Interview

Interview | President & CEO, Thales International, Pascale Sourisse
Interview | President & CEO, Thales International, Pascale Sourisse
~February 2025
‘For the First Time in India, Thales will Showcase its Innovation in Avionics Through the FlytX Suite for Helicopters’
By Force India
Interview | President, Boeing India and South Asia, Salil Gupte
Interview | President, Boeing India and South Asia, Salil Gupte
~February 2025
‘India Operates 11 C-17s, 22 AH-64 Apaches, 15 CH-47 Chinooks, 12 P-8Is, 3 VVIP Aircraft and 2 Head of State Aircraft, all Boeing platforms’
By Force India
Interview | General Delegate, MBDA India Private Limited, Ludovic Dumont
Interview | General Delegate, MBDA India Private Limited, Ludovic Dumont
~February 2025
‘Alongside the Delivery for New IAF Platforms, MBDA is Also Delivering Major Capability Enhancements to the Existing Platforms of the IAF’
By Force India
Interview | Minister of foreign affairs, Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov
Interview | Minister of foreign affairs, Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov
~June 2024
We Will Continue Accomplishing the Objectives of the Special Military Operation. The Demilitarisation of Ukraine is a Necessary Step
By Force India
Interview | Executive Vice President, Israel Aerospace Industries, Yehuda Lahav
Interview | Executive Vice President, Israel Aerospace Industries, Yehuda Lahav
~August 2023
Our Products are Not Only at The Forefront of Technology, But Each Time Redefine The Highest Standard Of The Market
By Force India
President, Kalashnikov Concern, Alan Lushnikov
President, Kalashnikov Concern, Alan Lushnikov
~June 2023
‘The IRRPL is Ready to Fully Equip the Personnel of Any Indian Law Enforcement Agencies’
By Force India
Interview | Vice president and country director, India-Thales, Ashish Saraf
Interview | Vice president and country director, India-Thales, Ashish Saraf
~February 2023
For 7 Decades, Thales Has Been India’s Trusted Partner, Sharing Technologies and Expertise in Defence, Aerospace, Transport and Digital Identity & Security Markets
By Force India
Interview | Vice president and chief executive, Lockheed Martin India, William L. Blair
Interview | Vice president and chief executive, Lockheed Martin India, William L. Blair
~February 2023
Our F-21 Offer is Also ‘Made in India’ Which Addresses the goals of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ While Providing India With an Improved Security Cooperation Relationship With the United States
By Force India
Interview | President, Boeing India, Salil Gupte
Interview | President, Boeing India, Salil Gupte
~February 2023
Boeing’s Commitment to India is Deep and Far-Reaching, Far Ahead of Any Foreign OEM in the Defence and Aerospace Sector
By Force India
Interview | Country Head MBDA & MBDA India General Delegate, Ludovic Dumont
Interview | Country Head MBDA & MBDA India General Delegate, Ludovic Dumont
~February 2023
Our Number One Priority in India is Always The Same—to Deliver Successfully All Our Programmes for the Indian Armed Forces
By Force India
Interview | Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral R. Hari Kumar PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC
Interview | Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral R. Hari Kumar PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC
~January 2023
The Bidders Had Raised Certain Concerns on Some Clauses of the (P-75I) RFP and the Same Have Been Resolved by Minor Changes to the RFP
By Force India
Interview | Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC
Interview | Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC
~October 2022
The IAF Believes That the Integration of Cyber and Electronic Domains has the Capability to Bring Down the War Fighting Capability of an Adversary
By Force India
Interview | Team, Boeing India Pvt Ltd
Interview | Team, Boeing India Pvt Ltd
~October 2022
We are Developing MSMEs in Support of Our Commitment to Aatmanirbhar Bharat. Over 25 Per Cent of our Suppliers from India are MSMEs
By Force India
Interview |  Air Officer Commanding-In-Chief, Training Command, Indian Air Force, Air Marshal Manavendra Singh, AVSM VRC VSM ADC
Interview | Air Officer Commanding-In-Chief, Training Command, Indian Air Force, Air Marshal Manavendra Singh, AVSM VRC VSM ADC
~October 2022
We have introduced a disruptive pattern of training… All trainees are being imparted knowledge about other branches to make them multiskilled and more adaptable
By Force India
Interview | Vice president & country director, India, Thales Ashish Saraf
Interview | Vice president & country director, India, Thales Ashish Saraf
~October 2022
Thales Will Continue to Develop its Footprint in India by Strengthening its Local Teams, Partnerships And Innovation
By Force India
Interview | Director, L&T MBDA Missile Systems Limited, Arun Ramchandani
Interview | Director, L&T MBDA Missile Systems Limited, Arun Ramchandani
~October 2022
The Next Step is for the LTMMSL to Win New Flagship Missile Programmes to Meet the Requirements of the Indian Armed Forces
By Force India
Interview |Vice president and chief executive, Lockheed Martin India, William L. Blair | October 2022
