India’s Defense Minister Arun Jaitley said in a written reply to Parliament that the Air Force has initiated the process to extend the operational life of the Kiran jet trainer after HAL failed to produce the Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) on time.
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First phase of Storm Shadow integration tests on Eurofighter completed
Alenia Aermacchi has completed the first phase flight trials of the Storm Shadow cruise missile on the Eurofighter.
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China to test world’s largest amphibious aircraft next year
China will test fly the TA-600, world’s largest amphibious aircraft, in Guangdong province next year, an executive from China Aviation Industry General Aircraft said.
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India’s SR-SAM project could be in trouble
India’s joint project with MBDA to develop the Short-range Surface-to-Air Missile (SR-SAM) system for the IAF may be canceled.
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Russia to modify engines of Su-30MKI
Faced with an unusually high number of mid-air engine failures over the past two years, Russia has agreed to modify the Saturn AL-31FP engine for the Su-30MKI.
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