French defence companies to build military equipment on Ukrainian soil - ministerFrance plans to aid Ukraine by having its arms manufacturers produce military equipment directly on Ukrainian soil. Defence Minister Sebast...
Sending combat troops to Ukraine 'not on table': French ministerFrance's defense minister stated that deploying Western combat troops to fight Russia in Ukraine is not being considered. However, new stra...
NATO signs 1.1 billion euro contract for 155mm artillery ammunitionNATO signed a 1.1 billion euro ($1.2 billion) contract for 155mm artillery rounds, addressing ammunition shortages in Ukraine. The war in U...
France could deliver up to 12 more Caesar howitzers to Ukraine -reportA French Defence Ministry spokesperson said that while France supports Ukraine the details of this are "not meant to be communicated" when ...
NYSE, Nasdaq halt trading in stocks of Russia-based companiesThe Nasdaq-listed stocks halted were Nexters Inc, HeadHunter Group PLC, Ozon Holdings PLC, Qiwi PLC, and Yandex. The NYSE-listed stocks hal...
Indian Army to test indigenous artillery system with 48-km strike rangeThe 155mm/52 caliber advanced towed artillery gun system (ATAGS) is set to undergo “winter user trials” by the Army in Sikkim in January-Fe...
ATAGS howitzer best in world, no need for imported artillery guns: DRDOATAGS project director and senior DRDO scientist Shailendra V Gade said the gun system is far better than the legendary Bofors in the India...
India to buy 2 more AWACS worth Rs 5.7k crore from IsraelIndia is finally close to approving the over $800 million (around Rs 5,700 crore) deal for two more “Phalcon” airborne warning and control ...
Private companies can now tie up with banned foreign vendors to make ammunition for Indian ArmyBanned cos such as IMI, Singapore Technologies & Rheinmetall will now get a slice of India’s lucrative ammunition mkt, which is among the l...
7 private firms in race to supply ammunition to the ArmySources said the army was aware of the fact that local industry did not have the technical wherewithal to manufacture the ammunition in Ind...
L&T, Nexter showcase artillery systems at DefExpoThe Larsen and Toubro-Nexter consortium has been working since 2011 in building the partnership around one of the main Indian artillery pro...
French defence firms back PM Narendra Modi's "Make in India" pushFrench defence firms are scouting for partners as the new govt in India pushes for indigenisation rather than buying off the shelf from for...
Ashok Leyland, L&T, Nexter form consortium for Indian Army's artillery programmeThe partnership between the three companies was signed at Eurosatory, the largest defence exhibition held recently.
Howitzers tender worth Rs 4,600 crore scrapped yet againThe tender was cancelled recently following complaints of snag in the guns of one of the two companies in the race for the deal.
- France offers to co-produce with India advanced combat systems
France, which has supplied advanced Mirage-2000 fighters and Scorpene submarines to India, on Tuesday offered to become its full weapons de...
- Punj Lloyd plans bidding for combat weapon howitzer
Engineering and construction firm Punj Lloyd announced its entry into the country's lucrative defence market saying it would jointly bid fo...
- Pak on 'aggressive' drive to boost defence exports
Pakistan has embarked on an 'aggressive' drive to boost its defence exports through joint ventures, says its Ordnance Factories chief.