Defence production
Carlyle eyes British military equipment maker Chemring
18 August 2012
Mahindra signs defence JVs with Rafael, Telephonics
30 March 2012
Tata Motors mulls investment of Rs600 crore on FICVs for army
30 March 2012
L&T enters into JV with Samsung Techwin to make howitzer guns
30 March 2012
DRDO to launch explosive detection and swine flu diagnostic kits at DefExpo
28 March 2012
Government initiatives essential to fend low-cost Latin nations from hijacking defence offsets: Frost & Sullivan
19 January 2012
DRDO eyes robotic fighting systems
12 December 2011
BEML, CVRDE joint tech centre to speed up defence R&D
12 December 2011
Lack of export orders could spell death for the Rafale fighter
09 December 2011
Airbus eyes Indian contract for aircraft tankers
08 December 2011
Lockheed, Pentagon settle F-35 cost-sharing dispute
07 December 2011
IAF’s Mirage 2000 upgrade programme commences
06 December 2011
GE Aviation ends F-35 fighter engine development programme
05 December 2011
French DCNS starts construction of Mistral class ships for Russian Navy
03 December 2011
FIPB rejects Bharati Shipyard’s foreign equity proposal
26 November 2011
MoD prepares draft policy for warship manufacture JVs
23 November 2011
Pipavav Defence Offshore offloads 10% stake to Northrop Grumman
23 November 2011
India’s $11bn MMRCA choice to be clear mid-December
19 November 2011
DRDO wins Thomson Reuters innovation award
19 November 2011
Mahindra Defence, Telephonics Corp JV to manufacture radars, electronics
17 November 2011
India develops high-grade titanium technology: Dr VK Saraswat
15 November 2011
US Senate committee: US weapons full of fake Chinese parts
09 November 2011
Defence contractor General Dynamics to buy rival Force Protection for $360 mn
07 November 2011
Missile-maker Bharat Dynamics Ltd on expansion drive
07 November 2011
Lockheed’s F-35: Five years behind schedule, 64% over costs
05 November 2011
India’s defence offset contracts to cross $10bn
02 November 2011
India-Russia MRTA project runs into trouble
24 October 2011
UK’s BAE Systems to slash 3,000 jobs
27 September 2011
Indian Navy's first Boeing P-8I maritime recce aircraft to fly soon
27 September 2011
Uncertainty reigns over Mazagon-Pipavav shipyard JV
27 September 2011
Mazagon Docks-Pipavav JV on hold; government to bring out JV policy soon
26 September 2011
MoD to review Mazagaon-Pipavav warship deal
24 September 2011
Tejas in first phase of weapons trials
24 September 2011
MoD fast-tracks project to acquire trainer jets for IAF
17 September 2011
MoD clears 10 per cent stake sale in HAL
13 September 2011
M&M targets $15-18bn revenue from defence business
05 September 2011
Arjun MBT Mk-II version undergoes technical trials
02 September 2011
M&M commences deliveries of landmine protected vehicles
26 August 2011
CAG report acknowledges country’s credible capacity in warship building
26 August 2011
India's first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier to enter wet docks soon
19 August 2011
Arjun Main Battle Tank Mark II starts field trials
27 July 2011
State-owned SIFL bags Rs11-cr order from BrahMos Aerospace
27 July 2011
India test flies second Light Combat Helicopter prototype
26 July 2011
Fast Attack Craft INS Koswari commissioned
13 July 2011
DRDO crosses milestone with composite propellant processing facility
30 June 2011
India's $4.1bn C-17 order extends life of Long Beach factory
07 June 2011
Corporate America elated as India inks largest ever defence deal
07 June 2011
Delhi clears biggest ever $4.1bn defence deal with US
06 June 2011
HAL’s Dhruv simulator receives highest level certification from DGCA
27 May 2011
ABG Shipyard cleared to build warships for Indian Navy
27 May 2011
Wipro, EADS subsidiaries tie up for aerospace, defence manufacture
26 May 2011
EASA certification for A400M engine programme
07 May 2011
GE Aviation moves to keep F136 fighter engine programme alive
06 May 2011
Hinduja Group company gets AS9100 certification for aerospace and defence
05 May 2011
Essar Steel becomes first Indian company to supply plates for warships
05 May 2011
Lockheed Martin earnings benefit from overseas demand
27 April 2011
Pentagon finally kills alternative F-35 engine programme
26 April 2011
DRDO clinches deal with US firm for explosives detection technology
26 April 2011
DCNS begins sea trials of first-of-class frigate Aquitaine
25 April 2011
EADS division Cassidian joins hands with DRDO on Indian AEW&C project
