Boeing: Indian Air Force Have Got 37 Advanced Military Helicopters
India finalized a multi-billion dollar contract with Boeing to procure 22 Apache helicopters and 15 Chinooks for the IAF in September 2015. Both the Apache and Chinook helicopters have been pressed into service as part of the air force's deployment along the Line of Actual Control. New Delhi: In the midst of heightened tension between India and China, US aerospace major Boeing delivered the final five of the 22 Apache attack helicopters to the Indian Air Force last month, and the fleet has now been part of the assets deployed in key …
India spikes US' Javelin missiles for Israel's 'Spike'
NEW DELHI: India today decided to buy 8,356 Spike anti-tank guided missile and 321 launchers from Israel for Rs 3,200 crore, rejecting US offer of Javelin missiles that Washington was lobbying hard for. The decision was taken following a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, that lasted for over two hours with Defence Secretary, the Chiefs of all three services, DRDO Chief and other senior officials attending it. India will outright buy 8,356 missiles and 321 launchers from the Israeli firm Ra…
Govt to take call on key defence deals worth Rs 70,000 crore
NEW DELHI: The government is all set to take a call on two critical but long-delayed projects to plug operational military gaps in conventional diesel-electric submarines and anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), which together will cost well upwards of Rs 70,000 crore over the next decade or so. Defence ministry sources said the two projects would be discussed by the defence acquisitions council (DAC) to be chaired by Arun Jaitley on Saturday. "Though there will be other items on the agenda, including the order for another 12 Dornier a…
Apache capability blitzkrieg for IAF as decks cleared for deal
As the IAF awaits contract signature on the keenly awaited Apache attack helicopter deal, it has been given a chance to savour the future of its attack copter capability through three recent events where the Apache was deployed. The material, made available through the Air Wing at the Indian Embassy in Washington D.C., depicts U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters conducting operations this month (August 2014) off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) deployed in the Persian Gulf, a capability the Indian Ai…
India nears $2.5 billion deal for Boeing military helicopters
New Delhi: India has decided to acquire Boeing's Chinook and Apache helicopters, a defence ministry official said on Saturday, in a deal valued at $2.5 billion that could ease strained ties between New Delhi and Washington. The new nationalist-led government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has grand plans to vastly strengthen India's military capability, in order to play its role as a regional power and meet challenges posed by a rising China and arch rival Pakistan. "The defence acquisition council has cleared the last h…
DAC to Take up Big Ticket Defence Purchases
The Centre is likely to take up big ticket defence purchases, worth over `20,000 crore, including Chinook heavy lift helicopters and Apache attack helicopters for the Indian Air Force (IAF) during the meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Friday. Sources said the DAC, headed by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, may also discuss the `7,000 crore Arjun MK-II procurement case of the Army along with several other projects of the Navy. “The DAC may also discuss the role of agents in the defence procurement procedure in the wake …
US overtakes all to become India's largest defence supplier
Stunning new figures on Indian defence imports by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley in Parliament on Tuesday have revealed that for the first time, the United States has overtaken all competitors to become India's largest defence supplier in the past three financial years. The statistics revealed by Jaitley, who holds dual charge of defence and finance ministries, show that almost 40 per cent of the money spent by India on defence imports in the past three years have gone to the Americans, followed by the Russians (30 per cent) and th…
Why is India offering to buy more US helicopters
(Reuters) - India has offered to significantly increase an order for U.S. attack helicopters, Indian officials said, as U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel began a visit to New Delhi on Thursday aimed at boosting defence and strategic ties. The Apache gunships and a deal for Chinook helicopters, both built by Boeing, will top the agenda in Hagel's talks on Friday with the new administration led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India has offered a follow-on order of 39 AH-64D Apache helicopters in addition to the 22 now being negot…
India may award Chinook and Apache contracts this year
Boeing is anticipating contract awards for 15 CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters and 22 AH-64E Apache combat helicopters from India by later this year. Currently in last signature routing with the Ministry of Defence for both the planned procurements, India submitted final offers for acquiring Apache and Chinook in 2009 and 2010 respectively and the company has also held the prices for both helicopters since then. Boeing Vertical Lift vice-president and general manager Leanne Caret said: "We expect that the contract award for …
Army to have Apache attack choppers in Mountain Strike Corps
The mountain strike corps sanctioned for the Army for deployment along the China border will have an aviation brigade that may include the Apache attack choppers. The mountain strike corps sanctioned for the Army for deployment along the China border will have an aviation brigade that may include the Apache attack choppers. The corps was sanctioned by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) yesterday at a cost of Rs 65,000 crore and would involve raising of around 50,000 troops for it. The new corps may have the Apache attack cho…
Indian Army requests more Apaches
The Indian Army has asked the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in India to acquire a further 11 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for its aviation corps, supplementing the 22 Apaches the MoD has agreed to buy for the Indian Air Force (IAF). The Indian Army has asked the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in India to acquire a further 11 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for its aviation corps, supplementing the 22 Apaches the MoD has agreed to buy for the Indian Air Force (IAF). The Army Aviation Corps (AAC) has stated an overall require…
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