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Gripen presents naval variant to navy
Gripen has made presentations of its Sea Gripen fighter aircraft to the Indian Navy last week. »
Blog: Antony the fighter jock!
Our man seems to be no less enthused by fighter aircraft than the average guy. Turns out, he walked unannounced into the Eurofighter stall and going straight to the Flight Simulator, clambered in, said eyewitnesses. »
Lockheed Martin to show off LCS and UUV at DefExpo
The arms firm also plans to display its Littoral Combat Ship, Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle (RMMV), an unmanned, semi-submersible system for Mine Warfare and Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) as well as the Marlin Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV). »
Saab offers naval Gripen to India
The company is pitching a little-known naval variant of its Gripen NG fighter, called the Sea Gripen, which is intended to be capable of both CATOBAR as well as STOBAR carrier operations. »
Top Israeli defense official in India
The Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Defense, Brigadier General Pinchas Buchris is to arrive in India on Monday to hold meetings on Tuesday with officials from the Indian Ministry of Defense and security establishment. »
US-India ties boost Boeing’s prospects
Vivek Lall, head of Boeing’s defense unit in India, talks about how growing US-India relations have helped Boeing’s prospects, in a wide-ranging conversation. »
IAF Sukhoi crashes over Pokhran
The Indian Air Force has reported the crash of a Sukhoi 30 MKI aircraft south-west of Pokhran on Monday evening. »
US OK with systems for Gripen?
The US has agreed to the fitting of Royal Thai Air Force Gripen aircraft with its weapons systems. »
Boeing bids for Indian chopper deals
Boeing has bid to supply 22 attack and 15 heavy-lift helicopter to the IAF, offering the Apache and the Chinook. »
IAF looks at enlisted ground staff to pilot UAVs
The Indian Air Force is looking at ground personnel to pilot its Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) because of the existing shortage of pilots and is likely to allow qualifying PBORS (Personnel Below Officer Ranks) to become UAV pilots as well. »
Blog: China on my mind
StratPost's Saurabh Joshi tries to analyze the fortnight-long controversy over intrusions by the Chinese People's Liberation Army across the Line of Actual Control into India and the larger environment between the two countries from which this flare-up has arisen. »
IAF airlift reach gets closer to LAC
The IAF's airlift capability has been extended, with an AN-32 landing at Nyoma airfield in Eastern Ladakh, close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The AN-32 can carry up to 50 passengers. »
MMRCA trials: Chance to match highest take-off record
The flight trials currently underway are not only a test for the selection of aircraft for the IAF, but also an opportunity for the six contenders to set records for a take-off from the highest altitude in the world, from the runway at Leh. »
Brazilian U-Turn: Relief and Confusion for Rivals
The news of the reprieve is greeted with honest bewilderment. "We don't know what's happening," said one official from the Swedish vendor, a rival to Dassault's Rafale of France for the Brazilian order. Indications are also being drawn from the absence of the Brazilian Air Force chief at the announcement of the deal. »