Friday, December 17, 2010

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated December 17, 2010

Asian Defense News: DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated December 17, 2010
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - December 17, 2010: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued December 17, 2010 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Chevron Global Aviation, Houston, Texas, is being awarded a maximum $395,880,657 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for aviation fuel. Other locations of performance are Utah and California. Using service is Defense Logistics Agency Energy. The original proposal was Web-solicited with 20 responses. The date of performance completion is Oct. 30, 2011. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-11-D-0452).

Valero Marketing and Supply Co., San Antonio, Texas, is being awarded a maximum $249,772,596 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for aviation fuel. Other location of performance is California. Using service is Defense Logistics Agency Energy. The original proposal was Web-solicited with 20 responses. The date of performance completion is Oct. 30, 2011. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-11-D-0464).

Equilon Enterprises, dba, Houston, Texas, is being awarded a maximum $239,513,274 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for aviation fuel. Other location of performance is California. Using service is Defense Logistics Agency Energy. The original proposal was Web-solicited with 20 responses. The date of performance completion is Oct. 30, 2011. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-11-D-0458).

Tesoro Hawaii Corp., Kapolei, Hawaii, is being awarded a maximum $234,539,106 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for aviation fuel. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Defense Logistics Agency Energy. The original proposal was Web-solicited with 20 responses. The date of performance completion is Oct. 30, 2011. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-11-D-0454).

Western Refining Co., El Paso, Texas, is being awarded a maximum $111,863,194 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for aviation fuel. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Defense Logistics Agency Energy. The original proposal was Web-solicited with 20 responses. The date of performance completion is Oct. 30, 2011. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-11-D-0461).

Petro Star, Inc.*, Anchorage, Alaska, is being awarded a maximum $104,438,609 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for aviation fuel. Other locations of performance are in Valdez, Alaska, and North Pole, Alaska. Using service is Defense Logistics Agency Energy. The original proposal was Web-solicited with 20 responses. The date of performance completion is Jan. 30, 2011. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-11-D-0453).

BP West Coast Products, LLC, La Palma, Calif., is being awarded a maximum $78,630,310 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Naval distillate fuel. Other location of performance is in Washington. Using service is Defense Logistics Agency Energy. The original proposal was Web-solicited with 20 responses. The date of performance completion is Oct. 30, 2011. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-11-D-0462).

U.S. Oil Trading, LLC, Tacoma, Wash., is being awarded a maximum $72,957,924 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for aviation fuel. Other location of performance is Washington. Using service is Defense Logistics Agency Energy. The original proposal was Web-solicited with 20 responses. The date of performance completion is Oct. 30, 2011. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-11-D-0463).

ExxonMobil Fuels Marketing Co., Fairfax, Va., is being awarded a maximum $50,663,932 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Naval distillate fuel. Other location of performance is California. Using service is Defense Logistics Agency Energy. The original proposal was Web-solicited with 20 responses. The date of performance completion is Oct. 30, 2011. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-11-D-0465).

Sinclair Oil Corp., Salt Lake City, Utah, is being awarded a maximum $38,603,925 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for aviation fuel. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Defense Logistics Agency Energy. The original proposal was Web-solicited with 20 responses. The date of performance completion is Oct. 30, 2011. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-11-D-0457).

Navajo Refining Co., LLC, Artesia, N.M., is being awarded a maximum $25,758,380 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for aviation fuel. Other location of performance is Moriarty, N.M. Using service is Defense Logistics Agency Energy. The original proposal was Web-solicited with 20 responses. The date of performance completion is Oct. 30, 2011. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-11-D-0459).

Paramount Refining Corp.*, Paramount, Calif., is being awarded a maximum $12,318,424 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for aviation fuel. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Defense Logistics Agency Energy. The original proposal was Web-solicited with 20 responses. The date of performance completion is Oct. 30, 2011. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-11-D-0455).

Montana Refining Co.*, Great Falls, Mont., is being awarded a maximum $10,686,928 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for aviation fuel. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Defense Logistics Agency Energy. The original proposal was Web-solicited with 20 responses. The date of performance completion is Oct. 30, 2011. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-11-D-0456).

