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Boeing delivers 201st C 17 airlifter to US
Air Force |
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August
2010
Los Angeles. Boeing delivered the 201st
C 17 Globemaster-III strategic lift aircraft
to the US Air Force (USAF) July 20, marking
a record in the production of this heavy
lift strategic transport aircraft.
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Russia continues to dominate Indian military
aviation |
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August
2010
New Delhi. Russia is set to win another
order for 59 multi role Mi 17 V5 helicopters
in addition to the 80 ordered earlier, retaining
Moscow’s traditionally dominant lead in
selling military aircraft to New Delhi.
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IAF to receive all six C-130J airlifters in
2011 |
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August
2010
New Delhi. The Indian Air Force will receive
the first two C 130J special perations aircraft
in February 2011, and all the six ordered
by the end of the year.
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IAF to buy six more C 17 Globmaster III from
US |
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August
2010
New Delhi. The Indian Air Force (IAF)
will buy six more C 17 Globemaster III transport
aircraft in addition to the 10 already being
acquired.
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IAF expects combat jet selection within a
year, submits trials report |
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August
2010
New Delhi. The Indian Air Force has submitted
its Field Evaluation Trials (FET) report
of Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (M-MRCA)
to the Government, and expects selection
of the fighter jet within a year.
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Sarkozy orders plane to rival Air Force One
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August
2010
London. Nicolas Sarkozy's dream of having
his own presidential aircraft to rival the
US Air Force One will soon come true as
the French president has ordered what is
being called an "Air Sarko One", fitted
with an air filter system so that he can
smoke whenever he wants.
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MRCA Trials Over, IAF moves on to Helicopter
Trials |
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July
2010
New Delhi. The Indian Air Force has completed
its field evaluation trials of all the six
aircraft in the fray for its 126-plus Medium
Multi Role Combat Aircraft (M-MRCA) requirement
and the final report is set to be submitted
to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) by July-end.
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IAF issues RFI for C 27J Spartan |
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July
2010
New Delhi. The Indian Air Force has issued
a Request for Information (RFI) for 16 medium
military transport aircraft.
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Pentagon pitches for $10 bn Indian fighter
jet deal |
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June
2010
Washington. The Pentagon is making a strong
pitch for US companies for the $10 billion
deal for 126 fighter aircraft for the Indian
Air Force and future sales of the C-17 transport
aircraft.
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C 17 Globemaster-III is in India for trials |
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June
2010
Los Angeles/New Delhi. The C 17 Globemaster-III
strategic lift transport aircraft begins
its flight trials in India end-June, towards
clearing the last formality from the Indian
side for its acquisition.
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Boeing to deliver 199th C 17 aircraft to USAF
June-end |
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June
2010
Los Angeles. The US Air Force (USAF) will
get its 199th C 17Globemaster-III strategic
lift aircraft June end.
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US Congress clears C 17 sale for India |
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June
2010
Los Angeles/ New Delhi. The US Congress
has cleared the sale of C 17 Globemaster
III strategic lift aircraft for India.
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IAF combat and heavy-lift chopper trials to
begin by July |
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May
2010
Philadephia. The Indian Air Force (IAF)
seems set for trials of new combat and heavy
lift helicopters this summer, possibly from
June or July, and Boeing is getting ready
to field its latest versions of AH 64D Apache
and Chinook CH 47F helicopters.
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Indigenous light combat helicopter undertakes
maiden flight |
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May
2010
Bangalore. The Light Combat Helicopter
(LCH) designed and developed by public sector
defence major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(HAL) successfully undertook its maiden
flight on March 29, paving way for its induction
in the armed forces by 2012.
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US to sell 10 C-17 strategic lift aircraft
for nearly $ 5.8 billion |
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April
2010
New Delhi. The Obama Administration has
notified the US Congress of potential sale
of 10 C-17 strategic lift aircraft to India,
with a maximum package of USD 5.8 billion,
inclusive of training, spares and technical
assistance.
