Navy floats $900 mn tender for utility choppers
August 10th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Looking to replace its navy's ageing Chetak helicopter fleet, India has floated a $900-million global tender, after a five-year delay, to procure around 60 utility ... Read more...
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Indian Rotocraft starts building chopper production centre in Hyderabad
March 15th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 15 (IANS) Indian Rotorcraft, a joint venture of Tata Sons and AugustaWestland, has started work on a helicopter production facility here to assemble, customise and flight test new ... Read more...
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India scrambles after Italy probes VVIP chopper deal
February 24th, 2012 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) As Italy widens its anti-graft investigations to include the $800-million deal India signed with AgustaWestland for VVIP helicopters, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Friday asked officials ... Read more...
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IAF chopper fleet to fly high with 300 new machines
March 3rd, 2011 - 10:38 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter fleet is all set to get a boost during the next nine years with plans for inducting 300 attack, ... Read more...
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Chinese stealth fighter maker may soon be flying Obama in its choppers!
February 4th, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 4 (ANI): Barack Obama and future US presidents may one day fly on Chinese made helicopters, as the United States is looking to replace the aging Marine One fleet ... Read more...
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Infrastructure major hassle in helicopter industry growth
September 15th, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Major stakeholders in the helicopter industry Wednesday said the country can witness a doubling of its helicopter fleet in the next five years if the infrastructure and ... Read more...
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Indian Air Force conducting trials for attack helicopters
July 22nd, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Trials are underway for an Indian Air Force (IAF) order for 22 attack helicopters with two contenders in the fray - the US' Boeing AH-64D Apache and ... Read more...
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AgustaWestland-Tata establish JV for assembling choppers
February 16th, 2010 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and Tata Sons Tuesday signed an agreement for forming a joint venture company that will establish in India a final assembly line for ... Read more...
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