Defence Industry

Karlskoga, Sweden / New Delhi. BAE Systems has secured a contract worth $180 million from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the TRIDON Mk2 anti-aircraft system. The TRIDON Mk2 is a truck-mounted 40 mm...

Tel Aviv: Political considerations may affect the Japanese decision on the acquisition of UAVs. Israeli-made UAVs are favoured by the Japanese armed forces, but criticism about Israeli operations in Gaza may result in the...

Bengaluru: Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a leading Indian aerospace and defence company, and Bit Mapper Integration Technologies Pvt Ltd (BMIT), a global provider of Electronic System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) solutions, have signed...

Gavião Peixoto, São Paulo. After flying more than 47,000 nautical miles, completing 54 flights, and operating across 11 countries over a period of more than 70 days, the KC-390 Millennium finished its international demonstration...

NEW YORK, US. UltiMaker, a global leader in desktop and industrial 3D printing, April 20 announced a landmark partnership as the exclusive North and South American distributorship for Tectonic-3D, an advanced materials developer specialising in high-performance polymer...

Gdansk, Poland. Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), April 20 announced the signing of an industrial cooperation agreement with Airbus Defence and Space and RADMOR, to develop a...

Marignane, France. The NATO agency in charge of the NH90 programme, NAHEMA, has signed a contract with NHIndustries (a consortium between Airbus, Leonardo and GKN Aerospace) to launch the NH90 Block 2 architecture study....

Tel Aviv: Multi-mission is the current hottest buzzword in the defence industry. One system that can perform many missions. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, is offering kits that will expand the capabilities of the company's...

Lagos / New Delhi: Taking place from October 26-29, 2026 in Eko Atlantic, Lagos, Nigeria, the Africa International Defence Exhibition (AFRIDEX) will bring together government decision makers, senior military leaders, and international defence companies...

Warsaw: Swedish company Swebal is building the first trinitrotoluene (TNT) factory to be opened in Sweden since the end of the Cold War, aiming to expand the European-made supply of a key explosive input...

New Delhi: Mumbai-based Paras Defence and Space Technologies has entered into an agreement with US-based Bandak Aviation Inc. DBA Northstar. In a statement issued on April 17, Paras Defence and Space Technologies said that it has...

OBERPFAFFENHOFEN. General Atomics AeroTec Systems GmbH (GA-ATS) joins a strategic partnership with SVP Aerospace to provide comprehensive mission equipment solutions for reliable data transmission between the Do228 NXT special mission aircraft and various ground...

Tel Aviv: The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have carried out the first operational firing of the “Ro'em,” the IDF’s first fully automatic howitzer, marking a true revolution in the way artillery is operated.  According to...