Defence Industry

New Delhi. Uttar Pradesh government plans to modify its policy for the upcoming ‘defence corridor’ to make arms, ammunition and explosives manufacturing eligible for incentives and attract small and medium enterprises as well as...

  SEATTLE, Washington. The first Boeing P-8A Poseidon for the United Kingdom Royal Air Force (RAF) took off from Renton, Washington at 10:00 a.m. Pacific on July 12, marking the first flight of this inaugural...

New Delhi. In keeping with the government’s policy of “Make in India” and encouraging private sector to play a bigger role in manufacture of defence equipment, two state-owned Ordnance factories have opened up their...

  Hyderabad, INDIA. At a ceremony earlier today, RAFAEL Executive Vice President & General Manager of the Air & Missile Defense Systems Division, Brigadier General (ret.) Pini Yungman, presented to Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems Ltd, India (KRAS) a...

  New Delhi. In a major boost to Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the Intellectual Property Facilitation Cell (IPFC), Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence and National...

  Saab has received an order from the Swedish Armed Forces and the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) for continued technical support on weapons and external stores for Gripen. The order value amounts to SEK...

  Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) will present new Russian naval hardware to foreign customers at the IMDS 2019 International Maritime Defense Show. The exhibition will be held July 10 -14, 2019 at...

  BAE Systems has been awarded funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to integrate machine-learning (ML) technology into platforms that decipher radio frequency signals. Its Controllable Hardware Integration for Machine-learning Enabled Real-time...

  Seville. The first Airbus C295, purchased by the Government of Canada for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) Fixed Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft Replacement (FWSAR) program, has completed its maiden flight, marking a...

San Diego. Scientists at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility (DIII-D) have found the mechanism responsible for enhanced erosion of the inner walls of fusion tokamaks, potentially solving a significant challenge to the viability of...

  New Delhi. Government has earmarked Rs 3,18,931.22 crore for Defence (excluding Defence Pension) in the Union Budget 2019-20 presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at Parliament in New Delhi on July 5. The Union...

  Saab has received an order for ammunition for the Carl-Gustaf ® man-portable weapon system. The order value is approximately 500 MSEK and deliveries will take place in 2019-2020. The industry’s nature is such that depending...

  Riyadh. Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) and Paramount Group, the global aerospace and technology company, announced the signing of a high-level defence collaboration agreement, in step with Saudi Arabia’s vision for the creation of...