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

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

While India is scouting to buy a fourth generation fighter, the fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) with advanced stealth technologies, being jointly developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and the Sukhoi Design Bureau, will have its maiden flight by end of this year, according to reports in RIA Novosti quoting Russian Dy PM Sergei Ivanov. "We expect the aircraft to take to the skies no later than the end of this year," Deputy Prime Minister...read more

CAE, the specialist training and simulation provider has teamed up with the Tata group to develop a tank simulator for the T90 and T72 tanks. This is in respose to an RFP from the Indian MoD for simulators for Russian origin tanks. According to CAE executives at the Defexpo 2010 show in Delhi, the simulator has been delivered for trials to the Indian Army. India does not have simulators for tank training and most training now is done on live tanks. This ...read more