Zitat:Indischer Luftwaffenchef: MiG-21 bleibt noch fünf Jahre im Einsatz

14:57 21/04/2013


NEU-DELHI, 21. April (RIA Novosti). ... „Wir werden die MiG-21 bis 2018 oder 2019 weiterverwenden“, sagte der indische Luftwaffenchef Norman Anil Kumar Browne anlässlich des 50-jährigen Jubiläums des legendären Kampfflugzeugs in Indien.
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Wie der indische Luftwaffenchef in seiner Jubiläumsrede weiter ausführte, waren seit 1963 insgesamt 874 der Maschinen im Dienst Indiens gestanden. Heute sind 264 übrig geblieben – ...

Zitat:Indian Air Force to house Sukhoi squadron in Thanjavur
DC | S. Sujatha | 19th May 2013

Chennai: Thanjavur, which was only known for the big temple and pilgrim spots, has now found a place on world’s military map. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has upgraded the decades old airstrip into a modern one to house Sukhoi-30 MK-I fighter squadron.

Experts say Thanjavur airspace is uninterrupted and so it will be an ideal location to base the fighter planes. Sukhoi squadrons are currently present in Pune, Bareilly, Tezpur, Chabua, Halwara and Jodhpur.
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Zitat:HAL and Dassault Aviation confident in partnership - 18/06/2013

Paris, June 18th 2013 - On the occasion of the Paris Air Show, HAL Chairman, Dr RK Tyagi and Dassault Aviation chairman, Eric Trappier and their respective Senior Executives met to review the progress in ongoing projects.

Both Chairmen expressed satisfaction on the work already achieved by the integrated teams and renewed their commitment towards successful completion of the various projects.
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Zitat:5th-generation fighter plan hits hurdle as Russia hikes cost


Rajat Pandit, TNN Jul 15, 2013, 12.51AM IST
NEW DELHI: India's biggest defence project in the making, the critical joint development of the fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) with Russia, has flown into some rough weather.

Defence ministry sources said the inking of the final design and R&D contract for the stealth fighter has been hit by a huge delay, with Russia also jacking up costs for the futuristic project. "It's very unlikely the FGFA final design contract will be concluded in the 2013-2014 fiscal," said a source.
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Zitat:Rafale is as good as any existing 5th-generation aircraft: French defence minister
Pramit Pal Chaudhuri , Hindustan Times New Delhi, July 26, 2013
First Published: 19:25 IST(26/7/2013) | Last Updated: 00:40 IST(27/7/2013)

French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, visiting India at present, spoke to foreign editor Pramit Pal Chaudhuri about the $15 billion (Rs 87990 crore) Rafale fighter deal that is stilling awaiting formal completion and the Indo-French defence relationship.
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Zitat: Militärflugzeugverkäufe 2013

Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules - Indische Luftstreitkräfte (6)
27. Dezember 2013
Foreign Military Sales-Vertrag im Wert von einer Milliarde Dollar. Lieferung in den nächsten drei Jahren. Indian hat bereits sechs Super Hercules im Dienst.

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Zitat:Indian Air Force Signs EUR 560 Million Contract for 12 AW101 Helicopters - Strengthening AgustaWestland’s Growth Strategy for the Indian Market


(Source: AgustaWestland; issued March 11, 2010)

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Last month AgustaWestland and Tata Sons signed a Shareholders’ Agreement for the formation of an Indian joint venture company which will establish in India a final assembly line for the AW119 helicopter. The AW119 is also the AgustaWestland contender for the Indian Ministry of Defence’s Reconnaissance and Surveillance Helicopter (RSH) programme.
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AgustaWestland AW101 - Indien (12)
11. März 2010
Der heute bekannt gegebene Auftrag hat einen Wert von 560 Millionen Euro inklusive Piloten- und Technikerausbildung sowie fünf Jahre logistische Unterstützung. Die Hubschrauber sollen bei den Luftstreitkräften für Regierungsflüge verwendet werden.
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Zitat:06:40 2 Jan 2014

