American defence and aerospace major Boeing recently achieved a major milestone for its tank killer AH-64 Apache helicopters with the delivery of a total 2,500 helicopters to the US Army and 15 other nations. The 2,500th Apache Attack Helicopter, an E-model, was delivered to the US Army from the Boeing’s production line in Mesa, Arizona.
In a major decision, India Monday imposed a ban on 59 Chinese mobile applications including short video makers Tiktok and Helo, file sharing app Shareit, web browsers like UC Browser and CM Mobile Browser and CS Cam Scanner saying that these Chinese mobile apps posed threat to safety and security of India.
European Defence and Aerospace major Airbus has appointed Rémi Maillard as President of Airbus India and Managing Director of South Asia region, effective September 01, 2020. Rémi Maillard, currently Head of Airbus Services, will succeed Anand Stanley who will move to Singapore as President, Airbus Asia-Pacific.
Israel’s leading defence electronics manufacturer Elbit Systems Limited Monday said that it has won a $38 million contract from the Israeli Ministry of Defense to provide operation, maintenance and logistic services for the Textron T-6 trainer aircraft fleet of the Israeli Air Force.
Israel’s leading missile manufacturer RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems is participating in Poland’s ‘Ottokar-Brzoza’ tender (formerly known as Tank Destroyer) in co-production with local Polish Conglomerate PGZ, which is competing, in part, with BWP-1 and KTO ROSOMAK Armored platforms.
Rostec Corporation: Rosoboronexport JSC, Russian government’s nodal agency for handling all kinds of weapon export from the country, will showcase the latest Russian weapons for all segments to foreign buyers at the Army 2020 International Military Tactical Forum, also known as Army Forum 2020. The annual event will be organized in August this year near Moscow.
Jim Taiclet Lockheed Martin: In major leadership reshuffle at one of the world’s largest defence and aerospace giant, a former military pilot and Gulf War veteran James D. Taiclet Monday assumed the charge of Lockheed Martin Corporation as its new President and CEO. Jim Taiclet succeeds Marillyn Hewson, who will be Executive Chairman of Lockheed Martin’s board of directors.
A senior Indian Army officer of the rank of Colonel, and two soldiers Monday night lost their lives in a violent face off with the soldiers of Chinese Army (PLA) in the Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh while the number of casualties on Chinese side has not been confirmed by Chinese authorities.
Hyderabad based infrastructure giant Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) Monday announced its foray in the country’s defence sector as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government seeks to reduce the country’s dependence on imported weapons by involving private defence companies. MEIL invest Rs 500 crores on new defence manufacturing unit near Hyderabad.
Bhogapuram Airport Andhra Pradesh: India’s leading airport developer and operator GMR Group has won a long-term contract for the development and operational management of a Greenfield airport near Vishakhapatnam in southern state of Andhra Pradesh.
In a major relief to domestic defence industry, India’s defence ministry Friday allowed them four more months time to complete the delivery of weapon systems and services as their supply chains have been affected due to Covid-19 lockdown measures, while also clarifying that any deadline extension request from foreign defence companies will be considered on case by case basis.
Indian Army and People’s Liberation Army (PLA) have moved back their troops at several locations in Eastern Ladakh as a confidence building measures to facilitate further talks on Wednesday.
Leading aircraft engine manufacturer and energy giant Rolls-Royce Friday joined United Nation’s initiative Race to Zero campaign for building a sustainable and net zero carbon future by aligning its business to the goals set under United Nation’s Race to Zero campaign.
OFB Strike: India’s ministry of defence Friday formed a high-level committee under the officers of the department of defence production (DDP) and Indian Army to address the concerns of defence employee unions and officers association about the government’s decision to corporatize Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) factories.
European Defence and Aerospace giant Airbus has appointed head of its India operations Anand Stanley as new President of Airbus Asia-Pacific. Anand Stanley will lead the strategy and future positioning of Airbus and its divisions across the region, one of the key markets for the company.
OFB Strike: More than 82,000 employees of state owned Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) have threatened an indefinite strike against the Modi government’s decision to corporatize 41 units of the OFB. The three defence employee unions alleged that the present decision of Modi government to corporatize OFB was against the past agreement between them and the defence ministry.
Make in India: India’s defence ministry Tuesday placed an order for supply of 156 Sarath BMP-2 Infantry Combat Vehicles for Indian Army. Public Sector Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) will supply 156 BMPs in a deal of Rs 1094 crore deal.
Dr Vivek Lall, a prominent defence industry veteran of Indian origin, has been appointed as Chief Executive of General Atomics Global Corporation. Dr Lall earlier worked with US defence majors like Lockheed Martin and Boeing and was instrumental in clinching the bilateral defence deals worth $18 billion with India.
