Defence
Congressional review faults USAF decision to award tanker contract to EADS/Northrop
19 June 2008
Allegheny Technologies unveils new specialty armour steel for US and global defence markets
17 June 2008
Syrian president, Bashar al Assad, offers India “direct role” in the Palestine region peace process
17 June 2008
Indian Army seeks establishment of tri-services aerospace command
17 June 2008
Second limited series production, Tejas LCA flies at supersonic speeds on maiden flight
17 June 2008
NATO, Russia set out long-term defence and military co-operation guidelines
14 June 2008
India's VVIP squadron to receive three refurbished Boeing Business Jets next month
12 June 2008
India's Integrated Defence Staff evolving strategies for use of space assets
12 June 2008
Special cell set up to counter growing threat to space assets
10 June 2008
Government to procure 22 attack helicopters for IAF
07 June 2008
Top 2 US Air Force officials removed for failures in N-arms oversight
06 June 2008
Defence ministry prunes global tender for light helicopters
06 June 2008
LCA successfully undergoes hot weather flight trials
06 June 2008
HAL, Ruag to jointly manufacture Dornier aircraft in Germany
06 June 2008
Punj Lloyd, Singapore firm tie up to manufacture defence equipment
05 June 2008
Harris Corporation denies offerring itself for acquisition
02 June 2008
$100 billion investment opportunities in Indian defence industries: Frost & Sullivan study
30 May 2008
LCA Tejas crosses another milestone with successful hot weather trials
30 May 2008
Over 110 nations agree on cluster bomb ban
29 May 2008
India’s weapons modernisation process “on track”: Antony
29 May 2008
IAF's helicopter display team 'Sarang' heads for Berlin ILA 2008 and UK
26 May 2008
India test fires improved Prithvi-II surface-to-surface missile
23 May 2008
Despite resistance, UK government to go ahead with £3.9bn acquisition of aircraft carriers
21 May 2008
BAE Systems receives $60 million thermal imaging module contract for US Army remote weapon systems
20 May 2008
No evidence of kickbacks in Scorpene submarine deal, says CBI
19 May 2008
Italian defence giant Finmeccanica acquires US-based DRS Technologies for $5.2 billion
13 May 2008
India has acquired “state-of-the-art” submarine launched ballistic missile capability: DRDO
13 May 2008
Dr Tessy Thomas is first woman scientist to head missile project – new Agni-II version on the anvil
13 May 2008
Hypersonic version of BrahMos undergoes successful lab test
13 May 2008
India to test 5,000 km range, Agni-IV IRBM at year-end
12 May 2008
Indian Navy to buy 6 more submarines; plans to induct N-sub
10 May 2008
FBI investigation says that US military equipment may have counterfeit Chinese components
10 May 2008
Italy's Finmeccanica looking to buy US defence electronics contractor DRS Technologies for $3 billion
10 May 2008
Agni-3 ready for induction after second successful flight test
07 May 2008
Raytheon to transfer AESA radar technology to India up to the level permitted by US government
06 May 2008
IAF's freshly acquired Hawk AJT registers first crash
01 May 2008
Dassault Systems to upgrade 51 Indian Air Force Mirage 2000 fighters in a $1.5 billion deal
30 April 2008
All invited firms submit bids for IAF's 126 MMRCA tender
29 April 2008
Saab Gripen offers next generation Gripen IN fighter - to tie up with Tata, HAL for offsets
29 April 2008
MMRCA race hots up as India invited to join Eurofighter consortium as partner
24 April 2008
Government looking at recommendations of DRDO Review Committee
23 April 2008
Aurora Flight Sciences to develop UAV that will stay aloft for five years
22 April 2008
Pakistan conducts second test of the Shaheen-II long range missile
21 April 2008
Pakistan test fires Shaheen-2 long-range missile
19 April 2008
Canadian Magellan Aerospace Corp ties-up for India-based manufacturing site – eyes military offset contracts
18 April 2008
India to place follow-on order for three Phalcon AWACS with Israel: report
16 April 2008
UAV market to cross $13 billion by 2014
16 April 2008
Russia says flight tests of fifth-generation PAK FA fighter to start in 2009
15 April 2008
Prime minister reconstitutes National Security Advisory Board
11 April 2008
As India's military helicopter tender increases in size, Army fears delays
11 April 2008
Famed US research agency, DARPA, celebrates 50th anniversary
11 April 2008
India, Russia may soon settle price issue over Adm Gorshkov
09 April 2008
India to soon issue tenders for supply of 312 helicopters to the Indian Army and Air Force
09 April 2008
Germany announces competitive bid for MALE UAV programme
03 April 2008
HAL, IAI developing unmanned helicopter
02 April 2008
Agni-III test-firing likely by month-end
02 April 2008
BAE Systems' M777 howitzer wins additional order from the US Armed Forces
02 April 2008
Lockheed Martin rceives $596mn contract for supply of six C-130J transport aircraft to India
