5 octobre 2022 | International, C4ISR, Sécurité
Combining automation, responsible AI critical for national security
The future of national security will be intelligent and automated.
19 mai 2020 | International, Aérospatial, Terrestre
By: Ashok Sharma, The Associated Press
NEW DELHI — India announced Saturday that global companies can now invest up to 74 percent in the country's defense manufacturing units, up from 49 percent, without requiring any government approval.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman expressed hope that the new policy will attract foreign companies with high-end technologies to set up their manufacturing bases in India in collaboration with Indian companies.
Sitharaman's announcement came as part of reforms Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is implementing to revive India's economy, which has been shattered by the coronavirus pandemic.
She also told reporters that India will stop importing weapons that can be made in the country.
“We will notify a list of weapons and platforms for ban on their imports and fix deadlines to do it,” she said, adding that this will improve self-reliance on defense manufacturing.
India introduced up to 49 percent foreign direct investment in defense production in 2016 to attract modern technology in the country. That attracted more than 18.34 billion rupees (U.S. $244 million) until December last year, according to a government statement.
India issues defense-industrial licenses for making tanks, military aircraft, spacecraft and their parts, UAVs, missiles for military purposes, and warships.
India, a major buyer of military equipment, depended largely on the former Soviet Union during the Cold War. But it has been diversifying its purchases by opting for U.S. equipment as well.
During U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to India in February, the two countries signed a deal for India to buy from the U.S. more than $3 billion in advanced military equipment, including helicopters.
5 octobre 2022 | International, C4ISR, Sécurité
The future of national security will be intelligent and automated.
30 juin 2020 | International, Aérospatial
Safran Helicopter Engines vient de remporter un contrat pluriannuel avec l'armée de l'Air royale néerlandaise pour la maintenance des moteurs Makila équipant sa flotte d'hélicoptères Airbus Helicopters AS532U2 Cougar Mk.II. À la suite d'un appel d'offres public, le contrat officialise un accord de maintenance, de réparation et de révision portant sur 40 moteurs Makila 1A2, jusqu'à leur fin de vie. Air & Cosmos du 29 juin 2020
29 juin 2021 | International, Aérospatial, Naval, Terrestre, C4ISR, Sécurité
Leaders of the House’s Blue Dog Coalition say they oppose calls to fund any less than the requested $753 billion national defense budget.