The Minister of National Defence, Nuno Severiano Teixeira, will today Nov. 18 preside over the ceremony marking the delivery of the first C-295M aircraft to the Portuguese air force (Fora Area Portuguesa, FAP). The ceremony will take place at Getafe air base, Madrid.>> The C-295M acquisition program, part of the current Military Program Law, is intended to provide the FAP with modern aircraft having high capabilities and operational versatility, and adequa...read more

The Shareholder representatives of the Eurofighter consortium appointed with effect from 1st May 2009 Bernhard Gerwert as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Enzo Casolini as the new CEO of Eurofighter GmbH. Mr. Casolini takes over from Aloysius Rauen, who left the company on 30th April. Bernhard Gerwert, born in 1953, is presently CEO of Military Air Systems, a Business Unit of EADS Defence & Security (DS), and Member of the Board of EADS Defence &...read more

The Indian MoD has issued a Request for Information (RFI) ahead of issuing a global tender for setting up of a shore-based facility with simulators modeled on ships for training of Indian Navy personnel in Nuclear Biological Chemical warfare. "The Indian Navy intends to set up a Nuclear (Radiological), Biological and Chemical Defence training facility to train its personnel. The facility is intended to be shore based,” an Indian news agency report quoting...read more

India is likely to buy Boeing’s P-81 long range maritime reconnaissance aircraft for the Indian Navy from Boeing, a report in the Times of India reported. "Virtually all the steps required for the contract to be signed, including tabling of it in the Cabinet Committee on Security for approval, have been completed”, the report said quoting unnamed sources. The contract is reported to be worth US$ 1.8 billion current INR to Dollar conversion rate. The fi...read more

India has signed a deal to buy 15 fast-interception boats (FIBs) from the French shipyard Chantier Naval Couach. The boats are meant for use by the new Sagar Prahari Bal (Sea Patrol Force in Hindi) being raised by Navy. Indian media quoting defence ministry sources said the deal could be worth an estimated $500 million and was concluded on March 27. However, there was no official word on this from the Indian MoD. India is seeking upto 80 FIBs for the S...read more