BEL gets new Director (Other Units)
Mr Anil Kumar took charge as the Director (Other Units) of Navratna defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) on February 3, 2010. He was General Manager of BEL’s Chennai Unit before his elevation as Director (Other Units)
Linda Hudson appointed as BAE Systems President and CEO
October 27, 2009, New Delhi, BAE Systems today announces the appointment of Linda Hudson as Chief Operating Officer, BAE Systems plc, and President and CEO of BAE Systems, Inc. Linda was previously President of BAE Systems’ Land & Armaments Operating Group and succeeds General Tony Zinni (USMC ret
Maurice Isidore appointed to head security & information systems
Maurice Isidore took up the position of head of DCNS's Security & Information Systems division on 1 September 2009. The division is in charge of the design, development and production of operational information systems (a generic term covering combat management systems, command information systems, shipboard integrated data networks and the...
India appoints Dr V K Saraswat as new DRDO Head
Eminent missile scientist Dr. VK Saraswat has been named the new head of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
Roger Rose appointed chief executive - Lockheed Martin India for Lockheed Martin...
Roger Rose has been named Chief Executive - Lockheed Martin India, with responsibility for coordinating the Corporation’s relationship and ongoing program execution in India. Rose succeeds Douglas Hartwick who led the Corporation’s New Delhi office through the creation of Lockheed Martin India Private Limited and helped explore potential...
AIR Chief Marshal PV Naik takes over as IAF Chief
Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik took over as the new ‘Chief of the Air Staff ‘(CAS) from Air Chief Marshal FH Major who retired 0n May 31, 2009. The ‘change of guard’ ceremony held in Air Headquarters was attended by all the Air Officers Commanding-in-Chief of the seven Commands of the IAF and Principal Staff Officers at the Air Headquarters
New CEO and new chairman of the supervisory board appointed at Eurofighter...
The Shareholder representatives of the Eurofighter consortium appointed with effect from 1st May 2009 Bernhard Gerwert as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Enzo Casolini as the new CEO of Eurofighter GmbH. Mr
Ashok Nayak is new HAL Chairman
Bangalore, March 31, 2009: Mr Ashok Nayak takes over as HAL’s new Chairman from April 1 (Wednesday). Mr Nayak succeeds Mr Ashok K
Steve Kelley Joins StandardAero as Corporate Communications Manager
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Obama announces more defense appointments to fill key defense department posts
WASHINGTON --- President Barack Obama continued his efforts to fill key Defense Department posts, announcing plans today to nominate two more people and to have three others continue to serve in their current posts. Obama announced his intent to name Jim Miller as principal deputy undersecretary for policy, and retired Marine Corps Lt
EADS appoints Domingo Urena-Raso as Head of Airbus Military, Member of the...
AMSTERDAM: Upon proposal of the CEO of EADS Louis Gallois, the Board of Directors of EADS has appointed Domingo Ureña-Raso as the new Head of Airbus Military, Member of the EADS Executive Committee and Chairman of EADS CASA, replacing Carlos Suárez. He will be further appointed as member of the Airbus Executive Committee
2009 appointment in Thales
Jean-Georges Malcor, SVP, Naval Division, has been appointed SVP, Aerospace Division,replacing François Quentin. The objective is to give this activity a new impulse following the insufficient economic performance of this division, particularly concerning the management of some major programmes
Russia Claims 111,000 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in 2024
Italy to Transfer SAMP/T Air Defense Systems to Ukraine
Russian Forces Destroy Ukrainian IRIS-T System
Toxic Fire at Diehl Metallurgical Plant Threatens Berlin
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1