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India to speed up arms purchase after scrapping tanker deal

(AFP) – Jan 13, 2010
Source: Google

NEW DELHI — India on Wednesday vowed to speed up arms purchases, days after scrapping a multi-billion dollar tender for six Airbus refueller planes on the grounds that the price was too high.

Defence Minister A.K. [...]

Russia optimistic about MIG-35's victory in Indian Air Force tender

PTI, 28 January 2010, 06:20pm IST
Source: The Times of India

MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday expressed optimism that the MiG-35 fighter jets fielded by it in the Indian Air Force’s tender for acquisition of 126

Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) will prove [...]

Nexter, GTD To Jointly Bid On Spanish Armored Vehicle

By PIERRE TRAN
Published: 24 Dec 2009 09:42

PARIS – Nexter Systems has signed an agreement with GTD of Spain to form a Barcelona-based joint venture company as part of efforts to win a Spanish contract worth more than 1 billion euros [...]

Saab’s view on technology transfer – Indian MMRCA

27 November 2009
Source: 8ak

27 Nov 2009 8ak: With the amendments to DPP 2008 made this November the priority of the nation has moved away from research to transfer of technology. This is one area where European companies can stand a [...]

IAF’s USD11-bn order may become larger

Ajai Shukla / New Delhi October 16, 2009, 0:36 IST

India may go beyond the purchase of 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft.

Source: Business Standard

The winner’s jackpot could soon become even bigger in what is already the world’s most lucrative fighter aircraft [...]

KC-X Tanker Modernization Program

Solicitation Number: FA8625-10-R-6600
Agency: Department of the Air Force
Office: Air Force Materiel Command
Location: ASC – Aeronautical Systems Center

Synopsis:
Added: Sep 25, 2009 7:45 am

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES
The purpose of this notice is to provide industry with a Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) for [...]

Boeing may offer US Air Force two tankers

* Boeing considers offering versions of both 767 and 777
* Northrop Grumman defers comment on its plans
* Air Force publishes detailed draft bidding rules
* Senior official: may be worth up to $50 bln

By Jim Wolf

WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) – [...]

Pro-Boeing Delegation Wants WTO Ruling Part of Tanker Evaluation

By JOHN T. BENNETT
Published: 22 Sep 2009 15:40
Source: Defense News

Lawmakers pushing the U.S. Air Force to purchase Boeing-made tanker aircraft will try to insert a provision into pending defense spending legislation that would force service officials to consider a recent [...]

Boeing Meets With Brazilian Industry, Reaffirms Super Hornet as Best-Value Solution

SÃO PAULO, Sept. 15, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today kicked off a two-day conference with 140 potential partner and supplier companies in São Paulo, reaffirming its commitment to fulfill all of Brazil’s requirements with its Super Hornet [...]

Russian fighter jets for Indian tender to have new radar

MOSCOW, September 17 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s Phazotron NIIR corporation said on Thursday it has developed a new-generation airborne radar for MiG-35 fighter jets which participate in the Indian fighter tender.

Six major aircraft makers – Lockheed and Boeing from the [...]