Thursday, February 27, 2014

India Issues RFI For Intermediate Jet Trainers

Published February 28, 2014 | By admin

SOURCE: Aviationweek



Saddled with obsolete training aircraft, the Indian air force (IAF) has decided to snub the long delayed home-made HJT-36 Sitara intermediate jet trainer (IJT) and go in for new trainers from abroad.

The IAF has issued a request for information for a light weight single-engined, twin-seat trainer with a secondary light attack capability, an official at the ministry of defense says.

India-China navies to hold joint training: Chinese military

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SOURCE: PTI





In two years, navy may lose sub-sea edge over Pak

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India’s depleting naval strength

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TATA SED developing “desi Blackberry” for Armed Forces

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The $110-billion Tata group may shortly be ready with desi version of technology-rich Blackberry phones to handle security communication in Indian defence forces.
Tata Power’s strategic engineering division (SED) is working on a highly-secure android phone on a unique platform with versatile applications referred to as “desi Blackberry” internally. This is for exclusive use by three defence forces and security establishment.

What ails the Indian Navy: 10 mishaps that led to the Navy Chief’s resignation

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The Navy’s tryst with accidents involving its frontline warships and submarines continues, exposing major chinks in the armour.
In the latest accident to have hit the Navy, two officers were feared dead and seven other personnel seriously injured following a mishap involving the submarine INS Sindhuratna off the coast of Mumbai on Wednesday.

Joint aviation projects discussed by IRIGC-MTC sub-group

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China developing world’s most accurate cruise missiles: report

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Akash missile test fired for third time

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Isro scientist Nambi Narayanan’s book now digs into Sarabhai’s death

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India poised to emerge as a player in global space business

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Security risk at sensitive DRDO, Navy test sites

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National Green Tribunal halts DRDO’s construction Weapons range

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SOURCE: TWO CIRCLES

Justice Mr. M. Chockalingam (Judicial Member) and Prof. Dr. R. Nagendran (Expert Member) constituting the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone Bench), issued a direction on 14th February 2014 halting all construction in the ecologically sensitive Amrut Mahal Kaval grassland ecosystems in Challakere Taluk, Chitradurga district, Karnataka.

Turkey refuses to take delivery of A400M

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SOURCE : BUSINESS WEEK



Airbus Group NV (AIR) Chief Executive Officer Tom Enders said he’s frustrated by Turkey’s failure to accept delivery of the third production A400M airlifter, even though two planes are flying successfully with French forces.
Enders said today that his company is “still bargaining” over the delivery process with Turkey, which has 10 A400Ms on order and is one of seven so-called core customers that signed up for the military transport plane almost 11 years ago.