French aircraft manufacturer, Dassault is confirming to conditions laid down in the original request for proposals (RFP) in its conduct of negotiations with the contract negotiations committee (CNC) of the Indian MoD over the sale of 126 Rafale fighters. A senior Indian Air Force (IAF) officer in the know of things told Defenseworld
The Lockheed Martin has laid the keel for the US Navy's thirteenth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), USS Wichita in a ceremony held at Marinette Marine Corporation Monday. The Lockheed Martin-led LCS team includes ship builder Marinette Marine Corporation, a Fincantieri company, naval architect Gibbs & Cox, as well as nearly 900 suppliers in 43 states
Rockwell Collins has developed the Remote Secure Receiver (RSR) that features smallest, lowest power, protected, secure and trusted Selected Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) GPS solution for the soldiers. The RSR which was recently ordered by the Battlefield Airmen Office of the Air Force Special Operations Command, offers the warfighter assured PNT information, enabling increased situational awareness, and the ability to support highly effective fires missions that reduce fratricide and collateral damage
Harris Corporation will acquire Exelis for an approximate $4.75 billion at $23
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon is on his first visit to India after assuming office since bilateral relations were established in 1991. Yaalon will be meet senior Indian counterparts and will visit Aero India exhibition starting February 18
Leidos has won a contract from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Communications and Information (NCI) Agency to provide systems engineering and integration support for the Ballistic Missile Defense Programme Office. The total contract value is $77 million, if all options are exercised
The Indian Army will be using proprietary Windows source code of Microsoft with an aim to develop Secure Operating System. “Microsoft has agreed to give the source code
South Korea is seeking to bid in Perus Fighter purchase program worth US$1 billion with its FA-50 light attack aircraft. "We've been pushing to sell 24 units of the FA-50 to Peru, and are planning to submit a proposal for Lima's fighter purchase project this month," a source Tuesday told Yonhap News Agency
China's strategic missile force has deployed DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles to the southern province of Guangdong to stop US carrier groups from entering South China Sea waters. The DF-21D, which has attack range of 2,700 kilometers, can be used to form a blockade against the United States and allies in the Western Pacific
A radar network for coastal security has been operationalized on the mainland, Indian Navy stated while submitting its response to the Bombay High Court in response to a public interest litigation filed by an NGO Association for Aiding Justice. Setting up of radar sensors on the island territories is also now nearly completed, Indian Navy was quoted as saying by The Indian Express