Defence & Aerospace
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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Safran signs MoU with Maini for LEAP Engine Assemb...
June 19, 2025
Safran Aircraft Engines, a leading French engine manufacturer in the design, development and production of aircraft engines, signed a new long-term agreement with Maini Precision Products Limited (MPPL), an aerospace precision products manufacturer, based in Bengaluru, India, and...
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VoltAero bags HM Aerospace order for 15 Cassio 330
June 19, 2025
At the ongoing Paris Air Show, VoltAero, a French startup company, formalised an agreement with HM Aerospace for the latter to acquire 15 Cassio 330 electric-hybrid aircraft, with an option for an additional 15, destined for pilot training at Malaysia’s premier flight academy. ...
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Dassault signs deal with Reliance Aerostructures t...
June 18, 2025
Dassault Aviation and Reliance Aerostructure Limited (RAL), a subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure, have announced an agreement to manufacture Falcon 2000 LXS Business Executive Jets in India for the global market at the Paris Airshow. In a press statement, Dassault says that i...
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Aernnova, Mahindra sign USD 300 million aircraft p...
June 18, 2025
Aernnova Aerospace, SAU and Mahindra Aerostructures (MASPL) have announced a significant multi-year contract valued at approximately USD 300 million, marking a major milestone in their 12-year partnership. In a press statement, Aernnova says that under this agreement, MASPL will ...
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Wizz Air orders 177 Pratt and Whitney GTF engines
June 18, 2025
Wizz Air, a Hungarian ultra low-cost carrier group, announced the selection of Pratt and Whitney’s PW1100G-JM geared turbofan (GTF) engine to power its firm order of 177 Airbus A321neo aircraft at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday. In a press statement, Pratt and Whitney says that ...
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Barrick Gold buys De Havilland Dash 8-400 aircraft...
June 16, 2025
For the first time, Canadian aircraft manufacturer De Havilland has sold its Dash 8-400 turboprop to Barrick Gold Corporation, which will operate the aircraft to support its Reko Diq Mining Company project in Balochistan, Pakistan. In a press statement, De Havilland says that thi...
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