Defence & Aerospace
Thales in advanced talks to acquire RTX’s stake ...
July 16, 2025
To move towards full ownership, defence and aerospace company Thales has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to acquire RTX’s share in Thales Raytheon Systems Air and Missile Defence Command and Control SAS (TRS AMDC2), a joint venture in France equally held by aff...
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Thales to supply two additional GM400α radars to ...
July 7, 2025
To strengthen the Royal Malaysian Air Force’s air surveillance capabilities, the Malaysian government has placed an order for supply of two additional Ground Master 400 alpha (GM400α) radars to Malaysia. The order was placed to a French defence company Thales and the announcem...
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VoltAero to set up Cassio assembly centre in Saraw...
July 2, 2025
To set up a regional Cassio aircraft assembly facility and innovation centre in Sarawak, Malaysia, French electric aircraft manufacturer VoltAero has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Malaysia’s SEDC Energy and France’s ACI Groupe. In a press statement, VoltAero says...
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India showcases aerospace, defence tech at Paris A...
June 28, 2025
India’s participation in the 2025 Paris Air Show represented a major advancement in presenting the country’s defence and aerospace capabilities to the world. One of the the oldest and most prominent aerospace show in the world, the show, which took place at Le Bourget fro...
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From Paris Climate Agreement 2015 to Paris Air Sho...
June 28, 2025
The champagne flutes have barely been cleared from the chalets at Le Bourget. The roar of the latest fighter jets and sleek airliners still echoes in the memories of attendees. The Paris Air Show 2025, aviation’s glittering biennial showcase, concluded with the usual fanfare ce...
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H55 electric trainer bags orders for two years of ...
June 27, 2025
H55, a Swiss electric aviation pioneer born from the Solar Impulse programme, has marked a major milestone in the commercial adoption of electric aircraft. In a press statement, H55 says that during a recent campaign at Palo Alto Airport (KPAO), the company’s Bristell B23 Energ...
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Shubhanshu Shukla is 2nd Indian in space
June 25, 2025
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla made history on Wednesday, by becoming the second Indian to travel to space, over 40 years after Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma’s pioneering journey aboard a Soviet mission in 1984. Shukla, mission pilot for the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) crew, blasted off fro...
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NATO’s 1.5 pc civil preparedness target faces te...
June 24, 2025
German think-tank Bertelsmann Stiftung says that the recent decision by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) members to raise total spending on defence to 5 pc, with 1.5 pc on civil preparedness, faces challenges of implementation. At the recent summit in the Hague in th...
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Daher delivers 600th TBM 900-Series aircraft at Pa...
June 20, 2025
Daher Aircraft, a French aircraft manufacturer, has announced that it has delivered the 600th TBM 900-series turboprop airplane during the Paris Air Show. In a press statement, Daher says that TBM 900-series is the best-seller in the TBM’s history, and underscores the continual...
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Daher to develop MALE drone demonstrator for Frenc...
June 20, 2025
To support the development of France’s sovereign drone capabilities by 2030, French company Daher has been selected by the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) as one of five firms to work on a Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) drone demonstrator. In a press statement, D...
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