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…
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…
Govt. approves $10.6 billion mountain strike corps to check China
Boosting the Indian Army's war fighting capabilities along the line of actual control (LAC), the government on Wednesday has given the go ahead to the creation of a strike corps to check China. Boosting the Indian Army's war fighting capabilities along the line of actual control (LAC), the government on Wednesday has given the go ahead to the creation of a strike corps including deployment of 50,000 additional troops along the China border at a cost of around Rs 65,000 crore (USD 10.6 billion). The Cabinet committee on secur…
Russia tries to stave off US in Indian defence market
Russia remains India's largest defence supplier but the United States is slowly catching up with a string of major deals in the recent past. Russia remains India's largest defence supplier but the United States is slowly catching up with a string of major deals in the recent past. Russian experts are, however, confident that Moscow’s long-term strategic relationship with New Delhi will keep the defence equation in Russia’s favour India is among the leaders in terms of defence purchases. New Delhi is expected to increase its d…
IAF's C-17 Globemaster-III makes its maiden flight to Andaman & Nicobar
The Indian Air Force's latest acquisition American strategic C-17 Globemaster-III made its maiden flight to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Sunday. Climbing an altitude of 28,000 feet with an un-refueled range of 2,400 nautical miles, the aircraft landed at Port Blair to induct the rotational Infantry Battalion into the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Two more C-17 aircraft will be brought in within weeks. The aircraft are part of a fleet of 10 aircraft that are on order from Boeing. The C-17 will boost the IAF's long haul cap…
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