China displayed its new L-15 Falcon advanced jet trainer (AJT) at the Dubai Air Show 2009. Chinese officials from China Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC) defense president Wang Yawei said the company had made strides in research and development of new aircraft and was anxious to explore the export market
Four Units / Strategic Business Units (SBUs) of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) have won the Raksha Mantri’s Excellence Awards under various categories for the year 2007-08. The four Units / SBUs are BEL-Hyderabad, which has won the Raksha Mantri’s Award for the ‘Best Performing Division’ among Defence PSUs; BEL-Ghaziabad, which has won the Group / Individual Award for ‘Import Substitution’; Military Communication SBU at BEL-Bangalore, which has won an award for ‘Design Effort’ and BEL’s Central Research Laboratory at Bangalore, which has won an award in the ‘Innovation’ category
Embraer will participate in the 2009 Dubai Air Show,November 15-19, at Dubai’s International Airport, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Company will promote its full line of commercial jets for the airline market, including the 37- to 50-seat ERJ 145 family and the EMBRAER 170/190 family of E-Jets, with 70 to 122 seats
EADS Defence & Security (DS) has just delivered the first five SIR (Regimental Information System) command systems to the DGA. These systems will equip the new generation of VBCI armoured vehicles
Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has paid a total dividend of 187% for the year 2008-09. Mr Ashwani Kumar Datt, Chairman and Managing Director, BEL, presented the 127% final dividend cheque of Rs
Rockwell Collins has been selected to provide a Radar Electronic Support Measures (R-ESM) suite for Germany's F125 Special Forces and Stabilization frigates. Deliveries are scheduled from 2010 to 2013
Alliant Techsystems has been awarded a $49.3 million contract by the U
Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and Sensors is being awarded a $49,600,000 contract for the advanced procurement of long lead materials, non-recurring engineering and critical work center efforts in support of production of the DDG 113-related Aegis weapon system. The scope of the non-recurring engineering efforts shall include, but is not limited to, supplier/production line restart, critical work center efforts, and diminishing manufacturing support surveillance to allow for continuity of the Aegis supply base and original equipment manufacturer work centers
BBN Technologies, an advanced technology solutions firm, today announced that it has been awarded a $22,460,000 contract by the US Army Product Manager Robotics and Unmanned Sensors (PM RUS) to deliver 1,095 Boomerang Shooter Detection Systems and 2,195 vehicle installation kits. The Boomerang system immediately alerts US Forces to incoming hostile fire and pinpoints the location of the enemy shooter
France’s defense procurement agency (DGA) has just ordered for the French Army 450 JIM LR (Long Range) multifunction infrared rangefinders from Sagem (Safran Group). The order also includes 430 tactical portable MEPS 08P monitors and 90 ROSS teleoperated systems, plus maintenance spares for armed-forces