All India articles – Page 7
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Rafale fighter production 'alive' for next decade
Dassault can secure sufficient additional orders for the Rafale fighter to take production to at least 2030, but is unconcerned over any potential production gap with the next-generation combat aircraft it is developing alongside Airbus.
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NewsIndia confirms loss of MiG-21 in Pakistan skirmish
India's foreign ministry has confirmed that one of its air force's Mikoyan MiG-21 fighters has been shot down amid escalating tensions with its neighbour, Pakistan.
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OpinionOPINION: Lockheed's F-21 reveal: marketing or masterstroke?
What’s in a name – particularly when your product seemingly already has more than enough of them to choose from?
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NewsAERO INDIA: Boeing offers India futuristic Super Hornet factory
Boeing has promoted its industrial capabilities in India, as it eyes potential deals to sell the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to the nation's air force and navy.
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AERO INDIA: Display team loses Hawks in mid-air collision
A day before the opening of the Aero India show, the Surya Kiran display team has lost two BAE Hawk 132 advanced jet trainers during a practice session, with one pilot killed in the accident.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Tejas regaining its lustre
India's state owned airframer Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) could soon be left with the Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) as its sole fighter production line on completion of manufacturing under licence of the Sukhoi Su-30MKI next year, ending a 222-aircraft production run.
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OpinionOPINION: Firms must ignore procurement chaos to tap Indian riches
India, says Teal Group analyst Richard Aboulafia, “is seen as a very big, but very difficult market”.
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems adds Indian office and executive
Eyeing future business with India’s military, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA ASI) opened a new office in New Delhi and added an executive dedicated to securing defence deals with the country.
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SpiceJet takes first 90-seat Q400
Bombardier has delivered its very first 90-seat Q400 turboprop, handing over the first of 25 such aircraft to Indian airline SpiceJet.
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NewsIndia's Tejas clears in-flight refuelling hurdle
India’s long-delayed Tejas programme has successfully demonstrated the ability of a specially modified Mk1 example of the fighter to undergo air-to-air refuelling behind an Ilyushin Il-78MKI tanker.
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NewsIndian army picks SpyLite UAV
India's army has selected the SpyLite mini unmanned air vehicle offered by Cyient Solutions & Systems for a high-altitude surveillance requirement.
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NewsPICTURES: Indian air force Apache, Chinook make flight debuts
India's dual programme to introduce Boeing's AH-64E Apache and CH-47F Chinook rotorcraft has cleared a significant milestone, with first examples of each type having been flown for the first time.
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State Department approves sale of six AH-64E Apaches to India
The State Department approved a possible direct commercial sale of six Boeing AH-64E Apache helicopters to India for an estimated cost of $930 million on 12 June.
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India expands Dhruv cockpit upgrade
Israel Aerospace Industries' Lahav division has received a follow-on contract to continue an avionics upgrade on the Indian armed forces' Hindustan Aeronautics Dhruv advanced light helicopters.
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India re-opens competition to supply 110 fighters
A global competition to sell more than 100 fighters to the Indian air force re-opened for the third time in a decade on 6 April.
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AAR hopes to open Indian MRO site near year-end
US aircraft maintenance provider AAR expects its planned MRO facility in Indian will open for business near the end of 2018 or at the beginning of 2019, says a top AAR official.
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Milan court quashes convictions in Indian AW101 case
A Milan court has overturned the bribery convictions of two former senior Finmeccanica executives in relation to the sale of VVIP helicopters to India.
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Indian air force test fires air-launched Brahmos missile
The Indian air force test-fired the Mach 2.8 Brahmos cruise missile from an aircraft for the first time on 22 November, moving the anti-ship and land attack capability a step closer to operational use.
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India shoots down Spike missile acquisition
India's defence ministry has scrapped a $500 million deal with Israeli guided weapons specialist Rafael, instead asking its Defence Research and Development Organisation to provide an indigenous alternative.
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Upgraded maritime Jaguar makes first flight
Indian state-owned airframer Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has performed the maiden flight of an upgraded two-seat, maritime-strike Sepecat Jaguar fitted with an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.