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Minister of State for Defence visits BEL

  Bengalur. Mr Shripad Naik, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ayush & Minister of State for Defence, visited the Bangalore Unit of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) yesterday (August 21, 2019). Mr Vinay...

Indigenisation for the IAF – Realistic Targets as well as JV Partnerships Needed

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has invested enormous efforts into phased indigenisation of license-manufactured products. This has come at considerable cost, but it has meant that license-production in India is not mere assembly but involves...

Under Control: Lockheed Martin-Built AEHF-5 Protected Communications Satellite Now In Transfer Orbit

  SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE. The U.S. Air Force's 4th Space Operations Squadron at Schriever Air Force Base is now "talking" with the fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-5) protected communication satellite after its successful launch from Cape Canaveral...

Defence Technology – An Indian Conundrum

The US has a new command called the Army Futures Command which aims to modernise the Army. It had six priorities- long range precision fire, next generation combat vehicle, future vertical lift platforms, a...

First Boeing P-8A Poseidon for United Kingdom Takes Flight

  SEATTLE, Washington. The first Boeing P-8A Poseidon for the United Kingdom Royal Air Force (RAF) took off from Renton, Washington at 10:00 a.m. Pacific on July 12, marking the first flight of this inaugural...

Boeing Receives $2.4 Billion P-8A Poseidon Contract From US Navy

  ARLINGTON, Va. The US Navy has awarded Boeing a $2.4 billion production contract for the next 19 P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The contract includes 10 aircraft to add to the current inventory of P-8As in the...

Lockheed Martin Names Kenneth R. Possenriede Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

BBETHESDA, Md. Lockheed Martin's board of directors has approved the appointment of Kenneth R. Possenriede, 58, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Bruce L. Tanner, who intends to retire in mid-2019....

First F-35s Arrive RAAF Williamtown Heralding New Era for Australian Defence Force

  RAAF BASE WILLIAMTOWN and NEWCASTLE, Australia. Australia's first two locally-based F-35 fighter aircraft arrived on home soil at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Williamtown on December 9 signalling the dawn of a new era...

India-UK Bilateral Naval Exercise KONKAN-18 Kicks off

  Panaji. The bilateral naval exercise between India Navy (IN) and Royal Navy (RN) of the United Kingdom KONKAN 18 commenced off Goa Coast on November 28. Naval cooperation between India and the United Kingdom is...

Lockheed Martin and NASA JPL Successfully Land on Mars

DENVER. NASA has a new spacecraft operating on the surface of Mars. This afternoon, the InSight Mars Lander, which was designed, built and tested by Lockheed Martin, navigated the dramatic entry and descent through...

India, UK Joint Working Group Meet on Counter-Terrorism

New Delhi. The 12th Meeting of India-UK Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter-Terrorism was held in New Delhi on November 16. The Indian delegation was led by Mahaveer Singhvi, Joint Secretary (Counter-Terrorism), Ministry of...

New Submarine Rescue System with DSRV for Indian Navy

NEW DELHI. The Indian Navy has inducted a Submarine Rescue System with a Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel (DSRV) along with associated equipment. This System has a Side Scan Sonar for locating the position of the...

Raytheon extends Cybersecurity Academy to the United Kingdom and Kuwait

  DULLES, Virginia. Raytheon Company's Intelligence, Information and Services business is bringing its global Cyber Academy programme to the United Kingdom and Kuwait through partnerships with the University of Gloucestershire, Lancaster University, and Kuwait University,...
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