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IAF to deploy Sukhois at new air base |
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April
2010
New Delhi. Beefing up its line of defence
along the Indo-Pak border, the Indian Air
Force (IAF) will be deploying its frontline
Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jets at Phalodi air
field in Rajasthan, recently opened to bridge
gap in “strategic air defence” in the Western
sector.
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Indian armed forces set for paradigm shift
with Super Hercules airlifter |
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April
2010
Marietta (Georgia). In just about a year
the Indian Air Force (IAF) will begin receiving
the first of six C-130J Super Hercules airlifters
it has purchased for $1 billion, the aircraft
signaling a paradigm shift in the manner
in which the armed forces train for specialised
operations.
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F-16 for Pak not linked with MMRCA trials:
IAF chief |
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April
2010
New Delhi. Even as the new Chairman Chiefs
of Staff Committee and the Indian Air Force
(IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik
expressed concern at the supply of F-16
combat jets to Pakistan by the US, he stressed
the aid would not affect the trials for
126 medium multi-role combat jets for the
IAF.
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IAF Fire Power: Awesome and Precise Day or
Night |
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March
2010
Pokhran, Rajasthan. In a breathtaking
display of rapid air power dominance in
a representative battlefield area, Indian
Air Force (IAF) aircraft blasted away targets
by day, dusk and night in a fire power demonstration
exercise, Vayu Shakti-2010, at Pokharan
on February 28.
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South Korean firm pitches for basic trainers
deal with IAF |
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March
2010
New Delhi. Following the inking of Comprehensive
EconomicPartnership Agreement between India
and South Korea, a Korean aerospace company
is eyeing opportunity in the multibillion
Indian defence market and the first deal
could be in the form of the basic trainers
for the Indian Air Force’s rookie pilots.
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IAF opts for Agusta Westland VVIP Helicopters |
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March
2010
New Delhi. The Indian Air Force (IAF)
has signed a €560 million contract for 12
Agusta Westland AW101 helicopters for its
VIP Squadron.
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Force Multipliers And The Future of Aerospace
Operations |
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March
2010
Bangalore. Force Multipliers and Aerospace
Power have an intrinsic inter-relationship
– primarily because of the images of a hi-tech
world that both terms conjure up!
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India Submits Letter of Request for Potential
Boeing C-17 Order |
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January
2010
LONG BEACH, Calif. The Boeing Company
has announced that the US Government has
received a Letter of Request from India's
Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Indian
Air Force regarding the potential acquisition
of 10 C-17 Globemaster III advanced airlifters.
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US offers F 35 Joint Strike Fighter to India
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January
2010
New Delhi, Jan 10 The India-US defence
cooperation seems to be steadily growing
with Washington now offering its latest
Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) F-35 Lightning-II
aircraft to India.
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HAL to Invest $ 6 billion to boost capability
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December
2009
Bangalore. India’s state-owned aeronautical
and defence major Hindustan Aeronautics
Ltd (HAL) is planning an investment of Rs.25,000
crores over the next decade to enhance its
design and production capability for different
types of aircraft, including rotary wing
machines.
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Sukhoi crashes in Rajasthan, pilots safe |
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December
2009
New Delhi. In the second accident involving
the frontline Sukhoi-30MKI of the Indian
Air Force (IAF) this year, one of the Russian-origin
combat jets crashed Nov 30 near Jaisalmer
on the western border, but both the pilots
ejected in time, an official said.
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India is Ukraine's key Asian partner |
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November
2009
Eighteen years back, India recognized the
newly-born independent state of Ukraine.
Starting from that day the multidimensional
cooperation between our two friendly countries
has witnessed as stories of real success,
despite some temporary slowdowns.
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Second National Seminar on Aerospace Technologies
(N-SAT.2) Photogallery |
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November 2009
New Delhi. India Strategic
held the second edition of its annual National
Seminar on Aerospace Technologies
(N-SAT.2) October 15-16. The Chief of Air
Staff, Air Chief Marshal P V Naik, kindly
inaugurated the event, chaired by former
Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal S
P Tyagi..
