Defence Industry

  New Delhi: Indian Army facing Chinese aggression at the borders will soon be fortified with all new mine-proof Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicles (FICV) and special high altitude vehicles. The military hardware is being manufactured...

  New Delhi: Government’s move to corporatise Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has found strong support from a Parliamentary panel which in its report tabled in Parliament favoured it saying it would improve the quality of...

  WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. Boeing has started a five-year modification program for the US Navy’s EA-18G Growler fleet with the induction of the first jet at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. The modifications are focused on...

  New Delhi: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL’s) Nashik Division has completed production of raw material for 140 Su-30MKI aircraft, the company announced in a tweet on March 19. The project completion bring to an end the...

  Cologne: Airbus executives see no viable “Plan B” for the embattled Future Combat Air System, as Eric Trappier, the CEO of fellow prime contractor Dassault, suggested earlier this month. Antoine Bouvier, the head of Airbus...

  New Delhi: It has been both bouquets and brickbats for the work done by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the various noteworthy projects undertaken by it include Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas,...

  New Delhi: Indian Coast Guard (ICG) accepted two ALH MK-III helicopters from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) with state-of-the-art technology and advanced sensors under 16 ALH MK-III contract to enhance Coast Guard's Op preparedness for...

  Donauwörth. Airbus Helicopters has handed over the seventh and last H145 for the search and rescue (SAR) service of the Bundeswehr to the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw)...

  GREENVILLE, S.C. Lockheed Martin has received its first F-16 from the US Air Force as part of the $900 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract the company received in December 2020 to provide sustainment...

  Tel Aviv. In spite of a drop in the sales of its civil group, Israel aerospace industries' (IAI) revenues in 2020 reached a record of US$4,184 million, representing the highest sales revenues ever recorded...

  New Delhi: In keeping with Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative in defence sector, Government is likely to approve India’s homegrown fifth-generation fighter programme - the advanced medium combat aircraft (AMCA) - by mid-year, with design, development...

London. Following a US$42m award to Ultra in July 2020 to develop and manufacture a new surface fleet radar to replace legacy systems and deliver next generation technologies, the US Navy’s AN/SPS-73(V)18 Next Generation...

  Tel Aviv. In another recent test the Israeli Iron Dome system proved its improved capability to intercept many aerial targets including salvos of rockets and UAVs. The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) in the Israel...