Under the contract, Elbit Systems will supply new M-346 training aircraft and will maintain the entire training fleet, comprised of dozens of M-346 and T-6 training aircraft for a period of approximately 20 years. Elbit Systems will also provide its latest advanced Embedded Virtual Avionics (EVA) onboard the training aircraft, deliver networked flight simulators and an array of Ground-Based Training Stations (GBTS).
GA-EMS DARPA Contract: US defence and atomic technology giant General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) Friday said the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a contract to the company to support the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program.
Rheinmetall Lynx: US defence giant L3Harris Technologies and German integrated technology group Rheinmetall’s U.S. subsidiary American Rheinmetall Vehicles have signed an agreement to jointly develop the U.S. Army’s new Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV), which will replace the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle, Rheinmetall said on Wednesday.
Taranto steel plant Italy: Fincantieri, ArcelorMittal Italia (AMI) and Paul Wurth Italia (PWIT) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to chalk out a reconversion plan for the existing integrated cycle of the AMI steel-making plant in Taranto, using eco-friendly technologies, the Italian shipbuilder said on Tuesday.
HMAS Supply is the lead ship of two Supply Class Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment (AOR) ships currently being built for the Royal Australian Navy by Spanish shipbuilder, Navantia. These replenishment ships are based on the Spanish Navy’s Cantabria Class design.
NanoSniff Explosive Detector: An Indian startup NanoSniff Technologies backed by the country’s top technology education institute IIT Bombay has developed NanoSniffer, a completely homegrown technology to detect explosives in less than 10 seconds, said the government.
Rafale Deal: French aerospace giant Dassault Aviation on Thursday rejected fresh allegations of corruption in the Rafale fighter jet deal with India, saying no violations were reported in the frame of the contract. Dassault’s rebuttal comes days after a French website ‘Mediapart’ alleged that the company paid nearly one million Euros to an Indian middleman.
General Naravane Bangladesh Visit: Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane Thursday reached Dhaka on a five-day official visit to neighbouring country Bangladesh. General Naravane’s visit to the country comes on the heels of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the country late last month to participate in the golden jubilee celebrations of the country’s independence from Pakistan.
Defence Laboratory Jodhpur (DLJ), a DRDO laboratory, has indigenously developed three variants of this critical technology, Short Range Chaff Rocket (SRCR), Medium Range Chaff Rocket (MRCR) and Long Range Chaff Rocket (LRCR) meeting the Indian Navy’s qualitative requirements, the DRDO said in a statement.
Russian Helicopters: The Kazan Helicopters of the Russian Helicopters holding company, which is a part of state owned Rostece Corporation, received approval from the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) to install an onboard hoist winch on the Ansat helicopter, the company announced on Friday.
BEL: India’s state owned defence manufacturer Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) clocked a turnover of about $1.84 billion (Rs 13,500 crores) during the financial year 2020-21 (April-March period), an increase of 6.6% over the BEL’s turnover during the previous financial year, when it was $1.72 billion (Rs 12,608 crores), the company said on Thursday.
“This initiative would accrue advantages in terms of saving of manpower, economise utilisation of resources, besides financial savings. It would enhance joint inter-operability between Services and go a long way in improving the logistics processes of the Armed Forces to enhance jointness between the three Services,” the defence ministry said.
