Defence Industry

Washington: Ted Colbert, chief executive of Boeing’s defence unit, exited the company September 20 effective immediately amid the unit’s continued poor performance and crippling financial losses. Steve Parker, Boeing defence’s chief operating officer, will take...

Abu Dhabi, UAE. EDGE, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, has announced the launch of its new space company, ‘FADA’, a name derived from the Arabic word for space. This...

New Delhi: HFCL, a leading Indian telecom firm, will develop and supply critical sub-systems for the US-based defence technology firm General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Incorporated’s (GA-ASI) advanced unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), the company said on...

Bengaluru: Delivering the Air Chief Marshal L.M. Katre Memorial Lecture 2024 on Defence R&D - The Road Ahead,  Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman, Dr Samir V Kamat said that there is an aversion...

New Delhi: General Atomics, a US-based firm, will replace the MQ-9B Predator drone soon to fulfil its contractual obligations with the Indian Navy. As per the agreement between the Indian Navy and the US...

Paris: France and Italy ordered the next generation of the SAMP/T air-defence system as they seek better protection against threats including hypersonic missiles, with French Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu touting the “fully European”...

Bengaluru: Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) September 19 signed a Teaming Agreement with Reliasat Inc. Canada to collaborate in the area of space products. The Teaming Agreement aims at leveraging BEL and Reliasat’s capabilities...

New Delhi: The Indian Army has decided to modernise its tanks and phase out its older, Russian-origin T-72 tanks for export in collaboration with Russia. A senior defence official involved in deals between the two...

Melbourne: Australia is set to boost its capability for domestic manufacturing of Precision Guided Munitions (PGM), by incorporating locally-made rocket motors and warheads into US Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles. Under an agreement...

New Delhi: State-run defence company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will deliver the last four light combat aircraft (Tejas Mk-1) trainers to the Indian Air Force by March 31, 2025, with the twin-seater jet filling...

Tel Aviv: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), a world-class aerospace and defense leader, will participate in the Asian Defense & Security (ADAS) exhibition in the Philippines and present a variety of ground-breaking systems in the...

New Delhi: Apollo Micro Systems Ltd said that the company has received the orders from Economic Explosives Ltd and ARDE- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) worth ₹4.70 crore. Additionally, the company informed that...

Kolkata: GRSE had signed contract with the German Ship owner Carsten Rehder Schiffsmakler and Reederei GmbH & Co.KG Germany for construction of four Multipurpose Vessels (MPVs) on June 22, 2024. In line with the ‘Option...