Defence Industry
In its bid to boost Indian Army’s night war fighting capabilities, the ministry of defence has decided to procure 800 night sights with thermal imaging capability for automatic grenade launchers. According to the expression of interest document issued on July 7, companies will have one month’s time to submit their response.
At a time when Indian Military is in a tense stand-off with the Chinese PLA in Ladakh region, the US defence and aerospace giant Boeing has completed the delivery of all new Apache attack helicopters to Indian Air Force while the deliveries of Chinook heavy lift military helicopters were completed in March this year.
US Department of Defense has awarded a $905 million contract to US defence giant Lockheed Martin Sikorsky to supply 24 MH-60 Romeo Seahawk helicopters to Indian Navy under a foreign military sale (FMS) route.
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.
The decision to push ahead with the development of critical road network comes at a time when Indian and Chinese armies are facing each other at several places in Ladakh region. In the past, China has objected to the development of border infrastructure by India in Ladakh to match Chinese built up.
In its bid to boost Indian Army’s night war fighting capabilities, the ministry of defence has decided to procure 800 night sights with thermal imaging capability for automatic grenade launchers. According to the expression of interest document issued on July 7, companies will have one month’s time to submit their response.
At a time when Indian Military is in a tense stand-off with the Chinese PLA in Ladakh region, the US defence and aerospace giant Boeing has completed the delivery of all new Apache attack helicopters to Indian Air Force while the deliveries of Chinook heavy lift military helicopters were completed in March this year.