Interview |Vice president and chief executive, Lockheed Martin India, William L. Blair | October 2022
~October 2022
The JVs and partners we Have Established Over the Last Decade Have Generated Value… Lockheed Martin has Invested Over USD 100mn in Manufacturing Equipment, Tooling, IP at These JVs
By Force India
Interview | Ambassador of People’s Republic of China in India, Sun Weidong
Interview | Ambassador of People’s Republic of China in India, Sun Weidong
~August 2022
Global Security Initiative is a New Security Vision Which Advocates Common, Comprehensive, Cooperative and Sustainable Security
By Force India
Interview | Director, System Solutions Division, Panasonic India, Vijay Wadhawan
Interview | Director, System Solutions Division, Panasonic India, Vijay Wadhawan
~August 2022
Panasonic Re-Engineered the Resistive Touchpad to be 60 Per Cent Larger While Being Usable When Wearing Gloves For Increased Flexibility
By Force India
Interview | Director General, Sashastra Seema Bal, Dr S.L. Thaosen
Interview | Director General, Sashastra Seema Bal, Dr S.L. Thaosen
~August 2022
It is Imperative to Have a Very Good Intelligence System—Trained Manpower Who Can Profile People Through Their Movements And Through The Behaviour
By Force India
Interview | Vice president and country director, India, Thales, Ashish Saraf|| March 2022
Interview | Vice president and country director, India, Thales, Ashish Saraf|| March 2022
~March 2022
Thales Has More Than 50 Offset Partners and More Than 75 Supply Chain Partners and is Cultivating Local Industrial and Supplier Ties
By Force India
Interview | IAI President and CEO, Boaz Levy
Interview | IAI President and CEO, Boaz Levy
~March 2022
IAI’s Partnering with the DRDO Provides Expanded Opportunities to Develop Cutting-Edge Technologies Together
By Force India
Interview | General Delegate India, MBDA, Boris Solomiac
Interview | General Delegate India, MBDA, Boris Solomiac
~March 2022
When we Look to the Future, MBDA is and will Remain an Absolute World-Leader in the Field of Missile System Technologies
By Force India
Interview | Sales director, India, Naval Group, Soumyajyoti Basu
Interview | Sales director, India, Naval Group, Soumyajyoti Basu
~March 2022
Our interest to integrate indigenous AIP is evident from the long cooperation in last decade with DRDO
By Force India
Interview | Chief of Navy Staff, Admiral Radhakrishnan Hari Kumar PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC
Interview | Chief of Navy Staff, Admiral Radhakrishnan Hari Kumar PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC
~January 2022
A Study to Formulate Organisational and Operational Contours for Implementation of MTC is in Progress
By Force India
Interview | Managing Director, Boeing Defence India, Surendra Ahuja
Interview | Managing Director, Boeing Defence India, Surendra Ahuja
~December 2021
We Do Believe That the Navy Has Requirement for More P-8Is and We Stand Ready to Support Them
By Force India
Interview | Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari PVSM AVSM VM ADC | November 2021
Interview | Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari PVSM AVSM VM ADC | November 2021
~November 2021
The Leasing Option can be Most Optimal for Short-Term Urgent Requirements, Especially for Training Roles in Peacetime
By Force India
Interview | Managing Director, Boeing Defence India, Surendra Ahuja | October 2021
Interview | Managing Director, Boeing Defence India, Surendra Ahuja | October 2021
~October 2021
We are Awaiting the Requirements for the MRFA Competition to Assess if F-15EX Would Fit Well into Indian Air Force’s Force Structure
By Force India
Interview | General Delegate India, MBDA, Boris Solomiac  |October 2021
Interview | General Delegate India, MBDA, Boris Solomiac |October 2021
~October 2021
Partnership is in the DNA of MBDA And it’s Important to be in Touch With all Major Players in India
By Force India
Interview | International Defence Commercial Director, Navantia, José Manuel Mondéjar
Interview | International Defence Commercial Director, Navantia, José Manuel Mondéjar
~July 2021
Although We Believe the BEST AIP Will Satisfy Our Customers’ Needs, Navantia is Able and Ready to Incorporate the DRDO AIP for the Indian Navy if Required
By Force India
By Invitation | Vice president for business development, Integrated Fighter Group, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, J.R. McDonald
By Invitation | Vice president for business development, Integrated Fighter Group, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, J.R. McDonald
~March 2021
F-21 was designed for unique Indian requirements. It looks a little bit like F-16 but there are some key differentiators based on the requirements of Indian Air Force
By Force India
By Invitation | Managing director, Boeing Defence India, Surendra Ahuja || March 2021
By Invitation | Managing director, Boeing Defence India, Surendra Ahuja || March 2021
~March 2021
We are working with the IAF and Indian Navy to provide operational capability and readiness for the P-8Is, the C-17s, and the Head of State aircraft through sustenance contracts, and for the Chinook and Apache fleets through warranty support.
