News of June 28, 2007
India's SU-30 jets in Britain for joint exercise
Posted at: Thu Jun 28th, 2007
New Delhi, June 28: India's frontline Sukhoi-30 jets have flown to a Royal Air Force base for the first joint exercise in British airspace by the two countries beginning next week.
The SU-30mkis participating in the "Indra-Danush" exercise at Waddi...
IAF's 126 jets tender could get nod Friday
Posted at: Thu Jun 28th, 2007A long-delayed Indian Air Force (IAF) global tender for 126 combat jets is likely to get the defence ministry's nod Friday and could be issued within a week, an official said. The ministry's Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), the final word on the subject, is meeting here Friday after...
UK, USA agree pact on Joint Strike Fighter technology transfer
Posted at: Thu Jun 28th, 2007
The UK Ministry of Defence has brokered a bilateral agreement with its US counterpart aimed at relaxing technology transfer restrictions between the nations, potentially removing a barrier to trade relations which late last year threatened London's continued participation in the Lockheed Martin ...
Team JCA Files Protest with GAO on Joint Cargo Aircraft Selection
Posted at: Thu Jun 28th, 2007
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 27, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- The Team JCA partnership led by Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and EADS CASA North America is contesting the Joint Cargo Aircraft selection process in a protest filed June 22 with the Government Accountability Office.
