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, India's HAL, & Mahindra Propose Manufacturing Hornets in India
Boeing India signed an agreement with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL), and Mahindra Defense Systems to manufacture the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft in India for India’s armed forces. The F/A- 18 Super Hornet will fulfill India’s need for a carrier- and land- based multi-role fighter. This partnership will build a...
Saab Willing to Transfer Defense Technology to India
Jan Widerstrom, chairman, Saab India Technologies, told Economic Times in an interview, “I say that I want to be Indian. I want our company to be Indian, and in the right environment, we will be Indian,” he said. “The government is already working to make the business environment right.” Saab...
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...
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,...