The Indian Navy commissioned the first of two fleet tankers built by the Italian ship-builder Fincantieri on Friday. The INS Deepak (Lamp) was commissioned at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai by the Indian Defense Minister Arackaparambil Kurian Antony.
Month: January 2011
Airbus to pitch refueler at Aero India
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Airbus has pitched the aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF) competition for six mid-air refueling aircraft, in which it is likely to be competing with the Russian IL-78.
Indian dhow hijacked off Oman
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The dhow, al Musa, was on its way to the Persian Gulf and was crewed by fourteen Indian sailors. It is home-ported at Mandvi in Gujarat.
Image: Indian Navy’s 343 (UAV) Sqn in Gujarat
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The crest of the Indian Navy’s new UAV squadron, INAS (Indian Naval Air Squadron) 343, which will be commissioned in Porbandar in Gujarat on Monday. The squadron will operate Searcher and Heron UAVs. The navy’s first UAV squadron is INAS 342 based in Kochi in Kerala. The navy plans a third squadron at INS Parundu at Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu.
Win a Gripen flight at Aero India
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If you’ve ever dreamed about really, well and truly satisfying your need for speed, here’s your shot. Swedish defense company Saab has launched a contest that offers a grand prize of a flight on its Gripen NG fighter aircraft at Aero India next month.
Images: LCA Tejas IOC
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All images are kind courtesy and copyright Shiv Aroor.
F/A-18 can operate off roads too
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The Boeing F/A-18 Hornet is capable of operating off public roads like the Saab-built Gripen.
Saab to bring Gripen trio to Aero India
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Inderjit Sial, head of Saab in India told StratPost that while two of the aircraft would conduct flight displays, the third would be on static display.
Boeing offers souped-up F/A-18 for MMRCA
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US defense and aerospace company Boeing is offering a charged-up engine to power its F/A-18 Super Hornet, in the race to win the Indian Air Force (IAF) tender for 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA).
French carrier to exercise with Indian Navy
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The Indo-French naval exercise Varuna, beginning on Friday, will see the participation of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, alongside the Indian carrier INS Viraat, besides destroyers/frigates, tankers and submarines from both sides.
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.
Airbus to compete in IAF tanker tender
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Airbus will be submitting a bid in the tender for the purchase of six mid-air-refueling aircraft by the Indian Air Force (IAF).
MMRCA offsets reported compromised
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It was reported on Friday that an Indian Ministry of Defense secret file relating to offsets for the procurement of 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) by the Indian Air Force (IAF) was discovered on the roadside in New Delhi. Figuring out offsets for the MMRCA tender is a major hurdle for both the…
