Defence Industry

New Delhi: India and China have taken significant steps towards improving their bilateral relations following a meeting between Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chinese Defence Minister Admiral Dong Jun in Vientiane, Laos, on...

Tel Aviv. Ever since the Russian made Sukhoi Su-57 was first presented in the China International Air Show in Zhuhai City, there are many speculations about the launching customer of this fifth generation fighter...

Tel Aviv: In the ongoing war that Israel fights against the Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Hamas in Gaza, the two Iranian proxies gives the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) the opportunity to evaluate the...

Pune: Bharat Forge has achieved a significant milestone by entering contract negotiations with the Ministry of Defence for the 155mm/52cal Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) and Gun Towing Vehicles (GTVs) for the Indian...

Donauwörth, Germany. Less than a year after the contract was signed, Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first of up to 82 H145Ms ordered by Germany at its Donauwörth site. The Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces)...

Washington: Seated near a model of Martin-Baker’s latest ejection seat design, company executive Andrew Martin looked incredulous. An official at rival ejection seat-maker, Collins Aerospace, had suggested that some Martin-Baker seats weren’t as safe as...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence is expected to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) shortly for acquiring 15 maritime variants of the Airbus C-295 aircraft, following the Defence Acquisition Council’s (DAC) approval earlier...

New Delhi: The contract for construction and delivery of six 25T BP Tugs was concluded with Titagarh Rail Systems Limited ( TRSL), in consonance with ‘Make in India’ and ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative of the...

Tel Aviv: Israeli officials confirmed that the Greek ministry of defence is in negotiations with Israeli company Rafael to purchase the company's Iron Dome and David's Sling air defence systems. Last week Greek officials said...

Tel Aviv: Israel’s efforts to efficiently solve the problem of detecting and intercepting low flying armed drones is being taken seriously by other defence forces including the US army. Lockheed Martin has successfully integrated the...

Washington: The Pentagon unveiled a new round of aerial and maritime drones for Replicator, a massive effort to fast-track the delivery of unmanned weapons systems to the services. This includes a batch of multiple...

Christchurch: China’s premier defence exhibition, Zhuhai Airshow, opened its gates this week headlined by the J-35A fifth-generation fighter as well as a J-15T fighter designed for catapult operations aboard aircraft carriers. The People’s Liberation Army...

Paris: France is tapping retired defence-industry workers to create what it calls a “defence industrial reserve,” a pool of experienced labour that can help ramp up production of weapons and armament in times of...