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 …
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Boeing and Mahindra Defense Systems have launched a new facility at the Flight Simulation Technique Center in Gurgaon, India, to support C-17 pilot and loadmaster training for the Indian air force. The full-service center is designed to train C-17 aircrews for military airlift operations, humanitarian missions, aerial refueling and emergency procedures through simulation, courseware and computer-based training, Boeing said Friday. The …
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India’s defense procurement officials have approved a proposal to acquire $750 million in BAE Systems-built M777 Howitzer artillery guns through a foreign military sales agreement with the U.S. government, Reuters reported Saturday. Aditya Kalra writes that approximately 120 of the 145 Howitzers that India plans to buy will be assembled in the country. The report said …
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BAE Systems has teamed up with automobile firm Mahindra to build a new facility in India that will be used to assemble, integrate and test the BAE-built M777 howitzers. BAE Systems’ move is in line with India’s plan to procure 145 M777A2 LW155 artillery guns for the Indian army through a …
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Mahindra and Mahindra will buy BAE System’s 26 percent stake in the defense joint venture, Defence Land Systems India, according to a Business Standard article. Currently, Mahindra owns 74 percent of DLSI while BAE controls the remaining 26 percent which is in accordance with India’s foreign direct investment policy for defense businesses. According to …
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Navistar Group’s stake in Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd. and Mahindra Navistar Engines Pvt. Ltd. will be purchased by Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. for approximately $33 million. According to a Mahindra statement, both businesses will become wholly owned subsidiaries of the company which will continue to sell MNEPL and MNAL products. “While …
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