Defence Industry

Paris: French defence export orders had their second-best year ever in 2024, rising to more than €18 billion (US $18.6 billion) on demand for Rafale fighter jets and submarines, Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu...

Christchurch: Navies across the Asia-Pacific region are boosting amphibious capabilities in an effort to protect their complex coastlines, as China continues to flex its military muscle in the region. The Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF),...

New Delhi. Witnessing an exceptional turnout, the inaugural day of DefSat 2025, set the stage for India’s ambitions to accelerate its defence space modernisation. The opening day of three-day event (January 8-10, 2025), being...

Tel Aviv: Israel is enhancing its local capabilities to manufacture different types of ammunition to lower the dependence on the US. During to ongoing war, the US has delayed some shipments of critical ammunition,...

Rome: Germany’s Rheinmetall has loaned a Lynx tracked vehicle to the Italian army to test, as Italy prepares to sign a half-billion euro contract ($513 million) for a first batch of the vehicles by...

Washington: The US Army has chosen BAE Systems to prototype a new artillery cannon, envisioned to defend bases against a variety of threats including unmanned aerial systems, cruise missiles and other advanced air threats. The...

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force's (IAF) Sukhoi (Su-30MKI) is set to undergo significant upgrades, particularly with the introduction of an indigenous electronic warfare (EW) suite named Yodha and Anidra. The Defence Acquisition Council...

Tel Aviv: Israeli company InfiniDome is launching a new system to deal with GPS denial technologies used widely around the world. The unmanned systems market is evolving rapidly, with many platforms across various industries...

New Delhi: Aiming to facilitate rolling out integrated theatre commands to bolster synergy among the three services and transform the military into a technologically-advanced combat-ready force, the Defence Ministry on January 1, declared 2025...

New Delhi: Ministry of Defence has signed two contracts, worth approx. Rs 2,867 crore, for the construction of Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) Plug for DRDO-AIP system and  its integration onboard Indian Submarines, and the integration...

Tokyo. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced on December 25 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore joint business in selected defence and space fields with Bengaluru-based Bharat Electronics Limited, a leading...

Tel Aviv: The Israeli Ministry of Defence, signed a production contract to expand the serial production of Arrow-3 interceptors. Under the agreement, led by the Israel Missile Defence Organisation (IMDO) within the Ministry’s Directorate of...

New Delhi:  HFCL Limited, a leading technology enterprise and integrated next-gen communications product and solution provider announced the inauguration of its advanced defence equipment manufacturing facility in Hosur, Tamil Nadu on December 23, 2024. This...