All new F-16 might ring a bell
Lockheed Martin’s new variant of its successful F-16 fighter aircraft, the F-16V, will have upgraded capabilities that might remind readers of the configuration offered by them for the IAF contest for...
View ArticleNavy Harrier Pegasus engines going strong
Steven Gillard of Rolls-Royce spoke to StratPost about the Naval Aircraft Yard milestone of overhauling the 50th Sea Harrier Pegasus engine and the role played by his company in helping achieve it. The...
View ArticleBoeing bullish on ‘Make in India’
"I think the policy makes all the sense in the world for what the Prime Minister wants to do for the aerospace and defense sector," said Chris Raymond, VP for Business Development & Strategy at...
View ArticleHow an ex-Nazi arms dealer sold fighters to India and Pakistan during an arms...
Nazis, spies, the cold war and the arms trade: The story of how a decorated ex-Nazi officer and arms dealer sold fighter aircraft to India and Pakistan, both under an arms embargo after the 1965 war....
View ArticleWhy Saab delayed the first flight of the Gripen E
Saab has delayed the highly-anticipated first flight of the Gripen E fighter for something its customers haven't even requested. Software that meets civilian standards. The post Why Saab delayed the...
View ArticleQ&A: Navy’s top submariner explains
StratPost recently had the opportunity to pose some questions to the senior-most submariner in the Indian Navy, Vice Admiral Srikant, Inspector General Nuclear Submarines (IGNS), about the state and...
View ArticleSummit on Track How railway lines may decide the location of the U.S. – North...
Shashanka Nanda explains why it's tricky for Kim Jong-un to visit Mongolia or Singapore by train for the U.S.-North Korea Summit. Short version: Very long, very complicated and perhaps not possible....
View ArticleDetailed: Lockheed Martin’s F-16 offer to India The company has offered the...
Find out exactly what Lockheed Martin is offering for the F-16 Block 70 to India, the only F-16 concept to feature both drogue as well as receptacle refueling, plus Auto GCAS, besides other Indian-spec...
View Article‘We’re happy to meet anyone at altitude’ Lockheed Martin looks forward to an...
Lockheed Martin's Vivek Lall welcomed the IAF's open contest for 110 fighter aircraft and explained why he thinks the F-16 makes a good case for India. The post ‘We’re happy to meet anyone at altitude’...
View ArticleHoneywell launches new tactical vest in India The Centurion composite vest...
The Centurion composite vest claims a weight reduction of 35-40% and is based on Honeywell's Spectra fibre, which it says is 15 times stronger than steel, weight for weight. The post Honeywell launches...
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