The validity of the bids for the Indian defence forces’ tender for 197 light utility and attack helicopters expired this week and there is no word if the two bidders, Eurocopter and Kamov will be called to extend or put in fresh bids for the long delayed contract. Earlier, AgustaWestland was disqualified from the tender on grounds that its helicopter did not meet important conditions in the RFP
The U.S
AeroVironment, Inc., Monrovia, Calif
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co
The Contract was signed between Flash Forge India Pvt. Ltd
The Helicopter Academy to Train by Simulation of Flying (HATSOFF), the joint venture between Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and CAE, has announced that its simulator cockpit for the civil/conventional variant of the Dhruv has been certified to Level D, the highest qualification for flight simulators, by India’s Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA). The civil/conventional Dhruv simulator cockpit has been integrated with the CAE-built full-mission simulator currently in operation at HATSOFF
General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, Calif
Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems of Redondo Beach, Calif. is being awarded a $427,900,000 contract modification which authorizes Northrop Grumman to perform design and development, including the incorporation of Department of Defense mission assurance and compliance requirements, to modify the National Polar Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System baseline to establish the Defense Weather Satellite System baseline
Aerojet General Corp., Rancho Cordova, Calif
The Boeing Co., Long Beach, Calif