Defence Industry

Washington: Seated near a model of Martin-Baker’s latest ejection seat design, company executive Andrew Martin looked incredulous. An official at rival ejection seat-maker, Collins Aerospace, had suggested that some Martin-Baker seats weren’t as safe as...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence is expected to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) shortly for acquiring 15 maritime variants of the Airbus C-295 aircraft, following the Defence Acquisition Council’s (DAC) approval earlier...

New Delhi: The contract for construction and delivery of six 25T BP Tugs was concluded with Titagarh Rail Systems Limited ( TRSL), in consonance with ‘Make in India’ and ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative of the...

Tel Aviv: Israeli officials confirmed that the Greek ministry of defence is in negotiations with Israeli company Rafael to purchase the company's Iron Dome and David's Sling air defence systems. Last week Greek officials said...

Tel Aviv: Israel’s efforts to efficiently solve the problem of detecting and intercepting low flying armed drones is being taken seriously by other defence forces including the US army. Lockheed Martin has successfully integrated the...

Washington: The Pentagon unveiled a new round of aerial and maritime drones for Replicator, a massive effort to fast-track the delivery of unmanned weapons systems to the services. This includes a batch of multiple...

Christchurch: China’s premier defence exhibition, Zhuhai Airshow, opened its gates this week headlined by the J-35A fifth-generation fighter as well as a J-15T fighter designed for catapult operations aboard aircraft carriers. The People’s Liberation Army...

Paris: France is tapping retired defence-industry workers to create what it calls a “defence industrial reserve,” a pool of experienced labour that can help ramp up production of weapons and armament in times of...

New Delhi: The UK has officially cleared the development of the Tempest, a sixth-generation fighter jet that promises to be the world's most advanced military aircraft. This ambitious project, in collaboration with Italy and...

Rome: Italian vehicle builder Iveco has signed up for a slice of the massive contract run by Italy’s Leonardo and Germany’s Rheinmetall to build fighting vehicles and tanks for the Italian army. After signing a...

New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has significantly advanced India's capabilities in chemical and biological defence with the inauguration of a new BSL-4 (Bio-Safety Level-4) laboratory and a Bio-detector, Test &...

Washington: US Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall raised a warning flag on the service’s ability to afford a next-generation refuelling tanker at a mobility conference on November 1. The Air Force says that tanker —...

Washington: As part of the US Army’s quest to boost weapons production, it is reestablishing TNT production on US soil, inking a deal to build out a new facility in Graham, Ky. “For the first...