Defence
Mahindra partners Japanese, Israeli firms for sea planes, naval UAVs
12 Apr 2018
The company on Wednesday signed an MoU with Japan-based ShinMaywa Industries to manufacture and supply the US-2 amphibious aircraft to Indian Navy and another MoU with Israel's Aeronautics to manufacture ship-borne unmanned aerial vehicles
Tata Power hives off defence business in a Rs2,230-cr transaction
29 Mar 2018
Tata Power’s defence unit, Strategic Engineering Division, manufactures and assembles missile launchers, and electronic warfare equipment, night vision devices and gun systems for the defence forces
BrahMos successfully flight-tested with indigenous seeker
22 Mar 2018
The world’s fastest supersonic cruise missile, the BrahMos, was successfully flight-tested at the Pokhran test range on Thursday
Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornets suddenly in race for IAF as Centre shifts goalposts
17 Mar 2018
Until recently, Lockheed Martin’s F-16 and Saab’s Gripen were in a two-horse race supply at least 100 single-engine jets to the Indian Air Force. But the government has now reportedly asked the IAF to also evaluate Boeing’s twin-engine F/A-18 Super Hornet
RInfra issues Rs5,440-cr ‘breach of warranties’ notice to Pipavav Defence
06 Mar 2018
It is not yet clear what ‘breach of warranty’ Reliance Infrastructure is claiming against the promoters of Pipavav Defence and Engineering, but the Rs5,440-crore claim is double the amount it paid to acquire a stake in Pipavav Defence in 2015
HAL gets Rs50,000-cr IAF order for 83 Tejas fighter jets
21 Dec 2017
The 83 Tejas aircraft will be of Mark-1 configuration, an improved version of the single-engine fighter that is still in the design stage
12 years after closure, CBI seeks to reopen Bofors kickbacks case
21 Oct 2017
The CBI, seeking to reopen the Bofors scandal 12 years after the Delhi High Court quashed all proceedings against the Hinduja brothers in the case, has sought government permission to challenge the 2005 ruling in the Supreme Court
US defence firms ready to make in India, but won’t part with technology
19 Sep 2017
While state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd had made planes under licence, some private players bidding for manufacturing collaboration are to start from scratch, according to commentators
Tata Power may hive off defence-related SED arm
14 Aug 2017
Kalyani Group, Israel’s Rafael set up defence JV in Hyderabad
03 Aug 2017
The JV facility will engage in the production of electro-optics, remote weapon systems, precision guided munitions and system engineering for system integration
Airbus completes sale of its Defence Electronics unit to KKR
01 Mar 2017
Airbus Group SE yesterday said that it had finalised the sale of its Germany-based Defense Electronics business to US private equity firm KKR
Reliance-Dassault JV aims at Rs30,000 cr from Rafale deal
01 Mar 2017
Reliance Defence will be executing a decent portion of the nearly Rs30,000 crore of business that will flow in as offset in the Rs60,000-crore ($7.87 billion) deal
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