Defence Industry

  Washington. The closure of factories in Mexico due to COVID-19 pandemic is hurting US defence firms and the Pentagon is urging that country to reopen vital suppliers. As Mexico has not designated its aerospace and...

  Washington. Leading aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin has been shaken by the COVID-19 pandemic as its F-35 joint strike fighter programme faces the prospect of a slowdown in deliveries, company executives said. “The disruptions introduced by...

  SAN DIEGO, CA. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced on April 23 that successful USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Flight Deck Certification (FDC) has been completed with the support of the Electromagnetic Aircraft...

  Washington. Prominent Indian- American aerospace and defence expert Dr Vivek Lall, who played a key role in several major Indo-US defence deals, resigned from top American aerospace company Lockheed Martin "to spend more time...

TEL AVIV. PCO SA of Poland and RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems of Israel have signed a Memorandum Of Understanding for co-production of TOPLITE electro-optical systems (EOS) in Poland. The main purpose of this cooperation is...

  Spanish state-owned naval company Navantia organised a conference with both the Indian industry and S80 suppliers, as well as other companies and associations interested, in an event held online due to the COVID19 lockdown...

  Washington. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted heavily the US defence sector, as the Department of Defense expects to see three-month delay across the majority of its Major Defence Acquisition Program portfolio due to workforce...

  Cologne. Even as countries around the world battle the pandemic COVID-19 with Germany having an excellent health care system and low mortality rate due to this deadly disease, it has kicked up a row...

  SAN DIEGO, CA. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced that the first Dry Combat Submersible (DCS) featuring GA-EMS’ Lithium-ion Fault Tolerant (LiFT™) battery system as an energy source was accepted by the US Special...

  New Delhi: Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) and Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) have channelised all their resources, technical knowhow and manpower to help the nation mitigate the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Bengaluru...

  As the world reels under the impact of novel Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the industry and business activities virtually have come to a halt. It has badly affected the nations with strong defence industry base...

  New Delhi: Keeping up its efforts towards providing medical equipment in fighting the dreaded pandemic COVID-19, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has been developing several solutions from its existing arsenal of technologies and...

  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Since early April, the RMAF has engaged in a series of humanitarian missions in Malaysia as the country battles with the global COVID-19 pandemic. The RMAF deployed its A400M sending medical supplies,...