By Force India
Interview | Executive vice president, marketing, Israeli Aerospace Industries, Eli Alfassi
Interview | Executive vice president, marketing, Israeli Aerospace Industries, Eli Alfassi
~February 2021
IAI Has Always Been One of the Main Pillars in Supplying Strategic & Advanced Equipment to India, Providing Cutting-Edge Technology for Land, Maritime, Aerospace and Homeland Security
By Force India
Interview | Vice President and Chief Executive, Lockheed Martin India, William L. Blair|| February 2021
Interview | Vice President and Chief Executive, Lockheed Martin India, William L. Blair|| February 2021
~February 2021
We have been supporting ‘Make in India’ and ‘Atmanirbhar’ Bharat in defence manufacturing for over a decade now
By Force India
Interview | Vice president and country director, Thales in India, Emmanuel de Roquefeuil
Interview | Vice president and country director, Thales in India, Emmanuel de Roquefeuil
~February 2021
The Company’s Open Innovation Strategy Focuses on Scientific and Technical R&D, Collaboration with its Ecosystem, and Market-Centred Innovation
By Force India
By Invitation | Director, marketing, Bharat Electronics Limited, Anandi Ramalingam
By Invitation | Director, marketing, Bharat Electronics Limited, Anandi Ramalingam
~February 2021
BEL Has Been Putting in Continual Efforts To Diversify Into Several New Areas In Both Defence And Non-Defence To Sustain Growth
By Force India
Interview | Executive vice president, marketing and business development, Rafael, Ariel Karo
Interview | Executive vice president, marketing and business development, Rafael, Ariel Karo
~February 2021
Rafael Has Already Shown its Commitment to Local Production, Knowledge Transfer and Industrial Cooperation
By Force India
Interview | General Delegate, MBDA India, Boris Solomiac
Interview | General Delegate, MBDA India, Boris Solomiac
~February 2021
The IAF is Receiving A Truly Game-Changing Weapons Package On Its New Rafale Fighter Aircraft, Including Our Meteor Beyond-Visual Range Air-To-Air Missile, Scalp Deep Strike Missile, And Mica Air Combat Missile
By Force India
Interview | Kishore Jayaraman, President, Rolls-Royce India & South Asia
Interview | Kishore Jayaraman, President, Rolls-Royce India & South Asia
~February 2021
India Remains a Key Growth Market for us and we Remain a Committed Partner in the Country’s Progress Towards Self-Reliance
By Force India
Interview | Vice president, Boeing Defence, Space & Security, India, Michael Koch
Interview | Vice president, Boeing Defence, Space & Security, India, Michael Koch
~February 2021
Our Sourcing from India Stands Close to USD 1 Billion Annually from Over 225 Suppliers for Some of Boeing’s Most Advanced Products
By Force India
Interview | Chief of army staff, General M.M. Naravane PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC
Interview | Chief of army staff, General M.M. Naravane PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC
~February 2021
The Qualitative Requirements of all the Systems Planned for Induction will Have Al Applications
By Force India
Interview | Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh PVSM, AVSM, ADC
Interview | Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh PVSM, AVSM, ADC
~December 2020
Navy is in the Process of Setting up its Own Private Cloud Infrastructure and Gravitating Towards DevOps and NetOps Similar to Successful Modern IT Organisations
By Force India
Interview | Director General, Border Security Force, Rakesh Asthana
Interview | Director General, Border Security Force, Rakesh Asthana
~October 2020
Our Training Methodology Has Evolved With a Vision to Deal with the Unconventional Situations and Techniques
By Force India
Interview | Vice president, Boeing Defence, Space & Security, India Michael Koch|| October 2020
Interview | Vice president, Boeing Defence, Space & Security, India Michael Koch|| October 2020
~October 2020
For Defence Platforms, we are Offering India Fully-Networked Solutions and I Believe This Leapfrogging in Capability is a Key Differentiator for the Long-Term
By Force India
Interview | Vice president and chief executive, Lockheed Martin India, William L. Blair|| October 2020
Interview | Vice president and chief executive, Lockheed Martin India, William L. Blair|| October 2020
~October 2020
We Are Open to Supporting India’s AMCA Programme… Our F-21 Proposal For the IAF Would be a Key Enabler of Close Collaboration on Advanced Fighter Aircraft
By Force India
Interview | Spokesperson, MBDA India
Interview | Spokesperson, MBDA India
~October 2020
We’re Proud That Today Our Mistral ATAM Air-To-Air Missile System is Fully Integrated on Both the LCH and ALH
By Force India
Interview | Chairman and managing director, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, R. Madhavan
