Saab plans to collaborate with Indian infrastructure conglomerate Adani Group to design, develop and manufacture the Saab-built Gripen fighter aircraft in India. The two companies aim to build other defense systems in India and facilitate local joint ventures to support the Make in India initiative that seeks to make the South Asian country a global design and manufacturing center, […] More

India-based Tata Advanced Systems has partnered Danish aerospace and defense company Terma to develop radar technology for integration onto Indian navy ships. The team will deliver, install and commission 31 radars under India’s Surface Surveillance Radar project, as well as supply simulators, establish depot facilities and provide integrated logistics services, Terma said Wednesday. Tata, the prime contractor […] More

India has sent a letter to the Defense Department requesting to buy a pair of intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance aircraft from Raytheon through a foreign military sales transaction, Defense News reported Monday. The report said an Indian defense ministry official estimates the value of the proposed government-to-government ISTAR procurement deal could reach $1 billion. India’s […] More

India is expected to release a request for information to Saab and Lockheed Martin this month for the production of single-engine fighter aircraft in partnership with a domestic private company as part of the Make in India program, Defense News reported Monday. The South Asian country’s defense ministry expects Lockheed and Saab to respond to the […] More

Lockheed Martin and Mahindra Defence Systems have opened a C-130J Super Hercules training center at a military air base in Hindon, India. The facility is equipped with a full-motion simulator built to help Indian C-130J airmen train on how to operate the special operations aircraft the country’s air force bought from Lockheed in 2011, Mahindra said […] More

Boeing will establish a manufacturing facility for F/A-18 Super Hornet in India if the company wins a fighter aircraft supply contract with the Indian military, The Economic Times reported Monday. The report said India’s navy wants to procure 57 units of aircraft that can operate from carriers to support air defense, air-to-surface, buddy refueling and reconnaissance operations. Dan Gillian, vice president […] More

The French IT services consultant company Capgemini expects to hire over 20,000 people in India, The Economic Times reported. The company has reskilled 45,000 employees as it moves toward automation. “We are investing a lot of money in the development of training programs because automation and the integration of automation is leading to a lot of […] More

The State Department is close to approving the sale of 22 General Atomics-built MQ-9B Guardian unmanned aircraft systems to India, Defense News reported Friday. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to meet President Donald Trump Monday as part of his U.S. trip and is expected to discuss the foreign military sales deal with Trump, […] More

Lockheed Martin has partnered with Tata Advanced Systems to produce the newest configuration of the F-16 multirole fighter aircraft in India. The agreement seeks to give India the opportunity to manufacture, operate and export F-16 Block 70 as well as support technology supplier jobs in the U.S. and create new manufacturing jobs in India, Lockheed said Monday. F-16 Block […] More

Boeing has secured a three-year contract to extend support for the Indian navy’s fleet of P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft. The company said Monday it will provide engineering, support and planning services as well as material support to a 737-based component services program. Stephen Schmidt, manager of Boeing’s P-8I sustainment program, said the contract will build on Boeing’s […] More

Globecomm has expanded the coverage of its Ku-band very small aperture terminal network services to shipping vessels traversing the South Indian Ocean. The company said Thursday the South Indian Ocean serves as a shipping route between Australia and the southern end of Africa. Globecomm’s Ku-band VSAT network currently provides broadband communications services to vessel operators […] More

IAP Worldwide Services has secured a $45 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop a cyber command-and-control platform for the Indiana National Guard. The contract was awarded through the Army’s Rapid Response Third Generation  procurement vehicle and covers the development and integration of C2 technology for the Atterbury-Muscatatuck Cyber Technology Environment, IAP said Tuesday. Indiana National Guard operates the […] More