Articles in Defence Industry
Product Cooperation agreement signed between Centum and L-3 Aviation
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Feb , 2011
L-3’s Aviation Products Group announced that it has signed a product cooperation agreement with the Centum Group of Bangalore, India, to provide development and manufacturing services for...
Finmeccanica scouts for industrial partnerships with Indian companies
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Feb , 2011
Finmeccanica, the Italian group with leadership in aerospace, defence, security, energy and transport, is looking at establishing new partnerships with government and private players to expand...
Thales and AAT sign MoU to establish Flight Training Centre
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Feb , 2011
Axis Aerospace & Technologies Pvt. Ltd (AAT) and Thales today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the creation of a Joint Venture (JV), to establish a world class...
Raytheon conducts free-flight demonstration of JSOW-C from F-16IN
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Feb , 2011
Raytheon Company completed a series of free-flight demonstrations of the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) AGM-154-C from an F-16IN fighter aircraft. The tests were part of the Indian Air Force’s...
Aerospace and Defence News - 2
By: Priya Tyagi | Issue: Vol 26.1 Jan-Mar 2011 | Date: 10 Feb , 2011
Attack Helicopter Sale to India The US Department of Defence is asking the Congress to approve a possible $1.4 billion sale of 22 AH-64D Apache Block III attack helicopters to India, prior to a...
Boeing Receives Indian P-8I Equipment
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Vol 26.1 Jan-Mar 2011 | Date: 10 Feb , 2011
In the second week of December 2010, Boeing received a key sensor technology for the Indian Navy’s P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft from Bharat...
First Tata-Sikorsky Copter Cabin
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Vol 26.1 Jan-Mar 2011 | Date: 10 Feb , 2011
Tata Advanced Systems Limited, which rolled out the country’s first made-in-India Sikorksy S-92 helicopter cabin from the Aerospace SEZ in Andhra Pradesh, now has plans to set up another...
DRDO's Rustom-1 Test Flown
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Vol 26.1 Jan-Mar 2011 | Date: 10 Feb , 2011
India’s ambitious Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) programme received a major boost when the second flight of the Rustom-1 technology demonstrator UAV was conducted successfully at the facility of...
Eurofighter consortium seeks India as a new industrial partner
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Feb , 2011
The Eurofighter Partner Companies are keen to win India as a new industrial partner for the production and further development of the world’s most advanced swing-role combat aircraft. Speaking...
Thales TopOwl deployed with French and US Forces in Afghanistan
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Feb , 2011
Thales today announced that together with the Tiger and Huey UH-1Y helicopters, its TopOwl® Helmet Mounted Sight & Display system (HMSD) has been deployed with the French and US Forces in...
Aero India 2011 gets off to a spectacular start
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Feb , 2011
Asia’s biggest aerospace exposition, Aero India-2011, got off to a flying start at Yelahanka air base in Bengaluru, today. Defence Minister Shri AK Antony inaugurated the five-day event...
HAL: Transforming into a competitive player
By: Bharat Verma | Issue: Vol 26.1 Jan-Mar 2011 | Date: 10 Feb , 2011
Interview with Ashok Nayak, Chairman Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). Could you please give an overview of the milestones crossed since you assumed charge as Chairman HAL nearly two years...
Eurofighter: Objective to win India as a key partner
By: Bharat Verma | Issue: Vol 26.1 Jan-Mar 2011 | Date: 10 Feb , 2011
Interview with Bernhard Gerwert, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Eurofighter GmbH and CEO Cassidian Air Systems How do you see Eurofighter Typhoon positioned in India’s MMRCA...
F-16IN exceeds all requirements of the MMRCA: Roger Rose
By: Bharat Verma | Issue: Vol 26.1 Jan-Mar 2011 | Date: 10 Feb , 2011
Interview with Roger Rose, Chief Executive, Lockheed Martin India The mega deal for 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft for the Indian Air Force is expected to be finalised in the near future....
Elbit successfully performs Joint Flight Missions of Hermes 450 and Hermes...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Feb , 2011
Elbit Systems announced today that it successfully performed a series of joint flight missions of its Hermes® 450 and Hermes® 900 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The two different UAS were...
SELEX Galileo to offer leading European technologies to India at Aero India 2011
By: IDR News Network | Date: 09 Feb , 2011
SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, has a strong and growing presence in India and will be reinforcing this position at this year’s Aero India exhibition. As a key player in defence...
Finmeccanica to take part in Aero India 2011: a global partner for the Indian
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Feb , 2011
Finmeccanica – through its Operating Companies AgustaWestland, Alenia Aeronautica, DRS Technologies, SELEX Communications and SELEX Galileo – will take part in Aero India 2011, to be held in...
AgustaWestland Signs Contracts for Two More AW139s in India
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Feb , 2011
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that it has sold two more AW139 medium twin helicopters to customers in India. Adani Group has signed a contract for one AW139 to...
PTC Reinforces Commitment to Enterprise Customers in India
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Feb , 2011
PTC announced that it has selected ITC Infotech, a global IT services company and a fully owned subsidiary of USD 6 bn+ ITC Ltd., as a Strategic Services Partner (SSP) for PTC’s enterprise...
Air Works Appointed as Authorized Rockwell Collins Dealer
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Feb , 2011
Air Works India Engineering Pvt. Ltd today announced that it has been appointed as an authorized dealer by Rockwell Collins, a leading provider of communication and aviation electronic...