Interview | Chairman and managing director, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, R. Madhavan
~October 2020
ALH and its Derivatives Can Operate At An Altitude of 5km Plus Which Few Of The Competitors’ Platforms Can Reach
By Force India
Interview | Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC
Interview | Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC
~October 2020
Having Operationalised the Ground Segment of IACCS, We Are Now in the Process of Integrating and Operationalising the Airborne & Space Segments
By Force India
Interview | Director General of Police, Jammu and Kashmir, Dilbag Singh
Interview | Director General of Police, Jammu and Kashmir, Dilbag Singh
~August 2020
There is Nothing Alarming About TRF as all Terror Activities Carried Out by the Pakistan-Based LeT Are Being Pinned on the Newly-Formed ‘Seasonal’ Group… is a Ploy by Pakistan to Evade Scrutiny at the International Level
By Force India
Interview | Ambassador of the Russian Federation to India, Nikolay Kudashev
Interview | Ambassador of the Russian Federation to India, Nikolay Kudashev
~July 2020
The First Trilateral Meeting Between RIC Defence Ministers Under The Russian Chairmanship Could Take Place By The End Of This Year
By Force India
Interview | Director General, Central Reserve Police Force Dr A.P. Maheshwari
Interview | Director General, Central Reserve Police Force Dr A.P. Maheshwari
~July 2020
As we induct new equipment based on new threats, we impart training in handling of that equipment as well as in new technologies
By Force India
Interview | Rear Admiral RK Shrawat, CMD, Naval Group India
Interview | Rear Admiral RK Shrawat, CMD, Naval Group India
~February 2020
On P75I, we are happy to propose a design fully compliant with the specifications of the Navy
By Force India
Interview | William L. Blair, Vice President & Chief Executive, Lockheed Martin India
Interview | William L. Blair, Vice President & Chief Executive, Lockheed Martin India
~February 2020
The F-21 has been designed with the unique needs of the IAF in mind. The F-21 features numerous India-specific changes –inside and out –tailored to meet the IAF’s requirements
By Force India
Interview | Kishore Jayaraman, President, Rolls-Royce India and South Asia
Interview | Kishore Jayaraman, President, Rolls-Royce India and South Asia
~February 2020
We Invest Over GBP1.3 Billion in R&D Each Year, 2/3rd of Which is Dedicated to Improving the Environmental Performance of Our Products, Minimising the Impact of Our Engines
By Force India
Interview | President and CEO, Rafael, Maj. Gen. (retd) Yoav Har-Even
Interview | President and CEO, Rafael, Maj. Gen. (retd) Yoav Har-Even
~February 2020
AI is partly what enables our systems to have unequalled speed and accuracy, particularly when operating in complex arenas with multiple targets, an elusive enemy and multiple effectors, to perform simultaneous, precision strikes.
By Force India
Interview | Vice president and country director, Thales in India, Emmanuel de Roquefeuil | February 2020
Interview | Vice president and country director, Thales in India, Emmanuel de Roquefeuil | February 2020
~February 2020
One of the landmark defence acquisitions in recent years has been the Rafale omnirole fighter. The fighter will provide the IAF with unmatched capabilities in the region with its state-of-the-art RBE2 AESA radar
By Force India
Interview | Managing director, Boeing Defence India, Surendra Ahuja | February 2020
Interview | Managing director, Boeing Defence India, Surendra Ahuja | February 2020
~February 2020
Boeing will adopt a ‘‘By India-For India’’ sustainment approach, training services & upgrades, leveraging our current supplier base in India for the Super Hornets
By Force India
Interview | Country Head, MBDA, Loïc Piedevache
Interview | Country Head, MBDA, Loïc Piedevache
~February 2020
DPSUs Have Products to Offer for Exports While the Private Sector Has the Requisite Agility and Speed to Clinch Export Orders. There is Thus a Case for PPP on a Win-Win Basis
By Force India
Interview | Whole-time Director, and Senior Executive Vice President, Defence Business, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Jayant D. Patil
Interview | Whole-time Director, and Senior Executive Vice President, Defence Business, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Jayant D. Patil
~February 2020
DPSUs Have Products to Offer for Exports While the Private Sector Has the Requisite Agility and Speed to Clinch Export Orders. There is Thus a Case for PPP on a Win-Win Basis
By Force India
Interview | Director general, DRDO and CEO & managing director, BrahMos Aerospace, Sudhir Kumar Mishra
Interview | Director general, DRDO and CEO & managing director, BrahMos Aerospace, Sudhir Kumar Mishra
