Airbus Helicopters hosted a symposium on October 30, 2025, in New Delhi to enhance flight safety in India’s rotorcraft sector. The event gathered aviation stakeholders to discuss best practices in accident prevention and safety management, featuring keynotes on proactive safety culture and a roadmap for future safety enhancements in helicopter operations.
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.
By A Correspondent Bengaluru (Karnataka): Himalayan Heli Services Limited, an Indian helicopter company in the pilgrimage and aerial work sectors, has ordered two Airbus H125 helicopters to expand its fleet. This latest order will expand Himalayan Heli’s fleet to eight H125 helicopters, making it the largest H125 multi-mission […]
(Editor’s Note: Updated with India’s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh’s remarks on likely value of contract in paragraph two at 12.30 pm on Sep. 9, and with Airbus statement in paragraph eight and a backgrounder from paragraph 20 at 10 pm on Sep. 8.) By N. C. Bipindra […]
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: French defence technologies major Thales today announced the appointment of Ashish Saraf as vice president and country director for India with effect from June 1. In this role, Ashish will lead the company’s India business and will be responsible for the strategic growth of Thales in […]
(Editor’s Note: The views are that of the author’s. For the writer’s other interests, read the credit line at the end of the article.) By Rajiv Chib A resurgence of COVID-19 cases in India has forced domestic defence companies to reintroduce strict restrictions. It again threatens to increase […]
New Delhi: The Indian Navy today began a fresh process for leasing 24 Naval Utility Helicopters (NUH), issuing a Request for Information (RFI) to foreign vendors. The last date for replying to the RFI is June 18. According to the RFI, the navy plans to keep the helicopters with ground-support equipment for […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India may be the world’s second largest arms importer, but its defence market is a notoriously difficult domain to achieve a breakthrough. Airbus SE has not won a single defence order in India in the last half a century. That zero order […]
Bengaluru: India‘s private sector Dynamatic Technologies Limited has signed a memorandum of understanding with leading educational institution Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-Kanpur) for joint indigenous development of drones for the use of the armed forces. “Dynamatic will collaborate with IIT Kanpur for joint indigenous development of innovative Unmanned […]
New Delhi: India’s top officer responsible for defence acquisition has just dropped the bomb: The recently announced hike in the country’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms to 74 per cent will not apply to the Strategic Partnership programmes that the armed forces are pursuing. This is big — […]
New Delhi: The Donald Trump administration has asked American defence giant Lockheed Martin Corp. to manufacture multi-role helicopters, MH-60R, for the Indian Navy, at a cost of $905 million. The Pentagon confirmed the award to Lockheed Martin in a notification yesterday. “Lockheed Martin Corp., Owego, New York, is […]
