*MMRCA Contract Update*
The request for proposal (RFP) document for the IAF’s proposed 126 medium multirole combat aircraft (MMRCA) purchase is complete and ready to be fired. The […]
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Aircraft And Helicopters
Winner of MiG Competition Takes the 35 Up
Got this e-mail release from RAC-MiG yesterday. Nice little snippet. On 29th May 2007, Wing Commander Sharad ‘Pasha‘ Pasricha, Suryakiran aerobatic team member flew a
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Su-30MKMs Fly, India’s Little Victory
This may be a touch parochial, but the delivery of the first two Su-30MKM fighters to the Royal Malaysian Air Force on May 24 at
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Army Asks For Man-Portable UAVs
Last week, the Army presented a fresh reworked QR to the Ministry of Defence for upto 32 man-portable UAVs for “tactical, point-of-interest imaging and rapid
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Israel and the MRCA
In the third week of April 2007, a small team from Israel’s MoD and IAI (unannounced, undisclosed) met with a team at Vayu Bhawan and
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Will the Chile deal work out for Dhruv?
The online business magazine domain-B reports that HAL has received an RfP from the Chilean government for the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv, and will
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Eurocopter Wins? 197 Army Choppers in the Bag
The Army’s massive contract for 197 light multirole high-altitude helicopters, as a fleet replacement for the Cheetah and Chetak fleets, is reported to be in
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The IJT Mishap: Eyewitness Account
What follows is an eye-witness account of the IJT accident at Aero India 2007 that we’ve discussed here before. This is an account by Aditya
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LiveFist Exclusive: Czech Manufacturer Reacts to LTTE’s Use of its Aircraft
There’s still a great sense of wonder about the LTTE’s use of Czech-built Zlin-143 aircraft for three three audacious bombing missions it carried out on
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The Emotions in Selling Weapons to India
I woke a few weeks ago to a shiny stack of the assorted Indian military magazines and journals I subscribe to, and in passing, made
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