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IAF submits MMRCA report

By Saurabh Joshi

The Indian Air Force has submitted its report on the flight evaluation of the six aircraft competing to win the Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft contest to the Ministry of Defense. »

How many engines for the MMRCA?

By Saurabh Joshi

If the Indian Air Force has to choose, should it assume a single-engine aircraft to be cheaper or a twin-engine aircraft to be more reliable, to decide their choice for the 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft contest? »

Gripen, Eurofighter in Farnborough show-off

By Saurabh Joshi

While the Gripen NG demonstrator aircraft will be making its international public debut, first at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) at RAF Fairford, and then at Farnborough, the Eurofighter Typhoon will be displayed with full weapons payload, flying with all 13 hard points occupied. »

Blog: Saab’s new Gripen India website

By Saurabh Joshi

Saab has created a new website especially focusing on its campaign to win the 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft tender of the Indian Air Force. »

Blog: Eurofighter gets good vibes on MMRCA

By Saurabh Joshi

Bernhard Gerwart, CEO of Military Air Systems at EADS Defence & Security, said, "Yesterday, I had some meetings with the leaders of the IAF and the MoD and it was more or less confirmed that we had done the flight trials very well," adding, "Mind you it's just a feeling," while pointing out the... »

F/A-18 as good as 5th gen: US Navy

By Saurabh Joshi

The US Navy has compared the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet to fifth generation fighter aircraft, making a strong pitch for its selection in the 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) contest of the Indian Air Force (IAF). It also said intends to keep the aircraft in service beyond 2035. »

Indian fighter deal vendors to revise prices

By Saurabh Joshi

The Ministry of Defense has asked the vendors for the IAF's MMRCA tender to either renew their existing commercial bids or submit fresh bids altogether, as the original bids are to expire on Wednesday. »

Blog: Fighter deals depend on politics

By Saurabh Joshi

To show that political lightweight Sweden can play the game too, King Carl Gustaf is in Brazil to pitch for the Gripen. »

MMRCA to be political decision: Eurofighter

By Saurabh Joshi

Trials unlikely to end with a clear result. »

Antony and Jobin

By Saurabh Joshi

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Gripen presents naval variant to navy

By Saurabh Joshi

Gripen has made presentations of its Sea Gripen fighter aircraft to the Indian Navy last week. »

Blog: Antony the fighter jock!

By Saurabh Joshi

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

By Saurabh Joshi

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

By Saurabh Joshi

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. »

US-India ties boost Boeing’s prospects

By Saurabh Joshi

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. »

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