Defence Industry

Detroit: The US Army has awarded six vendors for its Infantry Last Tactical Mile (ILTM) initiative, a programme seeking to replace humans with unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) for both logistics and casualty evacuation (casevac)...

Ottawa. Calian Group Ltd., a mission-critical solutions company focused on defence, space, healthcare and other strategic infrastructure sectors, on August 11 announced that its UK subsidiary, Calian UK, has secured a 15-year agreement with...

New Delhi:  Bhumi Entech has unveiled Shatrunjay 1.0, a next-generation indigenous Counter-UAS and drone jammer system designed to strengthen India’s  defence capabilities against evolving unmanned aerial threats. The system represents a significant advancement in electronic...

Tel Aviv: American company Ondas has been awarded a multi-million-dollar strategic tender by the Israeli Ministry of Defence (IMOD) to develop and produce the next-generation tactical attack drone capabilities. The programme represents a broader effort...

Tel Aviv: Some reports point to a new deal for the supply of Chinese-made shoulder-launched missiles to Iran. Israeli sources assess that the missiles will find their way to Iranian proxies in the Middle...

New Delhi: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, presented the “Maximum Order Value to MSEs” award to BEML Limited at the 10th Foundation Day celebrations of the Government e-Marketplace (GeM), held at...

NEW DELHI. India has formally initiated efforts to join France’s Future Combat Air System, selecting the French-led programme over a rival British-led effort to secure a vital foothold in next-generation fighter aviation. The Ministry of Defence...

New Delhi: Vijayan Trishul Defence Solutions (VTDS) has signed a strategic technology partnership with Czech Republic-based DEUS Automation, a sister company of the STV Group, to acquire manufacturing technology for small-calibre ammunition in India. Under the agreement, DEUS Automation will provide advanced manufacturing technology for the production of small-calibre  ammunition in...

Washington: Following the recent announcement that a Saildrone Voyager unmanned surface vehicle directly aided the US Navy during a drug interdiction in the Caribbean that led to the seizure of more than $81 million...

Washington: The US Army is searching for a surface-to-air missile that can destroy small drones. The Next Generation C-sUAS Missile project comes as the US and other nations are pursuing lasers, microwaves and other...

Taipei: Taiwan began major military drills August 5 to test commanders’ ability to fight on the fly when enemy movements defy expectations, while temporarily limiting internet access for the first time, senior Taiwan officials...

Tel Aviv: Israel Ministry of Defence (IMOD) Director General, Maj Gen (Res.) Amir Baram held a brainstorming session with the CEOs of roughly 20 leading defence-tech and startup companies, focused on the Ministry's strategy...

New Delhi: CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories has made significant progress in the indigenous development of carbon fibre reinforced carbon–silicon carbide ceramic matrix composites. These Cf/C-SiC composites have been designed for critical  aerospace applications such as aircraft...