Jaisalmer (Rajasthan): In a significant boost to India’s defence capabilities, the first deliverable firing unit of Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) System was handed over to Indian Air Force (IAF) in the presence of Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh at Air Force Station here today. The […]
(Editor’s Note: Updated with India’s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh’s remarks on likely value of contract in paragraph two at 12.30 pm on Sep. 9, and with Airbus statement in paragraph eight and a backgrounder from paragraph 20 at 10 pm on Sep. 8.) By N. C. Bipindra […]
New Delhi: Nearly nine months after it demonstrated the swarm drones concept during the Army Day parade here on Jan. 15, a Bengaluru-based startup has bagged a $15-million order to supply 100 units of the system earlier this week. This is the first such purchase for swarm drone […]
New Delhi: The Indian Army has earlier this week ordered over 100 tactical Kamikaze Israeli drones, reportedly used in the Azerbaijan–Armenia conflict in 2020, to beef up its operational capability along the borders with Pakistan and China. Bengaluru-based Alpha Design Technologies Private Limited, in a joint venture along […]
New Delhi: India today said it has signed an agreement with the United States for working on an air-launched drone under the bilateral arrangement for defence trade and technology. The Project Agreement will enable the two nations to work on development of the Air-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (ALUAV) […]
New Delhi: India‘s air force has placed a $21.2-million order on a domestic Small and Medium Enterprise for a counter-drone system that uses means other than a ‘hard kill’ to destroy hostile unmanned objects. The contract, worth Rs 155 crore, was signed earlier this week between Indian Air […]
New Delhi: India‘s defence research agency has developed an advanced chaff technology for the air force that will aid in safeguarding fighter jets against hostile radar threats. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has started the process of induction of this technology after completion of successful user trials. Defence […]
Bengaluru: India today signed a $716-million contract for powering the locally-made Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) ‘Tejas‘ with American GE Aviation‘s engines. In Indian Rupee terms, the deal is worth Rs 5,375 crore. With this order from the state-rune Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for 99 of the GE F404 […]
New Delhi: India today once again successfully tested the locally-made new generation air defence missile against an high-speed unmanned aerial target, validating a key function of the weapon system. “(The) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful flight-test of New Generation Akash (Akash-NG) missile from Integrated […]
Hyderabad: Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL), a joint venture between the Indian Tata Group and American Boeing Co., today announced the delivery of the 100th fuselage for the AH-64 Apache combat helicopter to Boeing from its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility here. “The fuselage will be transported to Boeing’s AH-64 […]
New Delhi: India‘s defence research agency today successful flight-tested a new generation surface-to-air missile from the Akash family of locally-made air defence weapon systems, increasing the chances of its induction into the Indian armed forces soon. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested the Akash-NG missile […]
New Delhi: India‘s air force has signed a $12-million (Rs 90 crore) contract with the public sector RailTel Corporation of India Limited for two-year maintenance of its Air Force Network or AFNET, the company said in a regulatory filing to the bourse on June 25. The deal worth […]
New Delhi: French aeroengines major Safran has appointed Jetendra S. Gavankar as its next managing director, a former Indian Air Force officer, for its helicopter engines unit in India. Gavankar took over the new role from his predecessor Satish Kirtikar, who is retiring, according to a statement from […]
New Delhi: India today approved a navy proposal to float a $5.9-billion tender for locally building next generation attack submarines with foreign help, for which state-run Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) and Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) are set to compete. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) of the […]
New Delhi: India has signed a $200-million contract to lease four Israeli-made drones for long-range surveillance mission in the borders with China, where the two Asian neighbours are already in a year-long conflict. The announcement came today from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) that manufactures the Heron Unmanned Aerial […]
