Articles in Defence Industry
Dennis Swanson, VP, Boeing India
By: Priya Tyagi | Issue: Vol. 27.2 Apr-Jun 2012 | Date: 30 May , 2012
“Boeing is committed to… meet the Indian government’s goals to strengthen indigenous aerospace and defence capabilities” The military industrial complex in the USA is in private hands but...
Agni-V: India's New Deterrent against China
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 29 May , 2012
The nation awaits with bated breath the launch of India’s Agni-V missile that would understandably cause concern in some parts of the world more specifically in the neighbourhood. The Agni-V is a...
Boeing Delivers 1st EA-18G Growler Featuring Bharat Electronics Limited...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 29 May , 2012
BEL also produces cockpit subassemblies for F/A-18E/F Super Hornets Follow-on order further expands Boeing’s relationship with Indian industry Boeing on May 3 delivered to the U.S. Navy the...
Rheinmetall: Modern systems for modern armed forces
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 29 May , 2012
Tracked and wheeled fighting vehicles Main battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) as well as wheeled armoured combat vehicles continue to form the backbone of modern mechanized armed...
How Bharat Electronics Dodges the Issues!
By: Maj Gen Mrinal Suman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 May , 2012
During the presentation made to the Feasibility Study Committee on 11 Feb 2009, a Defence Public Sector Undertaking (DPSU) announced that it had executed orders worth 4,100 crore rupees during the...
Boeing to Modernize Flight Deck and Avionics for US and NATO AWACS Fleets
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 24 May , 2012
$368M contract is 2nd phase of US Air Force and NATO program The Boeing Company has received a $368 million Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) contract to develop a design that...
KMW buys UK bridge-making company
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 24 May , 2012
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG has taken over the UK company WFEL Ltd. based in Stockport, Cheshire. WFEL is regarded as the world-market leader for mobile bridging systems in both military...
New DCNS carrier deck coating process validated
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 23 May , 2012
Recent tests have demonstrated the effectiveness of new coatings applied to the flight deck of CVN Charles de Gaulle using a process tailored by DCNS. Phase I of this programme involved the...
DuPont opens Ballistics Facility at DuPont Knowledge Center in India
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 May , 2012
DuPont announced the opening of its world-class integrated ballistics facility in India, the first such DuPont facility in the Asia Pacific region. The DuPont Ballistics facility is located at the...
Elbit Systems Receives US Army's 2012 Weapon Systems Award
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 15 May , 2012
Elbit Systems of America and its subsidiaries (wholly owned by Elbit Systems Ltd.) have long been known for superior service and solutions. This month, at the Joseph P. Cribbins Aviation Product...
DCNS to showcase wide range expertise at Defexpo India 2012
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 15 May , 2012
Highlights include the Indian Navy’s Scorpene submarine, the Mistral-Class LHD, the Gowind OPV L’Adroit together with the Barracuda SSN and a future Aircraft Carrier design. DCNS, the defence...
Rheinmetall: Ready to team with India
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 15 May , 2012
Without a doubt, India is the regional superpower of South Asia. Its armed forces form a mainstay of Indian security policy, and are now undergoing further modernization. Facing up to the...
MBDA Exocet MM40 successfully test fired
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 May , 2012
The first such project carried out by Brazil, involving an investment of 75 million Reals, giving the country autonomy in the development of anti-ship missile motors. The Brazilian Navy has...
Boeing Completes Full Landing Test of Crew Space Transportation Spacecraft
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 04 May , 2012
2nd CST-100 drop test demonstrates parachute and air bag system performance Boeing successfully completed the second parachute drop test of the company’s Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100...
Boeing Provides 1st Tactical Cross-domain Capabilities for Predator - Reaper...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 02 May , 2012
Boeing has completed the first delivery of its tactical cross-domain technology, eXMeritus HardwareWall, to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) for integration into the Ground...
F-35A completes first In-Flight Refueling mission with external weapons
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 Apr , 2012
Lockheed Martin’s F-35A Lightning II conventional takeoff and landing aircraft completed the program’s first in-flight refueling mission while configured with external weapons at Edwards Air...
MBDA's Viper Strike Scores Multiple Direct Hits from KC-130J Harvest HAWK
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 Apr , 2012
MBDA Incorporated’s GBU-44/E Viper Strike munition scored multiple direct hits from a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Harvest HAWK aircraft during developmental testing at Naval Air Warfare...
Boeing Successfully Completes Parachute Drop Test of Crew Space...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Apr , 2012
Boeing successfully completed a parachute drop test of the company’s Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 spacecraft today at the Delmar Dry Lake Bed near Alamo, Nev. CST-100 is part of the Boeing...
Thales: First successes with SDR Networking Lab
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 Mar , 2012
A first version based on FlexNet-One delivered to an international customer Thales, a key player in software-defined radio (SDR), has announced the first deliveries of its SDR Networking Lab...
Defence Minister inaugurates DefExpo-2012
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 29 Mar , 2012
Defence Minister Shri AK Antony declared open the Defexpo India-2012, the 7th Land, Naval and Internal Security Systems Exhibition, here this morning. Following is the full text of his Inaugural...