SOURCE: RAUNAK KUNDE / NEWS BEAT / IDRW.ORG

Bosco da Costa Junior, President and CEO of Embraer Defense & Security said that C-390 is certified to operate from an altitude of 14000ft which fits the operational requirements of the Indian Air Force (IAF) at high altitudes in the Indian Northern Sector.

Junior also pitched KC-390 which is an aerial refuelling variant of the Transporter and claimed that KC-390s offers versatility due to its unique modern design which makes it best suited for the Indian Air Force which operates from different types of terrain and can easily provide aerial refuelling to high-speed fighter jets due its much flexible probe-and-drogue system.

SOURCE: RAUNAK KUNDE / NEWS BEAT / IDRW.ORG

Bengaluru-based Gopalan Aerospace India Private Limited will be showcasing Czech aircraft manufacturer Let Kunovice developed Let L-410 Turbolet, a twin-engine short-range transport aircraft at the Aero India 2023 for the Static display.

L 410 is an all-metal, high-wing turboprop aircraft that is Designed for short take-off and landing (STOL) that can carry 19 passengers with more than 1,200 L 410 aircraft have been manufactured since the 1960s and been operated by more than 60 countries across five continents.

SOURCE: RAUNAK KUNDE / NEWS BEAT / IDRW.ORG

Ministry of Defence (Army), invites Request for Information (RFI) for life extension of SMERCH ammunition for the Indian Army by Private Indian vendors.

300mm SMERCH Rockets of the following four (04) variants are used with the SMERCH Multi Launcher Rocket System (MLRS) of the Indian army, which is proposed to be offered for Life Extension by Private Indian vendors.

SOURCE: RAUNAK KUNDE / NEWS BEAT / IDRW.ORG

U.S Aerospace Engine Major has applied for clearance of Technology Transfer for the F-414 engine and F-414-EPE [Enhanced Performance Engine] that will clear the path for the company to not only set up a local manufacturing plant jointly in India with India’s state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) but also locally manufacture niche core engine section in the country.

F414-INS6 engine an India-specific engine that will incorporate single-engine safety criteria, higher performance, and greater durability will be the first to be locally manufactured in India under ToT agreements that will allow India’s HAL to manufacture this engine from RAW material stages and also manufacture spares for the engines.

SOURCE: RAUNAK KUNDE / NEWS BEAT / IDRW.ORG

US administration is considering clearing the Transfer of Technology (ToT) for the Canadian-American eight-wheeled armoured fighting vehicle known as Stryker to India which will not only allow India to manufacture it locally but also allow India to incorporate some of the technology of the armoured fighting vehicle in its own Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) that are in development.

While it is not clear if Indian Army is keen to purchase locally manufactured Striker APCs as a whole or wants Striker APC tech incorporated into locally made APCs that are still under development.

SOURCE: RAUNAK KUNDE / NEWS BEAT / IDRW.ORG

Lockheed Martin India’s vice-president and chief executive William Blair speaking to ” the Print said that Sikorsky S-92, a large, twin-engine helicopter that can be used for both civil and military purposes is an offer to the Indian military.

Tata-made S-92 cabin has been supplied to Lockheed Martin from 2012 onwards and more than 157 cabins made by Tata from its greenfield facility in Hyderabad to Lockheed Martin.

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William Blair, Lockheed Martin’s India vice-president and chief executive, told ThePrint that Lockheed Martin sees the F-21 aircraft as a perfect fit between Indian-made LCA-Tejas fighter jet and Rafale and Su-30MKI as the company is keen to respond to the RFP (Request for Proposal) for MRFA that is likely to be issued later this year by Indian Air Force (IAF)

Lockheed Martin has offered India its F-16V configuration Block 70/72 which in India is called F-21. F-21 has a Maximum take-off weight of 21 tons which makes it below Rafale (24.5-tons) and Sukhoi-30 (34.5tons) but above LCA-Tejas Mk1A (14 tons) and Tejas Mk2 (17.5-tons).