ARMY

AM General, LLC, South Bend, Ind., was awarded on Dec. 15 a $211,474,506 firm-fixed-price contract. This award will provide for 1,263 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles of various models. Work is to be performed in South Bend, Ind., with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army TACOM Contracting Center, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-10-C-0405).

GM GDLS Defense Group LKC, JV, Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded on Dec. 15 a $72,840,590 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. This award will provide battle damage-assessment and repair services and materials required to support Strykers in Iraq and Afghanistan. Work is to be completed in Sterling Heights, Mich.; Shelby Center, Mich.; Auburn Warehouse, Wash.; Anniston, Ala.; Germany; Iraq; Kuwait; Qatar; and London, Canada, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-07-D-M112).

Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Fla., was awarded on Dec. 15 a $48,766,679 firm-fixed-price contract. This award will provide logistical support for the AH-64 Apache modernized and legacy target acquisition designation sight assembly and pilot night vision sensor assembly system. This includes repair and maintenance of line replaceable units and line replaceable modules to support the Apache’s sensors flying hours program. Work is to be completed in Orlando, Fla., with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The Aviation & Missile Command Contracting Center, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-07-C-0058).

Conti Federal Services, Inc., Edison, N.J., was awarded on Dec. 15 a $21,727,500 firm-fixed-price contract. This award will provide for development of the hurricane protection project at the east and west of Algiers Canal in Plaquemines Parish, La. Work is to be performed in Plaquemines Parish, La., with an estimated completion date of Nov. 9, 2011. The bid was solicited on the World Wide Web with four bids received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, New Orleans, La., is the contracting activity (W912P8-11-C-0016).

Mahaffey Fabric Structures, Memphis, Tenn., was awarded on Dec. 15 a $16,528,634 firm-fixed-price contract. This award will provide for rotational logistical life support training for leaders and the establishment of life-support structures and services at sites located throughout the Fort Polk training areas. Work is to be performed in Fort Polk, La., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 14, 2010. The bid was solicited over the Internet with nine bids received. The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, is the contracting activity (W9124J-11-D-0006).

Woolpert, Inc., Dayton, Ohio, was awarded on Dec. 15 a $14,847,015 firm-fixed-price contract. This award will provide for the investigation of capability enhancements, including higher-flying platforms, improved imagery resolution and accuracy, improved processing and sensor payloads for improved collection rates. Work is to be performed in Arlington, Va.; Alexandria, Va.; and Afghanistan, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 14, 2011. The bid was solicited on the World Wide Web with one bid received. The U.S. Army Geospatial Center, Contracting Office, Alexandria, Va., is the contracting activity (W5J9CQ-11-C-0007).

BAE Systems, Ordnance Systems, Inc., Kingsport, Tenn., was awarded on Dec. 15 a $9,127,949 firm-fixed-price contract. This award provides funding for 90 percent engineering design on the Area A to Area B Acid Facility Relocation Project at the Holston Army Ammunition Plant. Work is to be performed in Kingsport, Tenn., with an estimated completion date of Feb. 1, 2012. One bid was solicited with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, RICC, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (DAAA09-98-E-00006).

NAVY

DZSP 21, LLC, Philadelphia, Pa., is being awarded a $93,156,864 modification P00022 under a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N40192-10-C-3000) to exercise the second award option period for base operation support services for the Joint Region Marianas. The work to be performed provides for general management and administration services; command and staff (public affairs office); public safety (safety and contingency); port operations; ordnance; material management; galley; facilities management & engineering services; sustainment, restoration and modernization; facilities services; utilities (potable water, waste water, electrical and steam and demineralized water); base support vehicles and equipment; and environmental. After award of this option, the total cumulative contract value will be $494,204,389. Work will be performed at various installations in the United States territory of Guam, and is expected to be completed December 2011. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Marianas, Guam, is the contracting activity.