31 March 2008
Bell-Boeing receive $10.4 billion US DoD contract for 167 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft
29 March 2008
Lockheed bags $766 million combined radio/networking platform deal for the US military
29 March 2008
Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk UAV sets endurance record
27 March 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
USAF launches new LM GPS II R-M satellite
25 March 2008
Upgraded Agni-1 test fired successfully
24 March 2008
Pakistan successfully concludes development of indigenous UAV
24 March 2008
NORAD marks 50 years in May
24 March 2008
BrahMos may undergo year-end underwater test firing
20 March 2008
3rd gen Nag anti-tank missile to be tested in second half of 2008
20 March 2008
Vice Adm N Verma to head eastern naval command, Vice Adm RP Suthan is new vice chief
20 March 2008
US to deliver six C-130J-30 Hercules transporters to Indian Air Force by 2011
18 March 2008
Indo-Russian multi-role transport aircraft (MTA) JV heads for trouble as Irkut backs off
17 March 2008
BAE Systems, ST Kinetics to bid for Indian Army's 155mm ultra-light howitzer contract
15 March 2008
CAG report questions acquisition of INS Jalashwa
15 March 2008
Adm S Mehta: Russia to start delivery of MiG 29K naval fighters in May 2008
15 March 2008
Ex-Brazen Chariots set to roll as Indian Army and Air Force gear up for display of strength
14 March 2008
Lockheed's JSF Lightning II programme costs set to cross $1 trillion: audit report
14 March 2008
Two global tenders pending for advanced minesweepers and helicopters for the armed forces
14 March 2008
US Central Command chief Admiral William Fallon resigns
12 March 2008
DRDO's AWACS project to be complete by 2011
12 March 2008
India to pay extra for Adm Gorshkov refit programme
11 March 2008
Navy worried Barak purchase probe may affect supplies
11 March 2008
Indian MiG-29 upgrade to add lethality, extend service life
08 March 2008
China’s defence budget set to go up 17.6 per cent for 2008
08 March 2008
Successful test flight for Russia's 4.5 generation Su-35 strike fighter
07 March 2008
Sea-to-land version of the BrahMos cruise missile successfully tested
06 March 2008
Indian Navy faces Harrier crunch with upgrade programme to close in 2009
05 March 2008
India's Light Combat Aircraft programme completes more than 800 flight tests
05 March 2008
India,US to expand high-technology trade
01 March 2008
GE Aviation engines to power USAF contract-winning Northrop/EADS tanker plane
01 March 2008
USAF awards $35 billion tanker deal to Northrop/EADS combine
01 March 2008
Deadline for Indian Air Force’s MMRCA tender submission put off by eight weeks
28 February 2008
India, Russia to finalize INS Vikramaditya retrofit costs by April
28 February 2008
Joint study to look at Indo-US cooperation in missile defence systems: Robert Gates
27 February 2008
India's undersea nuclear missile test to trigger fresh arms race: Pakistan
27 February 2008
India takes a measured stance in its military engagement with the US, turns down LSA
27 February 2008
India conducts successful test of K-15 submarine launched ballistic missile
26 February 2008
Scorpene v/s. Agosta: Silent killers of the deep
26 February 2008
EADS offers to co-develop AESA radars with DRDO
26 February 2008
Tatas, Rafael in manufacture and maintenance deal for 5th generation air defence systems
26 February 2008
India-Russia talks on INS Vikramaditya to continue next month
25 February 2008
DLRL to develop next-generation electronic warfare equipment
25 February 2008
Argentina, Brazil may jointly develop nuclear submarine: Report
25 February 2008
Chinese “incursions” a matter of “perception,” says Indian army chief
23 February 2008
Indian Air Force inducts AJT Hawk into active service
23 February 2008
Satellite-based “eyes in the skies” project being developed: IAF chief ACM FH Mistry
23 February 2008
Japan, South Korea, Singapore being wooed by Lockheed, Boeing for new fighter orders
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
US missile intercepts falling satellite
21 February 2008
India ready to test fire K-15 submarine launched ballistic missile: DRDO
19 February 2008
India’s Light Combat Aircraft: When duds begin to fly
18 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
Deepening trust for US-India Defence Cooperation: USIBC
18 February 2008
US to blast disabled spy satellite after space shuttle Atlantis returns
16 February 2008
DefExpo 2008 off to an impressive start
16 February 2008
India to test submarine launched ballistic missile system
16 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
Indian Air Force all set to induct first lot of Hawk advanced jet trainers
12 February 2008
ACM Major: Indian Air Force to acquire new attack and heavy lift helicopters
12 February 2008
BAE Systems and Mahindra Defence to discuss co-development of Indian Mine Protected Vehicle
12 February 2008