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Indian Air Force, 77 and Soaring |
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October 2009
New Delhi. The Indian Air Force has been
under pressure to initiate and speed up
the acquisition of modern aircraft systems,
sensors, weapons, infrastructure, air defence
systems and missiles, and nearly everything
that it needs.
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Indian Air Force Day Photogallery |
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October 2009
India Strategic wishes the
Indian Air Force A Glorious 77th Birthday.
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Flight Safety Paramount for Indian Air Force
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October 2009
New Delhi. Flight safety is paramount for
Indian Air Force (IAF) and a mission would
be considered complete only if the “force
is able to reach, do the required job and
come back (safely),” according to the Chief
of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal P V Naik.
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IAF seeks to share flight safety data with
other countries |
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October 2009
New Delhi. The Indian Air Force (IAF) grappling
with ageing Soviet-origin aircraft like
MiGs in its fleet, has sought the nod of
the Defence Ministry to share the data on
aircraft accidents with foreign air forces
operating a similar inventory.
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IAF search for missing Helicopter Yields success
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October 2009
Hyderabad. The search for the ill-fated
Bell-430 helicopter that crashed on September
2, in the Nallamalla forest of Andhra Pradesh
killing all its five occupants including
State Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy,
his two aides and pilots, Group Captain
S K Bhatia and M S Reddy, triggered an unprecedented
Search and Rescue (SAR) operation by the
IAF in recent times.
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Russia to have 70 per cent new aircraft by
2020 |
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August 2009
Moscow. New and modernized aircraft will
comprise 70 per cent of the Russian Air
Force by 2020.
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IAF flies medical team, aid to Sri Lanka |
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July 2009
New Delhi, May 22. India dispatched a team
of 27 doctors and paramedics to the war
ravaged northern Sri Lanka, where the large
civilian Tamil population is still reeling
under the effects of the civil war.
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IAF needs aircraft in adequate numbers |
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June 2009
Air Chief Marshal P V Naik says that aircraft
numbers are as A important as technology
and that “both these considerations have
their own specific compulsions.”
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IAF
setting up secure network |
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June
2009
The Indian Air Force is creating a robust
and secure network system to link all its
aircraft and other assets.
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India
inducts its first AWACs |
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June
2009
New Delhi. India inducted its Airborne
Warning and Control Systems (AWACs) aircraft
Thursday My 28th with Defence Minister A
K Antony handing over the ceremonial key
of the aircraft to the Indian Air Force
(IAF).
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India
floats tender for Combat and Heavy Lift helicopters
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June
2009
New Delhi. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has
released the much-awaited tenders for 22
combat and 15 heavy lift helicopters to
US, European and Russian manufacturers.
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Spectacular
Aero India 2009 |
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March 2009
Bangalore. The five-day Aero India 2009
was an impressive show, and better than
before with an increasing number of foreign
and Indian participants, thanks to the Indian
Air Force’s mega plans for transformation
to 42 squadrons by 2022 and an ultramodern
infrastructure and networking of assets.
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The
Bravehearts who Launced IAF’s Strategic Airlift
Capability |
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March 2009
Agra. A It was on 11th April 1985 that
the mighty Il 76 entered the Indian Air
Force transport fleet, giving IAF strategic
airlift capability for the first time.
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IAF,
Phalcons and Net Centricity |
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March 2009
New Delhi. There is a saying that the journey
of a thousand miles begins with the first
step, and the Indian Air Force’s first major
step towards net centricity with links to
ground stations from air to carry out aerial
interceptions and control is about to begin
with the induction of the first of three
A-50E/ Phalcon Airborne Warning & Control
Systems (AWACS) aircraft beginning May 2009.
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IAF
should induct the MRCA by 2014, says Air Chief
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February 2009
New Delhi. The Indian Air Force (IAF) will
begin flight trials of all the six competing
Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) within
the next few months with a timeline to induct
them latest by end-2014.
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IAF
acquires all 3 Boeing Business Jets for VIPS
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February 2009
New Delhi. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has
acquired all the three Boeing Business Jets
(BBJs) it had ordered from the US company.
