IAF chief flies his last sortie on Sukhoi-30 with his son
In his last ride in a fighter aircraft, outgoing IAF chief NAK Brownetoday chose to fly with his son Squadron Leader Omar Browne in a Su-30MKI combat plane in Pune. “The Air Chief flew Su-30 with his son, Squadron Leader Omar Browne, also a Su-30 pilot posted to 20 Squadron there, in what would be recorded as the last sortie in the Air Chief’s log book,” an IAF release said here. During Browne’s tenure, his son got several opportunities to display his flying skills in different exercises including the Exercise Ironfist in Jaisalmer e…
India's 18 Su-30Ks to go to Angola
Russia's state arms export monopoly has signed a $1 billion deal package with Angola to deliver military equipment, build an ammunition plant and provide maintenance services, Vedomosti business daily reported Wednesday. Russia’s state arms export monopoly has signed a $1 billion deal package with Angola to deliver military equipment, build an ammunition plant and provide maintenance services, Vedomosti business daily reported Wednesday. Rosoboron export will supply 18 Su-30K fighter jets to the southern African nation, the…
India to finalise Rafale deal this fiscal year: air force
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will finalise a $15 billion deal to buy 126 Rafale fighter jets from France's Dassault Aviation by March 2014, an Indian air force official said on Thursday, after the deal had been held up by differences over local manufacturing. New Delhi picked the Rafale for exclusive negotiations in January 2012 after a bidding contest against Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, made by a consortium involving EADS , Finmeccanica and BAE Systems . But there were differences over the role of India's state-run Hindus…
MMRCA deal still some way off as irritants remain
Though India and France failed to ink the much-awaited US $12-billion 126 MMRCA deal during the French defence minister's visit on Friday, the two sides discussed military cooperation, including high-technology areas involving joint research and development and transfer of technology. Though India and France failed to ink the much-awaited US $12-billion 126 MMRCA deal during the French defence minister’s visit on Friday, the two sides discussed military cooperation, including high-technology areas involving joint research and d…
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