Category: Industry
India on schedule to induct Astra BVRAAM next year
Testing of the Astra beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) is on schedule and the missile is on course to be inducted into the India Air Force next year.
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Photo: DRDO
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HAL has started the installation of refuelling probe on Tejas LSP-8
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has started to integrate a refuelling probe on Tejas Limited Series Production-8 (LSP-8) aircraft.
By Ashwin Kumar [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Bid to stop sale of F-16s to Pakistan in U.S. Senate fails
An attempt by U.S. Senator Rand Paul to block the sale of 6 F-16Ds and 2 F-16Cs to Pakistan has failed. Senators voted 71-24 to approve the sale.
By United States Air Force (USAF news article (direct link)) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Obama administration clears the sale of 36 AIM-120C-7s to Indonesia
The U.S. State Department has cleared a potential Foreign Military Sale to Indonesia for 36 AIM-120C-7 missiles. The estimated cost is $95 million.
By: Senior Airman Mark Hoyt, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons