Defence Industry

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...

Tel Aviv: The new Israeli developed Eitan Armoured fighting vehicles (AFV) is being equipped with many locally made systems. Some of the main systems especially the electro-optic ones are made by Israeli company IMCO. The...

  Hyderabad: Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL) has delivered the 250th fuselage for the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter from its state-of-the-art facility in Hyderabad. These fuselages are manufactured for customers around the world, including the US Army,...

Ferrol (A Coruña, Spain): Navantia has started the construction process of the second frigate of the F-110 class for the Spanish Navy, thus confirming the speeding up of this programme valued at €4.325 million. The first...

  Tel Aviv: While the Russian defence industry is busy supplying the needed hardware for the war in Ukraine, Iran is developing new systems that will also find their way to the Russian armed forces....

Kolkata: Gun & Shell Factory (GSF), a unit of Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWEIL) organised the ‘MSME conclave on Indigenisation’ on December 15 at the Directorate of Ordnance (Coordination & Services), Rajarhat...

  London: Rolls-Royce on December 15 announced that Turkish Airlines will order 100 Trent XWB-84 engines and 40 Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines. This will make Turkish Airlines the world’s largest operator of Trent XWB engines. The...

  Bengaluru: Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has received an order of Rs 4,522 crore from Indian Army for the supply of Fuses for various calibres. The contract was signed on December 15, 2023, by...

Tel Aviv: The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has used for the first time a system that enables accurate air drops to ground forces. A logistical air drop that included parachuting about 7 tons of water...

National Harbour (Maryland): Lockheed Martin said it successfully tested an electronic warfare pod it’s developing for use in helicopters to detect and deceive anti-ship missiles. Trials of the Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare system, or AOEW,...

Beirut: The US Navy has hired Saab to provide the Double Eagle undersea vehicle to Kuwait, according to a  news release from the Swedish firm. The Kuwait Naval Force is to receive the semi-autonomous, remotely...

  Tel Aviv: The infantry soldiers of the Israel Defence Forces ( IDF) fighting in Gaza are equipped with the SMASH rifle sight that allows them to hit the target with the first bullet. The...