Lockheed Martin Corp has received a $726.6 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force for sustainment of the F-22 Raptor fleet.
This modification is for the 2011 Follow-On Agile Sustainment for the Raptor (FASTeR) sustainment contract, which was awarded initially in 2008, with an option for 2009 that was exercised. A …
Aero India 2011 has gained a tremendous response with record number of people coming to witness this air extravaganza. The aircraft’s and their spectacular manoeuvrings were the cynosure of all eyes at the Aero India show which was opened for public viewing today. The crowd was eager to have a first …
Defence aviation will be closely following all the events unfolding at the upcoming Aero India 2011. News relating to all the aircraft’s participating in the air show and all the latest happenings will be covered in the next few days. We also will be following Aero India 2011 on facebook ,twitter,linked …
Come Wednesday 9th Feb, Aero India 2011 (to be held in Bengaluru) will kick-start and is expected to attract a record number of over 600 manufacturers, vendors, and suppliers from 63 countries. Aero India has grown in scope over the years and has become one of the most sought after Air …
The AS 550 C3 Fennec has successfully completed its field trials with full mission equipment for the Indian Armed Forces. It has also demonstrated its capabilities as the successor to the country’s existing fleet of Indian-produced Cheetah and Chetak helicopters – both which are based on Eurocopter rotary-wing aircraft. “We are …
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will hand over five Shakti engine-powered Advance Light Helicopters (ALHs) , Dhruv (Mk III) to the Indian Army during the upcoming Aero India 2011 to be held at Yelahanka, Bengaluru, India starting from February 9th to 15th. The five ALH’s are the first batch of helicopters …
Israel Military Industries (IMI) will participate in the 8th International Exhibition on Aerospace at Aero India 2011 held at Yelahanka, Bengaluru, India starting from February 9th to 15th. IMI will display the DELILAH Ground Launched (GL), loitering guided missile, the MPR500, Multi-Purpose Rigid Bomb, the IFB500, Improved Fragmentation …
The Eurofighter Typhoon? made its first landing today in Bengaluru for Aero India 2011 to be held from February 11th to 15th. Two Eurofighter Typhoons of the Italian Air Force arrived in Bengaluru today to showcase their outstanding operational capabilities at Aero India 2011. This is the first visit …
The Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) Competition, commonly known as the MMRCA Tender that involves six contenders bidding for the deal, will be showcasing their full flight display at Aero India 2011. The MMRCA deal is an ongoing competition to supply the Indian Air Force with 126 Multi-Role Combat Aircraft in …
India is not keen enough to join the US-led Joint strike fighter (JSF) programme or to buy the F-35 Lightning-II fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA). The other fighter aircrafts that are the contenders for the $10.4 billion MMRCA competition include Eurofighter Typhoon, Swedish Gripen (Saab), French Rafale (Dassault) and Russian MiG-35 (United …
