RECENT STORIES
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October 8, 2019
First Indian Air Force Rafale Handover to the Government of IndiaCeremony hosted by Eric Trappier, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dassault Aviation, under the high patronage of the Honourable Shri Rajnath Singh, Minister of Defence of India, and the Honourable Ms. Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces of France.
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October 8, 2019
Boeing invests in human spaceflight Pioneer Virgin GalacticBoeing is investing $20 million in Virgin Galactic, a vertically integrated human spaceflight company. The companies will work together to broaden commercial space access and transform global travel technologies.
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October 8, 2019
Nexter at the Forum Entreprise Défense 2019 ExhibitionNexter, a KNDS company, European leader in land defence, is present at the Forum Entreprise Défense (FED) on 9 & 10 October 2019 in Versailles Satory.
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October 8, 2019
Raytheon to help Jet Propulsion Lab explore the universeRaytheon Company will develop new space systems and flight software, and provide engineering, training and operations support for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, managed by Caltech, under a five-year, $150 million contract.
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EXCLUSIVE
October 7, 2019
Amidst depleting IAF fleet, 18 of 114 Multi-Role Fighters to be imported in fly-away condition
By Vishal Thapar$21 B procurement to be processed under 2016 edition of DPP, suggesting programme kick-off in next few months
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October 7, 2019
Schiebel CAMCOPTER® S-100 successfully concludes search and rescue flight trials in NorwaySchiebel successfully demonstrated the shipboard integration of its CAMCOPTER® S-100 as well as its impressive search and rescue (SAR) capabilities to the Norwegian Coast Guard on board of the KV Svalbard from 16 to 27 September 2019.
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October 7, 2019
Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey fleet surpasses 500,000 flight hoursThe V-22 fleet of tiltrotor aircraft built by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, and Boeing has topped the 500,000 flight hour milestone. More than 375 Ospreys logged the hours, including the U.S. Air Force CV-22 and the U.S. Marine Corps MV-22.
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October 7, 2019
Northrop Grumman successfully tests AQS-24 Deep TowNorthrop Grumman Corporation successfully operated the AQS-24 minehunting sonar at depths greater than 400 feet during system testing off the coast of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
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October 7, 2019
First Training Squadron at Mombasa, KenyaAs part of Indian Navy's Overseas Deployment, four indigenously built ships of Indian Navy's First Training Squadron, Indian Naval Ships Tir, Sujata and Shardul and Indian Coast Guard Ship Sarathi, arrived at Mombasa Kenya, today...
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October 7, 2019
Aircrews to get hand-held devices linked via secure WiFi for improved air-to-ground operationsRaytheon Company received a $48 million engineering services contract to support the integration and qualification of hand-held devices into platform-mounted WiFi systems secured up to secret.
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October 5, 2019
Goa Maritime Conclave - 2019 ConcludesThe Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC) 2019, which was conducted by the Naval War College, Goa over 2 days concluded today, on October 5, 2019 with an address by Admiral Karambir Singh, PVSM, AVSM ADC, Chief of the Naval Staff, who exhorted all the stakeholders to work together based on a strong foundation of mutual trust...
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October 4, 2019
Shooting down of own Mi-17 helicopter over Srinagar a "big mistake", admits IAF Chief
By Vishal Thapar2 officers to be tried in a court martial for fratricidal killings on the day of aerial dogfight with Pakistan
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October 4, 2019
IAF closes doors for foreign 5th generation fighter, commits itself to Indian AMCA
By Vishal ThaparNo plan for additional 36 Rafales; HAL's HTT-40 to be next trainer, discloses new Air Chief
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October 4, 2019
Air Marshal VR Chaudhari AVSM VM takes over as Senior Air Staff Officer of Head Quarters Eastern Air CommandAir Marshal VR Chaudhari AVSM VM took over as Senior Air Staff Officer of Head Quarters Eastern Air Command on October 3, 2019. Prior to taking over his new assignment, he was the Deputy Chief of Air Staff at Air HQ (Vayu Bhawan), New Delhi.
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October 2, 2018
Timothy Cahill Named to Lead Lockheed Martin InternationalAir Marshal Harjit Singh Arora AVSM took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), South Western Air Command at Gandhinagar on October 1, 2018.
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October 2, 2019
Gulfstream announces order from Philippine Air ForceGulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced the Philippine Air Force has established a contract through the United States government to purchase a Gulfstream G280™ as well as parts, tooling and contractor logistics support.