~February 2020
BRAHMOS ALCM has performed spectacularly well in all three flight tests and demonstrated its capability to hit the targets with perfect precision
By Force India
Interview | Ambassador of the Russian Federation to India Nikolay R. Kudashev
Interview | Ambassador of the Russian Federation to India Nikolay R. Kudashev
~February 2020
'Our bilateral Long Term Programme of Cooperation Facilitates Collaboration in Areas Such As Quantum Computing, Biomedical Science and Technology, Robotics, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Mathematics and Informatics, Digital and Space Technologies'
By Force India
Interview | Chief of Army Staff General M.M. Naravane PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC | February 2020
Interview | Chief of Army Staff General M.M. Naravane PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC | February 2020
~February 2020
We Have Identified Niche Technologies of the Future — AI, Block Chain, Quantum Computing, Military Applications of 5G — That Will Enable us to Lead Disruptions in the Strategic-Military Domain
By Force India
Interview | President, Boeing India, Salil Gupte|2019
Interview | President, Boeing India, Salil Gupte|2019
~October 2019
We Remain Focussed on Contributing to the Growth of the Indian Aerospace Industry by Bringing the Best of Boeing to India and Best of India to Boeing
By Force India
Country Head, MBDA, Loïc Piedevache
Country Head, MBDA, Loïc Piedevache
~October 2019
MBDA has been delivering battle-winning capabilities to the Indian armed forces and collaborating with the DRDO and Indian industry for over 50 years
By Force India
Special director general of police, Chhattisgarh, Rajinder Kumar Vij
Special director general of police, Chhattisgarh, Rajinder Kumar Vij
~September 2019
The Central Government Needs to Enhance its Share of Financial Assistance to the States for Modernising Their Police Forces
By Force India
Interview | Director General, Indo-Tibetan Border Police S.S. Deswal
Interview | Director General, Indo-Tibetan Border Police S.S. Deswal
~July 2019
‘At present, Approximately 25 Per Cent BOPs of the ITBP Are Air Maintained. We Won’t Have a Separate Air Wing as We Already Have Helicopters Available From Different Sources’
By Force India
Interview | Director General, Central Reserve Police Force, R.R. Bhatnagar
Interview | Director General, Central Reserve Police Force, R.R. Bhatnagar
~July 2019
IEDs remain a matter of concern for CRPF
By Force India
Interview | Secretary, department of defence R&D and chairman, Defence Research and Development Organisation, Dr G. Satheesh Reddy
Interview | Secretary, department of defence R&D and chairman, Defence Research and Development Organisation, Dr G. Satheesh Reddy
~July 2019
Our Labs are Working on Many Products With AI-Based Technologies. We Have Also Set-Up a Young Scientist Lab in This Critical Technology Domain
By Force India
Interview | Spokesperson, the Boeing Company
Interview | Spokesperson, the Boeing Company
~June 2019
As part of our proposed F/A-18 Super Hornet ‘Make in India’ plan, Boeing will not shift an existing Super Hornet production line to India, but will create an entirely new facility
By Force India
Interview | Vice president and country director, Thales in India, Emmanuel de Roquefeuil ||June 2019
Interview | Vice president and country director, Thales in India, Emmanuel de Roquefeuil ||June 2019
~June 2019
With the Acquisition of Gemalto, the Company’s Presence Has Become Even Stronger in India and has Brought us Closer to New Customers
By Force India
Interview | Vice president, strategy and business development, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Dr Vivek Lall
Interview | Vice president, strategy and business development, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Dr Vivek Lall
~June 2019
The IIGP has supported more than 400 innovators and start-ups with in-depth technology commercialisation training and handholding support to commercialise and scale their ventures in India and across the world
By Force India
Interview | Chairman and managing director, Bharat Electronics Ltd, M.V. Gowtama
Interview | Chairman and managing director, Bharat Electronics Ltd, M.V. Gowtama
~June 2019
BEL’s strategic and R&D plans have been made by defining a clear roadmap for the next three-five years, consisting of long-term projects / goals using AI and Big Data Analytics
By Force India
Interview | Director, India Strategic Development, General Atomics, Pratesh Gandhi
Interview | Director, India Strategic Development, General Atomics, Pratesh Gandhi
~March 2019
‘MQ-9B is the latest evolution of GA-ASI’s multi-mission Predator® B fleet. GA-ASI named its baseline MQ-9B aircraft SkyGuardian, and the maritime surveillance variant SeaGuardian.’
