HAL is major beneficiary of latest Indian procurement approvals
India has approved millions of dollars in new military purchases, most of which will go to public sector companies.
Republic Airways Holdings has reported preliminary passenger traffic results for February 2009 covering all its operating airline subsidiaries, Chautauqua Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America.
The company generated 693.4 million revenue passenger miles (RPMs), a 2.7% decrease from the same month last year (713 million), while available seat miles (ASMs) increased 2.0% from 1,018 million in February 2008 to 1,038 million.
Load factor was 66.8% versus 70.0% in February 2008. A total of 1,382,226 passengers were carried during the month, a 0.6% decrease from the same month last year when 1,389,943 passengers travelled.
India has approved millions of dollars in new military purchases, most of which will go to public sector companies.
The main obstacles to overcoming risks in the region are a lack of a strong cybersecurity culture and inadequate funds to invest in this domain given a widespread Chinese presence in the region.
MBDA is adapting to supply chain pressures as the Russian invasion of Ukraine leads to increased demand for armaments.
Despite the additional funding promised this week, the UK armed forces still look set to face cutbacks, and maintaining international commitments to AUKUS and GCAP may limit the options for other programmes.
This week on the Shephard Defence Podcast, senior naval reporter Harry Lye and military training & simulation reporter Norbert Neumann chat with Professor John Louth.
Although the Pentagon claims that current systems can detect this type of threat, it has confirmed that measures will be taken in order to maintain the US's edge over its adversaries.