Defence Industry

EVENDALE, OHIO. GE Marine announced that two GE LM2500 marine gas turbines now power the HMAS Sydney (Destroyer - DDG) which was recently commissioned by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). This is the first...

  New Delhi: With the tension continue along the Sino-Indian border in the wake of clashes in which 20 Indian soldiers lost their lives in eastern Ladakh, India is planning to enhance its surveillance capabilities...

Rohde & Schwarz (Australia) signed a contract with Austal Limited to deliver integrated communications systems for six Cape class patrol boats (CCPB) contracted by the Department of Defence for use by the Royal Australian...

  Tel Aviv. Tactical Robotics Ltd. (TRL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Israel-based Urban Aeronautics Ltd, is in talks with some armed forces that are considered potential customers for the company’s Cormorant VTOL UAV for...

  CAMP KISARAZU, Japan. Bell Boeing delivered the first V-22 Osprey to Camp Kisarazu in Japan on July 10. The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) is the first operator of the V-22 outside of the...

Bengaluru. In a move that could provide a major boost to the civil aviation industry, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has entered into an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Navratna Defence PSU Bharat...

  New Delhi: In a move aimed at attracting foreign players to invest in defence sector, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) would seek Cabinet approval for relaxing norms to allow...

Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. and Polish company Mesko, a PGZ company, have agreed to co-produce the shoulder-launched SPIKE SR (Short-Range) ATGM, as part of Poland's Pustelnik Program. Led by the Polish MOD Armament Inspectorate, the Pustelnik Program is aimed at...

Enfield, UK. HENSOLDT UK, manufacturer of Kelvin Hughes SharpEye radar systems, is pleased to announce that the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service (SBGS) has selected variants of the company’s SBS-900 X-band SharpEye long range...

  Tel Aviv. China is charging ahead into the arms market of the Gulf states. This is at the expense of the US defence industry as also in a parallel effort to extract technical data...

  ST. LOUIS. The US Air Force awarded Boeing a nearly $1.2 billion contract to build the first lot of eight F-15EX advanced fighter jets to help the service meet its capacity requirements and add...

New Delhi: In a move to counter China in the trade sector, India is exploring the sale of various military platforms in South America. Venezuela is by far the largest buyer of Chinese defence...

  Moscow. Completion of delivery of 15 CH-47F Chinook heavy lift helicopters by US defence major Boeing to Indian Air Force (IAF) amid acrimonious standoff at Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China have been...