IAF to open bids for heavy choppers, tankers (Lead)
September 20th, 2012 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 20 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) would soon open bids for heavy-lift helicopters and flight fueling tankers and finalise bids for 22 Apache attack choppers, IAF chief ... Read more...
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Government opens IAF’s combat helicopter bid (With images)
September 20th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The government is set to give the Indian Air Force (IAF) more firepower and capabilities during its 80th anniversary year: New combat and heavy-lift ... Read more...
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Defence modernisation in 2011: What’s done & what’s not (With Defence modernisation: Critical deals materialised, others faced time overruns)
December 27th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Here's the lowdown on what India accomplished in its defence modernisation and procurement plans in 2011 and what it could not complete.What Was Done:* Deal ... Read more...
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US hopes India will pick its military choppers
November 11th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 11 (IANS) After losing out to European competitors in the deal to supply India 126 multi-role combat jets, the United States has evinced strong interest in participating ... Read more...
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Antony warns defence firms against corruption
July 12th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) With India expected spend nearly $100 billion over the next decade on modern equipment for its armed forces, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Tuesday cautioned against ... Read more...
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India set to decide major military aircraft deals
June 16th, 2011 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) India is set to decide on possibly the world's biggest combat aircraft deal of this decade as well as those for new combat, utility ... Read more...
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Vivek Lall quits Boeing, to join Indian aerospace company
March 17th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Vivek Lall, the soft-spoken vice president for Boeing's defence, space and security operations in India, is quitting the world's biggest aerospace company to join one ... Read more...
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Indian defence deals worth $42 billion up for grabs
February 27th, 2011 - 10:48 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) India is in the process of signing defence deals worth nearly $42 billion, including a $10.4-billion deal for 126 multi-role combat aircraft, making it one of ... Read more...
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Indian Army refloats tenders for heavy guns
February 7th, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Gulshan Luthra
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The Indian Army has once again begun the process of acquiring heavy guns, floating tenders for both the towed and tracked systems that have a ... Read more...
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Post-Obama, India may get best of US technologies
November 21st, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Gulshan Luthra
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The goodwill generated by President Barack Obama's recent visit to India may lead to this country getting some of the best US defence and ... Read more...
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US defence and nuclear deals could touch $15 bn (Lead, with additional matter)
November 5th, 2010 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
By Gulshan Luthra
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) India is likely to indicate or announce defence and other deals with the US worth around $15 billion during President Barack Obama's Nov 6-9 ... Read more...
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US defence and nuclear deals could touch $15 bn
November 5th, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
By Gulshan Luthra
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) India is likely to indicate or announce defence and other deals with the US worth around $15 billion during President Barack Obama's visit.While India ... Read more...
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Flooding spreads to south Pakistan, hundreds of thousands evacuating villages
August 24th, 2010 - 12:53 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) -- Hundreds of thousands of people are evacuating their inundated villages, as the massive floods in Pakistan spread to the southern province of Sindh, the United Nations (UN) ... Read more...
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IAF expects combat jet selection within a year
August 4th, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
By Gulshan Luthra and Air Marshal Ashok Goel (Retd)
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) has submitted a report on the trials it has conducted on six combat ... Read more...
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IAF combat and heavy-lift chopper trials to begin by July
May 30th, 2010 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Gulshan R. Luthra
Philadephia, May 30 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) seems set for trials of new combat and heavy lift helicopters this summer, possibly from June or July, as ... Read more...
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India floats tender for combat, heavy lift helicopters (Lead)
May 27th, 2009 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
By Gulshan Luthra
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) To replace its ageing helicopter fleet, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has released the much-awaited tenders for 22 combat and 15 heavy lift choppers ... Read more...
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India floats tender for combat helicopters
May 27th, 2009 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS
By Gulshan Luthra
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) has released the much awaited tenders for 22 combat and 15 heavy lift helicopters to US, European and Russian ... Read more...
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