Tag: helicopter

The Trouble with Chapter 7

The insertion of a ‘nationalisation clause’ in the strategic partnerships policy has left defence companies scratching their heads wondering how they can offer cutting edge technologies.

Video: RMAF H225M helo at #LIMA2015

Watch Airbus Helicopters’ Patrick Le Barbenchon as he walks you around the Royal Malaysian Air Force EC725 helicopter, now known as the H225M, at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace exhibition last week.

Boeing bullish on ‘Make in India’

“I think the policy makes all the sense in the world for what the Prime Minister wants to do for the aerospace and defense sector,” said Chris Raymond, VP for Business Development & Strategy at Boeing Defense Space & Security.

For Gallantry

The armed forces personnel to be awarded for gallantry this Independence Day include Major Mukund Varadarajan, who is being awarded the Ashok Chakra, posthumously.

AgustaWestland invokes arbitration in #ChopperScam

Click to enlarge: AgustaWestland AW101 | Image credit: Shruti Pushkarna/StratPost

In a statement issue today, the company said it was left ‘with no other option but to invoke arbitration through Counsel’. It said this came after it made several requests to the defense ministry for invoking bilateral discussions as provided in the contract.

What Ashton Carter wants from India

Carter is looking at the Indian defense ministry to make it easier for US companies to do business with it and wants resolution of issues related to offsets, limitation of liability and delays in decision-making.

Army Day Special: The Soaring Gideons

Your correspondent was invited to visit an army aviation squadron in Jammu and Kashmir, to get a first hand feel of their functioning. Take a look at the operating routine of the 202 Army Aviation Squadron (UH), which operates the Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH).