Defence Industry

  Ottawa. Airbus has been qualified by the Government of Canada as a bidder for the Strategic Tanker Transport Capability (STTC) project, a procurement process launched to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Airbus...

  Vienna. Schiebel has won another significant contract with the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). Schiebel, with its CAMCOPTER® S-100, is yet again one of the service providers for EMSA’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS)...

  Stockholm. Saab and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) on March 31 extended a contract to provide support and maintenance services for Gripen. The order value amounts to approximately SEK 1.6 billion for the...

ARLINGTON, Virginia. The US Navy on March 31 awarded Boeing a $1.6 billion production contract for the next 11 P-8A Poseidon aircraft. Nine aircraft will join the US Navy fleet and two will go...

  Stockholm. Saab has successfully conducted the trial which marked the first time an exterior 3D-printed part has been flown on a Gripen, rather than internal 3D-printed components. The purpose of the trial was to...

  New Delhi. Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL), a Navratna Defence PSU, has paid second interim dividend of 140 per cent on its paid-up capital to the Government of India for financial year 2020 – 21. MV...

  New Delhi. Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd. (GRSE), a Mini Ratna Defence PSU Shipyard has paid an interim dividend of Rs 44.10 Crores for FY 2020-21 to its shareholders. The Interim Dividend Cheque...

  Tokyo. Japan Coast Guard (JCG) will expand its fleet with two new H225 helicopters, taking its total Super Puma fleet up to 17, comprising two AS332s and 15 H225s. The largest Super Puma operator...

Rome/ Montreal. Leonardo and CAE on March 29 announced the two companies have created a joint venture called Leonardo CAE Advanced Jet Training Srl to support the operations of the International Flight Training School...

  Singapore. The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has taken delivery of its first H225M helicopter in Singapore. Airbus Helicopters signed a contract with Singapore’s Ministry of Defence for the acquisition of H225M Medium Lift...

  Rochester, UK. BAE Systems is taking decades of flight controls expertise underwater on-board the UK's next generation submarine, Dreadnought. This innovative approach involves adapting controls that are usually used in fly-by-wire aircraft and applying...

  New Delhi. To boost defence exports in friendly foreign countries and in an effort towards achieving the target of Indian defence export of US$5 billion, Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence (MoD) in...

  New Delhi: The contribution of private players in the defence sector has steadily grown over the years with more than 460 licenses issued so far to private companies for production of defence equipment, a...