AT&T Mobility, LLC, Hanover, Md. (N00244-11-D-0002); Sprint-Nextel, Reston, Va. (N00244-11-D-0003); T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, Wash. (N00244-11-D-0004); and Verizon Wireless, Laurel, Md. (N00244-11-D-0005), are each being awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award task order contract to provide wireless service and devices to the Navy. The maximum dollar value, including the base period and one six-month option period, for all four contracts combined is $96,000,000. These four contractors may compete for task orders under the terms and conditions of the awarded contract. No task orders are being issued at this time. Work will be performed in various continental United States locations, and is expected to be complete June 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This requirement was awarded through full and open competition via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online and Federal Business Opportunities websites, with five offers received. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.

Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $31,609,158 firm-fixed-price delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-07-G-0008) to exercise an option for on-site flight test management, flight test engineering, design engineering, and related efforts to support Naval Rotary Wing Aircraft Test Squadron flight and ground testing of the MV-22 tilt rotor aircraft. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Md. (43 percent); Philadelphia, Pa. (36 percent); and Fort Worth, Texas (21 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Straub-Martin, JV, Bonsall, Calif., is being awarded a $16,359,978 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N62473-09-C-1228) for the design and construction of bachelor enlisted men quarters at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms. The work to be performed provides for the design and construction of additional solar energy photovoltaic (PV) systems, solar PV lamps, and advanced metering to include energy improvements and other ancillary items required to have the complete usable facility complying with acceptable codes, criteria, laws and regulations including federal, state and local environmental requirements. The total contract amount after exercise of this modification will be $118,768,252. Work will be performed in Twentynine Palms, Calif., and is expected to be completed by August 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.

3 Phoenix, Inc.*, Fairfax, Va., is being awarded a $14,492,631 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-07-C-6274) to provide engineering services to support software development, procurement of commercial off-the-shelf products, and hardware/software integration in support of Navy submarine and surface ship systems. This effort is for Phase III of a Small Business Innovative Research topic number N04-138, “Real-time Data Fusion and Visualization Interface for Environmental Research Data.” These services will be rendered as needed to support the Navy’s initiative to maintain the pace of performance improvement through judicious use of lower power electronics, advanced algorithm design, and innovative applications of open software and hardware. This requirement includes system engineering, architecture design, software engineering, prototyping, integration, and test activities. Work will be performed in Fairfax, Va. (35 percent), Wake Forest, N.C. (35 percent), and Hanover, Md. (30 percent). Work is expected to be completed by December 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

Harper Construction Co., Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $12,222,122 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N62473-09-C-1205) for the design and construction of recruit barracks at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego. The work to be performed provides for the design and construction of induction lighting and additional solar energy photovoltaic panels, to include energy improvements and other ancillary items required to have the complete usable facility complying with acceptable codes, criteria, laws and regulations including federal, state and local environmental requirements. The total contract amount after exercise of this modification will be $72,556,608. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and is expected to be completed by November 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.

Applied Research Associates, Inc., Albuquerque, N.M., was awarded on Dec. 14 an $8,019,992 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for requirements analysis for human injury and treatment modeling tools. The contractor will determine the requirements and identify scenarios for use in demonstrating, a computer modeling tool for predicting human injury incapacitation, and medical response requirements associated with blast attacks in shipboard environments. This contract contains options which, if exercised, will bring the cumulative value of the contract to $11,678,148. Work will be performed in Albuquerque, N.M., and is expected to be completed December 2011. With options exercised the completion date is December 2014. Funds in the amount of $5,000 will expire at end of current fiscal year. The contract was procured under Office of Naval Research Broad Agency Announcement 10-001. Because the announcement was issued electronically via the internet, the number of potential offerors who received the solicitation is not available. The Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Va., is the contracting activity (N00014-11-C-0061).

Osage of Virginia, Inc.*, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a maximum $7,488,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for wastewater treatment at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. The work to be performed provides for management, supervision, tools, materials, supplies, labor, and transportation necessary to perform processing (both mechanically and chemically) dry dock industrial wastewater and ship’s bilge water at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, for discharge to the Virginia pollution discharge elimination system. Task order #0001 is being awarded at $117,500 for wastewater treatment at Norfolk Naval Shipyard at the time of award. Work for this task order is expected to be completed by September 2011. All work on this contract will be performed in Portsmouth, Va., and is expected to be completed by September 2015. Contract funds for task order #0001 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with two proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (N40085-11-D-0009).