By Force India
Interview | Vice president and country director, Thales in India, Emmanuel de Roquefeuil || February 2019
Interview | Vice president and country director, Thales in India, Emmanuel de Roquefeuil || February 2019
~February 2019
‘Our new Engineering Competence Centre Will be a First-of-its Kind in India That Will Focus on Software and Hardware Capabilities in the Areas of Civil as Well as Defence Businesses’
By Force India
Interview | Chairman, Kalyani Group, Baba Neelkanth Kalyani
Interview | Chairman, Kalyani Group, Baba Neelkanth Kalyani
~February 2019
‘We Have the Capability for Indigenisation of Critical Mechanical Items Particularly Parts Utilised in Aero Engines, Gear Box and Landing Gear’
By Force India
Interview | Chief Executive Officer, Russian Helicopters, Andrey Boginsky
Interview | Chief Executive Officer, Russian Helicopters, Andrey Boginsky
~February 2019
‘Not Less Than 140 of 200 Helicopters Shall Be Produced at The Facilities of the Joint Venture in India, Thereby Supporting the Make in India Initiative’
By Force India
Interview | Director general, DRDO BrahMos and CEO & managing director BrahMos Aerospace, Dr Sudhir Kumar Mishra
Interview | Director general, DRDO BrahMos and CEO & managing director BrahMos Aerospace, Dr Sudhir Kumar Mishra
~February 2019
‘For the First Time in India, We Have Created a Knowledge Base in the Area of Air-Launched Missiles’
By Force India
Interview | Chairman and Managing Director, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, R. Madhavan || February 2019
Interview | Chairman and Managing Director, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, R. Madhavan || February 2019
~February 2019
‘HAL Has Established a Manufacturing Facility for Production of Eight Aircraft Per Annum’
By Force India
Interview | Director of India Strategic Development for General Atomics, Pratesh Gandhi
Interview | Director of India Strategic Development for General Atomics, Pratesh Gandhi
~February 2019
‘India offers exciting business possibilities for GA and its affiliated companies’
By Force India
Interview | Vice President, customer & account management for Collins Aerospace in Asia Pacific, Jim Walker
Interview | Vice President, customer & account management for Collins Aerospace in Asia Pacific, Jim Walker
~February 2019
‘Creating an aerospace ecosystem and improving the rate of world-class infrastructure development is critical to the success of this industry’
By Force India
Interview | President, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation, Yury Slyusar
Interview | President, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation, Yury Slyusar
~February 2019
‘The largest project under the Russian-Indian defence cooperation in aviation sector is shipment and licensed production of Su-30MKI, a multipurpose fighter jet’
By Force India
Interview | Vice President and Country Head India, MBDA, Loïc Piedevache
Interview | Vice President and Country Head India, MBDA, Loïc Piedevache
~February 2019
‘Through L&T MBDA Missile Systems Ltd we are offering several key capabilities under the Make in India initiative, including products such as ATGM5’
By Force India
Interview | Acting managing director, Boeing Defence India and Vice President, India, Boeing Defence, Space and Security, Michael Koch
Interview | Acting managing director, Boeing Defence India and Vice President, India, Boeing Defence, Space and Security, Michael Koch
~February 2019
‘We have taken a dual approach of making equity and non-equity investments in support of Make in India. We partnered with TASL to establish a JV that is producing aerostructures in India, for the world’
By Force India
Interview | Director, FSMTC, Dmitry Shugaev
Interview | Director, FSMTC, Dmitry Shugaev
~February 2019
‘The Level of Privileged Strategic Partnership That Underlines Indo-Russian Diplomatic Relations Enables us to Develop Joint Research Even in Most Sensitive Fields of Knowledge’
By Force India
Interview | Director General, Sashastra Seema Bal, Surjeet Singh Deswal
Interview | Director General, Sashastra Seema Bal, Surjeet Singh Deswal
~December 2018
‘The only requirement, in terms of equipment and vehicles, is for our units that are deployed in the Kashmir valley and LWE regions’
By Force India
Interview | Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lanba PVSM, AVSM, ADC
Interview | Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lanba PVSM, AVSM, ADC
~December 2018
'Both the NUH as well as the NMRH Projects Are Being Progressed Under the SP Model Because The Navy is Cognisant That True Combat Edge Can Only Emerge From Domestically Produced Capabilities'
By Force India
Interview | Country head, MBDA Group, India, Loic Piedevache
Interview | Country head, MBDA Group, India, Loic Piedevache
~November 2018
We are looking to set up a missile systems plant in India capable of significant levels of production, not only in terms of quantity but also regarding technology of the highest level
By Force India
Interview | Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VM, ADC
Interview | Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VM, ADC
~October 2018
The IAF is Working Closely With The DRDO For an Indigenous 5th Generation Fighter Development Programme Called The AMCA
By Force India
Interview | Chairman, Kalyani Group, Baba Neelkanth Kalyani || August 2018
Interview | Chairman, Kalyani Group, Baba Neelkanth Kalyani || August 2018
~August 2018
In Less Than Five Years We Will be One of the Leading Artillery Houses of the World. And We Will be Extremely Competitive
By Force India
Interview | Commander in Chief Andaman and Nicobar Command, Vice Admiral Bimal Verma AVSM, ADC
Interview | Commander in Chief Andaman and Nicobar Command, Vice Admiral Bimal Verma AVSM, ADC
~June 2018
'The Government has Already Approved Extension of Runways at Shibpur in the North and at Campbell Bay in the South’
By Force India
EVP marketing and business development, Rafael, Giora Katz
EVP marketing and business development, Rafael, Giora Katz
~April 2018
We are Exhibiting TROPHY, the World’s Only Active Protection System for Armoured Vehicles, Combat-Proven with the Israeli Armoured Corps MBTs
By Force India
