Defence Industry

US Navy Selects Fincantieri Design for Next-generation Frigate

Washington: In a boost to Italian defence sector at a time of COVID-19 pandemic, US Navy’s newest surface combatant has Italian heritage, the Navy announced on April 30. In a major win for Wisconsin’s Marinette...

UP Govt Invites US-based Companies to Shift Investment from China

  New Delhi: In the wake of COVID-19 pandemic and souring US-China relations, Uttar Pradesh government of chief minister Yogi Adityanath is making changes in the industrial and sectorial policy to attract US-based companies to...

For the First Time, New Air Force One Racks up Cost Overrun

  Washington: Boeing will have to pay US$168 million out of pocket to cover increased costs on the VC-25B Air Force One replacement programme, the company said on April 29. The overrun was due to “engineering...

DPSUs BEL, HAL, BEML Get Back to Business with Reduced Staff Strength

  New Delhi: There is indeed a news to cheer in the defence production side as some of the leading Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) BEL, HAL and BEML, which had come to a standstill...

GA-ASI Partners with Conflux on Additive Manufacturing to Integrate onto RPAS

  SAN DIEGO. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has partnered with Australia-based Conflux Technology on the development of a heat exchanger. The part is being developed using a metal Additive Manufacturing process for possible...

Boeing Dreamlifter Transports 1.5M Face Masks for COVID-19 Response

  CHICAGO. Boeing on April 26 completed another COVID-19 transport mission, using a Boeing Dreamlifter to bring personal protective equipment (PPE) from Hong Kong to the United States. Working in partnership with Prisma Health, Atlas...

Boeing Terminates Agreement to Establish Joint Ventures with Embraer

CHICAGO. Boeing announced on April 25 that it has terminated its Master Transaction Agreement (MTA) with Embraer, under which the two companies sought to establish a new level of strategic partnership. The parties had...

LCA Oxygen Plant for Hospitals Combating COVID-19

  New Delhi: As part of the spin-off from a critical technology that would aid future pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) flying the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas with a non-stop supply of...

F-35 Operating Parameters Needs Change to Maintain Supersonic Speed: Programme Office

  Wanshington: The problem of risks damage to the F-35’s tail section to maintain supersonic speeds is not worth fixing but will be done by changing the operating parameters, the F-35 Joint Program Office said...

‘We Understand that IAF is Committed to a Fast Track Process of RFP for its Requirement of 114 Fighter Aircraft and We will Await...

RA: Saab Group has more than three decades of presence in India. Tell us about your journey so far and the company’s footprint in the present Indian defence system? OR: Saab has been a trusted...

Outgoing Funds be Given to Indian Companies: Defence Industry

  New Delhi: With a view to boost the nation’s economy and employment which is expected to be one of the major problems in the post-COVID-19 scenario, the defence industry has suggested that outgoing funds...

Lockheed Martin Expects Another Wave of F-16 Sales

  Washington. Lockheed Martin anticipates another wave of international F-16 sales, as countries from Africa, South America and Southeast Asia are among those interested in purchasing the jet, the company’s chief financial officer said. “I think...

COVID-19 Could Wipe Out 40% Defence Sector MSMEs: Study

  New Delhi. A study has painted a grim picture of the impact of COVID-19 on the MSME in the defence sector wiping out about 40 per cent within three months unless a support package...
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