Indian Air Force: News and Discussions - III

Which aircraft will win the MMRCA competition

  • Dassault Rafale

    Votes: 75 37.5%

  • MiG-35 Fulcrum-F

    Votes: 5 2.5%

  • JAS-39 Gripen IN

    Votes: 11 5.5%

  • F-16IN Super Viper

    Votes: 3 1.5%

  • Eurofighter Typhoon

    Votes: 89 44.5%

  • F/A-18E/F Super Hornet

    Votes: 17 8.5%
  • Total voters
    200
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[h=1]Bidar may get HALs proposed chopper project[/h]
BANGALORE: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), a Navaratna defence PSU and a top-ranked global defence aerospace company, which is looking for a location to house a production facility for its Advanced Utility Helicopter (AUH) project, could get land in Bidar for the project.Bidar Lok Sabha member and former chief minister N Dharam Singh told Express that Union Defence Minister A K Antony had shown keen interest in establishing the unit at Bidar, where the Indian Air Force also has its base.
"Let us secure land for the proposed AUH programme and the Defence Ministry will� give a green signal to HAL to locate its production facility in Bidar," Singh said.
He also said Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda, with whom he had taken up the matter on Saturday, readily agreed to release land for the project.
"The CM's response was encouraging and it will be the first major aerospace project in the entire Hyderabad-Karnataka region, considered the most backward in the state," he said.
The new facility will set off huge economic activities in the region and also boost employment, he said.
According to HAL sources, the defence PSU had been on the lookout for a suitable location for the AUH project for the last two years.
Three to four locations in Karnataka had been considered but Bidar, situated at the northeastern tip of the state, seemed suitable, sources said.
Referring to the Union Defence Ministry's proposal seeking land in Bidar, Karnataka State Infrastructure Department Secretary, Rajkumar Khatri said, "If the proposal materialses, it would help reinforce Karnataka's leadership in aerospace."
He said the state government would extend all cooperation to the Union Defence� Ministry in providing all necessary logistic support including land, water,� electricity� and manpower and added that Karnataka has already made a mark in� aerospace engineering activities. HAL has 16 production, three MRO divisions and 10 R&D centres across the country.
If sanctioned, Bidar would be developed as an exclusive hub for HAL's helicopter manufacturing facilities, the sources said.
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[h=1]Defence minister's primary job is to safeguard the honour of the country[/h]

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ur army's modernisation is stuck in red tape of the deepest hue.Import of the critical lightweight howitzer, so important to provide artillery support to infantry in the mountains, is stuck in the courts/CBI clearances and what not.Anyone familiar with the armed forces remembers the phrase often used by superiors while giving orders, 'I do not care whether you beg, borrow or steal! I want this done!'It is time to remind the defence minister that the country expects him to deliver security and efficiency.His primary job is to ensure honour and safety of the country, and not his honour, that must come last, always and every time (a sort of modified version of the Chetwood pledge that all newly commissioned officers take).It appears that China is carefully choreographing incidents with India. First, there were several instances of Chinese troops crossing the border, marking their presence. We have dismissed these as 'minor' incidents.Then there was the verbal spat and exchange of notes over the Indian foray into oil exploration in Vietnam waters. The new year saw ill-treatment of an Indian diplomat. Earlier, there were cases of Indian diamond merchants being imprisoned in China. All these could well be dismissed as minor incidents that involve local officials.​
 
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