The handing over ceremony of Cheetah helicopter to Namibian Air Force, handing over first five Advance Light Helicopter-Dhruv (Mk III, powered by Shakthi engines) of 159 ALH programme to the Indian Army, the mock up of Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) will mark Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)'s presence at the Aero India 2011. "This Aero India, we will showcase our future products and technologies, our designing capabilities and the excellency we have achieved in manufacturing
A contract with a potential value of $80.6 million has been awarded to CAS, Inc
BAE Systems recently received a $47 million contract modification to enhance 95 of its most survivable vehicle – Bradley – by replacing old and damaged components with updated equipment and technology. “As the mission and combat environments for our soldiers are changing, we are working to provide a modernized Bradley Fighting Vehicle that continues to perform at an optimal level, providing increased survivability and enhanced situational awareness components,” said Joe McCarthy, vice president and general manager of the Heavy Brigade Combat Team Systems for BAE Systems
Indian government owned Bharat Electronic Limited (BEL) will showcase its entire range of C4ISR capabilities including Network Centric Warfare technologies developed in-house at Aero India 2011. These include Command & Control System, Air Space Management; Multi Sensor Tracking, Situation Simulator and Tactical Algorithm for Air Defence applications; Battlefield Management System and an all-weather 24x7 coastal surveillance system
Defence today signed a A$69 million contract to deliver faster and more reliable communications on the battlefield. Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare said the contract with Raytheon would provide: -- more than 1000 radios, which will be mounted on Army vehicles, primarily Bushmasters and M113 armoured vehicles, and handheld portable radios to be carried by soldiers in the field; -- equipment needed to mount and operate the radios; and -- maintenance and support services for three years
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India and France expect to soon launch the Short Range Surface to Air Missile(SRSAM) and Kaveri (aircraft engine) programmes. “Discussions concerning the upgrading of Mirage-2000 aircraft are expected to be finalised soon”, said a joint statement issued after talks between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and visiting French President Nicolas Sarkozy in New Delhi on Monday
Force Protection Europe has signed a contract with the UK MoD to supply an order of 200 Ocelots, and an initial spares package, for the Light Protected Patrol Vehicles (LPPV) programme. The contract is valued at approximately £180 million and delivery of the vehicles is scheduled to be completed by Spring 2012
India’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejus has successfully test fired the R-73 Close Combat missile as a run up to the initial operational clearance and release into the Indian Air force. The firing was held as part of a Tejas detachment operating from INS Hansa in Goa, conducting the last phase of flight trials
iRobot Corp. a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, today announced that it has received a $14 million order from the U