UK MoD Selects Babcock For DSG Acquisition
Babcock announced Wednesday that it has been selected by the UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) for the acquisition of the Defense Support Group (DSG). The acquisition agreement includes a contract to provide services to the MoD for 10 years, with an option to extend for a further five years
Joko Widodo Under Fire For Appointing Controversial New Defense Minister
Indonesias newly elected President Joko Widodo has come under fire for appointing a controversial former army chief of staff Ryamizard Ryacudu as the countrys new defense minister. Ryacudu was notably criticized for praising a group of soldiers who had been jailed for killing a Papuan pro-independence leader as “heroes” in 2003...
Safran, Bharat Forge To Team Up For Indian Aerospace Opportunities
Safran and Bharat Forge announced a long-term partnership to supply critical high integrity forged and machined components for Indian commercial aircraft applications to Safrans global affiliates last week. Over the past 18 months, Safran and Bharat Forge have worked on a demonstrator phase for initial trial production of critical forgings...
Israeli SIBAT Gets New Director
Brig. Gen (ret) Mishel Ben-Baruch has been appointed as the new director for SIBAT, International Defense Co-operation Division of the Israel MoD by Israel's Defense Minister, Lt
Cubic Gets New Director of Corporate Communications
Cubic Corporation announced today it has appointed Suzanne Hatcher as its new director of corporate communications. In this role, Hatcher will be responsible for further developing Cubics corporate external, internal and marketing communication strategies, to ensure consistent messages are delivered in a well-coordinated manner across various stakeholders
Patrick Boissier To Depart DCNS Early, Guillou Proposed Successor
Patrick Boissier, chairman and CEO of DCNS intends to cut short his tenure by five months, DCNS said in a release. The decision was taken by him to provide clearness on the designation of the next Chairman and CEO
Defense Conseil International (DCI) appoints new Deputy CEO
Defence Conseil International (DCI) appointed Julia Maris as the company's Deputy Chief Executive Officer. Julia Maris joined the French Armament Procurement Agency (DGA) in 1997
BEL-Bangalore Appoints New Director
Indias Bharat Electronics today announced that Manmohan Handa took over as the new Director (Bangalore Complex). Handa was the General Manager of BELs Missile Systems Strategic Business Unit (SBU) prior to this promotion
Finmeccanica Approves New Organizational And Operating Model
Gianni De Gennaro, chairman and other board of directors of Finmeccanica approved guidelines to implement new Group Organizational and Operating model. The new model includes new perimeter operating companies, 100% owned by Finmeccanica, of the Aerospace and Defense core business
Honeywell Appoints Pritam Bhavnani President, India and High Growth Regions
Honeywell Aerospace India today announced the two changes to its senior executive team in India. Pritam Bhavnani has been named President, India and High Growth Regions, according to an official statement
Russia To Take Over, Modernize Ukrainian Defense Enterprises In Crimea
A total of 13 Crimean-based Ukrainian defense enterprises manufacturing a variety of hardware including the Odessa Aviation Plant and a Joint Stock Company (JSC) Motor Sich will be taken over by Russia. Following the merger of Crimea with Russia the latter plans to infuse capital and technology to modernize the plants, Russian and Ukrainian sources told Defenseworld
Northrop Grumman Appoints Toshihiko Sek To Lead Air Power Programs In Tokyo
Northrop Grumman has announced the appointment of retired Col. Toshihiko Seki as head, Air Power Programs, based in the company's Tokyo office
Czech Firm, RSBC Group Acquires Austrian STEYR ARMS
Saab Gets $50M for Gripen Future Development
Naval Group Lays Keel for Third FDI Frigate for Greece
U.S.A.F. Selects Anduril, General Atomics for Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program...
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
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...
Grounding of U.S. Military’s V-22 Osprey Fleet Enters Third Month
The grounding of around 400-strong fleet of Osprey V-22 Tilt-rotor aircraft is in its third month with no update on...