Minister of State for Defense, Mallipudi Mangapati Pallam Raju, accompanied by the deputy chief of the Indian Navy, Vice Admiral Satish Soni, asked the Bell Boeing V-22 Tiltrotor Team for a briefing on the aircraft.
MMRCA quotes ready to be opened
The commercial bids of the two surviving contenders in the Indian Air Force (IAF) tender for 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) are ready to be opened, according to the defense ministry.
Navy’s P-8I takes off
The Indian Navy’s first P-8I, Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft took off on its first flight on Wednesday from Renton field in the US State of Washington, taking off at 1202 hours and landing two hours and 31 minutes later, at Boeing field in Seattle.
First look: The Navy’s new P-8I
The Indian Navy’s first P-8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft looks painted and ready. But the crucial bells and whistles are still to come and the aircraft will be delivered in early 2013, ahead of seven others.
Indian Navy’s first P-8I to fly this month
The Indian Navy’s first P-8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft is on the flightline at Renton and is expected to make its first flight later this month, on or about the 29th.