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IAF
looking for Heavy to Very Lift Transport Aircraft
and Helicopters |
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February 2009
New Delhi. The Indian Air Force (IAF) will
shortly float tenders for 40 to 70 tonne
class of transport aircraft as well as Heavy
Lift helicopters to replace its Soviet vintage
Mi 26 machines.
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Aero
India 2009 |
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December 2008
Bangalore. India Strategic will release
its February issue and three editions of
Show Dailies at the Aero India 2009 beginning
here February 11.
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Future
of Military Aviation and Indian Air Force |
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October 2008
New Delhi. What will be future of air power,
and that of the Indian Air Force (IAF) in
the coming years?
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Indian
Aerospace Sector needs around $ 100 billion
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October 2008
New Delhi. The technologydriven aerospace
sector in India needs an investment of US$
100 billion, according to Air Chief Marshal
F H Major.
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IAF
in “A Very Comprehensive Modernisation Programme,”
says Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major in
his Inaugural Address at the N-SAT, Sep 25,
2008 |
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October 2008
New Delhi. Air Chief Marshal Tyagi, Air
Marshal Goel, Mr Luthra, Chief Editor, India
Strategic, Representatives from
the Industry, Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen.
It gives me great pleasure to be here this
morning and address an audience that is
so much a participant in the future growth
of the Indian Air Force.
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IAF
aiming for Diverse Capabilities, says Vice
Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal P V Naik in
his Keynote Address on Fighter Technology
and Advance Systems, Sep 26, 2008 |
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October 2008
New Delhi. Mr Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen.
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India
needs a ‘High-end Capability Air Force”, Says
Mr Shekhar Dutt, Deputy National Security
Advisor, in his Valedictory Speech at the
N-SAT, Sep 26, 2008 |
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October 2008
New Delhi. Air Chief Marshal Tyagi, Air
Marshal Goel, Mr Gulshan Luthra and friends.
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Indian
Air Force and its Transport Fleet |
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October 2008
New Delhi. The Indian Air Force was officially
established on 8 October 1932, that being
the date of its formal constitution.
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BEML
Aerospace Takes Off |
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October 2008
Bangalore. New Frontiers and New Dreams
are the two cornerstones of BEML Limited,
one of India’s most respected public sector
companies in defence.
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Exercise
Red Flag |
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September 2008
New Delhi. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has
done it again. It’s simply proved that it
is as good as any, and earned raise from
the partners in the friendly, but nearrealistic
Red Flag Exercise held at the Nellis Air
Force Base in the deserts of Nevada this
August.
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New
Aircraft and Helicopters for the Indian Prime
Minister |
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September 2008
New Delhi.The Indian Air Force (IAF) is
set to get its second Boeing 737-700 Business
jet for VIP operations next month, and the
last and third within 60 days after that.
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IAF
orders Israeli Spyder Missile |
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September 2008
New Delhi. India has signed an agreement
with Israel to acquire 18 Spyder Surface
to Air Missiles (SAMs) to protect high-value
assets of the Indian Air Force (IAF).
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IAF
inducts indigenously built Hawk AJT |
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August 2008
New Delhi. India has signed an agreement
with Israel to acquire 18 Spyder Surface
to Air Missiles (SAMs) to protect high-value
assets of the Indian Air Force (IAF).
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Akash
for IAF |
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May 2008
New Delhi. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has
finally decided to home on the indigenous
Akash Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) to protect
its airbases.
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IAF
inducts the Akash missile |
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May 2008
New Delhi. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has
decided to induct two squadrons of the indigenous
Akash Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM).
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Indian
Air Force To Acquire 24 Attack And 12 Heavy
Lift Helicopters |
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February 2008
New Delhi. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is
set to acquire 24 new attack helicopters
and 12 heavy lift helicopters to replace
and augment its Soviet-era fleets.
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Transformation
IAF, $ 70 billion to be spent over the next
20 Years |
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February 2008
New Delhi. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has
initiated a major transformation process,
requiring around US$ 70 billion over the
next few years.
