RFP for 110 Fighter jets only after New Goverment in 2019

SOURCE: THE HINDU The final tender (the request for proposal) for the purchase of 110 fighter aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF) can be expected only around mid-2019, a senior defence source said, confirming that the IAF was evaluating responses to its request for information from six global firms. “The bids received are quite exhaustive. They […]

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LCA-Tejas FOC most likely only mid of 2019

SOURCE: THE HINDU The target for the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas to achieve Final Operational Clearance (FOC) is December 2018, the Government informed Parliament on Monday. However, official sources said this is likely to slip further to the middle of next year as there are several capabilities yet to be validated. “Production for […]

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India fines Lockheed for not fulfilling offset duties

SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES Amid differences over fulfilling offset obligations, the defence ministry has encashed a part of the bank guarantee given by US aerospace manufacturer Lockheed Martin for a special operations aircraft deal. The penalty – a little less than $ 5,00,000 – was imposed for alleged violation of terms and conditions for the Rs 4,000-crore deal that was signed in […]

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India-US Military Communications Pact: US team in Delhi next week, India demands five assurances

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE As both India and the US aim to make a firm announcement about the signing of Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) during the ‘2+2’ meeting on September 6 in New Delhi, there are five major issues of contention being negotiated between the two sides. Official sources told The Indian Express that a […]

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NDA bought customised war machines for IAF: Pon Radhakrishnan

SOURCE: DECCAN CHRONICLE. | J.V. SIVA PRASANNA KUMAR With the Centre coming under fire from the Congress on the Rafale deal, Union Minister of State for Finance and Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan, justified the agreement for 36 Rafale fighter jets valued at Euro 7.87 billion or about Rs 59,000 crore, and asserted that the NDA did not buy […]

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Import of dual-use tech from US: Curbs set to be eased, India in select club

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE After a year-and-half of hectic negotiations, India has joined an elite group of allies of the US, including a majority of NATO allies, to become a part of a club of countries which can get access to 90 per cent of defence technology and equipment — all of them for dual-use […]

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Washington Post India Rants on Twitter after not given permission to report from Kashmir

SOURCE: Greater Kashmir Washington Post’s India bureau chief Annie Gowen has been denied permission to report on Kashmir, she tweeted on Tuesday. The Government of India recently asked foreign correspondents to seek permission in writing for travelling anywhere in Jammu and Kashmir, a move reminiscent of the early 1990s when the Indian government made it […]

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