Not that GE Aviation’s military engine business needed any more bad news, but India has decided to eliminate two U.S. contenders from a hotly contested $11 billion competition to supply 126 multipurpose fighter planes, according to this article in the Financial Times.
Boeing’s F/A-18...
So whats the catch ??/ I guess we will have to pay for those Rafales which we will purchase instead of upgrading Mirage 2000....and what will happen with ou mirage 2000 then? :)
So why did they even mention it ?? I mean its our money and its upto us whether we want to upgrade mirage or buy...
It would seem that US high-tech firm United Technologies has not fully exploited its first mover advantage. But the behemoth is now on the move in India
For the longest time, United Technologies (UTC) a $53.2 billion company appeared to be content with its pioneering history in India. Its...
Shillong, Apr 29 (PTI) If there is a repeal or dilution in the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), security forces will need some kind of powers as they don't have any administrative backup, Assam Rifles DG Lt Gen Rameshwar Roy today said."The armed forces in...
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I hope they sign n-MMRCA deal along with MMRCA so that prices could be negotiated but IN never did the technical evaluation....This deal is supposed to be signed in a couple of years...
Washington, April 29: The first signal that the Americans had lost their bid for 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft for the Indian Air Force came in March when Vivek Lall, Boeings country head in India for Integrated Defence Systems, resigned from the company.
Lall, son of a former Indian...
NEW DELHI: The US may be "deeply disappointed" by the ejection of its fighters from the $10.4 billion race to supply 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft to India, but it cannot shy away from the fact that it continues to gleefully corner a major chunk of the lucrative Indian defence market...
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Now TATA and Mahindra can also help in airframe, TCS, LnT infotech & Mahindra Satyam can help in software portion of aerospace sector and so on....
Please tell us more about this....500 UAV ??/100 attack drone ??/ And the uav developed by drdo is not likely to be produced by HAL.....For...
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Externally i don't think only a couple of changes are made....there should be an addition of in-flight refueling system...
I just hope these Mig29 doesn't take the place of Mig21 as flying coffin in the future....
MiG-29 is structurally flawed in that it has a tendency to develop cracks due...
Washington: US on Thursday appreciated India's broad-based developmental work in Afghanistan, but said Chinese interest in the war-torn country is likely to deepen, particularly if the security situation continues to improve.
In a report to the Congress as mandated under the National Defence...
New Delhi : Despite setbacks for US firms Lockheed-Martin and Boeing that were Wednesday eased out of India's shortlist for a $10.4-billion deal for 126 fighter jets, the country's ambassador here Timothy J. Roemer remains upbeat on defence ties.
"On defence, one simply has to look at the...
The Pentagon on Friday said it is deeply disappointed over two U.S. companies losing Indias multi- billion dollar combat fighter deal, but made it clear that the bilateral defence ties would not be affected.
In a separate development, without referring to the Medium Multi-Role Combat...
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Are there any more orders placed by our armed forces for Dhruv because 500 is a huge number ?? Although we actually need huge number of helicopters because of the size of our armed forces...
I don't think now India will accept this kind of deal....they had their chance....Also F15 silent eagle will come under heavy fighter category like Su30 mki while IAF is looking for Medium category....
Yeah its true....HAL has a huge modernization plan of around 4 billion $ and they are also getting enlisted....
DRDO is thinking about other companies for LCA production and in my opinion it will be the best decision ever....because HAL has many projects...From 2010 HAL will be involve in...