India, US seal Rs 7,995-crore sustainment deal for Navy's MH-60R 'Seahawk' fleetIndia's Ministry of Defence has approved a contract worth approximately Rs 7,995 crore (about USD 946 million) to support 24 MH-60R helicop...
04 Dec, 2025, 04.25 PM IST
Rs 9,000 crore defence deals with US in Nov: For maintenance of MH 60R helicopters, supply of Excalibur & JavelinIndia has embarked on a robust defense collaboration with the US, securing an ₹8,000-crore deal for the state-of-the-art MH 60R helicopters...
28 Nov, 2025, 11.39 PM IST
New Zealand to spend $1.6 billion for US maritime helicopters, Airbus jetsNew Zealand is set to bolster its defense capabilities with a significant NZ$2.7 billion investment. The country will acquire five MH-60R S...
21 Aug, 2025, 09.18 AM IST
US-India Defence deals: How the Trump administration plans to strengthen tiesThe US is urging India to ramp up military purchases, with defence sales exceeding $25 billion since 2007. As both countries move forward w...
30 Jan, 2025, 03.10 PM IST
Prime Minister Modi's Nigeria visit may shore up defence tiesIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Nigeria aimed to strengthen defense ties between the two nations. Nigeria expressed interest...
17 Nov, 2024, 12.25 AM IST
Defence firms see Asia opportunity in Russian absence from air showRussia's absence from the Singapore Airshow presents an opportunity for rival companies to attract Asian customers away from Russian equipm...
22 Feb, 2024, 05.11 PM IST
Rajnath-led council approves Rs 70,500-cr defence proposalsThe Rajnath Singh-led Defence Acquisition Council accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) to projects worth Rs 70,500 crore. This is the fir...
17 Mar, 2023, 07.30 AM IST
US Navy hands over MH-60R maritime helicopters to IndiaThe Indian Navy is procuring 24 of these helicopters manufactured by Lockheed Martin under foreign military sales from the US government at...
17 Jul, 2021, 04.02 PM IST
India, US sign $3 billion deal for purchase of 15 Chinook heavylift and 22 Apache attack helicoptersThe helicopter deal has survived over 10 price validity extensions from the American side with the last one being for a month as desired by...
14 Jul, 2018, 09.18 PM IST
Government clears proposal worth Rs 8,000 crore for acquiring 32 Advanced Light HelicoptersThe Performance Based Logistics (PBL) support for five years for 16 helicopters for ICG is the unique feature of this contract, an HAL stat...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.55 PM IST
Chopper shortage blunts Indian Navy edge in war gameNavy's efforts to procure naval multirole helicopter, which enable warships to locate enemy submarines beyond radius of onboard sensors, ha...
08 Jun, 2018, 12.07 AM IST
India plans to buy choppers from USThe last attempt to purchase these choppers was thwarted after nine years of efforts in 2016 after negotiations broke off with US manufactu...
22 May, 2018, 08.41 AM IST
Boeing eyes autonomy in avionics, scale up operationsBoeing will scale up manufacturing in India by spreading its operations across Hyderabad and other southern cities, said Pratyush Kumar, pr...
29 Nov, 2017, 10.16 AM IST
Pakistan to buy choppers from Italy's Leonardo-FinmeccanicaThe Express Tribune reported that the contract is part of a fleet renewal programme spread over several batches and includes a logistic sup...
26 May, 2016, 03.11 PM IST
- US companies to re-enter race for sale of gunships to India
The American intentions were made clear with the Pentagon notifying US Congress about the possible sale of helicopter gunships to India.
30 Dec, 2010, 01.15 PM IST
- India signs deal for Harpoon Block II missiles with US
India has signed an agreement with the US government to purchase 24 Harpoon Block II missiles for its Jaguar strike aircraft, in a bid to r...
02 Sep, 2010, 04.58 AM IST
- Arms fair attract global firms to India
A race for Indian military contracts worth billions of dollars will heat up this month when the world's top arms makers descend on South As...
05 Feb, 2008, 09.47 AM IST