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New HAL Aircraft Engine Model Displayed at Aero India
February 18, 2015 @ 09:38 AMThe HAL pavilion is showcasing the model of Hindustan Turbofan engine (HTFE-25) at Aero India 2015. The medium-thrust class engine is currently being developed at the HAL facility in Bengaluru, and its the latest attempt of the company to develop larger engines for aircraft
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Saudi, UAE, Kuwait Helped Finance Egypt’s Rafale Buy
February 17, 2015 @ 01:48 PMSaudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait pumped US$19.5 billion into the Egyptian central bank which enabled French lending institutions to finance Cairos Dassault Rafale fighter purchase
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GE Engine For LCA Mark II To Be Certified By End 2015
February 17, 2015 @ 01:11 PMGE Aviation is expecting certification of the F414 engine for the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mark II fighter by this year-end, Mr Nalin Jain, CEO of GE Transportation and Aviation told Defenseworld.net
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Tail Section of C-130s are Made in India
February 16, 2015 @ 05:34 AMTail sections of C-130 aircraft for Lockheed Martins global customers are being made in India, Phil Shaw, chief executive of Lockheed Martin India told defenseworld.net
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Airbus Set to Sign Indian MRTT Tanker Contract
February 14, 2015 @ 10:35 AMAirbus and the Indian MoD are set to sign a contract to procure the multirole tanker transporter (MRTT) aircraft based on the A330 platform. Well informed officials told Defenseworld
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MMRCA Deal: Dassault Confirming to Indian RFP Conditions
February 11, 2015 @ 10:44 AMFrench aircraft manufacturer, Dassault is confirming to conditions laid down in the original request for proposals (RFP) in its conduct of negotiations with the contract negotiations committee (CNC) of the Indian MoD over the sale of 126 Rafale fighters. A senior Indian Air Force (IAF) officer in the know of things told Defenseworld
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India’s DRDO To Build Mark II Akash SAM With Longer Range Seeker...
January 23, 2015 @ 06:40 PMFor Defenseworld.net/BangaloreDefence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) sources say that they have moved a proposal to the government on building Mark II of the Akash missiles that will be upgraded by a longer range and sophisticated seeker
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LCA Tejas to be Star Attraction at Aero India 2015
January 18, 2015 @ 06:27 PMIndias Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas which was handed over to the Indian Air Force (IAF) yesterday is expected to be the star attraction at the Aero India 2015 event in Bangalore. The aircraft which had enthralled crowds at Aero India 2013 with its breath-taking aerobatics may put up an even more impressive show, now that it has completed its flight test program or Initial Operational Clearance –II which signifies that it is airworthy in different flying conditions
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As Sanctions Bite, Russia Offers Weapons for Goods
January 13, 2015 @ 01:45 PMAs Western sanctions have caused the Rouble to plummet to record lows, Moscow is hunting for weapons verses goods deals. Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov was in Thailand last week talking to the Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon where he proposed military cooperation and countertrade
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Dassault Insists on Latest Rafale Version for India, Doubles the Price
January 10, 2015 @ 02:55 PMDassault has offered the latest version of the Rafale fighter, the F3R for nearly double the price of the F3 version it originally bid with in the Indian fighter aircraft competition. The company is reportedy insisting that India take the latest version as the French company is upgrading aircraft in the French Air Force to the F3R version and all future aircraft manufactured will be of the latest version
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Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
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