India cancels scandal-hit AW101 purchase

India has reacted to the scandal surrounding its purchase of 12 VVIP-roled AgustaWestland AW101 helicopters with the apparent cancellation of the €556 million ($776 million) deal.
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Zitat:India Looking Abroad For Intermediate Jet Trainers

Saddled with obsolete training aircraft, the Indian air force (IAF) has decided to snub the long-delayed, indigenous HJT-36 Sitara intermediate jet trainer (IJT) and purchase new trainers from abroad.
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Zitat:Sunday, May 04, 2014
India's ASTRA BVRAAM Testfired From IAF Flanker

DRDO STATEMENT: India's first indigenously developed Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Air-to-Air missile "ASTRA was successfully test fired by the Indian Air Force on May 04, 2014 from a Naval range in the western sector meeting all the mission objectives. The air-launch was captured by side and forward looking high speed cameras and the separation was exactly as per the simulation. ASTRA is India's first BVR Air-to-Air Missile indigenously designed and developed by DRDO, possessing high Single Shot Kill Probability (SSKP) making it highly reliable. Astra is an all aspect, all weather missile with active Radar terminal guidance, excellent ECCM features, smokeless propulsion and process improved effectiveness in multi-target scenario making it a highly advanced, state-of the-art missile.
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Zitat:Saturday, July 05, 2014
EXCLUSIVE: Totally Cornered, HAL To Re-design Lumbering Intermediate Trainer
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Zitat:Französische Rafales oder russische Sukhoi-Jets? Indien vor Kaufentscheidung

16:04 02.01.2015(aktualisiert 16:21 02.01.2015)
Indien erwägt den Kauf weiterer Jagdflugzeuge vom Typ Sukhoi-30 MKI aus russischer Produktion für den Fall, dass der Deal über französische Jagdflugzeuge vom Typ „Rafale“ scheitern sollte, wie es am Freitag aus dem russischen Verteidigungsministerium hieß.
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Wie das Online-Magazin Defense Update unter Berufung auf den indischen Verteidigungsminister berichtete, sind die Verhandlungen, die mehr als drei Jahre andauern, mit gewissen Problemen konfrontiert. Der französische Hersteller habe es bisher abgelehnt, die von der indischen Luftwaffe im Rahmen der Ausschreibung gestellten Bedingungen zu erfüllen, heißt es. Die Flugzeuge Su-30-MKI, die im Unternehmen Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) in Indien hergestellt könnten, wären ein würdiger Ersatz für Rafales, so das Magazin.

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Zitat:Dassault Insists on Latest Rafale Version for India, Doubles the Price

Dassault has offered the latest version of the Rafale fighter, the F3R for nearly double the price of the F3 version it originally bid with in the Indian fighter aircraft competition.

The company is reportedy insisting that India take the latest version as the French company is upgrading aircraft in the French Air Force to the F3R version and all future aircraft manufactured will be of the latest version.

After it was declared the lowest bidder in the Medium Multi Role Fighter Aircraft (MMRCA) competition, the French manufacturer upped the price from about US$ 65 million a unit to US$120 million a unit in mid-2014. The price hike is one of the main bones of contention which is delaying the deal………

Zitat:Deal to acquire French Rafale fighters hits rough weather

By Rajat Pandit, TNN | 12 Jan, 2015, 10.16AM IST NEW DELHI: India plans to take a final call, one way or the other, on the gigantic $20 billion MMRCA (medium multi-role combat aircraft) project to acquire 126 French Rafale fighters before Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits France and Germany in April.

Sources said the defence ministry is now hopping mad with French aviation major Dassault's continuing refusal to take "ownership" of the 108 Rafale fighters which are to be manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics ..

Zitat:EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: India's Light Combat Helicopter TD3 Flies
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