EADS Defence & Security (DS) together with the Indian Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE) has successfully developed a missile warning system which will enter series production in India soo..Read More
European aerospace consortium, EADS, on Tuesday invited India to be a part of its supersonic jet trainer programme as well as other futuristic projects, such as unmanned aerial and undersea vehicles. ..Read More
The European aircraft consortium, EADS, has said that it may start producing in India so as to be closer to its customers here. The Company Chairman, Mr Louis Gallois, told newspersons at the ongoing ..Read More
India is invited to join the Eurofighter programme as a new partner. This invitation was highlighted by Bernhard Gerwert, CEO of Military Air Systems, an integrated activity of EADS Defence & Security..Read More
India's largest ever global military tender to acquire 126 fighters for an estimated $10 billion took off on Monday with six aviation companies submitting their technical bids to the Defence Mini..Read More
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has ordered a number of Italian made MBDA Spada 2000 air defence system to meet its requirement of low to medium air defence.The new system will be replacing the old Frenc..Read More
wedish armament maker Bofors has re-entered the Indian market, almost after two decades, through an agreement to upgrade the Indian air defense guns, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported Tuesday. ..Read More
Even as the government is finalising ground rules for acquisition of 126 multi-role combat aircraft at a cost of $10 billion, Swedish company Gripen has indicated that it was willing to provide full t..Read More
Samtel Display Systems today inked a pact with European defence electronics major Thales to set up a joint venture to develop sophisticated cockpit displays for military aircraft for the Indian and ex..Read More
HCL Technologies has inked a USD 15 million contract with Italy's Alenia Aeronautica to provide engineering services for improving the C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft.Under the deal ann..Read More
India is expected to hold final negotiations with European consortium Eurocopter to acquire 197 helicopters for the army in a deal estimated to be worth close to 600 million dollars, a news report sai..Read More
The joint ventures between India and Italy in the development and production of defence related equipments is set to expand with the conclusion of the Italian Defence Minister Arturo Parisi's fou..Read More
With an aim to improve the condition of troops posted at high altitudes including Saichen, the Government will approach Swiss firms for providing expertise in setting up a unit for manufacturing sleep..Read More
India and Sweden have decided to strengthen bilateral cooperation in areas ranging from defence to energy. The decision was made today during a meeting between External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherj..Read More
Carl Bildt, the Swedish foreign minister has hinted that Indian government may be interested in purchasing the Bofors gun once again. Bildt will be meeting Defence Minister AK Antony today (May 3) to ..Read More
India and Germany today agreed to increase defence cooperation in a number of areas including exchange of expertise in peace-keeping operations, exchange of experience in disaster management, etc.In t..Read More
The trials of the Bell-407 and Eurocopter helicopters have been completed and the defence ministry has accepted the Indian Army's recommendations on the two machines, parliament was informed Thur..Read More
Major global aviation and defence consortium, European Aviation, Defence and Space company (EADS), will invest in an engineering centre in India to develop aviation softwares and aircraft designs for ..Read More
Eurocopter Group is showing a strong presence at this year's AERO INDIA exhibition in Bangalore, the leading aeronautic and defence-related show on the Indian-sub-continent, presenting its range ..Read More
After a successful 2006, the Eurofighter partnership starts the new year with a strong presence at this year's Aero India in Bangalore. The Eurofighter consortium and the EUROJET engine consortiu..Read More
With the Request For Proposal (RFP) pending on the Indian Air Force’s 126 Multi Role Combat Aircraft contract, Gripen International - one of the bidders in the race - is eyeing critical visibility at ..Read More
HAL is to become a first line partner for the global supply chain of Eurocopter's Ecureuil and Fennec, for both metallic and composite components.Norbert Ducrot, Eurocopter Senior Vice President ..Read More
India and Germany have signed a defence and security agreement that will change the contour of the bilateral relationship from a 'buyer-seller' one to that of a partnership."I am quite sure ..Read More
The Indian and German defense ministers were set to sign a defense cooperation agreement Wednesday that will boost military ties between the two countries, India's government said.Indian Defense ..Read More
Just after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Berlin that brought an upswing in bilateral ties, specially in the area of high technology cooperation, India and Germany are all set to sign t..Read More
Hong Kong: Eurocopter, a unit of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co (EADS), will invest over 1 bln usd in India over the next two years, India's Business Standard reported on its..Read More
Rome: Italy Wednesday began its gradual withdrawal of troops from Iraq. By the end of June there should be just 1,600 Italian soldiers stationed in the country, Italian state television report..Read More
Athens: A pilot ejected in time and was rescued after Turkish and Greek warplanes collided over the eastern Aegean island of Karpathos, reports said Tuesday. Reports said the pilot managed to u..Read More
Moscow: Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Vladimir Masorin today said Russia was opposed to the spread of the NATO Operation 'Active Endeavor' to the Black Sea. ''Rus..Read More
Berlin: German customs agents have raided the offices of 41 companies and found extensive evidence for illegal exports to support Iran's nuclear program. Some 250 German agents last week s..Read More
New Delhi: The controversy over publication of cartoons depicting prophet Muhammad has forced cancellation of the visit of Denmark Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen to India after New Delhi ..Read More
London: Pakistan is acquiring two types of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles from Europe to enhance surveillance capabilities while continuing with its indigenous development efforts, a defence weekly r..Read More
Islamabad Pakistan is currently negotiating with Belgium and Netherlands for purchase of used F-16 aircraft, The Nation learned on good authority.The decision to approach the two European na..Read More
Iran has rejected a US and EU-3 proposal to continue with its civilian nuclear programme if Russia enriches its fuel, saying it defeats its national goal to be energy self-reliant.It has agreed to the..Read More
On November 9, riots erupted in Parisian suburbs and in other cities in France for the thirteenth consecutive night. The Paris region, Strasbourg, Lille, Nice, Marseille, Rouen, Toulouse, Amiens, Dijo..Read More
Pakistan is finalising a USD one billion defence deal with a Swedish firm for delivery of Airborne Early Warning (AEW) surveillance system. According to a report in the latest issue of 'Janes Def..Read More
In case of a conflict between Israel and Iran, the European Union will not mobilise in favour of either party, being the clearest indication that the Jewish state has the freedom to defend its interes..Read More
India is working closely with Russia, China and the EU-3 (Germany, France and Britain) to thrash out a mutually acceptable-solution to the Iran nuclear imbroglio before the next month's voting at..Read More
The visiting US undersecretary of state, Nicholas Burns, has indicated to the Indian side that Sweden and Japan among the Nuclear SuppliersThe forty-forty nation NSG has to unanimously lift the sancti..Read More
Former members of the Russian military have been secretly helping Iran to acquire technology needed to produce missiles capable of striking European capitals.The Russians are acting as go-betweens wit..Read More
The Dutch police arrested seven people suspected of planning terrorist attacks, as police sealed off government buildings in The Hague and carried out several raids in the city.The suspects, six men a..Read More
On September 12, a group of European deputies announced the creation of a broad platform designed to find the quickest way to a European hydrogen-based economy, thus ending the E.U. countries' de..Read More
India and Iceland have agreed to step up cooperation in the fields of earthquake prediction and early warning system, geothermal and hydrogen energy systems, fisheries and pharmaceuticals. Iceland wil..Read More
On the second leg of his visit to China and India, two of the world's fastest growing economies and emerging political powerhouses, British Prime Minister and President of the European Council..Read More
More and more so-called "white Moors" - white Muslims carrying European Union passports - are taking jihad training in Chechnya, while "individual jihadis", without contact with al-Qaeda, are learning..Read More