Defence Industry

Sikorsky Continues Legacy with Latest Contract to Build Presidential Helicopters

STRATFORD, Conn. Continuing its 63-year legacy of providing safe and reliable transportation for the president of the United States, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, is under contract to manufacture a total of 23 VH-92A®...

Collins Aerospace Air Combat Training System Completes Successful First Flight on US Navy F/A-18E

  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. The US Navy has completed the successful first flight of the TCTS Inc. II Air Combat Training program on an operational F/A-18E/F Hornet. Developed and built by Collins Aerospace Systems and...

LCA-Tejas: Aggressive Export Strategy Vital For Atmanirbharta

On 13th January, India’s CCS (Cabinet Committee on Security) chaired by the Prime Minister, cleared the procurement of 83 LCA Mk 1A for the Indian Air Force (IAF) from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for...

IAF’s C-295 Transport Aircraft Project Has Many Long Range Goals

  The Ministry of Defence (MoD) seems all set to award the $2.5 billion contract for 56 EADS CASA C-295 transport aircraft to Airbus Defence and Space of Spain. These aircraft will replace the Siddeley...

French Ministry for Armed Forces Selects Airbus Survey Copter Aliaca Drone Systems to Equip Its Ships

  Paris. Airbus Defence and Space mini UAS subsidiary SURVEY Copter signed a contract with French DGA Armament general directorate to provide the French Navy with 11 systems, (22 aircraft), of the electrically powered fixed-wing...

Rafael Gears up to Participate in Forthcoming Defence Exhibitions of IDEX and NAVDEX

  Tel Aviv. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. of Israel is proud to participate in the IDEX and NAVDEX 2021 Defence Exhibitions in Abu Dhabi to be held February 21-25. Rafael President and CEO, Yoav Har-Even,...

GA-ASI Launches SkyGuardian Global Support Solutions

  SAN DIEGO. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announces SkyGuardian® Global Support Solutions (SGSS), a new service and support program for GA-ASI customers operating the MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) and the maritime...

Thales, Airbus Selected by DGA to Upgrade France’s Joint Electronic Warfare Capabilities

  Toulouse/Paris. The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded Thales and Airbus a contract for the new joint tactical signals intelligence (SIGINT) system to upgrade the French forces' critical signals monitoring, direction finding and...

BAE Systems Naval Guns Selected for Belgian and Dutch Navies

New Delhi. BAE Systems has been selected to supply 12 Bofors 40 Mk4 naval guns to the Belgian and Dutch navies as part of the Mine Counter Measures Vessels (MCMV) program. The shipbuilding company Kership...

Institutional Reforms Must For ‘Big Leap’ In Defence Self-Reliance

  The Indian defence sector was opened up to the private sector about two decades ago with the aim of achieving self-reliance in its requirements of defence stores. Yet, even to this day, the country’s...

DEFEA Defers Again; to be Held July 13-15

  Athens, Greece. International defence and security exhibition event 'Defence Exhibition Athens (DEFEA)' has been deferred by about two months and to be held at Greek capital Athens from July 13-15. "We would like to inform...

Boeing’s First Japan KC-46 Tanker Takes Flight

  EVERETT, Washington. The first Boeing KC-46 tanker destined for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) has taken to the skies on its maiden flight recently. This successful flight highlights an important milestone as the...

India to have 17 Rafale Jets by March 2021, Entire Fleet Expected by April 2022: Defence Minister in Parliament

  New Delhi: India will have 17 Rafale jets by March and the entire batch of the French-origin fighter aircraft bought by the country will reach by April 2022, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told Parliament. India...
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