Joint Ventures and promotion of participation of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) will be the foremost areas under discussion during this year’s Defexpo which began today in New Delhi. The Government of India to hoping to encourage self-reliance while equipping the Armed Forces with the latest equipment and weaponry
Denel Aviation is growing in its strategic role to perform vital maintenance services on a wide range of aircraft flown by the South African Air Force (SAAF). The Chief Executive Officer of Denel Aviation, Michael Kgobe, says the partnership with the SAAF has just been strengthened with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to promote collaboration and cooperation between the parties and to ensure that there is a consolidation and retention of capabilities and scarce skills
The U.S
As the Indian government plans to raise its defense budget up to 17%, Boeing Co. is coming prepared to Defexpo 2012 with an impressive array of aircraft with the aim of building local partnerships in the country
UK companies involved in some of the most cutting edge technologies in the global Land and Maritime sectors are exhibiting at DEFEXPO 2012, some visiting for the first time others returning after a successful DEFEXPO 2010. The UK theme is “Partnership” as UK companies look to strengthen existing and build new industrial partnerships with companies in India
Indian Rotorcraft is pleased to announce that a ground breaking ceremony was held today at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, marking the start of construction of a new helicopter production facility and a new step in the development of the Indian aerospace industry. The ground breaking ceremony was conducted in the presence of Mr
Boeing on March 4 officially delivered the first production P-8A Poseidon aircraft to the U.S
Cobham Aviation Services is delighted to confirm that FB Heliservices has announced it has been awarded a four (4) year contract plus two (2) possible one year extensions by the UK Ministry of Defence to continue to provide helicopter flying training at RAF Shawbury, RAF Valley and AAC Middle Wallop, together with support services at RAF Shawbury and AAC Middle Wallop. The contract is worth £193 million and will commence on 1 April 2012
Finmeccanica and Northrop Grumman Corporation have been awarded a contract by the NATO Consultation, Command and Control (NATO C3) Agency to develop, implement and support the NATO Computer Incident Response Capability (NCIRC) - Full Operating Capability (FOC). Both companies will provide information assurance to around 50 NATO sites and headquarters throughout 28 countries worldwide based on the contract worth EUR 50 million
The delivery, managed by DCNS India, was achieved on time, meeting all the stringent quality standards required for on-board use on a submarine (100% quality compliance). The shipyard Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) has received the first Indian made equipment for the Scorpene submarines programme (P75)