Iran expresses concern to India over launch of Israeli spy satellite
06 February 2008
India may order another 40 BAe Hawk trainer jets: report
06 February 2008
Safir-1 becomes first Iranian rocket to make it to space
05 February 2008
BrahMos CEO: Design, development work on hypersonic version of BrahMos has begun
04 February 2008
Israeli TecSAR spy satellite beams first images
01 February 2008
GE Oil & Gas technologies to power French Navy's nuclear submarine fleet
29 January 2008
Boeing may land $2 billion deal for supply of eight P-8i maritime patrol aircraft
29 January 2008
Japan’s BMD focus shifts to Chinese cruise missile capability
28 January 2008
Dassault chief offers fast track supply of 40 Rafale fighters to India
25 January 2008
25 Indian companies to showcase aerospace products at ILA Berlin Air Show 2008
24 January 2008
On again! “Deeply committed” to the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline, says Deora
24 January 2008
Sarkozy's visit to buttress traditional Franco-Indian ties
24 January 2008
Pakistan steals a march over India, starts assembly of JF-17 Thunder fighters
23 January 2008
Indian Army, Air Force to showcase military might
23 January 2008
UK PM, Gordon Brown, endorses India’s candidacy for the UN Security Council
22 January 2008
Indian Air Force concludes chopper trials for VIP squadron
22 January 2008
Indigenous missile defence shield to be ready by 2010-12: DRDO
22 January 2008
India has the technical skills to develop 150-seater aircraft: Dr APJ Kalam
20 January 2008
Army steps up modernisation plans: General Deepak Kapoor
17 January 2008
India, US start high-level talks on defence cooperation
15 January 2008
Akash, surface to air missile system, to be tested in Indian Army configuration
15 January 2008
India-China: Progress in border talks, reciprocal visit by Chinese army this year
14 January 2008
Report: India-US nuke deal now in a tangle at the IAEA
12 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
European Defence Agency moves ahead on UAV air traffic integration plans
10 January 2008
Lockheed Martin gets $556 million US Army order for PAC-3 missiles
10 January 2008
IAEA chief, el Baradei, voices concern over safety of Pakistani nukes
10 January 2008
Deutche Bank downgrades EADS rating
08 January 2008
US Army places additional order for precision-strike Hellfire-II missiles
08 January 2008
BAE Systems to evaluate missile defence system on US passenger aircraft
08 January 2008
India, Malaysia up defence cooperation through training and maintenance of high-tech equipment
08 January 2008
India to have Ballistic Missile Defence system in place by 2010
08 January 2008
Eurofighter exits contest for Danish, Norwegian orders
05 January 2008
Lack of talent, not funds, reason for delay in projects: DRDO chief
05 January 2008
Defence minister AK Antony’s Malaysia visit to strengthen bilateral ties
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
Boeing, Northrop-EADS submit final proposals for USAF’s $40bn tanker contract
04 January 2008
Air Marshal PK Barbora appointed air officer commanding-in-chief, Western Air Command
03 January 2008
Air Marshal PV Naik is the new vice chief of air staff
03 January 2008
Indian Navy’s frontline warships make a goodwill visit to Oman
03 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
India’s Space programme 2007 - Year-end Review
02 January 2008
BrahMos to roll out of Keltec unit in three years, hypersonic version under development
31 December 2007
Russian defence ministry agency says no talks with Iran on sale of S-300 weapon systems
29 December 2007
Ministry of Defence: Year-end review 2007
29 December 2007
Russia to supply S-300 long-range anti-aircraft/missile systems to Iran
28 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
Russia’s GPS challenger, Glonass, completes initial chain with satellite launch
27 December 2007
US air defences scramble to meet F-15 fleet grounding
27 December 2007
Centre finally moves on Maoist terrorism, to help raise 35 India Reserve Battalions
27 December 2007
India, China conclude first ever joint military exercise
26 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
Japan to test-fire PAC-3 interceptor missiles at US facility
22 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
USAF C-17 makes transcontinental flight using synthetic fuel blend
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
Israel tests improved Patriot missile
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
Japanese Navy conducts successful test of US-developed SM-3 interceptor missile
19 December 2007
Israel developing AWACS UAV on business jet platform
18 December 2007
Indian Air Force to focus on southern India with major defence exercises in the future
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
India and Vietnam to open a “new chapter” in defence cooperation: AK Antony
17 December 2007
National Security chief, Narayanan says Pakistani nuke arsenal “largely safe”