AIR FORCE

Boeing Co., Seattle, Wash., was awarded an $87,952,000 contract which will acquire the radar system improvement program/mission navigation system upgrade installation and checkout for the Japan Air Self Defense Force AWACS fleet of four aircraft. At this time, $47,000,000 has been obligated. ESC/HBSKI, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., is the contracting activity (F19628-01-D-0016; Delivery Order 0072).

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  • Asian Defense News: China's premier arrives in Pakistan bearing gifts

    Asian Defense News: China's premier arrives in Pakistan bearing gifts
    Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- China's prime minister lost no time displaying his country's friendship to Pakistan after arriving Friday for a three-day visit.

    "I hope to tell the world through my visit that China and Pakistan have been good friends, and we will continue to do so in the future," Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao said, according to state-run Associated Press of Pakistan.

    The Chinese government will assist Pakistan by investing up to $30 billion in various sectors over the coming five years, Pakistan's information minister told reporters after Wen met with his Pakistani counterpart, Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani.

    The information minister, Qamar Zaman Kaira, said the two countries' representatives signed 13 agreements.

    Kaira predicted that China's private sector would announce more investment during Saturday's business summit in Islamabad.

    China's delegation includes ministers, diplomats, members of the news media and 250 businessmen, according to the Associated Press of Pakistan.

    Friday's agreements included Chinese aid to Pakistan's flood victims -- in the form of cash and help rebuilding houses and roads -- as well as the opening of culture centers in both countries, aid in energy projects, student scholarships and trade.

    "China has helped Pakistan with open hearts and continued its tradition to help its close friend," Kaira said.

    Wen's trip started out in a festive mood. Upon his arrival at Chaklala Air Base, he was greeted with a red carpet, gifts of flowers and a 21-gun salute.

    He had just been in India, Pakistan's rival, for a three-day visit during which he participated in a business forum.

    Bilateral trade is expected to hit $60 billion this year, making China India's largest trading partner.


    Asian Defense News: North Korea warns Seoul against military exercises near flashpoint

    By the CNN Wire Staff
    December 17, 2010 -
    Asian Defense News: North Korea warns Seoul against military exercises near flashpoint
    (CNN) -- North Korea warned Friday it would launch a military strike against the South if Seoul goes ahead with live-fire drills near Yeonpyeong Island over the next five days, North Korea's state-run KCNA reported.

    South Korea "should take a prompt measure to stop the planned provocative maritime shelling from Yeonpyeong Island," the report said. The Korean People's Army "will deal the second and third unpredictable self-defensive blow at them to protect the inviolable territorial waters of" North Korea "as it had declared before the world."

    The Russian Foreign Ministry also warned against the drills in a meeting Friday among Deputy Foreign Minister Alexi Borodavkin, U.S. ambassador John Beyrle and Lee Younho, the South Korean ambassador to Moscow, according to a statement posted to the ministry's website.

    The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff announced Thursday that the exercises will take place in the seas southwest of Yeonpyeong Island between December 18 and 21.

    The South previously announced military exercises for this week.

    Tensions mounted between the Koreas on November 23, when North Korea shelled the island, which lies in South Korean territory. The attacked killed two marines and two civilians and injured 18 people.

    The North has accused the South of provoking the attack because shells from a South Korean military drill landed in the North's waters.

    The North has accused the South of provoking the attack because shells from a South Korean military drill landed in the North's waters.

    Last month's attack was the first direct artillery assault on South Korea since 1953, when an armistice ended fighting.

    The U.S. military has said it is concerned that South Korea's exercises could spark an uncontrollable clash with the North, but the State Department said the exercises are not meant to be threatening or provocative.

    "What we worry about, obviously, is if that is misunderstood or if it's taken advantage of as an opportunity," Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Thursday at the Pentagon. "If North Korea were to react to that in a negative way and fire back at those firing positions on the islands, that would start potentially a chain reaction of firing and counter-firing."



