Hindustan Aeronautics ltd (HAL)
India Exported Helicopters, Aircraft Spares, Military Hardware In 2014-15
India has exported defense equipment worth INR 670 crore (US $104 million) that include helicopters, bullet proof jackets, aircraft spares and military hardware to 22 countries in 2014-15. India has exported...
Boeing Ends $4.7 Billion HAL Contract Citing ‘Shoddy’ Production Quality
Boeing has ended $4.7 million contract with Indian Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) citing shoddy production quality of components for the nations P-8I Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet...
Lockheed Martin Wins Retrofit modification Contract For F-35 Aircraft
Lockheed Martin has won a $37.5 million contract for retrofit modification of F-35 aircraft
Remove Hurdles For Indian Firms In Defense Manufacturing: ASSOCHAM
Dilution of stringent conditions, removing nomination based Defense Public Sector Undertaking (DPSU) contracts, and setting indigenization target with a time frame will encourage Indian domestic companies to take part in...
South Korean K-11 Dual Barrel Assault Rifle Upgrade To Complete By 2016
South Korea will complete major upgrade on its indigenous K-11 dual-barrel air burst rifle by 2016 year end. The use of the assault rifle by the army was suspended last year...
Dorniers Safe, Claims HAL
The Indian Navys Dornier has no safety issues in operations and all customers continue to fly the aircraft. Following the recent accidents involving Dornier aircraft of the Navy and the Coast...
India Test-Fires Helicopter Launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HeliNag’
India has successfully tested an indigenously developed anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) from a Helicopter. The anti-tank missile, “HeliNa (HELIcopter Nag)” is the helicopter launched version of Nag missile developed by the...
HAL Selects Airborne Navigation System For Light Utility Helicopter Program
Indias Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has chosen L-3 Aviations L-3AP Tactical Airborne Navigation System (TACAN+) for its new Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) program. The TACAN+ transceiver is a small tactical airborne...
Defense Industry Waking Up To Uses Of Carbon Fiber
U.S. Fires National Security Agency Director and Deputy in Major Shakeup
The director of the U
DARPA Selects Nearly 20 Companies to Develop Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computers
DARPA has selected nearly 20 quantum computing firms for the initial phase of its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI), a program aimed at assessing the feasibility of building a fault-tolerant quantum computer by 2033
Russian Helicopters Opens New Process Factory in Tatarstan
Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of the Rostec State Corporation, has launched a new Process Factory at the Kazan Helicopter Plant in Tatarstan, designed to train specialists in lean manufacturing techniques
Italian Navy’s First FREMM EVO Frigate Begins Construction
Northrop to Equip Australian C-130J Fleet with New Electronic Warfare System
Trump Tariffs Could Impact F-35 Global Supply Chain, Other Defense Projects
U.S. to Deploy Korea-based Patriot Missile Systems to Middle East
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...