17 December 2007
Barbour Griffith & Rogers renew contract as India’s Washington lobbyists
17 December 2007
Surface-to-air missile, Akash, test fired for the third time
17 December 2007
EADS receives €60 million contract for Advanced UAV study
15 December 2007
Defence minister AK Antony off on a three-day visit to Vietnam
15 December 2007
India mulling Logistical Support Agreement with US for defence forces
15 December 2007
US defence secretary Robert Gates likely to visit India “early 2008”
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
Boeing completes Space Based Space Surveillance system tests
14 December 2007
Musharraf assumes charge of country’s nuclear arsenal
14 December 2007
US Air Force declares Full Operational Capability for the F-22 Raptor
14 December 2007
CII-Indian Army seminar on the Future Infantry Soldier as a System (F-INSAS)
14 December 2007
Quick reaction Akash surface-to-air missile test fired
13 December 2007
India to upgrade missile capabilities with Agni IV and Advanced Air Defence system
13 December 2007
Underwater and air launch systems for BrahMos being developed
13 December 2007
Indian Armed Forces conduct first ever war games in the South
12 December 2007
First foreign sales likely for Dassault’s Rafale, if deal with Libya goes through
12 December 2007
Japan moves to develop indigenous stealth fighter, the Shinshin
12 December 2007
French navy chief leads high level delegation to India
11 December 2007
Pakistan tests Hatf 7 cruise missile
11 December 2007
Russia test-fires RS-12M Topol anti-BMD ballistic missile
10 December 2007
US set to make $10bn AWACS and air defence missile sales in the Gulf
10 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
India, Cambodia to enhance bilateral defence ties
10 December 2007
Indian defence minister: Relations with Russia not “contract centric”
08 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
US tests new missile defence system as F-16 intercepts ballistic missile
06 December 2007
BrahMos Aerospace to convert Keltec as full-fledged production centre
05 December 2007
India’s nuclear submarine to set sail in two years
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
Indian Army to induct large numbers of HALE and micro-UAVs
03 December 2007
UAV sales boost Israel Aircraft Industries’ Q3 earnings to record levels
03 December 2007
Russians test Indian patience over Gorshkov - defence relations now under the scanner
03 December 2007
Lieut. Gen. AS Sekhon is Director General Military Operations, Indian Army
01 December 2007
Vice Admiral Dilip Deshpande is controller, warship production & acquisition, Indian Navy
01 December 2007
Vice Admiral BS Randhawa takes over as chief of materials, Indian Navy
01 December 2007
Portugal backs Indo-US nuclear deal, Indian candidacy for the Security Council
01 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 Aerospace Command coming up on fast track basis: ACM Major
19 November 2007
IAF to acquire state-of-the-art technologies through FGFA programme
19 November 2007
Delay confirmed as Russia submits revised master schedule for delivery of INS Vikramaditya
19 November 2007
Former chiefs, top bureaucrats and scientists vote for Indo-US nuclear deal
17 November 2007
Democrats to link defence spending to troop withdrawal in US Congress
16 November 2007
Indian government asks for private sector involvement in defence production
16 November 2007
Switzerland suspends sale of anti-aircraft missile batteries to Pakistan
16 November 2007
India to boost Eastern Naval Command fleet strength
15 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
Horizon fuel cell technology powers world record in UAV flight
02 November 2007
Saab''s new anti-missile system for business jets to be ready by end-2008
31 October 2007
US may make early delivery of F-35 JSF fighter to Israel, suggests report
26 October 2007
Weaponisation of LCA Tejas moves apace with successful test firing of combat missile
26 October 2007
Predator version to battle California wild fires
25 October 2007
EU keen to develop heavy helicopters and satellite observation system
25 October 2007
Oldest Russian aircraft design bureau, Tupolev, turns 85
22 October 2007
Dubai Airshow 2007 to be the biggest ever
18 October 2007
Israeli Air Force unveils next generation of UAVs
09 October 2007
S&P posts healthy outlook for global commercial aerospace sector
04 October 2007
Sabreliner signs $60 million subcontract with Boeing for KC-135 PDM
14 September 2007
Boeing wins $1.1 billion KC-135 aerial refuelling tanker programmed depot maintenance contract
13 September 2007
India to buy 40 Sukhoi fighter jets from Russia in $1.6 billion deal
08 February 2007
India-Russia to set up 40,000tpa titanium dioxide plant
25 January 2007
HAL signs deal for local manufacture of MiG-29 RD33 engines
24 January 2007
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