    Asian Defense News: Top U.S. spy pulled from Pakistan after terror threats

    From Pam Benson, CNN
    December 17, 2010
    Asian Defense News: Top U.S. spy pulled from Pakistan after terror threats
    Washington (CNN) -- The CIA has recalled its top spy in Pakistan out of concern for his safety after terrorist threats against him, a U.S. intelligence official said.

    The station chief, the highest-ranking U.S. intelligence officer in Pakistan, operates covertly and his identity is considered classified. He had recently been named in a lawsuit filed by a Pakistani man seeking $500 million for the death of his son and brother, who the man alleges were killed in a U.S. drone strike. The spy's name then appeared in Pakistani media stories about the lawsuit.

    The threats "were of such a serious nature that it would be imprudent not to act," the intelligence official said, describing the decision to pull him from the country.

    A spokesman for the CIA declined to speak about any details of the situation in Pakistan but said in general that protecting CIA personnel is a top priority.

    "Our station chiefs routinely encounter major risk as they work to keep America safe, and they've been targeted by terrorists in the past," CIA spokesman George Little said. "Their security is obviously a top priority for the CIA, especially when there's an imminent threat."

    The station chief oversees all intelligence operations in Pakistan including managing the drone program, which the U.S. government does not publicly acknowedge, and coordinates with the country's intelligence office.






    DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Indian Air Force Gets Super Hercules C-130J Airlifter

    Asian Defense News: DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Indian Air Force Gets Super Hercules C-130J Airlifter
    Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources PTI
    (NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - December 17, 2010: Giving a boost to India’s air power, U.S. aerospace and defence giant Lockheed Martin has delivered the first batch of six state-of-the-art C-130J military transport aircraft to the Indian Air Force.

    The new fleet was ordered under a USD 1.2 billion US Foreign Military Sale (India’s first) in late 2008.

    “There are few mottos that impart such passion as that of the Indian Air Force, which is ‘Touch the Sky With Glory’,” said Lorraine Martin, Lockheed Martin’s vice president for C-130 Programs.

    “Today begins a new glorious, enduring partnership with India as the fourth largest air force in the world proudly joins the worldwide C-130 family,” he said.

    Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules is the most advanced airlifter ever built.

    The C-130J combines the latest in aerospace technology with a proven, rugged airframe design, resulting in an aircraft that gives an operator more capability with greater operational efficiency.

    The IAF’s new Super Hercules will be the longer fuselage or “stretched” variant of the C-130J, similar to those being delivered to the U.S. Air Force.

    With this, India joins the growing number of nations with C-130J fleets including US, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Italy, Norway and the United Kingdom.

    The C-130J carries eight 463L pallets, 97 medical litters, 24 CDS bundles, 128 combat troops and 92 paratroops.

    Equipped with an Infrared Detection Set (IDS), the aircraft will be able to perform precision low-level flying, airdrops, and landing in blackout conditions.

    Self protection systems and other features are included to ensure aircraft survivability in hostile air defence environments.

    In addition, the aircraft is equipped with air-to-air receiver refuelling capability for extended range operations.

    Lockheed Martin will integrate this equipment and other capabilities into the Indian configuration as agreed between the governments.

    The aircraft is being provided to the U.S. under a package which includes six aircraft, training of aircrew and maintenance technicians, spares, ground support and test equipment, servicing carts, forklifts, loading vehicles, cargo pallets, and a team of technical specialists who will be based in India during a three year initial support period.

    Also included in the package is India-unique operational equipment designed to increase Special Operations capabilities.

    In addition, the C-130J Super Hercules will provide the Indian Air Force with modern and effective airlift to support a wide range of national requirements.

    The C-130J takes full advantage of the Global Positioning System and other highly reliable, automated navigation and route planning aides.

    This allows the cockpit crew to focus on the mission and on flying rather than on managing aircraft systems.

    The military transport aircraft was received by the Indian Defence and Military Attache Brigadier Bhupesh Kumar Jain and Air Attache Air Commodore J S Walia at a ceremony held in Marietta, Georgia.

