Defence Industry

Washington: The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is working with four companies to design an experimental vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft that can fly at speeds far faster than the V-22 Osprey. The collaboration comes...

  Kochi: With increasing focus on maritime power at high seas with a special focus on the Indian and Pacific Ocean, the induction of the CAMCOPTER® S-100 into the Indian Navy got a massive boost. The...

Washington: The US Army is slated to have two new missile systems in soldiers’ hands in 2024. The two missiles seek to solve a couple of distance problems for the service under its wider...

Washington: The US Air Force and the US Navy have tapped Raytheon to design, build and test systems that fry electronic components with blasts of energy. The company, a division of the rebranded RTX,...

Tel Aviv: The Spanish army will procure the Elbit Systems PULS ground- ground rocket systems. A group of Spanish companies creating a Spanish rocket launcher based on the PULS was given a contract for...

New Delhi: In a significant development, the proposed defence corridor in Uttar Pradesh is gaining momentum alongside the industrial corridor. The finalised proposal for the defence corridor involves an investment of approximately Rs 25,000...

  Tel Aviv: A prototype of a four wheeled all terrain combat scooter is being evaluated by Israeli company Silver Shadow. The special combat scooter was designed by Amos Goren, an Israeli designer of combat...

Tel Aviv: The war Israel fights against Iranian proxies in Gaza and Lebanon is proving again the importance of targeting pods when fighter aircraft attack terror targets that are hidden in urban areas. The war...

  Bengaluru: Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) announced December 22 that it has received orders worth Rs 2,673 crore from Goa Shipyard Limited (Value: Rs 1,701 crore) and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (Value: Rs...

  Fort Moore: US Army soldiers at both the Manoeuvre Centre of Excellence and the National Training Centre are testing out new platoon formations that integrate robots and other technology into dangerous combat scenarios. General James...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence signed a contract worth Rs 1614.89 crore with Mazagon Dockyard Shipbuilders Ltd on December 20 for construction and delivery of six Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (NGOPVs) for...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, California. Boeing  has delivered the first Orca Extra Large Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) to the U.S Navy following acceptance testing completion this month. The XLUUV, designated by the Navy as “Orca,” is...

Getafe. The Spanish Ministry of Defence has ordered 16 Airbus C295 aircraft in Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) configuration and Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) configuration. The contract amounts to €1.695 billion. These new aircraft will enable...