Articles in Defence Industry
Controp is launching M-STAMP - a breakthrough option for SUAVs at Paris Air...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 Jun , 2011
CONTROP has added a new product which was recently developed and has already being procured: the new M-STAMP – a multi sensor payload for small UAVs! Due to the fact that SUAV manufacturers are...
Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental and Freighter to Debut at Paris Air Show
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 Jun , 2011
Boeing’s two new 747-8 airplane models – the Intercontinental passenger version and the Freighter version – will make their international debuts at the Paris Air Show, joining the innovative 787...
IAF Develops Accident Probability Factor Calculator
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 Jun , 2011
Flight Safety or Aerospace Safety is an ongoing concern for all organisations involved in aviation. In recent times, significant progress has been made in the field of flight safety in terms of...
The Dangers of Robotic Militarization
By: Tejas Patel | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 04 Jun , 2011
As India prepares to induct more unmanned aircraft systems (UAS – with defensive and offensive capabilities) to neutralize future threats from Pakistan and China, a new report from Britain’s...
Eurocopter Anticipates Indian Order
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 03 Jun , 2011
In an effort to woo the Indian Army and Air Force, Eurocopter, a division of the aerospace and defence company EADS, is putting its best foot forward to secure India’s order for 197 military...
USAF Contract for Aerial Tankers to Boeing
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 03 Jun , 2011
In one of the largest contracts in military history, the US Air Force has awarded Boeing a contract for 179 new refuelling planes. The last round of bidding had resulted in EADS winning the...
Unmanned Air Vehicles for IAF
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 03 Jun , 2011
The Indian Air Force has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for a small-sized Vertical Take-Off and Landing Unmanned Air Vehicle (VTOL-UAV) to perform Intelligence, Search and Reconnaissance...
Indra will exhibit at Paris Air Show Embarked systems on latest-generation...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 02 Jun , 2011
Indra will attend le Bourget Paris Air Show, the main event of the aeronautics sector in Europe, to be held from the 20 to the 26 of June. The company will exhibit its electronic defence and...
Strong presentation of the German Aerospace Industries' Association at the...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 02 Jun , 2011
Achieving a total turnover of 24.7 billion Euros and employing a direct labor force of around 95,400 in 2010, German aerospace industry does not only represent a national key industry. Moreover,...
MTC Industries and Research to Exhibit at the Paris Air Show 2011
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 Jun , 2011
MTC a leading supplier of electro-mechanical products and services to Aerospace, Defense, UAV and Civilian Industries will make its debut appearance at the Paris Air Show in June 2011. MTC will...
Saab 2000 MPA for Indian Medium Range Maritime Reconnaissance
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 May , 2011
The Saab 2000 multi-role Maritime Patrol Aircraft equipped with the fifth generation AESA and RBS-15 Anti-Ship missiles is being offered to the Indian Navy to meet the growing challenges in...
German Armed Forces procure protected Mercedes-Benz Actros Heavy Recovery...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 May , 2011
Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks in Germany has signed a contract with the German Armed Forces for delivery of protected Actros Heavy Recovery Vehicles for immediate use by the German troops in...
First Lockheed Martin Advanced Block 50 F-16 unveiled for Turkish Air Force
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 24 May , 2011
Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI) and Lockheed Martin unveiled the first of 30 new Turkish-built F-16s in ceremonies today at TAI’s facility near Ankara. Turkish officials at the event...
BATCIS & General Dynamics receives commendation from Chief of Defence...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 24 May , 2011
The Bowman and Tactical Communications and Information Systems (BATCIS) Experimentation, Research and Operational Support Team, including team members from General Dynamics UK, has received a...
The AS350 B3 Helicopter Proves its High-Altitude Performance
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 23 May , 2011
The AStar family of helicopters has become the platform of choice for a variety of missions throughout the world. From law enforcement to utility and from tour to air medical and Search and...
Indian Navy to Opt for Open Bidding in Chopper Deal
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 23 May , 2011
The multi-billion dollar deal to supply at least 16, and as many as 60, Multi-Role Helicopters (MRH) to the Indian Navy will be contracted after an open competitive bidding. The Indian Navy is...
Second Sukhoi PAK FA Tested
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 23 May , 2011
Russia has successfully completed the first flight test of its second Prospective Airborne Complex – Frontline Aviation (PAK FA), a fifth-generation fighter jet, which when fully developed, is...
BAE Systems, Dassault to Develop UAS
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 23 May , 2011
BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the design, development, production and support of a medium altitude long endurance (MALE)...
MBDA's PARS 3 LR successfully tested on German Tiger
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 May , 2011
Three firings, three hits! This is the impressive score of the test firing exercise conducted with the PARS 3 LR guided antitank missile system. For the first time, the test firings with...
UTair'sTraining Center joins Eurocopter Global Training Network
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 May , 2011
Andrei Martirosov, CEO UTair Aviation, and Vladimir Demkin, director of Personnel Training Center (PTC) received from Derek Sharples, Eurocopter Executive Vice President for Support and...