Defence Industry

Washington: The US Air Force is preparing to declare its T-7 Red Hawk training jet ready for production in days, following years of delays, an Air Force official overseeing the programme said. The T-7 will...

Kolkata: In yet another major milestone in its export programme, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd laid the keel for the third vessel under the Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV) project being built for Germany’s Carsten...

Melbourne (Florida): Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer and American defence giant Northrop Grumman are partnering to pitch Embraer’s KC-390 Millennium to the US Air Force and other foreign militaries, the two companies announced. Under the new...

Or Akiva / Tel Aviv, Israel:  Meprolight, a global leader in electro-optics for military, law enforcement and commercial use, has introduced the Sting Lumina, a state-of-the-art dual wavelength compact laser pointer with integrated IR...

New Delhi: General Atomics, fresh from securing a $3 billion contract to deliver 31 Sea/SkyGuardian MQ-9B armed UAVs to India, has signalled openness to supplying an advanced variant equipped with Airborne Early Warning (AEW)...

Abu Dhabi, UAE: EDGE Group of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Safran Electronics & Defense, an international high-technology group operating in the aviation, defence and space market, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

New Delhi: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has marked a significant milestone in India's push towards aerospace self-reliance by expanding its role in critical fighter jet programmes. Following its successful delivery of Compact Heat Exchangers...

Vienna. Schiebel has announced its intention to establish a dedicated Schiebel UK legal entity, reflecting strong growth opportunities in the United Kingdom defence market and the company’s long-term commitment to supporting the UK Armed...

New Delhi. Airbornics Defence & Space Pvt. Ltd. (ADSL), Defence Division of JCBL Group, successfully tested its indigenously developed 28-ft Heavy Air Drop System at the Mahajan Field Firing Ranges on February 17, 2026. The Army Airborne Training School (AATS) carried out the testing,...

Paris: BAE Systems said the production pipeline for the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet is filled until the start of final assembly of the sixth-generation stealth aircraft being developed through the Global Combat Air Programme,...

Huntsville (Alabama): The US Army’s Apache attack helicopter AH-64 broke new ground by firing 30mm proximity ammunition at drones in air-to-air combat during a December exercise in Yuma, Arizona, according to the service. The live...

Rome: Saudi Arabia is buying new C-27 tactical airlifters to use as armed maritime patrol aircraft, manufacturer Leonardo has announced - making it the first nation to use the aircraft in the format. Saudi Arabia...

Paris: Airbus is open to a “two-fighter solution” to break the deadlock on the future air-combat system that France, Germany and Spain are developing, Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Faury said, as work on the...