    The Indian Air Force, often abbreviated as the IAF with over 1,300 aircraft is the world's fourth largest air force after the United States Air Force,Russian Air Force and China's People's Liberation Army Air Force. The Indian Air Force has aircraft of British, French and Russian (erstwhile Soviet) origins. However, Russian aircraft dominate its inventory. HAL produces some of the Russian and British aircraft in India under license. The exact number of aircraft in service with the Indian Air Force cannot be determined with precision from open sources. Various reliable sources provide notably divergent estimates for a variety of high-visibility aircraft. The IAF currently operates approximately 364 fighter aircraft, over 224 ground-attack/bomber aircraft, 740 non-combat aircraft as well as approximately 135 UAVs. The following is a list of aircraft that have served in or are in service with the IAF, for aircraft programmes still under development refer to Future of the Indian Air Force.

    INDIAN AIR FORCE CURRENT AIRCRAFT


    PhotoAircraftOriginTypeVersionsIn service[4]Notes on aircraft
    Fighter aircraft[4]
    Sheeju mig21.JPGMikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21Soviet UnionInterceptor/fighterMiG-21 Bison
    MiG-21Bis
    121[5]Upgraded MiG-21 Bison to be phased out by 2017[6] Other 80-90 Non-upgraded MiG-21s not included here to be phased out in 2012/2013[5]
    IAF MiG-29.jpgMikoyan MiG-29 FulcrumSoviet UnionAir superiority fighterMiG-29S69[7]Known as Baaz (Hindi for Hawk) in IAF. All being upgraded to the SMT standard. [8][9]
    SU-30MKI-g4sp - edit 2(clipped).jpgSukhoi Su-30MKIFlanker-HRussia/IndiaAir superiority fighterSu-30MKI122[10]The IAF have placed an order for a total of 272 Su-30MKIs of which 124 have been inducted as of July 2010[10] and two have been lost in crashes.[11] The IAF will receive 40 upgraded Su-30MKIs capable of carrying the BrahMos cruise missile possibly by 2012.[12][13]
    Dassault Mirage 2000 2.jpgDassault Mirage 2000FranceMulti-role fighterMirage 2000H51[14][15]Known as Vajra (Hindi for Thunderbolt) in the IAF. All are to be upgraded to Mirage 2000-5 Mk 2 variant.[16]
    Light Combat Aircraft.jpgHAL TejasIndiaMulti-role05[17] aircraft are in the IAF inventory though Initial Operating Clearance is expected only in December 2010. 48 aircraft of the type are on order.[18]
    Total Combat aircraft
    3645 Tejas in evaluation. 80-90 Mig-21s being phased out.
    Ground attack/Bomber aircraft [4]
    Mig-27.jpgMikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27Soviet UnionGround AttackMiG-27UPG100+[19]Known as Bahadur (Hindi for Valiant) in IAF service.
    IAF Jaguar.jpgJaguar IS/IMFrance
    United Kingdom
    BomberJaguar IS/IM139[20]Known as Shamsher in IAF service.
    Total Ground attack/Bomber aircraft
    239+
    Trainer aircraft
    HAL Deepak.jpgHAL HPT-32 DeepakIndiaBasic Trainer (BJT)70The HPT-32 was grounded in July 2009 ,[21]but was revived in May 2010[21] and is to be fitted with a parachute recovery system (PRS).[21] The HPT-32 is to be phased out soon.[21]
    HAL Kiran Aero India-2007.jpgHAL HJT-16 KiranIndiaIntermediate Trainer (IJT)HJT-1680The HAL HJT-16 Kiran Mk.2 is also operated by the Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) of the IAF.[22] The Kiran is to be replaced by the HAL HJT-36 Sitara.[23]
    IAFBaeHawk.jpgBAE HawkUnited KingdomAdvanced Trainer (AJT)Hawk 13239[24]A total of 106 BAE Hawk trainers have been ordered by the IAF.[24]
    Total Trainers Aircraft
