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Eurofighter: Objective to win India as a key partner

Eurofighter: Objective to win India as a key partner

By: Bharat Verma | Issue: Vol 26.1 Jan-Mar 2011 | Date: 10 Feb , 2011

Interview with Bernhard Gerwert, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Eurofighter GmbH and CEO Cassidian Air Systems How do you see Eurofighter Typhoon positioned in India’s MMRCA...

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F-16IN exceeds all requirements of the MMRCA: Roger Rose

F-16IN exceeds all requirements of the MMRCA: Roger Rose

By: Bharat Verma | Issue: Vol 26.1 Jan-Mar 2011 | Date: 10 Feb , 2011

Interview with Roger Rose, Chief Executive, Lockheed Martin India The mega deal for 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft for the Indian Air Force is expected to be finalised in the near future....

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Cassidian creates strategic partnerships with India

Cassidian creates strategic partnerships with India

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Vol 26.1 Jan-Mar 2011 | Date: 09 Feb , 2011

Cassidian considers India as a key market with an expanding defence and security industry and even more so as a rapidly growing country which offers excellent opportunities for long-lasting...

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CASSIDIAN opens new Engineering Centre in Bengaluru

CASSIDIAN opens new Engineering Centre in Bengaluru

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Feb , 2011

Cassidian, the defence and security division of EADS, has opened a new Engineering Centre in Bengaluru, India. This is the first defence oriented engineering centre operated by a foreign company...

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British Defence Minister announces contract between India’s HAL and General...

British Defence Minister announces contract between India’s HAL and General...

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Feb , 2011

General Dynamics UK has signed its first contract with an Indian customer, delivering an innovative approach to sharing its Intellectual Property (IP) with its Indian partner. The company signed...

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Boeing Announces Expanded Partnership with India

Boeing Announces Expanded Partnership with India

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Feb , 2011

The Boeing Company announced plans to further deepen its relations with suppliers and partners in India. The company has outlined a comprehensive strategy to develop India’s industrial...

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Saab establishing Research and Development Centre in India

Saab establishing Research and Development Centre in India

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Feb , 2011

During Aero India in Bangalore, Saab announced the establishment of a Research and Development Centre in India. With the establishment of this Research & Development Centre Saab will create a...

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Aerospace and Defence News – 3

Aerospace and Defence News – 3

By: Priya Tyagi | Issue: Vol 26.1 Jan-Mar 2011 | Date: 09 Feb , 2011

Apart from the $4.1 billion deal for ten Boeing C-17 Globemaster III heavy airlift aircraft, India is considering purchase of another six for an estimated value of $2.4 billion. This is expected...

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GE Engine to Power Tejas LCA Mk II

GE Engine to Power Tejas LCA Mk II

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Vol 26.1 Jan-Mar 2011 | Date: 09 Feb , 2011

With GE Aviation bagging the contract to supply the power plant for the Tejas LCA, the US has clearly stolen a march over the Europeans in the lucrative Indian defence market. GE had offered its...

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Air Works Appointed as Authorized Rockwell Collins Dealer

Air Works Appointed as Authorized Rockwell Collins Dealer

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Feb , 2011

Air Works India Engineering Pvt. Ltd today announced that it has been appointed as an authorized dealer by Rockwell Collins, a leading provider of communication and aviation electronic...

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PTC Reinforces Commitment to Enterprise Customers in India

PTC Reinforces Commitment to Enterprise Customers in India

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Feb , 2011

PTC announced that it has selected ITC Infotech, a global IT services company and a fully owned subsidiary of USD 6 bn+ ITC Ltd., as a Strategic Services Partner (SSP) for PTC’s enterprise...

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AgustaWestland Signs Contracts for Two More AW139s in India

AgustaWestland Signs Contracts for Two More AW139s in India

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Feb , 2011

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that it has sold two more AW139 medium twin helicopters to customers in India. Adani Group has signed a contract for one AW139 to...

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Finmeccanica to take part in Aero India 2011: a global partner for the Indian

Finmeccanica to take part in Aero India 2011: a global partner for the Indian

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Feb , 2011

Finmeccanica – through its Operating Companies AgustaWestland, Alenia Aeronautica, DRS Technologies, SELEX Communications and SELEX Galileo – will take part in Aero India 2011, to be held in...

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SELEX Galileo to offer leading European technologies to India at Aero India...

SELEX Galileo to offer leading European technologies to India at Aero India...

By: IDR News Network | Date: 09 Feb , 2011

SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, has a strong and growing presence in India and will be reinforcing this position at this year’s Aero India exhibition. As a key player in defence...

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Elbit successfully performs Joint Flight Missions of Hermes 450 and Hermes...

Elbit successfully performs Joint Flight Missions of Hermes 450 and Hermes...

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Feb , 2011

Elbit Systems announced today that it successfully performed a series of joint flight missions of its Hermes® 450 and Hermes® 900 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The two different UAS were...

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Northrop supports broadening of technology transfer

Northrop supports broadening of technology transfer

By: Bharat Verma | Issue: Vol 26.1 Jan-Mar 2011 | Date: 09 Feb , 2011

Interview with William J Schaefer, Sector Vice President, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems. Could you please outline the global profile of the company and briefly describe the history of its...

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Boeing Committed to long term partnership

Boeing Committed to long term partnership

By: Bharat Verma | Issue: Vol 26.1 Jan-Mar 2011 | Date: 09 Feb , 2011

Interview with Richard S. McCrary, Director International Business Development, Boeing Military Aircraft. The F/A 18A, the forerunner of the Super Hornet was rolled out in 1978. What is the...

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The Fragile Af-Pak Policy

The Fragile Af-Pak Policy

By: Prakash Nanda | Issue: Vol 24.4 Oct-Dec 2009 | Date: 07 Feb , 2011

With each passing day, it is becoming increasingly obvious that the Obama administration’s so-called Af–Pak policy is simply not working. The fraudulent Presidential elections in Afghanistan,...

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India needs independent defence think tanks

India needs independent defence think tanks

By: Maj Gen Mrinal Suman | Issue: Vol 23.3 Jul-Sep 2008 | Date: 07 Feb , 2011

During his address at the 42nd Foundation Day function of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), the Vice President of India, Mr M Hamid Ansari stressed the need for structured...

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C-130J’s induction testimony to India’s role as a global leader:  US...

C-130J’s induction testimony to India’s role as a global leader: US...

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Feb , 2011

The Indian Air Force inducted the first of six Lockheed Martin C-130J ‘Super Hercules’ aircraft into its transportation fleet today at a ceremony at Air Force Station Hindan.  This historic...

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