French Defence Minister ask to hold Rafale talks with India for Now
Today, With final negotiations over the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) deal for purchase of 126 Rafale fighter aircraft remaining inconclusive, the issue will figure prominently when French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian holds talks with his Indian counterpart Manohar Parrikar on Monday. “The MMRCA deal will be part of the discussions,” said Defence Ministry officials as France is eager to conclude the deal by early next year. As per the terms of contract, the first 18 jets come in fly-away condition from France withi…
BrahMos Mini has planned for Indian Navy and Indian Air Force
A new, lighter version of the Indian supersonic cruise missile BrahMos called BrahMos-M (Mini) weighing around 1.5 tonnes is being planned for Indian Navy and Indian Air Force. “BrahMos Aerospace is currently getting the user requirements to finalise the configuration,” said Sudhir Mishra, CEO and MD of BrahMos Corporation (BA). Once inducted Navy, the Mini can be launched from submarine's torpedo tubes as well. For the Air Force a mini version means a Beyond Visual Range (BVR) missile, the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft…
MMRCA an Absolute Necessity
It warrants a response only to sensitise the environment of the truth, just as the learned professor tries to undermine it with his needless ranting on the MMRCA. There seems to be a desperation that merits serious scrutiny—who or what is the guiding beacon behind his sustained attempt to force policy makers to take a re-look at an acquisition, the need for which was felt as far back as 2001? Is he batting for an outsider who is looking for a “window of opportunity” as the new government settles down, or is he pitching for an ill-i…
Come clean on ties with Agusta: India to Dassault
With the defence ministry all set to blacklist Agusta-Westland-Finmeccanica for the VVIP helicopter bribery scandal, it has asked French aircraft manufacturer Dassault to clarify whether the Anglo-Italian chopper company was supplying parts for its Rafale medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) slated to be acquired by India at the cost of $20 billion. South Block sources said the ministry wanted to seek prior clarification from Dassault during the negotiation stage as it did not want to face legal or operational hurdles for spare …
Thales, BEL to form Joint Venture Company for Radars
The French aerospace company Thales and India’s Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) have announced a joint venture to produce civil and military applications radars. According to a press statement issued by the two companies Aug 29, the two companies have taken this decision as a follow-up to the bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on 17 Nov 2009 to set up a Joint Venture Company (JVC) to manufacture radars for India and foreign markets. The JVC will be “dedicated to the design, development, marketing, supply and support of c…
Russian Missiles for India's Rafales.
Russia's Tactical Missile Corporation is negotiating with Dassault Aviation for the possible use of its missiles on the Rafale combat jets that have been selected by the Indian Air Force (IAF). Russia’s Tactical Missile Corporation is negotiating with Dassault Aviation for the possible use of its missiles on the Rafale combat jets that have been selected by the Indian Air Force (IAF). The corporation, whose Russian acronym is TRV, told journalists attending last week’s Maks airshow in Moscow that the Indian air force has large …
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…
Combat off the mark
Already facing a huge delay, the ambitious indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)–Tejas project came up for review at a high-level meeting which was chaired by Union Defence Minister A.K. Antony recently in the Capital. Already facing a huge delay, the ambitious indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)–Tejas project came up for review at a high-level meeting which was chaired by Union Defence Minister A.K. Antony recently in the Capital. Mr. Antony stressed upon the necessity to adhere to schedule and asked all stake holders for avoidi…
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