India's defence ministry runs one of the largest research organizations with labs all over the country and its fair share of controversy in recent year. The Defence Research and Development Organization was given a new leader in September 2009. At the helm of DRDO’s affairs today is India’s leading missile...
India to streamline Defense Labs (DRDO)
The 50 laboratories under the Ministry of Defence's, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) are being challenged to step up performance. In order to check time and cost over runs, and improving general functioning of the DRDO, Defense Minister AK Antony informed Parliament that the government intends to implement •...
Obama lifts exports controls, narrows "entities list"
On his first day in India, President Obama announced two measures that will warm the hearts of many American defense companies if further steps follow. Speaking to business executives in a 20 minutes charm speech, he promised to loosen export controls on American goods destined for India. Many of these...
America's General Electric wins $600 million engine order for Light Combat Aircraft
General Electric Co. has received an order to supply 99 F414-GE-INS6 engines for the Indian Air Force's light combat aircraft, Tejas. GE Aviation will initially supply a batch of eight engines off-the-shelf, while other 91 will be manufactured in India under transfer of technology. said John Flannery, president and chief...