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MRCA
Induction by 2012 |
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February 2008
New Delhi. The Indian Air Force (IAF) should
start getting delivery of its 126 Multi
Role Combat Aircraft (MRCAs) from 2012 onwards.
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Fifth
Generation Fighter Aircraft |
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February 2008
New Delhi. The Fifth Generation Fighter
Aircraft (FGFA) for the Indian Air Force
(IAF) should be inducted in 2016.
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IAF
to buy 40 more Hawk Advanced Jet Trainers |
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February 2008
New Delhi. The Indian Air Force (IAF) will
buy 40 more Hawk Advanced Jet trainers (AJTs).
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IAF
Platinum Jubilee Celebrations |
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October 2007
The President, Vice-President, Prime Minister,
Finance Minister, Communications & IT
Minister, Marshal of the Air Force Arjan
Singh, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and
many dignitaries and diplomats attended
the Air Force Day Reception hosted by Chief
of Air Staff FH Major at the Air House.
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Indian
Air Force, 75 and Beyond |
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October 2007
New Delhi. Air power is about reach, deployed
successfully in World Wars I and II, and
then about technology, increasingly developed
and used from then onwards. It was a game
of numbers, bravery and skill at dogfights,
which the pioneer pilots of the Indian Air
Force (IAF) played like their counterparts
elsewhere, and distinguished themselves.
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Aerial
dogfights will remain relevant forever, says
ace pilot |
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October 2007
Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh). In an era of
beyond visual range (BVR) and fire-and-forget
missiles, the art of aerial combat -- dogfights
in military parlance -- will forever be
relevant
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Raytheon’s
AESA Radar |
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September 2007
The Active Electronically Scanned Array
(AESA) Radar is regarded a key to modern
and future warfare systems
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Self
Reliance in Aviation Lubricants |
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August
2007
New Delhi. Three years ago, an article in
a US journal described how the US sanctions
had hurt India: HAL Hedges - US sanctions
were a bitter experience for Indian manufacturer. |
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Lockheed,
Wipro set up Network Centric Operation Centre |
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August
2007
Gurgaon. US Military systems giant Lockheed
Martin and India's leading IT company Wipro
have joined hands to set up a Network Centric
Operations Centre in India to develop new
network enabled capabilities for the world
market. |
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IAF
Helicopters |
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August
2007
New Delhi. The Indian Air Force (IAF) will
buy a large number of Eurocopter Fennec AS
550 C3 helicopters to replace its ageing fleet
of Chetak and Cheetah helicopters. |
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BOEING
offers Chinook helicopters to India |
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August
2007
Philadelphia. Boeing is offering its Chinook
CH 47F, the US Army version, to the Indian
Air Force (IAF) for multi role missions but
Indian forces could go in for specilised variants
if they opted to. |
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IAF
expects to induct the new Combat Jets by 2012 |
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August
2007
New Delhi. India released the much-awaited
tender for 126 multi role combat aircraft
(MRCA) to six manufacturers August 28, with
the Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief of Air Staff
saying that “he expected the new jets
to be inducted before or by 2012.” |
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India
to build advanced attack helicopter |
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July
2007
Paris. Helicopters
are playing an increasingly significant role
in military aviation due to their versatile
capability in reaching tough terrain and being
able to land and lift material without forward
motion. |
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How
will IAF acquire its multi-role jets? |
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July
2007
New Delhi. The Indian Ministry of Defence
has dropped the life-cycle cost calculation
for its coming tender for 126 new Multi Role
Combat Aircraft (MRCA) as there will be too
many “imponderables” over the
rather long life of these jets extending up
to around 2050. |
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India
set to acquire precision bomb technology |
| |
July
2007
Paris. Precision
bombing with maximum impact and minimal collateral
damage is the key to warfare now and later. |
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All
new MRCA to be purchased from one company |
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July
2007
India Strategic
had an informative interview session with
the Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief of Air Staff,
Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi major, on the
eve of the Paris Air Show. This is the first
part of the exhaustive interview, aimed at
the IAF’s Multi Role Combat Aircraft
(MRCA) requirement. The 2nd part, on other
issues, will be carried in the next edition. |
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