STOCKHOLM—Saab AB presented a formal bid to supply 36 Gripen fighter planes to the Brazilian Air Force. Bengt Janer, Gripen campaign director said “The Gripen NG offer is fully compliant and will be a complete solution for Brazil"
Bernhard Gerwert, CEO of Military Air Systems, an integrated Business Unit of EADS Defence & Security, said "We have a strong interest to create a long-lasting strategic partnership with Indian aerospace and defence companies and we are committed to bring our capabilities, skills and technologies into this win-win-partnership." "India is our partner of choice and therefore we invite India to join the Eurofighter Typhoon programme as a partner
Astra Microwave Products Ltd and Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) signed a memorandum of understanding to explore formation of a joint venture company for the design and manufacture of microwave components and assemblies. Such microwave products are essential parts of large systems like radars, EW systems, sonars and communication systems, which BEL manufactures mainly for the Indian defence sector
Rolls-Royce is pitching its Adour Mk 821 engine for the up gradation of Indian Airforce's Jaguar fighter aircraft. Rolls-Royce Defence Aerospace MD Martin Fausset said that Jaguar was originally fitted with an Adour and the Adour Mk 821 meets all the Indian Airforce's upgrading requirement
Defenseworld.net, the online show daily of Aero India 2009 interviewed Mr Richard Paniguian, head of U
US defense and aerospace gaint Lockheed Martin's association with Indian IT major Wipro on the network centric warfare (NCW)technology demonstrator project has ended at the end of December 2008. Informed sources said "best fit" issues and delays in C4iSR and NCW procurement plans contributed to the cooperation not being extended
US Defense major Raytheon today at Aero India 2009 offers its radar system airborne standoff radar (ASTOR) for Indian Homeland Security. India is looking forward to secure its coastline in the wake of Mumbai terror attacks
WARTON, England – BAE Systems has been awarded two contracts worth £119 million by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to provide additional support to current in-service Tornado and Harrier aircraft under a strategy known as CAPS (Commodity Availability Procurement Strategy). Under CAPS, the current Tornado aircraft availability contract (known as ATTAC) has been amended to include an availability service to support key primary warning and defensive protection equipment for both the Tornado GR4 and Harrier fleets
SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, will showcase its world-class capabilities in Surveillance, Electronic Warfare, Electro-Optics and Naval Systems at the Aero India 2009 air show in Bangalore. At the event, SELEX Galileo will actively promote its new partnerships with local industry players in the region in line with Finmeccanica’s commitment
Northrop Grumman continues to lead the defence industry in surveillance and fighter sensor technology. Whether maintaining border and maritime security, or providing the finest systems in fighter situational awareness and survivability, successful government agencies and military forces of the millennium will focus on how technology meets mission requirements