On September 3, Nirmala Sitharaman, who served as Minister for Commerce and Industry, was chosen for the biggest promotion in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet reshuffle on the weekend, and was given independent charge of the Defense Ministry. Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was the first woman to hold this...
India's Navy to get 4 Additional Boeing P8i Aircraft
India's Cabinet Committee on Security, approved the purchase of four additional Boeing P8-I Neptune Maritime Patrol Aircraft estimated $1 billion . These will be inducted into the Indian Navy over a period of three years. The P8-I Neptune is an India variant of U.S.A.’s P8A ‘Poseidon’. This aircraft is equipped for long...
Airbus Partners with India’s TASL to Build Transport Aircraft in India
In a historic decision taken by the Defense Acquisition Council, Tata Advanced Systems Ltd. (TASL) will partner with Airbus in a $2 billion deal to manufacture the C-295 transport aircraft that will replace the aging Avro transport planes. This decision is expected to pave the way for the establishment of...