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Govt must take call on choppers fast
Moscow :: Russia | 8 days ago
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Despite a process that began nearly a decade ago, the Army has not been able to finalise a replacement for the Advanced Light Helicopter. After two aborted attempts, a third tender to procure 197 replacement choppers is too pending While there were
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Army chopper crashes at Siachen; both pilots safe
New Delhi :: India | 9 days ago
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An Army helicopter, on air maintenance operations, crashed this morning in the icy heights of Siachen glacier but both the pilots survived the accident and were being evacuated for treatment, army sources said. The advanced light helicopter (ALH) '
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AgustaWestland submits bids for 2 chopper tenders
New Delhi :: India | 1 month ago
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Anglo-Italian firm AgustaWestland has submitted its bid for two military tenders to supply helicopters to the Navy and the Coast Guard. The firm has submitted its response to Indian Navy's tender for procuring 56 naval utility helicopters and Coast
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$1.5-bn deal for light utility choppers uncertain
Mumbai :: India | 3 months ago
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The much-anticipated $1.5-billion deal for 197 light utility helicopters is facing cancellation for the second time as the decision has been deferred by the Defence Acqusition Council (DAC) in the Ministry of Defence. The MoD has been in the process
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Army gets its first indigenously-made Rudra attack chopper
Mumbai :: India | 3 months ago
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The first weaponised helicopter 'Rudra' developed indigenously was today handed over to the army which has successfully raised an attack chopper fleet on its own. This is the first of the 60 armed helicopters provided to the army by the Hindustan
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Chopper deal: Def Min asks vendors to extend offer
New Delhi :: India | 5 months ago
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In view of delays in the tender to procure 197 light helicopters, the Defence Ministry has asked the two vendors in the race for the multi-billion dollar deal to extend the validity of their commercial offer . "One of the firms, European Eurocopter
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'No proposal for setting up air wing for Army'
New Delhi :: India | 5 months ago
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Defence Minister A K Antony today denied that there was any proposal to set up a special air wing under the army's control, saying the Army Aviation Corps is already in place for the purpose. In a written reply to Rajya Sabha , he said, "No such
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IAF to procure 12 choppers for Siachen operations
Leh :: India | 7 months ago
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A request for proposal (RFP) has been sent by the IAF to defence aerospace PSU HAL for buying 12 Cheetal helicopters which will be used for carrying out operations in high altitude areas in the northern borders, IAF officials said. The Cheetal
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Defence Ministry scraps Coast Guard tender for choppers
Mumbai :: India | 8 months ago
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Indian Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), offering its ALH Dhruv, and European Eurocopter with its twin-engine Panther MB -- were in the race for the deal expected to be worth over Rs 1,000 crore. The tender, issued in July last year, was cancelled
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Ageing Cheetah crashes in Jammu & Kashmir
Nāshik :: India | 12 months ago
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The fleet of army's ageing light utility helicopter Cheetah suffered another casualty on Wednesday when a chopper crashed in the Siachen Glacier, leaving its pilot dead. A Cheetah helicopter deployed on an air maintenance mission in the Siachen
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