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IAF INDUCTS ALH MK-III HELICOPTERS AT AIR FORCE STATION BAREILLY

Air Force Station Bareilly, one of the premier air bases of the Indian Air Force witnessed the induction of the first batch of ALH MK-III in the IAF. Air Marshal PS Gill, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Vayu Sena Medal, Senior Air Staff Officer, Central Air Command, Allahabad presided the induction ceremon...

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JAPAN ORDERS HELICOPTER MOUNTED LASER MINE DETECTION SYSTEMS

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has purchased four helicopter-mountable, laser mine detection systems to help protect its coastline and the daily maritime traffic coming in and out of the country's ports. This is the first direct commercial sale of Northrop Grumman Corporation's Airborne La...

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ELEVENTH C-5B AIRCRAFT INDUCTED TO BECOME SUPER GALAXY

Lockheed Martin inducted the 11th aircraft to the C-5M Super Galaxy production line on Feb. 1, 2012. Based at Dover Air Force Base, Del., this aircraft has supported the warfighter’s operations across the globe. It has delivered cargo in locations such as Iraq, Italy, Germany, Kuwait, Kyrgy...

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SINGAPORE & FRANCE TO ENHANCE DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY CO-OPERATION

Ingenieur Général de l'Armement (IGA) Laurent Collet-Billon, Director-General of the French Defence Technology and Procurement Agency, Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA), called on Singapore Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen this afternoon at the Singapore Ministr...

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DCNS LAUNCHES CONSTRUCTION OF BPC-TYPE VESSELS FOR RUSSIA

DCNS launched yesterday the construction at the STX shipyard at Saint-Nazaire of the first of two BPC-type vessels ordered by the Russian Federation. Russian and French guests of honour joined DCNS and STX employees for the official ‘first cut’ ceremony.Mr Andrei Petrovitch Vernigora,...

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Lead StoryLCA TEJAS: RISING AIR POWER
Some would say that the Indian Air Force (IAF) has an onerous task: the strategic job of safe guarding India’s vast borders in times of war and peace. From the Siachen Glacier and the mighty Himalayas tothe ‘shifting’ borders with China to the deserts of Rajasthan and volatile bord...
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Lead StoryMILITARY HELICOPTERS: BIRDS OF WAR
India’s military is preparing to expand its helicopter fleet over the next decade through imports and by inducting indigenously designed platforms but with imported technology and components for enhanced tactical and broader strategic deployment. By the end of the 13th Finance Plan in 2022 all...
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Lead StoryIAF MODERNIZATION: CLOUDY SKIES
On the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the Indian Air Force (IAF) in October 2010, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik, in a press conference, candidly stated that 50 percent of the assets of the IAF were ‘obsolete.’ While the disclosure triggered a bout of f...
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