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  • Lockheed, Mahindra Open C-130J Training Center for India's Air Force - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, Mahindra Open C-130J Training Center for India’s Air Force

    Lockheed Martin and Mahindra Defence Systems have opened a C-130J Super Hercules training center at a military air base in Hindon, India. The facility is equipped with a full-motion simulator built to help Indian C-130J airmen train on how to operate the special operations aircraft the country’s air force bought from Lockheed in 2011, Mahindra said […] More

  • Boeing, Mahindra Launch C-17 Training Center for India's Air Force - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing, Mahindra Launch C-17 Training Center for India’s Air Force

    Boeing and Mahindra Defense Systems have launched a new facility at the Flight Simulation Technique Center in Gurgaon, India, to support C-17 pilot and loadmaster training for the Indian air force. The full-service center is designed to train  C-17 aircrews for military airlift operations, humanitarian missions, aerial refueling and emergency procedures through simulation, courseware and computer-based training, Boeing said Friday. The company added that the facility will […] More

  • Reuters: India's Defense Agency OKs Proposed $750M Buy of BAE Howitzers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reuters: India’s Defense Agency OKs Proposed $750M Buy of BAE Howitzers

    India’s defense procurement officials have approved a proposal to acquire $750 million in BAE Systems-built M777 Howitzer artillery guns through a foreign military sales agreement with the U.S. government, Reuters reported Saturday. Aditya Kalra writes that approximately 120 of the 145 Howitzers that India plans to buy will be assembled in the country. The report said India will send the proposal to the […] More