another major delay dogging India's most ambitious shipbuilding effort, the country's debut home-built aircraft carrier of the new Vikrant class will not be commissioned into service with the Indian Navy before 2017...
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August 8, 2012
Indian Navy floats tender for 56 utility helicoptersAfter inviting information in 2010, the Indian Navy has floated a tender for 56 naval utility helicopters (NUH) from global vendors.
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August 3, 2012
Boeing to brief India on AH-6i light armed utility helicopterIn the final stages of setting up a line for the AH-6 light armed utility helicopter, Boeing plans to weigh interest in India through briefings to the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force (IAF) later this year.
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August 3, 2012
India's first C-17 Globemaster-III takes shapeThe fruit of India's single largest defence contract yet with Washington took shape this week at Boeing's big military aircraft facility in Long Beach, California, with tail section, fuselage and...
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July 2, 2012
Current IAF modernisation to be completed by 2022Signalling a push to modernisation of air power asserts and shoring up of dwindling squadron strength, IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne said today that the current spate of IAF modernisation would be complet...
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July 2, 2012
India's own AMCA fighterWith so much attention paid to India's LCA Tejas and the Indo-Russian Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA - but officially designated Prospective Multi-role Fighter or PMF) programme...
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July 2, 2012
India's unmanned stealth bomberIt is finally clear what India's hush-hush stealth unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) will look like, with images emerging from the project's design and definition stage finally providing a definite picture.
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June 25, 2012
Govt clears procurement effort of QR-SAMs for 8 Army air defence regimentsThe MoD's Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has cleared a Rs. 12,000-crore acquisition of quick-reaction surface-to-air missiles...
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June 7, 2012
US Secretary of Defence Panetta in IndiaOn the back of a slew of high value defence deals with the US, India has conveyed that it is no longer interested in remaining in a buyer-seller relationship, and will exercise its rights as a customer...
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June 4, 2012
Indian Air Force looks for all-terrain light strike vehicles for special opsAfter the Army expressed interest in similar equipment a few months ago, the Indian Air Force is looking to procure an undisclosed number of all terrain...
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May 22, 2012
Six LCA Squadrons by 2022Has the Ministry of Defence (MoD) put a cap on the induction of LCA Tejas? In a surprise assertion, it has been revealed that the Indian forces...
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May 10, 2012
Govt clears Pilatus basic trainer dealAfter a delay that made the Indian Air Force jittery, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has accorded formal approval to a deal with Swiss firm Pilatus for 75 PC-7 Mk.2 basic trainer aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF).
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May 9, 2012
Exercise Shoorveer EndsThe Indian Army and Air Force have just completed one of their most complex integrated theatre battle concept exercises in the deserts of Rajasthan, Exercise Shoorveer.
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April 21, 2012
Indo-US naval war games in Indian OceanThe Indian and U.S. navies have completed another round of the Malabar series of joint exercises, off India's Eastern seaboard.
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April 20, 2012
IAF scouts for nine new COMJAM/SIGINT aircraftThe Indian Air Force has announced its intention to acquire nine new aircraft for survey, target towing, COMJAM and Airborne SIGINT. The announcement comes after a long gestation period that has seen hectic activity...
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April 5, 2012
INS Chakra joins Indian Navy, Govt considers lease of 2nd submarineThe 8,140-ton Russian Akula-II class nuclear powered attack submarine (SSN) INS Chakra joined the Indian Navy today, pushing the service back...
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March 20, 2012
Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2012The Indo-US land forces engagement has progressed substantively. Starting at the first Yudh Abhyas exercise seven years ago at the basic platoon level, the exercise held this year has evolved into an advanced command post...
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February 21, 2012
Will India ever operate the F-35?When the Dassault Rafale was declared the lowest bidder in the highly anticipated MMRCA competition, the U.S. government signaled that it was still "willing to share information" with India on the F-35 Lightning II...
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February 13, 2012
Rafale, Eurofighter have one more war left in IndiaTechnically, the MMRCA battle isn't over just yet, though Eurofighter is still working on a counter strategy to break back into the reckoning.
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February 7, 2012
Eurojet's final hope in India rests with naval Typhoon?Eurojet GmbH, the cooperative entity that builds the EJ200 turbofan engine for the Eurofighter Typhoon faces the prospect of never doing direct business with India...
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February 6, 2012
Outlook for EADS in India post MMRCA lossLosing out to Dassault in the massive Indian MMRCA competition has undoubtedly been a blow to the rival European conglomerate, and comes as only the latest in a long list of sharp disappointments...
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February 1, 2012
French Rafale wins the MMRCA raceFifty-four months after the Indian government floated what was without a doubt its largest, most ambitious acquisition effort for combat aircraft ever, it chose the French Rafale...
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February 1, 2012
Will AMCA Be India's Last Manned Fighter Jet Programme?With the amount of energy and focus the government has invested, and continues to invest, in the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) programme, some crucial evolutionary efforts get blindsided.
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January 11, 2012
Israel signs $1.1-billion deal with IndiaIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) has notified the Tel Aviv stock exchange of a $1.1-billion defence contract with an Asian customer for "intelligence gathering systems, anti-missile defence platforms...
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January 9, 2012
MICA missile for upgraded Mirage 2000After getting stuck at the Finance Ministry for months, the weapons package for India's upgraded Mirage 2000s was finally cleared last week, with the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS)...
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January 6, 2012
India's depleting submarine armThe Indian Navy's submarine arm is in a precarious situation. As the navy labours to keep its operational fleet seaworthy and fighting fit, the numbers game is beginning to get worrisome.
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December 26, 2011
Decade later, hope for INS VikrantThe INS Vikrant aircraft carrier was decommissioned 14 years ago, and remains an unmissable presence at the Naval dockyard in Mumbai.
