Jacobs has inaugurated a new office in Airoli, Navi Mumbai, as part of the company’s efforts to expand its presence in India. The company said Tuesday the hub housed in the Gigaplex Office can accommodate 2,200 employees who will support its global integrated delivery services for projects and programs with clients …
Read More »PaSci EMC Lands $77M Air Force Contract to Supply Bomber, Transport Aircraft Egress Systems
Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Co. has received a potential $77 million indefinite-quantity/indefinite-delivery contract to provide B-1, B-52 and C-17 egress systems to the U.S. Air Force and eight foreign military sales customers. The sole-source contract includes orders from the U.K., Australia, Canada, Qatar, Hungary, Kuwait, India and the United Arab Emirates, the Defense Department …
Read More »India Plans Single-Engine Fighter Aircraft RFI for Lockheed, Saab
India is expected to release a request for information to Saab and Lockheed Martin this month for the production of single-engine fighter aircraft in partnership with a domestic private company as part of the Make in India program, Defense News reported Monday. The South Asian country’s defense ministry expects Lockheed and …
Read More »Lockheed, Mahindra Open C-130J Training Center for India’s Air Force
Lockheed Martin and Mahindra Defence Systems have opened a C-130J Super Hercules training center at a military air base in Hindon, India. The facility is equipped with a full-motion simulator built to help Indian C-130J airmen train on how to operate the special operations aircraft the country’s air force bought from …
Read More »Boeing Proposes to Build Super Hornet Manufacturing Facility in India
Boeing will establish a manufacturing facility for F/A-18 Super Hornet in India if the company wins a fighter aircraft supply contract with the Indian military, The Economic Times reported Monday. The report said India’s navy wants to procure 57 units of aircraft that can operate from carriers to support air defense, air-to-surface, buddy refueling and reconnaissance …
Read More »Capgemini Expects to Hire Over 20,000 in India
The French IT services consultant company Capgemini expects to hire over 20,000 people in India, The Economic Times reported. The company has reskilled 45,000 employees as it moves toward automation. “We are investing a lot of money in the development of training programs because automation and the integration of automation is …
Read More »Report: US Sale of General Atomics-Built UAS to India Nears State Dept Approval
The State Department is close to approving the sale of 22 General Atomics-built MQ-9B Guardian unmanned aircraft systems to India, Defense News reported Friday. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to meet President Donald Trump Monday as part of his U.S. trip and is expected to discuss the foreign …
Read More »Lockheed, Tata Sign Agreement to Produce F-16s in India
Lockheed Martin has partnered with Tata Advanced Systems to produce the newest configuration of the F-16 multirole fighter aircraft in India. The agreement seeks to give India the opportunity to manufacture, operate and export F-16 Block 70 as well as support technology supplier jobs in the U.S. and create new manufacturing jobs in India, …
Read More »Boeing to Extend Support for India’s P-8I Fleet
Boeing has secured a three-year contract to extend support for the Indian navy’s fleet of P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft. The company said Monday it will provide engineering, support and planning services as well as material support to a 737-based component services program. Stephen Schmidt, manager of Boeing’s P-8I sustainment program, said the …
Read More »Reports: HPE Unveils Regional HQ, Incubator Program in Singapore
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has established a Singapore-based regional headquarters in a push to help address a demand for new technologies across the Asia-Pacific and Japanese markets, Nikkei Asian Review reported Tuesday. HPE said it foresees “strong growth” opportunities in the internet of things and hybrid information technology sectors in Singapore, Japan, Australia and India, according to …
Read More »BAE Selects Triumph to Supply Gun Bodies for India’s Future M777 Howitzers
Triumph Group has secured a $15 million contract from BAE Systems to manufacture gun bodies for M777 Howitzer weapons that the British defense contractor’s U.S. subsidiary will build and deliver to India under a foreign military sales deal. Berwyn, Pennsylvania-based Triumph said Monday its precision components business unit will machine, weld and assemble gun bodies before …
Read More »Report: India’s Navy Eyes $1.5B Procurement of Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile Systems
India’s navy has issued a request for information for a program that seeks to purchase approximately $1.5 billion in short-range surface-to-air missile platforms in an effort to replace its Israel-made Barak-1 air defense systems, Defense News reported Wednesday. Vivek Raghuvanshi writes the Indian navy plans to release a tender after …
Read More »PwC Offers Strategies for Defense Contractors That Seek Emerging Market Opportunities
PwC‘s strategy and consulting team has suggested various strategies the group believes can help defense companies win contracts in emerging countries such as Saudi Arabia, India, South Korea and Japan. PwC advisers Randy Starr and Anurag Garg wrote in a 2017 trend report they forecast that defense contractors will increasingly seek business with individual nations as …
Read More »Boeing Plans New Defense Business Unit in India
Boeing plans to establish a defense business unit in India as part of the aircraft manufacturer’s expansion efforts in the country, The Economic Times reported Wednesday. The report said Pratyush Kumar, president of Boeing’s India-based subsidiary, will also lead the Boeing Defence India business. Kumar said BDI will work to help Boeing expand …
Read More »Report: India to Seek Bids from Foreign Firms for Single-Engine Fighter Jet Production Contract
India plans to invite international contractors to submit bids for a program to build a new single-engine fighter aircraft in the country, Defense News reported Tuesday. Manohar Parrikar, India’s defense minister, said at a news conference that the government will select a foreign partner to produce the fighter jet based …
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