Fighter Aircraft Contract
Rolls-Royce offers engines for Zorawar LT, futuristic fighter jet
Rolls-Royce has jumped into the fray, offering a portfolio of engines that encompasses every dimension of combat - underwater, surface, land and air
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India-US jet engine deal is revolutionary, says defence secretary Austin
The India-US deal to jointly produce fighter jet engines for the Indian Air Force is revolutionary, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers on Wednesday. The landmark deal was announced last June during the historic Official State Visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US. The General Electric signed a memorandum of understanding with Hindustan Aeronautics to make fighter jet engines for the IAF. Austin told the House Appropriations Subcommittee that the United States has a great relationship with India. We recently have enabled India to produce a jet weapon, a jet engine in India. And that's kind of revolutionary. That will provide a great capability to them. We are also co-producing an armoured vehicle with India," he said. "So, all of these things, when you add them up, are probably more than we have seen happen in that region in a very, very long time, Austin said.
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US approves sale of spare aircraft parts worth $425 million to Taiwan
The Biden administration on Tuesday signed off on two new significant arms sales to Taiwan in approvals that are sure to rankle China. The State Department said it had okayed sales worth more than USD 425 million of spare aircraft parts to support Taiwan's fleet of F-16 fighters, C-130 transport planes and other US-supplied weapons systems. The package includes USD 330 million in standard replacement parts and USD 98 million in non-standard equipment along with related accessories and logistics. The sales were announced just weeks after President Joe Biden met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for talks in Indonesia in which China's increasingly aggressive behaviour toward Taiwan was a major issue. China regards Taiwan as a renegade province and has vowed to reunify the island with the mainland by force, if necessary. It has roundly condemned previous US arms sales to Taiwan as violations of Washington's one-China policy" and is expected to react similarly to Tuesday's ...
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QRSAM: Indian Army clears quick reaction surface-to-air missile system
The QRSAM system is unique in its ability to operate on the move, searching for and tracking enemy targets; and then fire on a short halt
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With 150th C-130J, Lockheed-Tata JV shows it can build fighter wings
TLMAL is the single global source of empennage assemblies that are installed on Lockheed Martin's C-130J Super Hercules aircraft
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IAF signs deal with French Air Force to purchase phased out Mirage aircraft
In a step that will help in sustaining its fleet of Mirage-2000 fighter aircraft, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has signed a contract to buy phased out Mirages of the French Air Force
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China's aggression, urgent need for arms put 'Make in India' on back burner
A key overseas procurement the MoD has initiated is for light tanks.
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Govt starts process to procure 111 fighter jets, issues request for info
The planes have to be built in India as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's drive to build a domestic industrial base
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