A total of 844 companies, including 573 foreign and 271 domestic, will be participating in Indo Defense 2016 Expo and Forum, held in Indonesia from November 2 to 5. Those domestic companies participating in the 7th international defense industry exhibition include aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia, arms producer PT Pindad, electronic equipment industry PT LEN Industri, and ship building company PT Dok Perkapalan Kodja Bahari,
The Indian Defense Ministry is likely to release the guidelines on blacklisting norms and strategic partnerships next week. The Chapter 6, which deals with the appointment of "strategic partners" in the private sector had not be released with the Defense Procurement Procedure of 2016 until now
US has started a movement that encourages Middle East and North African moderates to raise online propoganda to counter Islamic extremism and motivate positive alternatives. The prgram is being conducting in partnership with Facebook and the Hedayah International Center of Excellence for Countering Violent Extremism
India is negotiating to lease second nuclear submarine from Russia only to replace the INS chakra, when its 10 year lease agreement expires in 2022. The Indian Navy will not be deploying a second Russian nuclear attack submarine in addition to the INS Chakra “sub surface nuclear” (SSN) vessel lease signed in 2011,
Raytheon has won a $255 million contract from US Navy to complete development of its next generation precision landing system. The Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALs) uses GPS satellite navigation to provide more accurate landing guidance for manned and unmanned aircraft
DCNS and Airbus Helicopters are joining forces to design French Navys tactical Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) drone system. The teaming of DCNS and Airbus Helicopters will be equipped to address all technical challenges arising from the naval integration of the drones through the creation of robust system architecture that can evolve and adapt to meet every need, according to joint statement issued today
The German Navy has selected French iXblue to supply Marins M3 and Netans N3 inertial navigation systems for the upgrade of four F123 Brandenburg-class frigates, and two F122 Bremen-class frigates. Following the integration of Octans systems into the German Navy's Seehund vessels in 2013, the German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support has chosen iXblue to replace obsolete inertial navigation systems on board its frigates, the company announced today
Boeing contributes more than US$3 billion annually to Canadas economic growth and development, according to a study commissioned by the company. The study will support Boeings development of a tailored industrial engagement plan, through Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, related to its offering of the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet to Canada, the company said in a statement Thursday
South Korean POSCO Daewoo will provide two ships to Brazilian Navy and modernize Arsenal de Marinha do Rio De Janeiro shipyard under a new $1 billion deal. The vessels to be built are a landing platform dock and a multirole corvette, both of which will be constructed in partnership with domestic shipyards,
Indian startup, Tonbo Imaging has bagged $100 million contract to manufacture and export ‘night vision sights for guns that will be fitted on Peruvian Army rifles. Tonbo will be supplying the night vision sights to US-based Unified Weapon Systems (UWS) which will supply the rifles to Peru