HAL confronts Snecma in light helicopter project
The full scale mock-up of the Light Utility Helicopter (LuH), which was an important part of the first design target that the MoD set laid d...
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June 30, 2010
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Monday, 28 June 2010
McChrystal gazing
Sacked US commander in Afghanistan, Lt Gen Stanley McChrystal. A soldiers' soldier, McChrystal was legendary for many things: his intell...
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June 28, 2010
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Sunday, 27 June 2010
Air Force says DRDO stalling Tejas fighter engine
The EJ200 engine, which powers the twin-engine Eurofighter, is the front-runner in the contest to power the single-engine LCA Mk 2. Also in ...
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June 27, 2010
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Monday, 21 June 2010
DRDO policy gaffes attract international flak
by Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 22nd June 10 New Delhi’s moral and ethical protestations that India’s space programme is entirely peaceful...
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June 21, 2010
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Thursday, 17 June 2010
Arms spending: India grows as west shrinks: Deloitte-CII report
by Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 17th Jun 10 With global arms majors focused on the commercial opportunities presented by India’s military ...
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June 17, 2010
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Tuesday, 15 June 2010
Grob Aircraft targets 181 trainers for the IAF: eyes HAL's share of 106 basic trainers
T he Grob-120TP at Berlin, sheltered from the sun in between flying displays The instrument panel, by Elta. The analog dials help rookie fli...
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June 15, 2010
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Monday, 14 June 2010
Naxalism: arranging the facts
The Salwa Judum, a movement to organise local tribals against the Naxals, in order to compensate for police inefficiency, has resulted in ma...
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June 14, 2010
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Wednesday, 9 June 2010
European fighters become 25% cheaper
A Luftwaffe Eurofighter climbs steeply, even as its price falls relative to its American rivals. European fighters in the MMRCA contest have...
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June 09, 2010
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Monday, 7 June 2010
New MoD policy to boost Indian arms industry
Production of Airbus airliner doors at Hindustan Aeronautics. HAL has not been able to move up the technology chain, even after years of sup...
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June 07, 2010
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Friday, 4 June 2010
Tejas LSP-4 tests the skies, boosts test programme
The Tejas LSP-4 taxying in after its first test flight on Thursday. It was accompanied on the flight by a "chase aircraft", which ...
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June 04, 2010
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Tuesday, 1 June 2010
Visiting HAL, Bangalore, for a couple of days... any specific questions?
Please don't write stuff like: What is the latest position on LCA? I mean specific questions!
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June 01, 2010
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Fundamentally different: legal issues spin off from fighter bases tussle
A forward airfield that also serves as an Indian fighter base. Italian company, Selex, had stalled the modernisation of 30 airfields by goin...
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June 01, 2010
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