Interview | Vice president and country director–India, Thales, Emmanuel de Roquefeuil
Interview | Vice president and country director–India, Thales, Emmanuel de Roquefeuil
~April 2018
‘We believe PHAROS will be a great asset and will significantly add to the fire control capabilities of the Indian armed forces and also customers worldwide’
By Force India
Interview | EVP marketing and business development, Rafael, Giora Katz
Interview | EVP marketing and business development, Rafael, Giora Katz
~April 2018
‘Trophy has so far saved dozens of soldiers’ lives, ever since its first deployment in August 2009, especially in Operation Protective Edge’
By Force India
Interview | Vice-president, strategy and business development, Lockheed Martin, Dr Vivek Lall
Interview | Vice-president, strategy and business development, Lockheed Martin, Dr Vivek Lall
~April 2018
‘We Intend to Create Far More Than an F-16 ‘Assembly Line’ In India. We Plan to Introduce Two New Words into the Lexicon of International Fighter Aircraft Manufacturing: India and Exclusive’
By Force India
Interview | Chairman and Managing Director, Naval Group in India, Rear Admiral Rahul Kumar Shrawat (retd)
Interview | Chairman and Managing Director, Naval Group in India, Rear Admiral Rahul Kumar Shrawat (retd)
~April 2018
‘I Cannot Think of Any Other International Partnership for a Complex Platform Such as Submarine Having Worked as Well’
By Force India
Interview | Country Head, MBDA Group, India, Loïc Piedevache | April 2018
Interview | Country Head, MBDA Group, India, Loïc Piedevache | April 2018
~April 2018
‘L&T MBDA Missile Systems Ltd will be exhibiting for the first time at DefExpo 2018 with its own stand and will showcase products that we are offering to Indian armed forces through this JV’
By Force India
Interview | Chairman and managing director, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd, Commodore Rakesh Anand (retd)
Interview | Chairman and managing director, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd, Commodore Rakesh Anand (retd)
~April 2018
‘For the current frigate programme, MDL is resorting to integrated construction methodology wherein the ships’ blocks are pre-outfitted in the shop itself’
By Force India
Interview | Chairman and Country Head, Saab India, Jan Widerström
Interview | Chairman and Country Head, Saab India, Jan Widerström
~April 2018
‘Our plans in India are based not just on selling products but on creating a defence eco-system which would involve hundreds of Tier 1, 2 and 3 partners, vendors and suppliers’
By Force India
Interview | External Communication, Nexter Systems, Laetitia Blandin
Interview | External Communication, Nexter Systems, Laetitia Blandin
~April 2018
‘Our priority is to build our technological know-how and to show that Nexter offers a full range of medium calibre weaponry and related ammunition, an artillery system with ammunition as well as armoured vehicle family ranging from APC to IFV’
By Force India
By Invitation | Managing director, India, Pratt & Whitney, Palash Roy Chowdhury
By Invitation | Managing director, India, Pratt & Whitney, Palash Roy Chowdhury
~March 2018
‘The GTF programme is continuing to attract new orders and is ramping up production deliveries, all the while supporting a growing in-service fleet. It’s the industry-disrupting technologies that set the GTF apart from its competition’
By Force India
Interview | Senior vice president, Asia Pacific & India Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Dr Dinesh Keskar
Interview | Senior vice president, Asia Pacific & India Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Dr Dinesh Keskar
~March 2018
'For more than 75 years, we have supported India’s airlines with the very best airplanes and services, and we have deep knowledge of what they need to be successful in this very competitive market'
By Force India
Interview | Dean, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, University of Bath, Professor David Galbreath
Interview | Dean, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, University of Bath, Professor David Galbreath
~March 2018
‘The GTF programme is continuing to attract new orders and is ramping up production deliveries, all the while supporting a growing in-service fleet. It’s the industry-disrupting technologies that set the GTF apart from its competition’
By Force India
Interview | Director General, Central Reserve Police Force, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, IPS
Interview | Director General, Central Reserve Police Force, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, IPS
~December 2017
‘80% of our deployment is in operational theatres. It does cause a lot of stress in the sense that he (the soldier) works away from the family in hostile environment’
By Force India
Interview | Chairman, FICCI defence committee, whole-time director and senior executive VP for L&T’s defence business, Jayant Damodar Patil
Interview | Chairman, FICCI defence committee, whole-time director and senior executive VP for L&T’s defence business, Jayant Damodar Patil
~December 2017
'The Longer the Programme (P-75I) Gets Delayed, The Certainty of Mazagon Being Allowed to Bid Increases'
By Force India
Interview | Chief of Integrated Staff to Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee Lt Gen. Satish Dua
Interview | Chief of Integrated Staff to Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee Lt Gen. Satish Dua
~December 2017
‘Achieving joint-ness and integration is a continuous process and it is work in progress. A lot has been done, is being done and is yet to be done’
By Force India
Interview | Chairman and Managing Director, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd, Commodore Rakesh Anand (retd) | December 2017
Interview | Chairman and Managing Director, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd, Commodore Rakesh Anand (retd) | December 2017
~December 2017
“During the last one year we have started to look at exports in a focussed manner. We have created an exports promotion team in the shipyard, which did not exist earlier. We have sent mailers to all our defence attaches worldwide so that they can keep us abreast with export opportunities.”
