SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company has been awarded a first contract by the Italian Navy, Marina Militare, for the supply of electro-optical naval Janus turrets, derived from the well known Janus sensor for land applications. The naval Janus will equip Italian Navy’s patrol boats operating in the Mediterranean in illegal immigration control missions
Lockheed Martin announced today that it has been awarded a four-year contract to supply the Finnish Air Force with an airborne surveillance system and associated ground systems. The value of this contract is approximately $100 million
The DST-Lockheed Martin India Innovation Growth Programme continues to evolve and provide support to Indian innovators looking for ways to market their technologies and ideas. As a result of the far-reaching benefits of this unique programme, an “Impact Analysis Report” has been commissioned by the Department of Science and Technology
A team led by Lockheed Martin was selected by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) to compete for future task orders under the DIA Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise (SITE) contracting vehicle. "Lockheed Martin is thrilled to be selected by the DIA," said John Mengucci, President of Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Services-Defense
EADS Defence & Security (DS) has been ordered to equip three additional helicopters of the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) with its obstacle warning system. This device, which is known as “HELLAS” (Helicopter Laser Radar), ensures the detection of obstacles that are virtually invisible for pilots, such as high-voltage power lines, thus enabling missions to be carried out even under difficult visibility conditions
Eurocopter Chile and Cono Sur, subsidiary of the Eurocopter Group, the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer, announced contract signatures for the sale of 7 helicopters to several parapublic and private operators from Argentina and Chile during FIDAE Air and Space Show 2010. In addition, Eurocopter’s training centre for Southern Cone pilots and technical representatives was officially certified by the Aviation Authority of Chile (DGAC)
Indian Air Force(IAF) has grounded its MiG-27 fleet for checks after one of the swing-wing strike fighters crashed in West Bengal on February 16, according to news published in a leading Indian news paper. Preliminary reports indicate the failure of low-pressure turbine blades, which is not in the realm of day-to-day servicing and maintenance, led to the mishap
Even as Indian industry argues for dedicated ‘Offsets Authority’ and an institutional mechanism to ensure a transparent and appropriate valuation for technology transfer to raise the capability of the domestic defence manufacturing industry, the Ministry of Defence has decided to strengthen the monitoring mechanism for the implementation of offsets. Inaugurating the FICCI Defence Seminar on ‘Defence Offsets: Policy to Implementation- How Offsets can enable Indian Industry’ at Defexpo India 2010, Mr
The DRDO-FICCI Accelerated Technology Assessment and Commercialization (ATAC) Programme reached a new landmark on Monday with the signing of six Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between DRDO and leading industry players. The MoUs will enable transfer of DRDO developed technologies to the partner industries and, in turn, make them globally competitive
The French Ministry of Defence on Dec. 31, 2009 awarded Dassault Aviation a multi-billion euro, multi-year production contract to deliver 60 Rafale F3 combat aircraft