Foreign Military Sales (FMS)

Facing Production ‘Gap’ at Florida-based A-29 Facility, Embraer Hunts for New Orders

Washington: Brazil’s Embraer is hunting for new A-29 Super Tucano orders to keep its American final assembly line humming, with 2025 seen as a critical year to parry back a production gap, its defence...

India to Acquire 31 MQ-9B Predator Drones, Seals $ 4 Billion Deal with General Atomics

New Delhi: India on October 15 sealed a $ 4 billion (Rs 34,500 crore) with General Atomics to acquire 31 MQ-9B Predator drones for the Indian armed forces. The purchase under the Foreign Military...

Co-Producing Stryker ICV: Is it an Attempt to Throttle Aatmanirbharta?

The Indian Army has an existing fleet of over 2,000 Russian-origin BMP-II vehicles; which will need to be replaced as and when they complete their operational life. Despite all the noise about ‘Aatmanirbharta in...

US-made Stryker Combat Vehicles to Undergo Trials in Ladakh and Deserts

New Delhi: The Indian Army is looking to procure about 530 infantry combat vehicles (ICVs) and soon it will initiate the trials of the US-made Stryker armoured infantry combat vehicles in both deserts and...

US and Switzerland Sign Procurement Contract for Patriot Advanced Capability 3 Missile

Belfast: The US and Swiss governments have signed a procurement contract for Lockheed Martin Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) guided missiles. Switzerland, a military neutral country, said it will receive the...

Biden Administration Approves US Military Aid Transfer to Taiwan, China Lashes Out Over Stepped-up US Military Aid

Washington: In a first, The Biden administration has approved US military aid transfer to Taiwan under a program generally reserved for assistance to sovereign, independent states. The State Department notified Congress of the sale...

US Navy Awards Sikorsky Contract to Build 35 CH-53K® Helicopters

Stratford, Conn.:  The US Navy awarded Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, a  $2.7 billion contract to build and deliver 35 additional CH-53K® helicopters – the largest procurement to date for this multi-mission aircraft. “This contract...

Pitfalls of Quickfix Purchases

  In a strategic response to the evolving challenges posed by China, the Indian Army has swiftly taken measures to bolster its capabilities. A report from The Economic Times (ET) reveal an allocation on of...

Australian Budget: Historic Defence Spending, Plus AU$ 1.2 Billion on US-made Missiles

Canberra: The Australian budget presented May 15 shows the Australian Defence Force has big plans to buy US-made long-range strike capabilities, as Canberra pursues a strategy to deny an adversary easy access to Australia’s...

Cabinet Committee on Security Clears US Chopper Purchase Worth US$2.6 bn

  NEW DELHI: With the countdown for the two-day visit of US President Donald Trump to India begun, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 19 cleared the...

Keeping in View India’s Preference, UK Working on Government to Government Defence Deals

New Delhi: With the Indian government giving preference to Government to Government framework for defence deals in order to maintain transparency, the UK Government is working on such an arrangement, UK Defence Adviser in...

India Closer to Procuring American Defence Equipment Worth US$7 Billion

New Delhi : With increasing Indo-US defence ties, India is closer to procuring American defence equipment worth over $7 billion including Sea Guardian armed drones and naval spy planes. The two projects are moving ahead...

India to go Ahead with Maritime Aircraft Acquisition Worth US$3.1 billion

  New Delhi. In a boost to Naval air arm, India is set to go ahead with a $3.1 billion deal with the US to acquire ten Boeing P-8I patrol aircraft with the Navy already...
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