The French Defence Minister Jaen Yves Le Drian is expected to be in Delhi later this week, in order to push further the negotiations on Indias biggest defence deals to buy 126 fighter jets from France. But there is no confirmation on whether an announcement on finalization of the deal can be expected by this week-end
BAE Systems today appointed Roger Carr as its new chairman, replacing Dick Olver who was asked to step aside after the collapse last year of the company's proposed mega-merger with European aerospace group EADS. "BAE Systems plc is pleased to announce that Sir Roger Carr
The Indian MoD has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the procurement of 56 light transport planes to replace Avro aircraft in service with the Indian Air Force. Lockheed Martin, Embraer, Boeing, Airbus, Alenia Aeromachi, Illushin and Antonov are among the vendors who could be the likely contenders
Israel-based DSIT Solutions has announced that it has won a contract worth $3.2 million from the navy for a number of Underwater Security systems, for immediate production and delivery
In an on-going race between Israel and the U.S to supply third generation anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) to the Indian Army in a project worth $1 billion, Tel Aviv might have an upper hand
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Group (GA-EMS) has delivered to the U.S
The Royal Navy has received the most advanced ship simulator featuring photo-realistic recreations of key harbours to train bridge teams. The upgrade to the replica bridge at Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC) features photo-realistic recreations of key harbours such as Portsmouth and Plymouth, immersing trainee naval officers, budding navigators and experienced ship's teams in an almost-real world as they hone their ship piloting skills safely on dry land
India’s first indigenously built nuclear submarine is set for sea trials. The billion-dollar project was first unveiled in 2009, to arm the country’s navy five such vessels which would be armed with nuclear-tipped missiles and torpedoes
The Korean Navy has chosen Rolls-Royce to supply its MT30 gas turbine to power a new FFX frigate, the first order for the MT30 in Asia. The FFX frigate will use a single MT30 rather than a pair, which demonstrates that the engine is suitable to power a variety of naval ships
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has secured a contract to supply power and propulsion systems for the two latest vessels in the U.S