London, U.K.-based Smiths Detection, which specializes in inspection and detection technologies, signed a memorandum of understanding with India's state-owned Bharat Electronics Ltd., India's largest defense lectronics company, for the manufacture of advanced X-ray screening technologies in India. This MoU which is for five years can be extended further by mutual...
At India's DefExpo 2018, Multinationals Ink Partnerships
India’s largest Land, Naval, and Internal Security System’s Exposition, DefExpo India, has become one of the largest events of its kind in the world for the last 10 years. Defense Expo 2018 was a four-day event at the southern city of Chennai, India. The tagline this year was "India: The...
Boeing, BEL expand partnership in India
According to Business Standard, The Boeing Company and India's MoD owned Bharat Electronics Limited are expanding their partnership through a follow-on contract involving the manufacture of subassemblies for the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter jet. This contract, for Super Hornet subassemblies, expands work that Boeing awarded BEL in 2011. Dennis...
India's new Defense policy opens civil offsets and countertrade
India's Defense Minister, AK Antony just released the latest version of the policy for procurement of capital goods by India's Ministry of Defence, known as DPP 2011. When you read beyond the necessary rhetoric of supporting domestic production and Indian companies, the key additions are some movement in the area...
Indian Defense Company BEL to double R&D spend
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a company owned by India's department of Defence Production, builds radars, command and control systems, and electro-optics primarily for India's internal defense and security needs. Its head of Research and Development announced that starting in the next fiscal year, which begins in April 2011, the company...
India companies rise on Defense News 100 list
With 2009 sales of just about $2 billion, India's state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, moved up seven ranks to #41 on the Defense News Top 100 list of companies this year. The other Indian company on the list also moved up, twelve ranks from #74 to #62. State-owned Bharat Electronics Ltd,...