Japan has asked for 63 conventional F-35A & 42 F-35B Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing aircraft, and also plans to build its own stealth fighter by 2031.
Tag: Royal Air Force
U.S. clears $23B F-35 sale to Japan
Airbus sees potential for A400M in India
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•RAF Eurofighters, Airbus A-330 tanker to stop by in Delhi
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•Airbus offers IAF upgraded A-330 tanker
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•Riding the Atlas
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•Airbus A-330 MRTT for the IAF
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•HAL looks to build 20 BAE Systems’ Hawk trainer jets
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•India’s HAL has issued an RFP to BAE Systems for the license production of 20 Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer aircraft, meant to replace the HJT-16 Kiran Mk II aircraft of the IAF’s Surya Kiran aerobatics team.
British aerospace firms eye partnerships at air show
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•About 40 leading British aerospace firms will participate in Aero India 2011, the Bangalore air show next week to forge partnerships and joint ventures with Indian companies, the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) office said Thursday.
Eurofighter offers ‘Star Wars’ helmet to IAF
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•Company sources said that the Eurofighter Typhoon Helmet Mounted Symbology System was part of its bid to win the 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) tender. The helmet can enable a pilot to lock-on target and shoot by voice command, merely after looking at the target.
Eurofighter gets in-helmet targeting system
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•The press release issued by BAE Systems, announcing the Helmet Mounted Symbology System, calls it something out of Star Wars.
Images: IAF-RAF drill
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•An IAF Sukhoi-30 MKI takes off during Indradhanush.
IAF-RAF drill begins
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•Warbirds of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the British Royal Air Force (RAF) took off on Wednesday to match skills against each other in the joint exercise Indradhanush (Rainbow) at IAF Kalaikunda, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal.
IAF-RAF exercise next week
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•For the first time, the 17-day exercise will include the IAF’s IL-76 AWACS and the RAF’s Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft.
Air chief visits UK
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•Indian Navy on extensive western deployment
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•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.