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Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster Aircraft Underutilized: CAG Report

July 27, 2016 @ 10:19 AM

Indias Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), in its report tabled in the Parliament Tuesday, has slammed both the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Boeing for various shortcomings in $2.7 billion contract for the C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft
Taiwan’s Military To Implement New Missile Activation Procedure

July 25, 2016 @ 09:55 AM

Taiwan's Armed Forces have requested a top military research facility to come up with a safety measure which will be applied ahead of any missile launches in future following a deadly misfire incident occurred on July 1. A senior military source told the Central News Agency that the Defense Ministry had asked the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) to come up with new safety mechanism before a missile could be launched
No Ground Troops, Only French Weapons For Iraq : Hollande

July 22, 2016 @ 02:30 PM

France will supply weapons to Iraq but will not deploy troops in its fight against the Islamic State group, President Francois Hollane said Friday. "This morning at the defence council, I took the decision as part of the anti-Daesh coalition to make weapons available to Iraqi forces," Hollande was quoted as saying by AFP
DPRK Launches 2 Scuds, 1 Rodong Ballistic Missiles In Reply To South’s...

July 19, 2016 @ 05:00 AM

North Korea launched two short-range Scud missiles and one Rodong intermediate-range missile Tuesday in response to Seoul-Washingtons decision to deploy Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) to South Korea. "U
Mahindra To Manufacture Airbus AS565 MBe Panther Helicopter Airframe Parts

July 13, 2016 @ 08:46 AM

Airbus Helicopters has awarded a contract to Mahindra Aerostructures to make airframe parts for the AS565 MBe Panther. These parts will be produced at the Mahindra facility in Bengaluru, India
HAL, Safran Joint Venture To Support Helicopter MRO

July 12, 2016 @ 11:35 AM

Indias Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) and Safran Helicopter Engines have signed an agreement to form a joint venture support center in India to provide Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services for Safran TM333 and HAL Shakti engines. The agreement was signed by DK Venkatesh, Director, Engg, and R&D, HAL, and Bruno Even, CEO-Turbomeca, at the ongoing Farnborough International Airshow in the presence of T Suvarna Raju, CMD-HAL and Philippe Petitcolin, CEO-Safran
US Plans To Use Indian Satellite For Weather Updates On Afghanistan

July 11, 2016 @ 08:25 AM

The US is planning to use the services of an Indian satellite to get quicker weather information in war-torn Afghanistan, crucial for the movement of its military assets, the Pentagon has said. The Pentagon decided to use the Indian satellite after European weather satellites were moved to cover operations in Iraq and Syria, following which it explored the possibility of taking the services of Chinese satellites but dropped the idea after initial evaluation due to hacking apprehensions by the Chinese, PTI reported Sunday
Long-body Version of Chinese Y-20 Military Transport Aircraft Planned

July 8, 2016 @ 12:17 PM

A long-body version of the Chinese Y-20 Military Transport Aircraft is being planned to increase the aircrafts weight carrying capacity. The aircraft, which looks similar to the now discontinued Boeing C-17 military transport, is meant to carry military and civilian cargo over long distances
AgustaWestland To Establish Helicopter MRO Plant In Algeria: Reports

July 5, 2016 @ 03:14 PM

AgustaWestland will set up a Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) facility in Poland alongwith two state-owned investment companies. "The National Investment Council (NIC) and the Council of State holdings (CPE) have agreed to create a high-end helicopter manufacturing plant and much of these will be for the export market
Will India Ditch GE Engines For Reviving ‘Kaveri’ Project With French Offer?

July 5, 2016 @ 01:50 PM

Hindustan Aeronautics Limiteds (HAL) commitment to order 99 GE F414 engines for Indias Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) program in 2012 might possibly be left unfulfilled if Frances lucrative offer to invest EUR 1 billion in the indigenous ‘Kaveri jet engine project is taken up by the Indian government. According to a report by

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