Defense
Defence & Aerospace News, October 2016
The government’s industrial strategy should be used to boost the capability of and, spin off technologies in, the UK defence and security supply chain, according to the head of EEF. The call was made by Terry Scuoler, chief executive of EEF, addressing senior executives at the annual conference of NDI, the organisation representing Britain’s Defence, Security, Aerospace and Space industries. According to Scuoler the on-going capability of these key sectors is vital to the future of high value manufacturing in the UK ...Read more
Defence News, September 2016
India’s decade-long process to acquire fighter jets will take a significant step forward when the country signs a deal with France to buy 36 Dassault Rafale aircraft expected to cost €8bn. The deal brings to a conclusion one of the most coveted international arms contracts in recent years. It originally saw four defence companies — Dassault, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and the BAE Systems-led Eurofighter consortium — vie to supply New Delhi with 126 jets.Read more
