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News September 6, 2011

Army aviation unit heads to Congo

An Indian Army aviation unit, comprising six light helicopters and 70 personnel, will leave Wednesday for a United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Congo’s restive Kivu province.

Obama offers trade-offs

President Barack Obama has placed the cape of a world power on India and held out the promise of global leadership, complete with matching veto.

Images: Fresh IAF airmen for Congo

A fresh batch of Indian Air Force airmen leave to replace the earlier contingent serving in the MONUC mission in Congo.

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Analysis February 7, 2012

StratPost tweeted facts about the Indian Air Force (IAF) tender for 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) and the participating aircraft last week. Here they are on a single page, for easy reference. And please feel free to add any more in the comments. They will be updated on this page.

Analysis February 7, 2012

Rafale wins MMRCA: The Cost

A cost escalation of 50 percent (INR 63,000 crore, in this case) or more, requires approval again from the Ministry of Finance, before the Defense Acquisitions Council (DAC) can proceed with it. With the cost of the tender for India safely ranging from INR 83,000 crore to 1,25,000 crore, the revision of the estimated expenditure on the MMRCA would require the approval of the finance ministry.

News January 31, 2012