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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. »
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. »
Rafale wins Brazilian order
This may be significant for the Indian MMRCA contest as five of the original six contenders for the Brazilian order are also vying for Indian Air Force order. "We came up on top in the technical evaluation," said a source from Dassault, who also indicated the parameters of the two contests to be similar. »
Lockheed Martin cool about defense budget cuts
Calling the MMRCA important for the company, Orville Prins of Lockheed Martin indicated some of the other contenders in the race to be fighting to survive. »
Indian Navy returns from European exercises
Four ships of the Indian Navy that had been deployed for exercises in European waters since May, have returned home. This was the first time the joint Indo-British naval exercise Konkan and the joint Indo-French naval exercise Varuna have been conducted outside Indian waters. Images inside. »
IAF’s MMRCA trials to begin next week
StratPost has been reliably informed that the trials for the 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) are slated to begin in the last week of July or the first week of August. Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet is to be the first aircraft that will be tried out for the estimated $ 10 billion... »
Gripen takes a hit in MMRCA race after US bullying: Report
The Jerusalem Post has reported that under US pressure the Israeli Defense Ministry has ordered the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to withdraw from a project to jointly develop the Gripen IN with Gripen's parent company Saab. The Gripen IN is the aircraft Saab has been proposing to offer the Indian Air Force. »
Indian Navy on extensive western deployment
A squadron of four ships is on an extensive tour of ports in the Arabian Sea, Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, North Sea and the Baltic Sea. The ships will also conduct major exercises with Russia, the UK and France. »
Rafale still in MMRCA Race
The Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major implicitly confirmed the French Rafale fighter to be still in the running for the the $ 11 billion 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) tender, while stating the Technical Evaluations of the six contenders deal had been completed. »
MoD meet on Rafale rubbished
“Antony has categorically said no movement on defense contracts will take place until the formation of the new government and the presence of a new defense minister,” a source told StratPost. He also denied such a meeting took place. The Statesman has however, reported otherwise. »
Dassault responds to Rafale rejection
A source at Dassault told StratPost, "Other bidders might say on paper that they meet the requirements of the RfP. But if the others bidders say they meet the RfP requirements they are lying." Dassault has warned the claims made by bidders for the MMRCA may be exagerrated and may end up scuttling the... »
Rafale ejection from MMRCA race confirmed
Sources in the Indian Ministry of Defense told StratPost the aircraft was out of the running for failure to meet the General Staff Qualitative Requirements (GSQR) during the technical evaluation. Read the whole story behind the reasons for the disqualification of Dassault's aircraft. »
French Naval Rafales grounded by virus
French newspaper Liberation reported the virus to have infected the French Navy's databases leaving the Rafales 'nailed to the ground' on January 15 and 16 this year. The Dassault aircraft Rafale is one of the six contenders for the 126 MMRCA tender issued by IAF. »