News of February 18, 2006
Air Force Plans to Sell F-22As to Allies
Posted at: Sat Feb 18th, 2006
Momentum is building within the Air Force to sell the service's prized F-22A Raptor -- which is loaded with super-secret systems -- to trusted U.S. allies, with Japan viewed as the most likely buyer, service and industry officials tell Inside the Air Force.
India looks to acquire UK Sea Harriers for training
Posted at: Sat Feb 18th, 2006
India is seriously considering United Kingdom's offer of eight second-hand Royal Navy BAE Systems Sea Harrier for utilising them as training aircraft, a leading Defence Weekly has claimed.
France offers India Rafale instead of Mirage
Posted at: Sat Feb 18th, 2006
NEW DELHI, FEB 16: French President Jacques Chirac is expected to formally convey to the Indian government its decision to offer the Rafale multirole fighter, instead of its Dassault's Mirage-2000-5 fighter earlier put forth, in the bid for $9 bn 126 combat ai...
