Defence Industry

Paris: Germany’s Helsing raised US$1.8 billion in Europe’s biggest-ever funding round for a defence-technology startup, valuing the company at $18 billion and continuing a flurry of mega rounds for the continent’s defence industry. Munich-based Helsing...

Paris: Rheinmetall and MBDA will develop a high-energy laser weapon for the Germany Navy that builds on previous work by the two companies on a laser demonstrator, with the weapon system expected to be...

New Delhi: The Tejas MK-1A programme has registered a positive development with the seventh GE F404-IN20 engine successfully clearing user acceptance quality checks. This marks a crucial step forward for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL),...

Tel Aviv: Israeli company SCD, developing advanced infrared detector technologies, on July 13 announced that it has secured three multi-million-dollar orders from leading global customers for its advanced HOT HD MWIR detectors. The detectors will...

São José dos Campos, Brazil. Embraer will once again have a strong presence at the Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom, highlighting its continued growth momentum driven by increasing aircraft deliveries, a record backlog,...

Bengaluru: Hical Technologies, a Bengaluru-based precision electromechanical manufacturer for global aerospace and defence platforms, welcomed Tobias Gotthardt, Vice Minister at the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy, at its Electronic City facility....

Tel Aviv: Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is in advanced talks with Indian private defence firms to set up local production of the Iron Dome system and, specifically, its Tamir interceptors in India. However,...

Athens: Preparations for DEFEA 2027 – Defence Exhibition Athens, taking place May 18–20, 2027 at the Metropolitan Expo, are progressing at a remarkable pace, confirming the exhibition's growing international appeal and strategic importance. Strong demand from...

Washington: When mounted to a vehicle, the US Army’s Volcano mine dispenser can blanket roughly 32 acres with up to 960 mines. Now, the service is testing a system that can do the same...

Vienna: The United Kingdom unveiled a $50 billion, decade-long push to accelerate European deep precision strike capabilities during the NATO summit on Wednesday, positioning London at the head of a coalition of twelve NATO...

ROME. As the threat of hostile unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) escalates globally, a breakthrough in directed-energy technology promises to reshape front-line air defence. Colorado-based developer NUBURU Inc, in collaboration with Italian tactical systems firm Tekne...

New Delhi. Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), a prominent defence public sector undertaking (PSU) operating under the Ministry of Defence, has significantly escalated its capital commitment toward research and development (R&D). For the financial year...

Bengaluru: Vimag Labs has been granted its fifth patent in India. The patent, titled "A Robust Rotating Transformer Excited Synchronous Motor and Its Control," covers the foundational motor architecture of the company’s proprietary Virtual Magnet Synchronous Motor...