An aircraft deal turning sour

France will have to accept Indias conditions in the almost $20 billion MMRCA (medium multi-role combat aircraft) project if it wants to eventually bag the contract to supply 126 Rafale fighters to the IAF.

Defence Ministry`s move to have `life cycle cost` clause in tenders for military hardware, for 126 Multi-Role Medium Combat Aircraft (MMRCA), was questioned by BJP which suspects corruption.

Troubles in India's ambitious Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) project has inflicted gaping wounds where it would hurt the Indian Air Force (IAF) the most—the future plans for an Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA). The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has ...

- 0:04 Bell Helicopter has introduced the V-280 Valor tiltrotor aircraft as its offering for the Joint Multi Role (JMR) technology demonstrator phase of the US Army's Future Vertical Lift (FVL) helicopter programme. Launched during the Army Aviation ...

Surveillance Needs: France hopes a batch of unmanned and unarmed MQ-9 Reapers will fill a capability gap for medium-altitude, long-endurance UAVs. (US Air Force) Filed Under PARIS — France expects the US will soon approve the speedy shipment of ...

The Lockheed Martin C-130 is the US Air Force principal tactical cargo and personnel transport aircraft. The C-130J Hercules is the latest model, featuring a glass cockpit, digital avionics and a new propulsion system with a six-bladed propeller.

In the wake of several lost tenders India's No. 1 weapons supplier, Russia, is likely to change tactics in its efforts to compete, a senior official in New Delhi said. Moscow is "livid" and quite concerned about losing several big ticket Indian ...

ROME — Europe is becoming a hive of activity when it comes to helicopters, as armed forces take deliveries, switch types between services, make upgrades and place a few new orders as lessons are learned from Afghanistan. At the same time, in ...

US aerospace major Boeing and the Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) on Thursday expanded their two-year relationship with the American company, placing a follow-on order with its Indian partner for building sub-assemblies for its F/A-18 combat plane.