Airbus has merged its small and medium tactical drones into a unified portfolio under Airbus Helicopters to enhance market focus for defense clients. The consolidation aims to foster product synergies and collaboration between drones and helicopters. The diverse lineup enhances modern defense capabilities with advanced surveillance and operational flexibility for varied missions.
India’s aerospace sector secured a significant milestone with Godrej Enterprises Group obtaining a five-year contract from Safran Aircraft Engines to produce components for the LEAP engine program. This partnership enhances India’s manufacturing capabilities, positions it strategically in the global supply chain, and supports aspirations for indigenous aircraft engine development.
ICEYE has unveiled its new imaging mode, Scan Wide, allowing customers to capture scenes up to 60,000 km² with a single image, and 120,000 km² through multi-frame tasking. This mode enhances maritime monitoring and supports various applications like oil spill detection. ICEYE operates the largest SAR satellite constellation, ensuring unmatched global access.
By A Correspondent Bengaluru (Karnataka): American aerospace and defence giant Boeing Co. has named Stacie Sire the new chief engineer for India and the head of its engineering and technology centre here. Now based in the city, Sire has taken over strategy and operations for Boeing India Engineering […]
By N. C. Bipindra Mumbai: Indian firm JSW Defence Private Limited, part of the US$24-billion JSW Group, today announced a “strategic partnership” with Shield AI Inc., a leading American defence technology company, to indigenise and manufacture Shield AI’s ‘V-BAT‘ fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) in India. “This collaboration […]
By N. C. Bipindra Hyderabad (India): Indian precision manufacturing firm Raghu Vamsi Group, a tier 1 supplier to global aerospace majors such as Boeing Co. and GE Aviation, has fully acquired the PMC Group in the United Kingdom to strengthen its core capabilities and expand to the oil […]
By A Correspondent New Delhi: In the regular Union Budget of Financial Year (FY) 2024-25 presented by India’s Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman on July 23, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been allocated Rs 6,21,940.85 crore (approx. US$75 billion), the highest allocation among Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: To boost its armed forces’ capabilities to reach supplies and equipment to soldiers deployed in mountainous terrain, India is seeking to buy 163 logistics drones under the emergency procurement through the fast-track route. On Oct. 17, the Ministry of Defence issued a […]
By A Correspondent New Delhi: India today decided to buy dual-role BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles for the navy, providing an impetus to the indigenous defence manufacturing mission set by the government. The deal was signed between the Ministry of Defence and BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL) here for […]
By A Correspondent New Delhi: Chennai-based start-up Zuppa OEG GEN5 Technologies Private Limited is now working on the development of ‘Zuppa Vector‘, a unique fixed-wing drone for mapping and surveillance. Having Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) capabilities, Zuppa Vector could soon be aiding Indian provinces’ drive to map […]
New Delhi: India‘s navy has decided to create a vendor base in the remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands on its eastern sea board to enable support services for warship maintenance at the naval base there. The decision was taken at the Indian Navy‘s Conference for Mid-Year Refit Review […]
New Delhi: European aerospace major Airbus today appointed Sunny Guglani as the head of Airbus Helicopters for India and South Asia. He will be based in New Delhi. Guglani, 37, will be responsible for growing Airbus’ civil, parapublic and defence helicopter business in the region, including aftermarket services. […]
New Delhi (India)/Ottawa (Canada): CYDEF, a Canadian cybersecurity solutions provider, today said it has tied up with Indian Aerospace and Defence Consultants of India (ADCAI) to offer its proprietary cybersecurity solutions and to build a firewall for Indian institutions against cyber attacks from forces inimical to India. “CYDEF […]
New Delhi: The United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Group 2021, led by HMS Queen Elizabeth, will sail to India in the autumn on its maiden operational deployment. As a representation of the ‘Indo-Pacific tilt’ in the UK’s foreign policy, the HMS Queen Elizabeth Carrier – the largest ship ever built […]
Hyderabad: India‘s army and air force today got the first delivery of a medium range surface-to-air missile (M R SAM) kit from the city-based Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems Private Limited, a joint venture between the Indian Kalyani Group and Israeli Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Limited. The roll-out event […]
