AgustaWestland Sends Three Indian VVIP Helicopters To The Hanger

CBI sources said the preliminary inquiry has been registered on the request of the Defence Ministry after it emerged that a Brigadier-level officer allegedly promised to help AgustaWestland swing the 197-helicopter deal.

Facing the threat of cancellation of its Rs 3,600 crore deal for VVIP choppers, AgustaWestland has asked the Indian Government to release its payments, claiming the breach of contract. In a letter written to the ministries of Defence, Finance and ...

Government is in the process of hiring a law firm to present its case in the Italian

NEW DELHI : UK-based AgustaWestland, facing corruption charges in the R3,760 crore VVIP chopper deal, has asked the government to release its payments, arguing that not doing so amounted to breach of contract. The chopper firm, a subsidiary

Against the backdrop of scams such as the VVIP chopper deal, a new defence procurement policy came into force ay, which aims at enhancing transparency and probity in military purchases and gives first right of refusal to Indian vendors to promote indigenous industry. "The defence procurement procedure 2013, which takes effect from Saturday, aims to balance the competing requirements of expediting capital procurement, developing a robust indigenous defence sector and conforming to the highest ...

Faced with allegations of kickbacks in defence deals, particularly the VVIP chopper deal scandal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said that the government is seeking to maintain 'probity'' and 'transparency'' in defence procurements even ...

The air force's AgustaWestland VVIP choppers have resumed regular flying, after some hiccups due to unavailability of essential spares. Rahul

Union Defence Minister AK Antony’s affirmation of kickbacks in VVIP helicopter contract has corroborated the proposition that defence deals witness deep-rooted malpractices. Hardly is there any defence deal in the country that is not tainted with ...

Demand VVIP treatment, food by private caterer. Shiv Sena leaders in the BMC aren’t satisfied with the perks they have got. They want more. While mayor Sunil Prabhu wants entry of his official car inside the tarmac and his inclusion in the convoy of ...