Indian Air Force Wednesday operationalised second squadron of indigenously designed and developed Light Combat Aircraft Tejas at Sulur airbase in Southern state of Tamil Nadu. Air Force Chief RKS Bhadaria inducted LCA Tejas in Flying Bullets squadron.
On Thursday (May 21, 2020) the government notified 26 of these 127 items under clause 3(a) of the public procurement order of 2017, which makes it mandatory for the procuring entities to source them only from Indian suppliers, whereas in the earlier scheme of things it was not mandatory and only preference was to be given to Indian suppliers.
In order to allay the apprehensions that Covid-19 pandemic might delay the delivery of F-35, US defence major Lockheed Martin has taken several steps, including reaching an agreement with the machine worker’s body IAM, to implement an alternate week work schedule.
US Defense and Nuclear Technology giant General Atomics (GA-EMS) has won a major contract from the United States Navy for providing an ongoing engineering and logistics sustainment operation for Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch Systems (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) systems installed on Ford Class Aircraft Carriers.
Indian Air Force Chief RKS Bhaduaria Monday issued a stern warning to Pakistan, saying that the IAF was ready to strike terror camps inside Pakistan if a terror attack on India was linked to Pakistan.
FDI in India: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday announced the government’s decision to increase FDI in Defence sector from present 49% to 74%.
US Department of Defense has awarded a $905 million contract to US defence giant Lockheed Martin Sikorsky to supply 24 MH-60 Romeo Seahawk helicopters to Indian Navy under a foreign military sale (FMS) route.
US Defence and Aerospace major Boeing has delivered its 100th Boeing P8A Poseidon long-range maritime patrol aircraft to the US Navy. Boeing P8A Poseidon, also known as submarine killer, is also in the service of Indian Navy & Australian and UK Air Forces.
Boeing Defense and Space has bagged a $3.1 billion contract from the US Navy for supplying Harpoon missiles and Stand-off Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM ER) to support the US Government’s foreign military sales (FMS) programme. The supply of these weapons will continue through 2028.
In order to conduct the first hand assessment of Indian Army’s preparedness along Pakistan border, India’s Army Chief General M M Naravane visited forward areas of the Sapta Shakti Command in the states of Rajasthan and Punjab for two days.
India has set an ambitious target of becoming a net exporter of defence technology on the occasion of 21st Pokhran anniversary that is celebrated in the country National Technology Day.
Vizag Gas Leak: Indian Air Force Saturday lifted 8.3 tonnes relief material to help Andhra Pradesh Government to contain the leak of toxic Styrene gas from South Korean company LG Chem’s plant near Visakhapatnam.
Defence News India: India’s defence ministry Friday signed a $160 million (Rs 1,200 crore) contract with Tata Power SED (TPSED) for the modernisation of military infrastructure in the country. The contract, which is the second phase of the programme, will cover 37 airfields of Indian Air Force, Indian Navy and Coast Guard. The modernisation of…
A MiG-29 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed near Nawanshahr in Punjab on Friday morning. The pilot decided to eject the aircraft after it failed to respond his instructions.
Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has won a $40 million contract to supply missile components for medium range surface to air missile (MRSAM) to be delivered to Indian Air Force (IAF).
