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Mi-17V5 Helicopters to Continue as Indian VVIP Transport
July 19, 2015 @ 02:11 PMIndia will continue using six Mi-17v5 helicopters for VVIP travel as the possibility of reviving the AgustaWestland chopper deal looks remote. With two helicopters mothballed and further deliveries effectively cancelled as India has claimed its bank guarantee, the deal with AgustaWestland seems as good as dead
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Nuke Deal Not To Affect S-300 Missile Sale To Iran
July 16, 2015 @ 10:47 AMThe five year extension of UN arms embargo against Iran will have no effect for Russian plans to sell S-300 surface-to-air (SAM) anti-missile defense systems to Tehran. “The SAM is merely a defensive system which fell neither under the 2010 sanctions, when they introduced, nor now that an agreement has been reached as a result of talks between Iran and six mediatory countries on the Iranian nuclear program to extend arms embargo for five years,” an unnamed source was quoted as saying by Interfax on July 14 hours after Defenseworld
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Saab Offers Gripen Fighters in Fly-Away Condition to India
July 10, 2015 @ 01:43 PMSaab has offered to supply an unspecified number of Gripen Aircraft in a fly-away condition to the Indian Air Force (IAF) to replenish its fleet in the short term. Sources told defenseworld
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New RFI Likely in Indian Future Infantry Combat Vehicle Project
July 2, 2015 @ 03:40 PMThe Indian MoD may issue a new Request for information (RFI) for procurement of the Future Infantry Combat Vehicle(FICV) either under the Make (Indian) or Buy and Make (Indian) programs. Informed sources told
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More to Eurofighter's Optimism On India Sale Than Meets the Eye
June 29, 2015 @ 01:49 PMEurofighter seems to have grown in confidence regarding a possible sale of the Typhoon fighter aircraft to India. Eurofighter executives have been proactive in engaging Indian officials in recent weeks even as India-France talks are ongoing to wrap up the government-to-government deal for 36 Rafale aircraft
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Future Ready Combat Vehicle to Attract Global Land Systems Companies
June 29, 2015 @ 09:45 AMThe Indian Army's Request for proposals (RFP) for the design and manufacture of a Future Ready Combat Vehicle (FRCV) is expected to get overwhelming response from both International and local companies. Industry sources told
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Yak-130 To Be Reconfigured As Fighter-Bomber For Export
June 19, 2015 @ 04:13 PMRussia plans to re-configure its Yakovlev Yak-130 combat training aircraft into a fighter-bomber for export. The highly manoeuverable aircraft would challenge the likes of the Saab Gripen, BAE Systems Hawk 200 and the Pakistani-Chinese JF-17
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Dassault Hopes to Manufacture Rafale under ‘Make in India’
June 16, 2015 @ 08:22 AMDassault is expecting to manufacture an unspecified number of Rafale aircraft under the ‘Make in India program in addition to the order for 36 off-the-shelf planes which it is negotiating with the Indian MoD. Eric Trappier, CEO of Dassault said during the course of a press conference with the French media last Friday , "I'm cautious but we believe that the needs of the Indian air force exceed by far the 36 aircraft
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Has India Put the FGFA Project with Russia on Back-burner?
June 15, 2015 @ 02:07 PMIndia may delay its involvement in the Future Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) Project with Russia and instead focus on the acquisition of medium multi role combat aircraft(MMRCA) such as the Dassault Rafale and another lighter jet to meet the immediate requirements of the Indian Air Force. Informed sources told Defenseworld
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India May Take RFP Route for Proposed Light Fighter Purchase
June 11, 2015 @ 02:42 PMIndia may take the request for proposals (RFP) route to buy a light fighter aircraft to replace its ageing fleet of MiG-21s instead of doing a direct government-to-government or commercial deal with a single vendor. Informed sources told defenseworld
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