DAC meet: 5 major defence procurement deals likely to be cleared by Manohar ParrikarThe defence ministry is set to clear procurement of 'Made in India' Akash missile systems for the air force that will involve private secto...
11 Jul, 2018, 05.18 PM IST
Largest 'Make in India' chopper contract: Navy to screen private and public vendors for Rs 20K-crore dealThe Navy is selecting vendors from the Indian private and public sector for the project and has calculated that the acquisition would cost ...
11 Jul, 2018, 12.38 PM IST
Make in India: Defence ministry okays $3.4 billion deals including procurement of US-origin M777 artillery gunsThe government has cleared three ‘Make in India’ contracts worth $3.4 billion, including a project to procure US-origin M777 artillery guns.
11 Jul, 2018, 12.24 PM IST
HAL keen to supply Navy with light utility helicoptersThe NUH programme is a key priority for the Navy that wants to retire its ageing Chetak fleet and is short of rotary wing aircraft for wars...
18 May, 2018, 11.30 PM IST
Airbus consolidates India operations, names Pierre de Bausset as new presidentAirbus is also planning to manufacture electronic sensors in India with a local partner and is currently in discussions with Indian compani...
04 Jun, 2015, 10.35 AM IST
VVIP chopper deal: Enforcement Directorate questions former IAF Group CaptainED today questioned a former IAF Group Captain in connection with its money laundering probe in the multi-crore AgustaWestland VVIP helicop...
20 Mar, 2015, 08.29 PM IST
Anti-Naxal operations: Government hires 2 private choppers for military sortiesThe firm has deployed its own pilots and crew for the operation, repair and overhauling of the flying machines.
01 Mar, 2015, 11.05 AM IST
Pawan Hans, private chopper firms join rescue efforts in Jammu and KashmirState-run Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited and private chopper firms have joined the multi-agency rescue and relief efforts in flood-ravaged ...
09 Sep, 2014, 03.11 PM IST
India to build 440 light utility choppers for armed forcesHAL has already started a project in Tumkur, Karnataka for building light helicopters, which will have capability to lift 2.5 tonnes payloa...
04 Sep, 2014, 09.33 PM IST
Defence Ministry defers decision on Navy chopper deal over AgustaWestalnd linksThe Defence Acquisition Council headed by Jaitley put off its decision on the procurement of helicopters for the Navy from the vendors.
27 Jul, 2014, 05.17 PM IST
Agusta, Finmecannica bookings for Defexpo scrappedThe Defence Ministry today s ousted AgustaWestland and its parent group Finmecannica, from the biennial military exhibition Defexpo-14.
04 Feb, 2014, 04.04 PM IST
Mumbai airports: Space crunch to hit parking of choppersSpace crunch may hit parking of helicopters and small airplanes at the two airports in Mumbai, with the AAI planning to implement stringent...
17 Apr, 2013, 01.26 PM IST
Finmeccanica has six registered companies in IndiaFinmeccanica, which is in the centre of a controversy over alleged kickbacks in the VVIP chopper deal, has at least six companies registere...
14 Feb, 2013, 09.43 PM IST
- Global Vectra licence cancellation: Lookout for new operators
With the cancellation of flying licence to Global Vectra helicopters, hunt is on for new operators to fill in the gap for taking part in so...
08 May, 2012, 06.23 PM IST
- MHA's plan to hire choppers for anti-Naxal ops on hold
Home Ministry's ambitious plan to hire nearly a dozen helicopters from the private firm to be used for anti-Naxal operations has come a cro...
07 May, 2012, 08.00 PM IST
- Global Vectra Helicorp's helicopter operating service permit scrapped
DGCA suspended the operating permit of private helicopter firm Global Vectra Helicorp Limited whose promoter Ravi Rishi is under the CBI sc...
07 May, 2012, 07.01 PM IST
- Govt for steps to boost helicopter emergency med services
With some prominent hospitals across the country launching helicopter emergency medical services, the government has evolved concrete propo...
19 Aug, 2008, 04.32 PM IST