21 April 2011
India needs investments of $200-300bn in aerospace, defence production: P. Raju
21 April 2011
Offsets to bring $300mn Boeing investment in Indian defence industry
13 April 2011
Negotiations on for production version of Kaveri engine: Antony
24 February 2011
US House votes to kill alternative F-35 fighter engine
17 February 2011
AeroIndia 2011: BEL to showcase C4ISR capabilities
24 January 2011
LCA Tejas Mk-II may suffer as Israel bars export of radar
14 January 2011
Russia, France clinch $2-bn deal for two Mistral-class warships
31 December 2010
Lockheed, Austal get $8bn US Navy contract for littoral combat ships
30 December 2010
India, Russia to sign 5th gen fighter contract in December
27 November 2010
Eurofighter: Key component of Europe’s strategic alignment with Delhi
23 November 2010
EADS to shift some Eurofighter development work to India
10 June 2010
Indian Navy’s third P-15A naval destroyer to be launched today
01 April 2010
A400M may earn 250-400 export orders: France
08 March 2010
Airbus mulls alternatives ahead of critical meet on A400M
12 January 2010
BrahMos Aerospace awaits land transfer to ramp up production
08 January 2010
UK sanctions purchase of third F-35B Joint Strike Fighter
31 December 2009
Mahindra, BAE Systems set up defence JV for land systems
30 November 2009
Goodrich Corporation signs agreement to acquire Atlantic Inertial Systems
17 November 2009
Saab focusing on long-term relationship with India
06 November 2009
BAe-HAL software JV secures projects worth $40 million
29 October 2009
Indian Army to induct all 124 Arjun tanks by April 2010
28 October 2009
New defence acquisition policy to promote private domestic manufacturers
28 October 2009
China forced to recognise Kalashnikov copyright
23 October 2009
Antony's Moscow visit to seal important defence agreements
09 October 2009
Israel Military Industries launches ‘Shock Absorber’ anti-tank defence system
09 October 2009
Israeli army launches Raz radar system to take on rocket, artillery fire
09 October 2009
GRSE modernisation will allow construction of larger warships
09 October 2009
Defence PSUs hike dividend pay-out as profits rise
08 October 2009
Indian Army receives first batch of indigenous T-90S tanks
24 August 2009
MAKS 2009: Russia to deliver 26 RD-33 series-3 engines to India
22 August 2009
Indian Army poised to induct new submachine carbine
22 August 2009
MAKS 2009: BrahMos exports only after Indian forces fully equipped
21 August 2009
MAKS-2009: Russian order for HAL for supply of Su-30MK components
20 August 2009
India's arms imports to touch $30bn by 2012: Assocham
17 August 2009
First indigenously manufactured T-90 tank to roll out on 24 August
08 August 2009
L&T’s new shipyard in Tamil Nadu to bid for defence contracts
07 August 2009
Astra Microwave to hold majority stake in BEL joint venture
11 February 2009
QuEST buys US aero tech firm
14 January 2009
Indian Air Force places Rs1,200-crore order for Akash SAM system
12 January 2009
Brazil, France sign $12-billion deal for submarines, helicopters
08 January 2009
BAE Systems, Mahindra & Mahindra to launch JV for land systems by Q2 2009
07 January 2009
Raytheon gets $3.3 billion contract for Patriot missiles from UAE
19 December 2008
UK MoD places urgent orders for 100 ST Kinetics' Bronco ATTC's
19 December 2008
Astra Microwave to supply radar sub-systems to Israel's ELTA
13 December 2008
Dassault Aviation and Tata Technologies sign MoU for MMRCA offsets
09 December 2008
Thales and Samtel in avionics JV
30 November 2008
EADS builds export base for aerospace and defence equipment in India
29 November 2008
Warning signals for India as credit squeeze hits Russian defence industry
12 November 2008
DRDO set to announce foreign partner for Kaveri jet engine
10 November 2008
Tejas LCA on way to Initial Operational Capability with first night flight
10 November 2008
Cabinet may ease rules for FDI in defence production
04 November 2008
US DARPA seeks to develop 'flying submarine'
25 October 2008
Indonesia evaluating purchase of Indian Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruv
25 October 2008
Sierra Nevada Corporation to acquire rocket motor maker SpaceDev for $38 million
22 October 2008
Eurocopter places $42-million Super Puma MKII components order with Indonesia's PT Dirgantara
22 October 2008
Antony asks defence shipyards to expedite modernization programmes
11 October 2008
