Monthly Archives: April 2016

India’s PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) handed over the first lot of 2 Nos of Electro Optic Infra Red (EOIR) payloads for Helicopters to the Indian Air Force (IAF). BEL has established facilities in collaboration with M/s ELOP, Israel, for manufacture of EOIR payload. The EOIR payload is a stabilized turret assembly consisting...

India has signed an agreement with the US Department of Defense to acquire Stinger air-to-air missiles made by Raytheon Company. The deal includes 245 Stinger air-to-air missiles along with launchers and engineering support. Stinger missiles have an operational edge against all classes of helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), cruise missiles and fixed-wing aircraft.

Reliance Defence and Rafael are setting up a 51:49 joint venture in India to produce air to air missiles, air defence systems and observation balloons. Rafael has already provided large aerostat systems to the Indian Air Force for its surveillance, reconnaissance, communication and intelligence needs

Indian Defence Minister has flagged off India’s first indigenous Sonar Dome. The Dome is designed by DRDO’s lab, Research and Development Establishment (Engineers) and has been manufactured by Goa-based composites manufacturing company Kineco. The sonar dome is a structure fitted over the sonar array so that its electronics and sensors are not exposed...

Russia has offered comprehensive maintenance and after-sales support for equipment sold by it to India. The proposals are for Su30, MiG 29, and also Vikramaditya aircraft carrier. In India, the serviceability rate of multi-role fighter aircraft Sukhoi is just about under 60 percent.

India’s MKU and Russian company JSC Shvabe signed MoU to manufacture Electro Optical (EO) devices in India, with production facilities to be located in MKU's headquarters in Kanpur. The MoU will not only focus on manufacturing of Electro Optical Devices, but will also cater in-service EO equipment with the Indian Army and MoD...

There has been a significant jump in Indian defence exports from April to December 2015. The net value of India’s defence hardware exports touched almost Rs 1,400 crore, whereas Exports in the financial year 2014-15 were valued at Rs 994 crore. The major countries for defence exports from India include Afghanistan, Algeria, Belgium,...

Indian company Reliance Defence and Ukraine's Antonov are planning to form a joint venture to manufacture transport aircraft for Military, Paramilitary Forces and also for commercial use in India. The partnership envisage design of fixed wing military aircraft configured for use in tactical as well strategic roles, powered by two turbo fan high...

Kalyani Group and German company Junghans Defence have entered into a strategic partnership to provide fuzing systems for artillery and various types of bombs. Junghans Defence will transfer the technology to Kalyani Group for Fuzing Systems and various types of Bombs.