India seeks bidders for new chopper deal

span class=”BTX” A month after scrapping a 600-million-dollar deal to buy nearly 200 helicopters, India is now seeking bidders for an even bigger contract worth almost one billion dollars, officials said on Tuesday.p New Delhi earlier this month contacted four aviation firms in France, Italy, Russia and the United States, asking about their ability to supply 312 helicopters for the …




India-Israel Defense Links Raise Political Conflict

div class=”story-para”NEW DELHI — India-Israeli defense ties are threatening to blow up into a major political controversy here as the parties on the political left, whose support the government needs to remain in power, have severely criticized the Jan. 21 launch of an Israeli spy satellite from Indian territory./div div class=”story-para”The left parties want the Indian government to describe the …




IAF Dogfights Part 2

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IAF Dogfights Part 1

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Su-PAKFA a Russian Stealth Fighter

The Sukhoi PAK FA (or PAK-FA or T-50 ) is a fifth-generation fighter which is being developed by Russia. PAK FA stands for Perspektivnyi Aviatsionnyi Kompleks Frontovoi Aviatsyi  which basically means Advanced Tactical Frontline Fighter.PAK FA is being developed by a consortium of companies spearheaded by Sukhoi OKB. Sukhoi’s …




Iraqi Air Force Could Have Fighters by 2011

div class=”story-para”The Iraqi air force could be flying fighter jets by 2011, the U.S. Air Force’s top commander for Iraqi operations said Jan. 15./div div class=”story-para”Lt. Gen. Gary North, head of the 9th Air Force, explained during a talk in Washington, D.C., that he envisioned the Iraqi air force having its own fighter jets by 2011 or 2012. The fighter …




Mitsubishi ATD-X ShinShin a Japanese Stealth Fighter

The Mitsubishi ATD-X Shinshin is a Japanese aircraft being developed by the Ministry of Defense Technical Research and Development Institute (TRDI) for research purposes. ATD-X is an acronym which represents “Advanced Technology Demonstrator – X”. The aircraft’s Japanese name is shin-shin which means “one’s mind”. The main contractor is …




Farkhor a Indian Air Force base in Tajikistan

a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_RRbP6fpJWAc/R4IJjCJfwoI/AAAAAAAAAac/l3XeYchnuLM/s1600-h/IAF_base.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_RRbP6fpJWAc/R4IJjCJfwoI/AAAAAAAAAac/l3XeYchnuLM/s320/IAF_base.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152691421142041218″ border=”0″ //aFarkhor Air Base is an Indian Airbase located in Farkhor/Ayni in Tajikistan,130 kilometers (80 miles) south east of the capital Dushanbe. It is the only India military base situated in a foreign country and just 2 km from the Tajikistan-Afghan border. …