Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Re-supplying ISAF Special Operations Forces In Afghanistan
Dassault Rafale Wins Indian Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) Competition
French Rafale fighter jet has emerged a winer in the Indian Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) competition to for the sale of 126 fighter jets to the Indian Air Force.
"The French firm Dassault Rafale has emerged as the L-1 (lowest bidder) and cheaper than its european rival EADS (maker of Eurofighter) in the tender and will be offered to supply the aircraft to the IAF."
Indian Air Force (IAF) has shortlisted the Eurofighter Typhoon and Dassault Rafale on 27 April 2011 while wedish Saab Gripen, Russian Mikoyan MiG-35, and the American F-16IN and F/A-18IN Super Hornet were rejected.
Indian Air Force (IAF) has shortlisted the Eurofighter Typhoon and Dassault Rafale on 27 April 2011 while wedish Saab Gripen, Russian Mikoyan MiG-35, and the American F-16IN and F/A-18IN Super Hornet were rejected.
Dassault will supply first 18 of the 126 Rafale fighter jet to the Indian Air Force in three years while rest will be manufactured in India under licence.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Iranian Fighter Aircrafts Escorting Russian Air Force's Su-27 Flankers
The Sukhoi Su-27s of the Russian Knights aerobatic demonstration team of the Russian Air Force escorted by the Mi-29 Fulcrum, MultiroleF-4D/E Phantom II and F-14 Tomcat of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF).
The Russian Knights aerobatic demonstration team was returning home after performing at the Bahrain Air show.
Russian Mil Mi-35M Gunship Helicopter
The Mil Mi-35M gunship and attack helicopter undergoes testing after it was rolledout of the assembly line of the Rostov-on-Don helicopter factory.
The Mil Mi-35M gunship helicopter is armed with a 30 mm gun and it can carry “Shturm-V” or “Ataka-M” anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), 80 mm S-8 rockets and bombs.
The Mil Mi-35M gunship helicopter can also airlift up to 8 soldiers in its cargo cabin.
Japanese Type 10 is Expensive Than Type 90 Main Battle Tank (MBT)
Images from the induction ceremony of the Japanese Type 10 (10式戦車) Main Battle Tank (MBT).
The unit price of the Type 10 (10式戦車) Main Battle Tank (MBT) is one billion yen (about US $ 13.0439 million) which makes it more expensive than the Type 90 main battle tank (MBT) of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF).
New Images of The Japanese Type 10 Main Battle Tank (MBT)
The Type 10 (10式戦車) Main Battle Tank (MBT) at the Ground Self-Defense Forces Fiji School of Combined Arms where it was formally inducted by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF).
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