Amphibious Plane

Seven Chinese Navy warships are operating in and around the Indian Ocean Region, including an over 27,000 tonnes amphibious vessel, which have been tracked closely by the Indian Navy using its American-origin P-8I anti-submarine warfare spy planes and other surveillance assets.

China expects to deliver its domestically developed AG600, the world's largest amphibious aircraft, to customers by 2022, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported late on Sunday citing the plane's manufacturer.

SpiceJet Ltd., which has seen its stock zoom 899 percent in three years, wants to open up the third-biggest aviation market even more. That means targeting the billion Indians who've never flown before, either because they can't afford it or because they don't live near a functioning airport.

The Centre is working on a proposal to ply an amphibious aircraft on the Ganga between Varanasi and Kolkata and has a target of developing 111 waterways in the country.

As Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe begins his crucial visit to India today looking to clinch a slew of deals including bullet trains and amphibious defence planes, Chinese media today said Mr Abe is trying to rope in India as part of a strategy to contain arch rival China.

China has started assembling the world's largest amphibious aircraft which it plans to deploy in the disputed South China Sea besides aggressively marketing it abroad.

The Indian Navy's ability to carry out amphibious landing, casualty evacuation, humanitarian assistance and long-range surveillance and reconnaissance received a major boost today, with Japan agreeing to sell and transfer technology to India to build the specialised sea-plane, the US-2 produced by ShinMaywa.

The seaplane has finally arrived in India, though a decade late for sure.The country's first amphibious aircraft that can land and take-off from land and water has been launched in Mumbai. The eight-seater fixed-wing aircraft which will be operational by the end of the year is being aimed for intra-inland transport and tourism in the Andaman and Ni...

Seven Chinese Navy warships are operating in and around the Indian Ocean Region, including an over 27,000 tonnes amphibious vessel, which have been tracked closely by the Indian Navy using its American-origin P-8I anti-submarine warfare spy planes and other surveillance assets.

China expects to deliver its domestically developed AG600, the world's largest amphibious aircraft, to customers by 2022, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported late on Sunday citing the plane's manufacturer.

SpiceJet Ltd., which has seen its stock zoom 899 percent in three years, wants to open up the third-biggest aviation market even more. That means targeting the billion Indians who've never flown before, either because they can't afford it or because they don't live near a functioning airport.

The Centre is working on a proposal to ply an amphibious aircraft on the Ganga between Varanasi and Kolkata and has a target of developing 111 waterways in the country.

As Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe begins his crucial visit to India today looking to clinch a slew of deals including bullet trains and amphibious defence planes, Chinese media today said Mr Abe is trying to rope in India as part of a strategy to contain arch rival China.

China has started assembling the world's largest amphibious aircraft which it plans to deploy in the disputed South China Sea besides aggressively marketing it abroad.

The Indian Navy's ability to carry out amphibious landing, casualty evacuation, humanitarian assistance and long-range surveillance and reconnaissance received a major boost today, with Japan agreeing to sell and transfer technology to India to build the specialised sea-plane, the US-2 produced by ShinMaywa.

The seaplane has finally arrived in India, though a decade late for sure.The country's first amphibious aircraft that can land and take-off from land and water has been launched in Mumbai. The eight-seater fixed-wing aircraft which will be operational by the end of the year is being aimed for intra-inland transport and tourism in the Andaman and Ni...