In the race for the Rs 49,000 cr IAF deal

India's desire to upgrade its Air Force will take a step forward in the next couple of months when trials for 126 medium-range, multi-role combat aircraft begin. The six companies in......

Has arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari fled to London?

Arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari, who is under the scanner of multiple investigating agencies, may have fled the country, a media report claimed on Thursday. According to a report in The New Indian......

Will Modi's France visit help save the Rafale deal?

Suspense continued on Tuesday over whether the issue of Rafale fighter deal, which has been stuck over cost, will figure in talks that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have with French President......

Rafale deal cleared, to be signed on Friday

The integration of the Rafale jets will allow the IAF to hit targets inside both Pakistan and across the northern and eastern borders while still staying within India’s territory. The......

Outsource more from India: Airbus to suppliers

European aerospace major European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, parent company of India's largest aircraft supplier Airbus, has directed its European tier-1 outsourcing partners to direct a......

EADS plans tech transfer to HAL

European Aeronautics Defence and Space Company is planning to tap the Indian helicopter market through its constituent Eurocopter. As a first step, it wants to ensure its technology is acceptable......

Airbus says India needs 222 new planes by 2019

European aircraft maker Airbus said on Monday it expected India to buy about 222 aircraft over the next 15 years, and hoped to sell about half of them, including a current 43-jet deal.Airbus......

High-tech SMEs will now contribute to Tejas, combat vehicle programmes

Aeron Systems, founded in 2008 by Ashvani Shukla and Abhijit Bokil, is looking to contribute to programmes such as the Tejas light combat aircraft Small, ultra-high-tech companies such as Aeron......