Articles for Armed Forces

ASEAN Is Central To Indo-Pacific Security And Peace And Stability; QUAD Exist Side By Side: Harinder Sidhu, Australia's High Commissioner

BW Businessworld’s Manish Kumar Jha speaks with Harinder Sidhu, the spirited Australia high Commissioner who has initiated many such action points.

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Cementing naval diplomacy, Spanish Navy Ship Mendez Nunez arrives in Goa

Spanish Navy Ship Mendez Nunez arrived at Mormugao Portin Goa. As part of naval diplomacy, the Indian Navy regularly interacts with foreign navies of the world, cementing Indian Navy as a Net Security Provider in Indian Ocean region.

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Aiming to Reach Out To The Children, Indian Air Force Launched The 3D Air Combat Mobile Game

AirChief Marshal BS Dhanoa launched the upgraded 3D Air Combat Mobile Game “Indian Air Force: A Cut Above” at the same venue.The FCP is an endeavour to connect to more than 7.5 lakh children that visit the Bal Bhavan annually.

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Indian Navy Commissions A New DORNIER Squadron INAS 313 To strengthen Maritime Reconnaissance

A new Dronier Squadron INAS 313 will strengthen the Short Range Maritime Reconnaissance (SRMR) of Indian navy while targeting data weapon platforms.

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Committed To Making In India: Vivek Lall, Lockheed Martin’s Vice President, Strategy and Business Development

Lockheed Martin, which is offering India the F-21 medium multi-role combat aircraft, proposes to draw the country into its global supply chain by shifting its entire production of F-16 wings to Indian shores. In a chat with Manish Kumar Jha, Lockheed Martin’s Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, Vivek Lall, reiterates the US multinational’s commitment to growing the aerospace ecosystem in India “Committed to Making in India”

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Committed To Boosting India’s Aviation Space: Palash Roy Chowdhury, Managing Director, India, Pratt and Whitney

Pratt & Whitney is the world’s leading maker of aircraft engines, both fighter, and commercial. Its F 135 & F 119 engines are powering the fifth-generation fighter aircraft F 35 & F 22 Raptor. With India on the lookout for engine capability to leapfrog into the world of aerospace, Manish Kumar Jha of BW Businessworld caught up with Palash Roy Chowdhury, Managing Director - India, Pratt and Whitney during the Paris Air Show 2019 to discuss the possibilities of cooperation.

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Airbus Could Offer Help In fighter development: Dirk Hoke, CEO, Airbus Defence And Space

India’s Ministry of Defence has concluded price negotiations with Airbus to acquire 62 Airbus C295 medium transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF). In a chat with BW Businessworld’s Manish Kumar Jha, Airbus Defence & Space CEO, Dirk Hoke spoke about how the deal will help create thousands of jobs and a robust local supplier base with capabilities to support indigenous production.

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Make In India Procedure Has Been Simplified

Given the process laden procurement policy of the defence ministry whereby it's Empowered Project Committee steers a project from the stage of formulation of Expression of Interest to the conclusion of the contract, newly-inducted Minister of State of Defence, Shripad Yesso Naik has got down to business right away. In an exclusive interaction with BW’s Manish Kumar Jha, Naik discusses his message for the global players and how they can participate in ‘Make in India’ in defence.

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