• Aqeri Wins INR 1.5 Crore Order for Extreme Weather Equipment Aqeri, a leading supplier of computers and communications equipment designed for extreme conditions, commences 2012 with a further order from the Indian Armed Forces. The order worth SEK 2 million relates to rugged communications equipment ..
• Dassault Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon Emerge Favorites in Air Force M-MRCA Deal In the past week, a number of mainstream and defense / military specific media sources revealed that the French Dassault Rafale and Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets have made the shortlist while the American Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, Lock..
• Saab Targets Maritime Aircraft Sales to India India's growing international trade, security concerns and increased naval responsibility demand that Indian Navy maintain strict vigil in its area of responsibility (AOR) including but not limited to India Ocean region (IOR). To reach..
• Gripen for Air Force M-MRCA - Sweden Promises Full, True Tech Transfer At a press briefing on the eve of Aero India 2011 here in Bangalore, Swedish Ministry of Defence official Mr. Hakan Jevrell promised true and full technology transfer for the Saab Gripen fighter jet. Saab is pitching the Gripen fighter jet ..
• More than Gripen - Interview with Saab India Chief Mr. Inderjit Sial In the Indian defense community, Saab is most well known and often discussed for its offering in the Indian Air Force M-MRCA competition -- The Gripen Fighter Jet. But Saab's involvement in Indian defense goes much deeper than that. ..
• Saab, BEL Joint Venture for Coastal Surveillance; Giraffe AMBs, Arthur Radars On Offer Mr. Inderjit Sial, Country Head of Saab -- a leading Swedish defense company, confirmed that they have tied up with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for enhancing India's coastal security, surveillance and coverage capabilities. The..
• SAAB 340 MSA, SAAB 2000 MPA Offered for Indian Navy Maritime Surveillance Requirements Swedish defense major Saab has confirmed to India Defence (indiadefence.in) that the SAAB 340 Maritime Security Aircraft and the SAAB 2000 Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft have been offered to the Indian Coast Guard and Indian Navy respe..
• Boeing 787 Component Manufacturing Moves to India as Saab, CIM Sign Deal Another contract has been signed between Saab and the Indian manufacturer CIM. The contract, which relates to the manufacture of machined components for the Boeing 787, means that Aerostructures is moving production from the USA to India. T..
• Akaer, Saab Release First Gripen NG Production 3D Model in Brazil On Wednesday, Akaer released to Saab the first 3D model and production drawing of the Gripen NG in Sao Jose de Campos. One year ago an agreement was signed between Akaer and Saab regarding the participation in the Gripen NG development prog..
• Aqeri to Deliver Harsh Weather Communication Equipment to Indian Army Aqeri has received its largest export order to date, worth more than MSEK 8, and the end customer is the Indian Army. For a long time Aqeri has been building up strong confidence in its products and is now beginning to reap the rewards of i..
• Air Force MRCA Deal - Gripen a strong contender claims SAAB On the side lines of Africa Aerospace and Defence Expo 2010, Eddy de la Motte, Director of Gripen for India made a strong statement to the Press Trust of India showing tremendous confidence in the chances of the Gripen fighter jet making th..
• Defence Ministry Will Not Rush Into Shortlisting Indian Air Force M-MRCA Deal Options Despite getting gentle nudges from the government, the defence establishment does not seem to be ready for an early down-listing of the $10-billion 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) contract in which companies from the US, Franc..
• Swedish Firm Consilium AB Wins Indian Navy Navigation Equipment Order Worth USD 460000 Consilium has received an order to deliver navigation equipment for three destroyers being built at the Mazagon yard in Mumbai for the Indian Navy. The order value is more than 4 MSEK. The order consists of navigation equipment for the nava..
• India, Sweden To Co-operate in Defense, Energy Sectors India and Sweden have decided to strengthen bilateral cooperation in areas ranging from defence to energy. The decision was made today during a meeting between External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and visiting Swedish Foreign Minister..
• Sweden Confident of Selling Bofors Gun to Indian Army Carl Bildt, the Swedish foreign minister has hinted that Indian government may be interested in purchasing the Bofors gun once again. Bildt will be meeting Defence Minister AK Antony today (May 3) to work out a Memorandum of Understanding o..
• China, Sweden, Japan rumoured to be against India in NSG The visiting US undersecretary of state, Nicholas Burns, has indicated to the Indian side that Sweden and Japan among the Nuclear Suppliers The forty-forty nation NSG has to unanimously lift the sanctions to supply civilian nuclear techn..