India, Russia extend life of military technical cooperation panel by another ten years
01 October 2008
Indo-French civil N-pact likely to be signed during PM's France visit
29 September 2008
Air force chief, ACM Fali Major says “energised environment” necessary for aerospace industry
25 September 2008
Boeing eyeing $20 billion Indian defence aircraft orders
25 September 2008
M&M, BAE joint venture for land systems up for approval before FIPB
23 September 2008
Indian aerospace, defence sectors to generate earnings of $5 billion over 10 years for IBM
12 September 2008
USAF Tanker bid: Northrop/EADS set to queer the pitch for Boeing
29 August 2008
Indian Army places $2 billion order for BrahMos missiles: Dr Sivathanu Pillai
19 August 2008
HAL delivers first indigenously-built Hawk Advanced jet trainer to the IAF
16 August 2008
Indigenously developed Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher test fired successfully
14 August 2008
Indian Navy to be a fully three dimensional, networked force by 2022: Navy chief
12 August 2008
HAL bags $20 million contract for supply of three Dhruv helicopters to Turkey
12 August 2008
India close to signing $1 billion deal for supply of 80 Russian Mi-17 Hip-H helicopters
11 August 2008
IAF takes delivery of state-of-art, medium range, Rohini radar
06 August 2008
Third generation anti-tank missile Nag completes development trials
06 August 2008
Government of India issues revised Defence Procurement Procedure - 2008
02 August 2008
Offset provisions in new defence procurement policy will be a boon: ACM Fali Major
26 July 2008
Garden Reach Shipbuilders deliver two improved Fast Attack Crafts to the Indian Navy
18 July 2008
Breakthrough for GTRE scientists – develop marine version of the Kaveri engine
17 July 2008
Boeing to submit detailed proposals for development of Indian aerospace industry
17 July 2008
Indian Army to freeze Arjun MBT orders at 124
07 July 2008
India clinches first foreign sale for Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter
26 June 2008
DRDO seeks partners to co-develop Kaveri engine for LCA Tejas fighter jet: AK Antony
15 June 2008
Government to procure 22 attack helicopters for IAF
07 June 2008
$100 billion investment opportunities in Indian defence industries: Frost & Sullivan study
30 May 2008
Antony asks DRDO to increase interactions with the private sector
26 March 2008
US Navy Secretary's visit to India to maintain momentum of high profile exchanges
25 March 2008
Two global tenders pending for advanced minesweepers and helicopters for the armed forces
14 March 2008
India, Russia to finalize INS Vikramaditya retrofit costs by April
28 February 2008
Scorpene v/s. Agosta: Silent killers of the deep
26 February 2008
Tatas, Rafael in manufacture and maintenance deal for 5th generation air defence systems
26 February 2008
DLRL to develop next-generation electronic warfare equipment
25 February 2008
Indian Air Force inducts AJT Hawk into active service
23 February 2008
Lockheed Martin to submit ‘responsive package' for IAF’s 126-fighter jet tender
23 February 2008
Lockheed Martin to bid for naval construction and defence communication contracts in India
21 February 2008
Boeing 'actively pursuing' sale of F/A-18 fighters to India
21 February 2008
India ready to test fire K-15 submarine launched ballistic missile: DRDO
19 February 2008
Scorpene submarine deliveries to Indian Navy will begin 2012
18 February 2008
Revised defence procurement procedures to be issued in April 2008: AK Antony
18 February 2008
Mahindra Defence Systems in talks with Finmeccanica subsidiary for underwater defence JV
18 February 2008
Tata’s to bid for Indian Army communications system along with EADS, Raytheon
16 February 2008
BAE Systems to unveil world’s lightest 155mm howitzer at DefExpo 2008
14 February 2008
Indian Navy, HAL developing next-generation rotor-wing UAV
12 February 2008
BAE Systems and Mahindra Defence to discuss co-development of Indian Mine Protected Vehicle
12 February 2008
India may order another 40 BAe Hawk trainer jets: report
06 February 2008
GE Oil & Gas technologies to power French Navy's nuclear submarine fleet
29 January 2008
25 Indian companies to showcase aerospace products at ILA Berlin Air Show 2008
24 January 2008
DRDO’s 50th anniversary celebrations: Defence minister lauds organisation's achievements
12 January 2008
BAE Systems wins $2.288 billion US Army contract for mine protected vehicles
11 January 2008
