IAF Mirage Upgrade To Take 10 Years
India’s Minister of Defence A.K. Antony today told Parliament that the $2.4-billion contract to upgrade 51 IAF Mirage 2000 fighters (signed on July 29) will […]
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IAF MiG-21 Crashes, Pilot Killed
An Indian Air Force MiG-21M Type 96 fighter crashed today in the Rajasthan desert, killing its pilot, Flying Officer M Suraj Pillai, 24. The aircraft
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Indian Air Force Gets New Chief
Taking over as India’s 23rd Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Norman Browne today said, “The biggest challenge facing us in the coming years,
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IAF Signs $2.4-billion Mirage 2000 Upgrade Contract
The Indian government today signed the $2.4-billion (Rs 10,900-crore) contract with French firms Dassault and Thales to upgrade 51 Mirage 2000H/TH fighter jets. The contract
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MMRCA Benchmarking Complete By IAF, Lowest Bidder In 5-6 Weeks
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POLL: Is The IAF Mirage 2000 Upgrade Too Expensive?
This is something that has been debated by the IAF and the MoD, which have considered all options before making a decision to upgrade 51
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Finally, Indian Govt Clears Mirage Upgrade Deal
FIRST ON LIVEFIST: After months of frenetic anticipation — and a whiff of conflict over the price of the weapons package — the Indian government
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IAF, RAF Jets Gun Up For New Bollywood Film
The promos of Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor’s new film Mausam were put out yesterday. Kapoor stars as an Indian Air Force pilot in the film.
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COLUMN: MMRCA, The Right Choice For The Wrong Reasons
By Admiral Arun Prakash Media reports that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has asked two of the six aspirants for the ongoing Medium Multi-role Combat
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PHOTOS: Inside The Boeing C-17’s Home
Photos taken during my visit in 2008 to Boeing’s C-17 facility in Long Beach, California where the ten aircraft (and six options) for India will
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