Defence Industry

Berlin: Germany’s parliamentary budget committee approved 30 major defence procurement projects worth nearly €50 billion ($59 billion), bringing the country’s 2025 total to a record 103 major procurement projects for €83 billion ($97.5 billion). The...

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lauded the Indian Air Force's performance during Operation Sindoor. Addressing the Commanders Conference, he highlighted India's "high-impact, short-duration" operational capability, demonstrated effectively by the armed forces in this decisive...

Abu Dhabi, UAE. EDGE, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, and EM&E Group, a leading Spanish company specialising in defence and security innovation and technology, have signed a technology transfer...

Tel Aviv: The US will deploy more air defence systems in Europe to counter the evolving threat posed by the Russian Orshenik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM). According to western sources, the missile will be...

Tel Aviv: US giant Lockheed Martin and Israeli company XTEND have entered into a unique collaboration.  Lockheed Martin Skunk Works will integrate the Israeli company XTEND's Operating System (XOS) into Skunk Works’ MDCX autonomy platform....

Tel Aviv: The US $ 2.3 billion "Mystery Deal" that Israeli company Elbit Systems signed recently was with the UAE. Israeli sources confirmed the identity of the client.The identity of the customer was first...

Helsinki, Finland. Rheinmetall and ICEYE have received a major order from the German Armed Forces for the space sector. The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has commissioned Rheinmetall...

Albacete, Spain. Spain is placing orders for 100 Airbus helicopters through the Directorate General for Armament and Material (DGAM) of the Ministry of Defence. These four contracts, framed within the National Helicopter Plan announced...

Vienna. Schiebel has successfully completed the first CAMCOPTER® S-300 flight test campaign in France, marking an important milestone in the programme’s progression. The flights were conducted at the CESA Drones test site in Sainte-Hélène near...

Gurugram. Samtel Avionics (SA), a key player in India’s defence technology sector has secured Rs 75 crore in growth funding from True North Private Credit, the credit arm of one of India's most respected...

New Delhi: INAS 335 - The 'Ospreys', the second Indian Naval Air Squadron to operate MH 60R helicopters, was commissioned at INS Hansa, Goa, in a ceremony presided over by Adm Dinesh K Tripathi,...

Nordholz, Germany. Airbus Helicopters, through the joint venture NHIndustries, has handed over the first NH90 Sea Tiger to the German Navy during a delivery ceremony at the Navy’s base in Nordholz. A total of...

Paris: The Netherlands has ordered Skyranger anti-drone cannons from Germany’s Rheinmetall for less than €1 billion (US$1.2 billion), below the budget flagged to parliament in January. The Dutch will buy mobile versions of the Skyranger...