Defence Industry
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...
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...
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...
GE Engine to Power Tejas LCA Mk II
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Vol 26.1 Jan-Mar 2011 | Date: 09 Feb , 2011
With GE Aviation bagging the contract to supply the power plant for the Tejas LCA, the US has clearly stolen a march over the Europeans in the lucrative Indian defence market. GE had offered its...
Aerospace and Defence News – 3
By: Priya Tyagi | Issue: Vol 26.1 Jan-Mar 2011 | Date: 09 Feb , 2011
Apart from the $4.1 billion deal for ten Boeing C-17 Globemaster III heavy airlift aircraft, India is considering purchase of another six for an estimated value of $2.4 billion. This is expected...
Saab establishing Research and Development Centre in India
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Feb , 2011
During Aero India in Bangalore, Saab announced the establishment of a Research and Development Centre in India. With the establishment of this Research & Development Centre Saab will create a...
Boeing Announces Expanded Partnership with India
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Feb , 2011
The Boeing Company announced plans to further deepen its relations with suppliers and partners in India. The company has outlined a comprehensive strategy to develop India’s industrial...
British Defence Minister announces contract between India’s HAL and General...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Feb , 2011
General Dynamics UK has signed its first contract with an Indian customer, delivering an innovative approach to sharing its Intellectual Property (IP) with its Indian partner. The company signed...
CASSIDIAN opens new Engineering Centre in Bengaluru
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Feb , 2011
Cassidian, the defence and security division of EADS, has opened a new Engineering Centre in Bengaluru, India. This is the first defence oriented engineering centre operated by a foreign company...
Cassidian creates strategic partnerships with India
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Vol 26.1 Jan-Mar 2011 | Date: 09 Feb , 2011
Cassidian considers India as a key market with an expanding defence and security industry and even more so as a rapidly growing country which offers excellent opportunities for long-lasting...
C-130J’s induction testimony to India’s role as a global leader: US...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Feb , 2011
The Indian Air Force inducted the first of six Lockheed Martin C-130J ‘Super Hercules’ aircraft into its transportation fleet today at a ceremony at Air Force Station Hindan. This historic...
Eurofighter Typhoons land in Bengaluru
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 04 Feb , 2011
Two Eurofighter Typhoons of the Italian Air Force arrived safely in Bengaluru to showcase their outstanding operational capabilities at Aero India 2011. The air show will be held at the Air...
BAE Systems supports the Typhoon bid for MMRCA
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 04 Feb , 2011
Underlining its commitment to Typhoon, BAE Systems will continue its vigorous support of the Typhoon bid for the Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) programme at Aero India that starts...
Nexter is aboard ALH and LCH
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 04 Feb , 2011
Nexter is an European leader in defense systems. Nexter is a major supplier of the air forces and army light aviations for high performances weaponery and protection systems. It provides also...
India 2025: A Global Defence Exports Hub?
By: Rahul K Bhonsle | Issue: Vol 25.1 Jan-Mar 2010 | Date: 04 Feb , 2011
The inflection point to the evolution of a collaborative defence industry model in India through a public-private partnership appears around the corner as we go into Defexpo 2010 with over 500...