DefenseNews: Look at the military firepower the US is providing to Israel
DefenseNews : Within hours of the horrific attack by Hamas, the U.S. began moving warships and aircraft to the region to be ready to provide Israel with whatever it needs to respond. A second U.S. carrier strike group departs from Norfolk, Virginia, on Friday. Scores of aircraft are heading to U.S. military bases around the Middle East. Special operations forces are now assisting Israel’s military in planning and intelligence. The first shipment of additional munitions has already arrived. For now, the buildup reflects U.S. concern that the de…
DefenseNews: Air Force grounds most C-130Hs due to cracked propeller barrels
WASHINGTON — The Air Force has grounded most of its older C-130H Hercules cargo planes and variants due to a problem with their propeller barrels. Air Mobility Command on Friday confirmed a wide swath of its C-130H fleet, which numbered 128 at the beginning of fiscal 2022, is unable to fly, and it’s unclear how long it will take to replace all the defective propeller assemblies. AMC said 116 C-130Hs, including variants of the mobility aircraft, were grounded on Tuesday due to concerns their propeller assemblies are defective, and that inspecti…
India To Push Joint Weapons Development During US Visit
NEW DELHI — India’s leader will seek joint development of high-tech weaponry when he visits the White House on Sept. 30, in a shift from the country’s “buy and supply” relationship with the US, an Indian official said. New Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also discuss greater participation of US and Indian defense companies when he visits with US President Barack Obama, said the official with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Defense analysts here say the Modi government will not give big-ticket weaponry orders to the US …
The great IRAQ pullout : Navy, IAF and Air India on stand-by to evacuate Indian nationals
India is preparing the ground for the evacuation of its nationals from Iraq, with the Navy, Air Force and Air India on standby to execute the operation. The foreign ministry said on Monday that it would facilitate the departure of over 600 Indians from the war-torn country this week. INS Mysore, the Navy's Delhi-class destroyer, is in the Persian Gulf. Sources said it had crossed Kuwait and was stationed in the region and awaiting instructions. The warship has been sent to the region as part of a contingency plan and it can mov…
Defence partnership with India critical to US: US Air Chief
The India-US defence partnership is not only critical for the United States, but is also beneficial to India, a top US air force general has said. The India-US defence partnership is not only critical for the United States, but is also beneficial to India, a top US air force general has said. “I think it is a partnership that is critical to our nation overtime I think it is also very beneficial to India,” the US Air Force Chief of Staff Gen Mark Welsh said during a breakfast meeting of Defence Writers Group in…
Cavotec wins orders from India for systems to fuel Boeing C-17 aircraft
India, a rapidly growing market for Cavotec, the Group is to manufacture and supply Prefabricated Military Fuel Hydrant Pit Assemblies, Low Point Drain & High Point Vent Assemblies for installation at an air base near New Delhi. India, a rapidly growing market for Cavotec, the Group is to manufacture and supply Prefabricated Military Fuel Hydrant Pit Assemblies, Low Point Drain & High Point Vent Assemblies for installation at an air base near New Delhi. The systems will be used to fuel Boeing C-17 transport aircraft. Th…
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