    189
    Transport aircraft[4]
    Air.france.erj145.750pix.jpgEmbraer EMB 135BrazilVIP transportECJ-135 Legacy5
    RAAF BBJ 3.jpgBoeing Business JetUnited StatesVIP transport737-8003
    Wiki dornierdo228 lgw1.jpgDornier Do 228Germany
    India
    very Light TransportDo 228-20140
    C-GBFA First Air HS748 (A748).JPGHawker Siddeley HS 748United KingdomLight TransportHS 748-10064Once formed the backbone of the IAF's transport fleet, but now used mainly for transport training and communication duties.[25]
    An32roh.JPGAntonov An-32 ClineSoviet UnionMedium TransportAn-32105[26]Known as Sutlej (name of an Indian river) in IAF service. All are being upgraded.[26]
    IAF IL-76 Hawaii.JPGIlyushin Il-76 CandidSoviet UnionHeavy TransportIl-7624[27]Known as Gajraj (Hindi for King Elephant) in IAF service.
    100pxLockheed Martin C-130J Super HerculesUnited StatesSpecial Forces + Heavy TransportC-130J6[citation needed]
    Total Transport Aircraft
    235
    AEW&C[4]
    Il-76 EL/M-2075 PhalconRussia
    Israel
    AEW&CEL/M-2075 Phalcon3[28]The IAF might order 2 more Phalcon systems.[28]
    Total number of AWACS
    3
    Air Tanker Aircraft
    Il-78MKI.jpegIlyushin Il-78 MKIRussia
    Israel
    Il-76IL-78MKI6[29][30]
    Total number of Air Tanker Aircraft
    6
    Helicopters[4]
    Indian air force dhruv helicopter j4042 arp.jpgHAL DhruvIndiaUtility helicopterDhruv36In addition to transport and utility roles, Dhruvs are also used as attack helicopters.[31] 4 Dhruvs are also operated by the Indian Air Force Sarang Helicopter Display Team.[32]
    An Indian Air Force Cheetah evacuating ill J&K Police Personnel. Photograph taken in Bani region of Basoli Tehsil, Kathua District, Jammu and Kashmir, India..JPGAérospatiale SA 315B LamaFranceUtility helicopterSA 315B Cheetah/Cheetal28Used mainly for high altitude operations. It is used for both transport and search-and-rescue missions.[33]
    Mil Mi-26.jpgMil Mi-26 HaloSoviet UnionTransport helicopterMi-264
    IAF Mi-8.JPEGMil Mi-8Soviet UnionTransport helicopterMi-882The Mi-8 is being progressively replaced by the Mi-17.[34][35]
    Mi-17Soviet UnionTransport helicopter52The IAF has ordered 80 Mi-17V-5s to replace and augment its existing fleet of Mi-8s and Mi-17s, with an order for 59 additional helicopters to follow soon.[36]
    Mi-35 Hind Akbar.jpgMil Mi-35 Hind-ESoviet UnionAttack helicopterMi-3520Can also act as a low-capacity troop transport.
    Chetak(070407-N-4953E-002).jpgAérospatiale SA 316B Alouette IIIFranceUtility-92Used primarily for training, rescue and light transport roles in the IAF. [37] The HAL Chetak is scheduled to be replaced by HAL's Advanced Light Helicopter.[37]
    100pxHAL Light Combat HelicopterIndiaAIR TO AIR + Ground supportHAL LCH179[citation needed]
    Total number of Helicopters
    493
    Unmanned Air Vehicles
    Lakshya PTA.JPGLakshya PTAIndiaPilotless Target Aircraft (PTA)~1023 were orderd by India to be operated by the IAF, Indian army and Indian Navy.
    Paris Air Show 2007-06-24 n25.jpgIAI HarpyIsraelFire & Forget Radar Emitter Destroyer?A UAV explosive which attacks enemy radars, but also destroys its self.
    Salon du Bourget 20090619 075.jpgIAI HeronIsraelHeron I/IIStrategic Multi-Role UAV~25India orderd 50 to be deployed by the IAF and Indian Navy.
    IAI-Searcher2.jpgIAI SearcherIsraelSearcher II100+
    Total Unmanned Air Vehicles
    135+
    Total Aircraft
    1,327+ aircraft and 135+ UAVs




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