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October 2, 2019
Pratt & Whitney awarded with $5.7B F135 production contractPratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp., today announced that it has been awarded a production contract for the 12th and 13th lots of F135 propulsion systems, powering all three variants of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft.
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October 1, 2019
Air Marshal Harjit Singh Arora AVSM ADC assumes charge as Vice Chief of the Air StaffAir Marshal Harjit Singh Arora AVSM ADC took over as Vice Chief of the Air Staff today morning.
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October 1, 2019
First Training Squadron at Antsiranana, MadagascarAs part of Indian Navy's Overseas Deployment, ships of Indian Navy's First Training Squadron, Indian Naval Ships Tir, Sujata and Indian Coast Guard Ship Sarathi, arrived at Antsiranana, Madagascar, today on October 1, 2019 for a three day visit.
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October 1, 2019
Raytheon Rheinmetall Land Systems submits bid for US Army combat vehicle competitionTeam offers US-made Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicle
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October 1, 2019
Raytheon completes full GPS OCX design and developmentOne-month trial demonstrates IBCS’ ability to communicate and share single integrated air picture across secure military networks
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October 1, 2019
Boeing awarded $2.6 billion for fifth KC-46A tanker production lotThe U.S. Air Force today awarded Boeing a $2.6 billion contract for 15 KC-46A tanker aircraft, spares, support equipment, spare engines and wing air refueling pod kits.
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September 30, 2019
Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria takes over as Air Chief with indigenisation resolve
By Vishal ThaparIAF top hierarchy gets a reboot at a time when its stands on operational and equipping crossroads
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September 30, 2019
Raw indoor space at Lucknow Defexpo to be sold at $820 per sq metre
By Vishal ThaparRajnath launches show website, which offers discounts for early booking
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September 30, 2019
Brahmos turns more Indian, propulsion system indigenised
By Vishal ThaparIndia has announced the indigenisation of the propulsion system of the Brahmos supersonic cruise missile. This is a major landmark in the indigenisation of the missile, which has jointly been developed with Russia.
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September 28, 2019
Vikram had a hard landing, states NASA
By Ayushee ChaudharyThe U.S. space agency revealed the first pictures of the landing site on the lunar surface where India's ambitious moon mission's lander was scheduled to soft-land.
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September 27, 2019
2 pilots killed in Indian Army helicopter crash in Bhutan
By Vishal ThaparMishap puts spotlight on ageing Chetak-Cheetah fleet and the delay in signing a deal for replacement choppers
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September 27, 2019
General Rawat to operationalise appointment of CDS: MoD
By Vishal ThaparArmy Chief takes over as perhaps the last Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee with a mandate to wind up the office, and appears to be front runner for CDS
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September 26, 2019
42 top global CEOs attend Modi's Invest India round table in New York
By Vishal ThaparLockheed Martin boss expresses confidence on success of F-21 fighter and MH-60R chopper programmes
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September 26, 2019
India to sign Defence pact with the Netherlands
By Vishal ThaparRajnath to later hold parleys with French counterpart
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September 26, 2019
FN Herstal supports the Special Operations community in their critical missionsBelgium-based FN Herstal, one of the world's leading designers and manufacturers of small caliber weapons, weapon systems and associated ammunition...
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September 26, 2019
Pacific 2019: DSIT Solutions Ltd. to launch its new SwordFish™ TAS for detecting and tracking submarines at sea depthThe Towed Array Sonar system is designed for a variety of missions and is suitable for use on vessels of various sizes, including frigates, corvettes, OPVs and other small vessels.
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September 25, 2019
Hon'ble Raksha Mantri Commissions 51st L&T-built WarshipL&T-built 51st defence vessel ICGS Varahawas commissioned into the service of Indian Coast Guard today at the hands of Shri Rajnath Singh, Hon'ble Raksha Mantri at Chennai.
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September 25, 2019
INS Tarkash at Maputo, MozambiqueAs part of Indian Navy's Overseas Deployment to Africa, Europe and Russia, Indian Naval Ship Tarkash arrived at Maputo, Mozambique on September 25, 2019 for a three day visit.
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EXCLUSIVE
September 25, 2019
Saab-Kockums pulls out of the $6.3 Billion Indian Navy competition to build new line of submarines
By Vishal ThaparAmong Indian contenders for prime bidder, Adani ties up with Government-owned HSL shipyard in surprise move
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September 25, 2019
US Navy not fielding aircraft carrier for Malabar 2019
By Vishal ThaparFocus of high profile India-US-Japan trilateral naval exercise will be on anti-submarine warfare
