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Boeing Secures Contract for Six MH-47G Block II Chinook Helicopters

  PHILADELPHIA. The US Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC) has awarded Boeing a contract to produce six remanufactured MH-47G Block II aircraft as a part of the Army’s modernization efforts. With the deal valued...

Boeing Names Stephanie Pope Chief Operating Officer

ARLINGTON, Virginia. Boeing recently announced Stephanie Pope as executive vice president and chief operating officer of The Boeing Company. In this newly created position, effective January 1, 2024, Pope will report to Boeing President and Chief Executive...

The Siang Dialogue 1.0 Discusses Strategic Importance of India’s Neighbourhood, North-East Region and Impact of Chinese Factor

  The inaugural session of The Siang Dialogue 1.0 titled “The Namsai Note” kicked-off the conference on December 8. It was aimed to stimulate discussions towards the strategic importance of attending to India’s neighbourhood besides...

Boeing Concludes Inaugural Pilot Roundtable for India and South Asia

New Delhi. Boeing successfully hosted the inaugural Pilot Roundtable in India, a two-day event that drew active participation from the pilot community across India and the South Asian region, featuring delegates from Bangladesh and...

Digital Coast Guard Project: Ministry of Defence Signs Rs 588 Crore Deal with TCIL

New Delhi: Aligned with the centre's strategic vision for digital armed forces, the Ministry of Defence sealed a contract with Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL) to boost India's digital armed forces, said the ministry...

Senate Votes in Favour to Keep US Troops in Syria Amid Iran-backed Attacks

Washington: The US Senate on December 7 overwhelmingly voted down a bill 13-84 that would have required President Joe Biden to withdraw the roughly 900 troops stationed in Syria. Sen. Rand Paul, secured a vote...

Budget Funding Cut, Delays ‘A Big Deal’ for Space Development Agency

Washington: The head of the Space Development Agency said delays to fiscal 2024 funding and the possibility of an across-the-board budget cut would be “a big deal” for his organisation’s acquisition plans in the...

Final Defence Policy Bill Advances AUKUS, Taiwan Training

Washington: The $874.2 billion fiscal 2024 National Defence Authorisation Act, finalised in conference late December 6, would fully authorise the trilateral AUKUS agreement with Australia and Britain and codify into law a new nuclear...

DARPA, Harvard Breakthrough May Bring Quantum Computing Years Closer

Washington: Widespread quantum computing may now come years sooner than widely expected, thanks to a Pentagon-funded project with implications for everything from rapid vaccine development and weather forecasting to cyber warfare and code breaking. If...

Cathay Group Orders the A350F

  Toulouse. Hong Kong’s Cathay has become the latest carrier to order the all-new A350F, following the signature of a purchase agreement for six aircraft. The A350F will join the airline’s cargo division, Cathay Cargo,...

Nigeria, Philippines, Argentina Interested in Procuring Tejas Jets: HAL Chief

New Delhi: India’s indigenously manufactured fighter aircraft Tejas appears to have evoked interest from Nigeria, Philippines, Argentina and Egypt, CB Ananthakrishnan, the Chairman and Managing Director of the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, said December 7. Ananthakrishnan...

Indian Army to Induct Handheld Thermal Image Devices, Issues RFI

New Delhi: The Indian Army is in the process to induct around 10,000 Hand Held Thermal Imager-Uncooled (HHTI-UC) devices, for which the Request for Information (RFI) has been uploaded on its official website. As per...

IAF’s C-17 Aircraft Successfully Airdrops Indigenously Developed Heavy Platform

New Delhi: A C-17 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force on December 7 airdropped in a military zone in Agra an indigenously developed heavy platform that can carry a maximum load of 16...
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