Defence Industry

  New Delhi. In a move aimed at reducing dependence on imports, the government has decided to corporatise ordnance factories as this would boost combat efficiency of the Armed Forces and increase the profitability of...

  New Delhi. A target of Rs 90,000 crore has been set for the production of defence equipment in the financial year 2019-20 by the department of defence production with exports worth Rs 15,000 crore...

  New Delhi. Indian Air Force will get the first of the long awaited Multirole Medium Range Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) Rafale on September 20 with the aircraft being received by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and...

  Bengalur. Mr Shripad Naik, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ayush & Minister of State for Defence, visited the Bangalore Unit of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) yesterday (August 21, 2019). Mr Vinay...

  PLANO, Texas. Boeing will continue its legacy of A-10 Thunderbolt II sustainment work under an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract award from the US Air Force (USAF), with a maximum ceiling value of $999...

  The initial contracts with government-owned shipbuilder PT PAL Indonesia include four 57 Mk3 gun systems. The Bofors 57mm naval gun is designed to address surface, air, and land threats in the littoral environment, and is...

BAE Systems, a global leader in electronic warfare, has received a Block 4 Modernization contract award from Lockheed Martin to enhance the offensive and defensive electronic warfare (EW) capabilities of the F-35 Lightning II...

WALLOPS ISLAND TEST FACILITY. Raytheon Company and the US Navy completed the first system-level tests of SPY-6(V)2, the Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar, at the Surface Combat System Center at Wallops Island, VA. In the...

MOORESTOWN. The US Navy selected Lockheed Martin as the next Ship Self Defense System (SSDS) Combat System Engineering Agent (CSEA). SSDS is a Combat Direction System that provides capability to defend against Anti-Ship Missile (ASCM)...

  New Delhi. With the government increasingly focusing on “Make in India”, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh emphasised on the need to progressively reduce dependence on foreign manufacturers and indigenously develop comprehensive capabilities in the defence...

  New Delhi. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh August 19 reviewed the functioning of the Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC) and Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) in Gurugram. He was briefed by...

  Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) will make presentations of the Russia’s latest combat and transport aircraft at the MAKS 2019 International Air Show. “MAKS is a traditional platform for aviation premieres. This year,...

  New Delhi. Defence Ministry is going ahead with the proposed helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Goa, Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik said. The project had failed...