By Force India
Interview | Flag Officer Commanding in Chief, Western Naval Command Vice Admiral Girish Luthra PVSM, AVSM
Interview | Flag Officer Commanding in Chief, Western Naval Command Vice Admiral Girish Luthra PVSM, AVSM
~December 2017
‘Given That Now We Keep Certain Ships in War-Readiness State All the Time…, Some Ships Would Be Ready Immediately (in Case of a Crisis)’
By Force India
Interview | Inspector General Nuclear Submarines, Vice Admiral Srikant
Interview | Inspector General Nuclear Submarines, Vice Admiral Srikant
~December 2017
‘The final choice for P-75(I) AIP would emerge based on developmental timelines of indigenous AIP vis-à-vis timelines by which integration data can be provided to the platform designer’
By Force India
Interview | Air Vice Marshal V S Bharti YSM VM VSM, IG (Air) Border Security Force
Interview | Air Vice Marshal V S Bharti YSM VM VSM, IG (Air) Border Security Force
~November 2017
'A proposal for attaining self-regulatory status in the BSF Air Wing is in the process and under consideration at MHA'
By Force India
Interview | Country Head, MBDA Group, India, Loïc Piedevache | November 2017
Interview | Country Head, MBDA Group, India, Loïc Piedevache | November 2017
~November 2017
‘The JV represents an exciting new development for MBDA and India as it provides the ideal vehicle for advancing the “Make in India” strategy’
By Force India
Interview | Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VM, ADC | October 2017
Interview | Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VM, ADC | October 2017
~October 2017
‘The IAF is Interested in Avenger Class of HALE UAV and Will Consider This Case, if Offered by The US’
By Force India
Interview | President Boeing India, Pratyush Kumar
Interview | President Boeing India, Pratyush Kumar
~October 2017
‘The F/A-18 will provide unmatched benefits to not only the Indian armed forces but also to India’s indigenous aerospace manufacturing sector’
By Force India
Interview | Director General, Border Security Force, K.K. Sharma
Interview | Director General, Border Security Force, K.K. Sharma
~August 2017
‘We Have Taken a Very Important Initiative in the Form of Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System to Modernise the Fence’
By Force India
Interview | CEO, Safran India, Stephane Lauret
Interview | CEO, Safran India, Stephane Lauret
~August 2017
‘Nearly 800 Platforms Deployed by the Indian Armed Forces Are Equipped with Safran Inertial Reference Systems’
By Force India
Interview | Managing director, Naval Group in India, Bernard Buisson
Interview | Managing director, Naval Group in India, Bernard Buisson
~August 2017
‘Naval Group in India is Keen to Have the DRDO AIP Integrated in the P75 Submarines Sooner or Later’
By Force India
Interview | Flag Officer Commanding in Chief, Eastern Naval Command, Vice Admiral HCS Bisht
Interview | Flag Officer Commanding in Chief, Eastern Naval Command, Vice Admiral HCS Bisht
~August 2017
‘The Indian P-8I and the US P-8A Have a Considerable Amount of Commonality... the P-8I is Perfectly Capable of Operating Alongside the P-8A’
By Force India
Interview | President, United Aircraft Corporation, Yury Slyusar
Interview | President, United Aircraft Corporation, Yury Slyusar
~August 2017
‘In Time UAC Will Become a Single Window For all Aftersales Support Activities for all Aviation Platforms Developed and Manufactured in Russia’
By Force India
Interview | Chairman, Defence Research and Development Organisation and Secretary, Department of Defence R&D, Dr S. Christopher
Interview | Chairman, Defence Research and Development Organisation and Secretary, Department of Defence R&D, Dr S. Christopher
~August 2017
‘We are Keen on Inducting DRDO AIP Without Any Add-Ons. Our Prototype is Available and Working… (it) has Been Partially Tested. The Full Testing Should be Ready by the End of This Year’
By Force India