Defence Industry

Tel Aviv: Israeli company Elbit Systems has been awarded a contract valued at approximately US $120 million to supply its Hermes 900 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) for long-range maritime surveillance to an international customer.  The...

Tel Aviv: Taiwan is developing a multi- layered air defence system that resembles the one that is operational in Israel. All this happens when Taiwan's leadership believes a war with China is only a...

Tel Aviv: Egypt is currently in negotiations with Sweden’s Saab for the procurement of GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, but the country's financial status has so far blocked a deal. The Houthis...

Berlin: The German military intends to start the procurement process for a novel “Anti Torpedo Torpedo” in 2026, according to a budget planning document published by Politico Europe. Defence officials plan to allocate €70 million...

Marignane, France. Airbus Helicopters has signed a contract with the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) for two H225 multi-role helicopters. These new aircraft will significantly enhance the RTAF’s capabilities in vital search and rescue...

National Harbor, Maryland: Anduril is weeks away from flying its proposed US Air Force collaborative combat aircraft for the first time, and the company said it is working to ensure its drone wingman will...

New Delhi: Riding high on the global demand for aerospace components, Godrej Enterprises’ aerospace business plans to double its revenues over the next five to six years. At present, the combined aerospace and defence...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Thursday, September 25 sealed a Rs 62,370 crore deal with the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) to procure 97 Tejas MK1A light combat aircraft (68 fighters and...

Rome: Italian propulsion company Avio is inching closer to becoming a second source supplier of rocket engines for the Raytheon Standard Missile as demand soars. The company has won a $26 million deal from...

Getafe, Spain. The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has ordered an Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport Plus (MRTT+). The A330neo-based evolution of the combat-proven, aerial refuelling and transport aircraft A330 MRTT, will be...

Abu Dhabi, UAE/Hyderabad, India: EDGE entity CARACAL, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance small arms, in collaboration with ICOMM Tele Ltd, a group company of Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd (MEIL), has been...

New Delhi. The 13th production Tejas MK-1A aircraft, registered as LA-5045, has successfully completed its maiden flight. This marks an important milestone in sustaining the rollout of India’s indigenous fighter programme, even as the...

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Defence Minister of Morocco Abdelatif Loudyi jointly inaugurated Tata Advanced Systems Limited’s (TASL) state-of-the-art defence manufacturing facility in Berrechid, Morocco, on September 23, 2025. He described the occasion...