Lockheed Martin is likely to offer Sniper Advanced Targeting pods and Lantirn navigation pods as part of the F-16 package it is fielding in India’s MMRCA competition. The targeting and navigation pods will greatly enhance the operational effectiveness of the F-16
Even as Indian industry argues for dedicated ‘Offsets Authority’ and an institutional mechanism to ensure a transparent and appropriate valuation for technology transfer to raise the capability of the domestic defence manufacturing industry, the Ministry of Defence has decided to strengthen the monitoring mechanism for the implementation of offsets. Inaugurating the FICCI Defence Seminar on ‘Defence Offsets: Policy to Implementation- How Offsets can enable Indian Industry’ at Defexpo India 2010, Mr
The Defence Minister Shri AK Antony today said the private sector will be allowed to play an increasingly greater role in the modernisation of the Armed Forces. Speaking at a meeting of the Consultative Committee attached to his Ministry on the subject ‘Ordnance Factories’, Shri Antony said Defence Public Sector Undertakings alone will not be able to meet all the requirements of the Armed Forces at the pace and time – frame envisaged by the Government
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) will display its Network Centric Warfare (NCW) capabilities and solutions at Defexpo 2010. These customer-specific solutions, designed and developed in close association with BEL’s customers, cover the requirements of the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force
The Soteria Consortium has been chosen to provide a harmonised Search and Rescue Helicopter (SAR-H) service for the UK well into the 21st century, the Ministry of Defence and the Department for Transport announced today. The MOD and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) together currently provide a 24-hour military and civil helicopter SAR service for the UK SAR region from 12 bases around the UK
BAE Systems has reportedly agreed to pay the U.S
BAE Systems received a $32 million contract modification from the U.S
Oshkosh Corporation announced today that its Defense division received an award valued at more than $84 million from the U.S
Defence Estates (DE) has awarded QinetiQ a contract to manage the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) air weapons training activity in the UK over the next three years. The contract, worth over £5 million, includes an option to extend the arrangement by up to two years
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products has been awarded an order of approximately $33 million to produce reactive armor tile sets for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle by the U.S