The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, commissioned INS Kolkata, indigenously built warship into the Indian Navy at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai August 16. Admiral RK Dhowan, Chief of the Naval Staff stressed that indigenization of platforms, weapons, sensors and equipment, through public as well as private sectors, will continue to remain a focus area
India hiked its military spending by 12.43%
Exelis have successfully completed an extensive series of evaluations of the jointly developed Tactical Line-of-Sight Optical Network (TALON) free-space optical communications system. Conducted in collaboration with the U
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