Lockheed Martin gets $556 million US Army order for PAC-3 missiles
10 January 2008
Deutche Bank downgrades EADS rating
08 January 2008
Eurofighter exits contest for Danish, Norwegian orders
05 January 2008
Adm Sureesh Mehta begins four-day official visit to Israel
04 January 2008
EADS bags Saudi air tanker order
04 January 2008
DRDO chief, M Natarajan, to receive CV Raman Birth Centenary award
03 January 2008
Pradeep Kumar is new secretary, defence production
03 January 2008
BAE, HAL in talks for JV to produce AJT Hawk for the global market
02 January 2008
BrahMos to roll out of Keltec unit in three years, hypersonic version under development
31 December 2007
Ministry of Defence: Year-end review 2007
29 December 2007
Saab tests hypersonic missile
28 December 2007
IAF to induct a squadron of medium-range Akash SAM
27 December 2007
Forbes names Raytheon as Best Managed company in aerospace/defence
27 December 2007
Sikorsky’s fly-by-wire technology undergoes first successful flight test
26 December 2007
Defence imports likely to touch $30bn by 2012: Assocham report
26 December 2007
DRDO achieves critical missile technology breakthrough with composite rocket motor casings
22 December 2007
Medium range SAM, Akash, emerges successful from rigorous 10-day test campaign
21 December 2007
French foreign minister admits military helicopter deal off, Eurocopter will re-bid
21 December 2007
Report: Indian Navy to place order for three additional frigates with Russian shipyards
21 December 2007
Irkut and Ilyushin vie for Indo-Russian Multirole Transport Aircraft project
21 December 2007
EADS board clears divestment of manufacturing plants to European firms
21 December 2007
MoU with Boeing may result in $1 billion manufacturing work for HAL over 10-years
20 December 2007
Lockheed Martin unveils F-35B, first STOVL stealth fighter
20 December 2007
Akash medium range SAM undergoes advanced testing
20 December 2007
Greece may become first Nato state to produce Russian weapons
19 December 2007
Israel developing AWACS UAV on business jet platform
18 December 2007
Indo-French high committee on defence co-operation to hold meeting today
18 December 2007
EADS protests cancellation of Indian Army chopper tender: reports
18 December 2007
Northop’s advanced Hawkeye-2D maritime reconnaissance plane on offer to India: report
17 December 2007
EADS receives €60 million contract for Advanced UAV study
15 December 2007
Building blocks for building ICBMs in place: Dr VK Saraswat
15 December 2007
Sweden completes delivery of Gripen fighter aircraft to Hungary
14 December 2007
CII-Indian Army seminar on the Future Infantry Soldier as a System (F-INSAS)
14 December 2007
Japan moves to develop indigenous stealth fighter, the Shinshin
12 December 2007
Saudi Air Force Typhoon fighter programme worth up to £1 billion for Eurojet consortium
10 December 2007
BAE Systems, Wipro partnership to tap emerging Indian defence and aerospace market
10 December 2007
Demonstration of integrated missile air defence system by June next year: Dr VK Saraswat
10 December 2007
BAE Systems is prime industrial contractor for Saudi Arabia’s Eurofighter contract
08 December 2007
Indo-Russian fifth-generation fighter to fly in 2009
08 December 2007
India conducts second successful interceptor ballistic missile defence test
06 December 2007
Govt scraps Rs17,000 crore, 197 helicopter deal with Eurocopter
06 December 2007
Hypersonic version of BrahMos cruise missile next on the cards: Sivathanu Pillai
06 December 2007
BrahMos Aerospace to convert Keltec as full-fledged production centre
05 December 2007
Indian Navy RFPs for maritime patrol aircraft soon, to develop rotary wing UAVs
05 December 2007
Ballistic Missile Defence: India's initial high-speed interceptor missile tests successful
03 December 2007
UAV sales boost Israel Aircraft Industries’ Q3 earnings to record levels
03 December 2007
GE Aviation wins development contract for US Army helicopter engine project
22 November 2007
Kaveri engine core undergoes high altitude testing at Moscow facilities
19 November 2007
Indian government asks for private sector involvement in defence production
16 November 2007
Raytheon ties up with four Indian aerospace and defence related companies
14 November 2007
First Indian Hawk AJT’s headed homewards
10 November 2007
India-Russia to set up 40,000tpa titanium dioxide plant
25 January 2007
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