Pentagon halts acceptance of new F-35 jets after aircraft maker discovers China-made engine part
World | September 08, 2022 7:42 ISTPentagon said an alternative source for the made-in-China alloy will be used in future turbomachines.
Pentagon said an alternative source for the made-in-China alloy will be used in future turbomachines.
Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan on Tuesday night despite serious warnings from Beijing threatening the United Nations with serious consequences.
The initial 18 aircraft will be imported while the next 36 aircraft would be manufactured within the country. The payments would be made partially in foreign as well as Indian currency.
Pakistan PM Khan described it as a big movement for Pakistan after about 40 years when F-16 provided by the US were inducted into the PAF.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said it was like a dream coming true watching Barmer emergency airstrip finally being inaugurated.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) commemorated the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' by forming to what it called an 'Elephant Walk' formation with 75 aircrafts. The fighter jets included India;s might Rafale and Jaguars.
With India and China engaged in a military standoff for more than a year now, the Chinese Air Force recently carried out a big aerial exercise from its airbases opposite Eastern Ladakh
Defence Ministry on July 02 approved proposal to acquire 33 new fighter aircrafts from Russia including 12 Su-30 MKiS and 21 MiG-29s along with upgradations of 59 existing MiG-29s.
India has maintained that it shot down Pakistan's F-16 during the dogfight and that it shot down one of the fighters using a MiG-21 Bison, flown by Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman. Islamabad, however, has always denied it.
China has stepped up its programme to train fighter pilots for the newly developed fighter jet J-15 and sail and command warships, a move that aims to create more capable commanding officers for aircraft carriers.
To boost its dwindling fighter squadron strength, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to acquire 33 new combat aircraft including 21 MiG-29s and 12 Sukhoi 30s. It has pushed a proposal in front of the government, after which the Defence Ministry has decided to hold a high-level meeting in the next few week, in this regard.
Vivek Lall, vice president of Strategy and Business Development for Lockheed Martin, says if F-21 wins the contract, then India will also be integrated into the company's global fighter ecosystem, which is a USD 165 billion dollar market.
Setback To Pak, US says 'did not count' Pakistani F-16 fighter jets
The United States, which is the largest seller of high-tech defence equipment globally and has a strong end-user monitoring agreement, as a matter of practice takes all allegations of misuse of defense articles very seriously.
"We have given the contract to HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd) for 83 light combat fighter aircraft. Sukhois are being manufactured in India," she said.
The number is projected to rise to 30 by 2027, with four more squadrons of LCA Tejas. The contract for these 83 LCA Tejas Mark1A is yet to be signed between the IAF and HAL, it further said.
The Defense Ministry said the US had no right to interfere in Chinese military cooperation with Russia.
Reacting to the US move, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said, "China is strongly outraged by this unreasonable action of the US and lodged stern representations".
Americas defence sale with India is at an all time high, a top Pentagon commander today said, adding that it supports all Indian consideration of a number of US systems including F-35 joint strike fighter.
The Chinese air force recently sent its Su-35 fighter jets to take part in a joint combat patrol over the South China Sea, the Chinese air force said in a statement.
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