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[Abingdonboy]

@Abingdonboy @gessler @sancho chk this link:

Il-78MKI Aerial Refuelling Tanker Aircrafts Of The Indian Air Force [IAF] - AA Me, IN

Thnks bud- a great read.

 

[Abingdonboy]

http://www.hal-india.com/HAL-CONNECT/HAL-CONNECT ISSUE 48.pdf


Interesting mentions:

MTA
LUH
Export order for Russian SU-30SM for HAL's avionics division

 

[anathema]

@Abingdonboy @gessler @sancho chk this link:

Il-78MKI Aerial Refuelling Tanker Aircrafts Of The Indian Air Force [IAF] - AA Me, IN

Nice find !!!

 

[sudhir007]

Dhruv for Ecuador

Dhruv Navigational Radar

 

[mylovepakistan]

could any body comment on this...?

India has snubbed French firm Dassault Aviation, the winner of its ` 1 lakh-crore combat planes deal, over the plea to let it decide on the Indian partner’s work share in the contract.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has not only rejected Dassault’s demand to decide on the quantum of work of the government-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in the Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) contract, but also waved the tender document at the French firm to make known that it did not provide the winning foreign firm such powers. The tender, also called the Request for Proposals or RfP in Defence parlance, had clearly laid down the parametres under which the contract for the 126 aircraft would be awarded to the winning firm.

New Delhi has now told Dassault, in response to its earlier demand, that the RfP would be strictly followed in the deal. “The Dassault request has been rejected and they have been told to refer to the tender documents where it has been clearly mentioned about the domestic systems integrator,” MoD sources said here on Thursday.

India chose in January 2011, Dassault’s Rafale planes as the winner of the MMRCA tender, described as the ‘mother of all deals’ by the Indian media.

However, the contract is yet to be signed with both sides still negotiating the deal. Indications are that the contract may be inked only by the second half of 2013 now that India is facing funds crunch, resulting in Defence budget cuts in the 2012-13 fiscal.

Late last year, Dassault wrote to the MoD seeking the right to decide the quantum of work that HAL would do as the Indian primary partner for the plane’s systems integration.

Rafale was preferred over European consortium EADS Cassidian’s Eurofighter Typhoon, which was the other plane that was down-selected for the MMRCA tender in April 2011.

The other competitors rejected by India are American firms Boeing’s F/A-18 and Lockheed Martin’s F-16, Russian United Aircraft Corporation’s MiG-35 and Swedish Saab’s Gripen.

After bagging the MMRCA deal, Dassault signed an MOU with Reliance Industries Limited to jointly work in the Indian security and defence sectors.

The French firm also launched a wholly-owned subsidiary, Dassault Aircraft Services India Private Limited (DASIPL), to execute the MMRCA project.

Dassault deal heading for bumpy ride? - The New Indian Express

 

[Abingdonboy]

could any body comment on this...?



Dassault deal heading for bumpy ride? - The New Indian Express

Wait until March 31st 2013, if nothing is signed then everyone can be jubilant (you know who) or distraught. Until the current FY has expired I will not accept anything I am hearing from these shoddy "desi" journos and their "unnamed sources". The offical line from the IAF/MoD has not changed- deal will be signed on or before 31st March 2013- END OF STORY.

 

[sancho]

could any body comment on this...?

No big deal, or delay as many confuse it. Dassault wanted to keep control of the project and decide which Indian partners would be involved in the production of parts, therefor how and to whoom ToT will be provided. But for India, HAL will be the prime contractor and HAL also decides about the partners of the program. The deal is still expected to be fixed in this fiscal year till march and that was the official deadline since last year, so nothing changed on that part.

 

[Agent_47]

 

[Abingdonboy]

Cool, interesting that the airplane is converted into a tanker post production. The IAF should look at buying up a few newer AI/Kingfisher Airbus platforms but the smaller ones like A300s to make up numbers and provide a cheaper option. The IAF needs atleast 25-30 AARs by 2025.

 

[selvan33]

Airbus preparing to start contract negotiations with IAF
Posted On: Jan 11, 2013

The A330 Multi-role Transport Tanker aircraft.
MADRID (PTI): European consortium Airbus Friday said it would provide "unquestionably" the most advanced tanker transport aircraft to India and was preparing to start contract negotiations for the supply of six mid-air refuellers to the Indian Air Force.

"We are fully committed to the next stage of negotiations and ultimately to provide the Indian Air Force with what is unquestionably the next advanced tanker transport aircraft flying and certified to date," Airbus Military CEO Domingo Urena Raso said.

Airbus Military's A-330MRTT has emerged as the lowest bidder in the IAF contract worth over Rs 8,000 crore for procuring these tanker aircraft. So far, the Indian Air Force has only been equipped with Russian-origin IL-78 mid-air refuellers.

"This has been a long and tough competition and we are honoured to have been selected," Raso noted while interacting with visiting Indian journalists at the Airbus Military facility close to Madrid.

Separately, Airbus Military derivatives' head Antonio Caramazana said: "We are ready to start contract negotiations... preparing to start negotiations as soon as possible and our aim is to conclude them, and the sooner it is the better."

Refusing to divulge the price involved in the deal, he mentioned that Airbus has offered the price in a combination of euros and dollars.

Caramazana said the six planes will be delivered every three months from the 36th month after the contract is signed.

He said the selection of engine is critical and a decision in this regard has to be taken sooner by the Indian side during contract negotiations.

"This lays down the procedure of the aircraft and the interface for the system," he said.

The A-330MRTT can carry 111 tonnes of fuel and is considered highly efficient and competitive in its class.

Officials claim its maintenance cost is low.

The decision by India to select Airbus Military followed a lengthy selection process, including completion of extensive flying demonstration during which the aircraft refuelled multiple types of IAF fighters and operated from high altitude.

 

[farabi]

Good for Indian future.

 

[Agent_47]

 

[sudhir007]

 

[sudhir007]

AN-32 landing at Daulat Beg Oldie airfield (Elevation 16,700 feet)

 

[kurup]

IAF flies 80-year-old aircraft from Delhi to Vadodara

The Indian Air Force showed off its technical skills when it flew an 80-year-old de Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth aircraft from Delhi and landed it at the airport in Vadodara Tuesday. ”I enjoyed flying it,” Group Captain D S Dangi said, talking to reporters here. The ‘de Havilland DH82 Tiger Moth’ is a two-seater, single-bay bi-lane powered by a 145-horse power Gypsy Major four-cylinder inverted air-cooled engine.

It was the primary trainer aircraft for the Royal Air Force during World War II and was also the basic trainer aircraft in the IAF, right from 1940.

IAF training schools operated the Tiger Moth until it was later replaced by the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) designed and manufactured two-seater primary trainer called ‘Hindustan HT-2′, Air Commodore Sodhi said.

“This shows IAF’s technical expertise and capabilities in flying it from Delhi to Vadodara, before taking it to Bengaluru. It could have been transported to Bengaluru through other means, but the IAF decided to fly it there,” he said.

Sodhi said the story of IAF’s growth and development, from its nascent days, to its present position as one of the world’s largest air forces, is a tribute to the vision, commitment and dedication of its men through the years.

IAF flies 80-year-old aircraft from Delhi to Vadodara | idrw.org