New Delhi: US defence major Lockheed Martin has bagged a deal expected to be worth over Rs 100 crore for supplying laser-guided bombs (LGBs) for the Jaguar fighter aircraft fleet in the Indian Air Force (IAF). The IAF plans to induct more than 100 bunker-buster LGBs for its Jaguar warplanes to destroy strongly fortified enemy targets. "We have emerged as the lowest bidders in the deal for supplying LGBs to...
09:40 AM, Apr 04, 2012
Washington: Suspicion that some individual or entity in China was behind a recent cyber attack on Lockheed Martin is growing among experts and agencies looking into the incident. "It's unclear at this point precisely who conducted the attacks, but given past history with these sorts of things, there's a strong tendency to look east. The Far East, in fact, and a country that not so long ago hosted the Olympics,"...
09:34 AM, Jun 03, 2011
Chicago: The Mumbai attack trial in a US court resumed on Tuesday with co-accused David Headley testifying that al Qaeda leader Illyas Kashmiri had a plan to kill CEO of Lockheed Martin in frustration over drone attacks along the Af-Pak border. Headley, a Pakistani-American, said this while being cross-examined by defence lawyer of Tawahhur Hussain Rana, a 26/11 co-accused and a Canadian of Pakistani origin who is standing trial after...
09:51 PM, May 31, 2011
New York: This cyber attack didn't go after people playing war games on their PlayStations. It targeted a company that helps the US military do the real thing. Lockheed Martin says it was the recent target of a "significant and tenacious" hack, although the defence contractor and the Department of Homeland Security insist the attack was thwarted before any critical data was stolen. The effort highlighted the fact that some...
09:05 AM, May 30, 2011
New Delhi: Hackers had reportedly infiltrated the computer networks of America's top defence contractor Lockheed Martin. The security breach was first detected on May 22 and was hushed up. The company immediately moved in to damage control mode and shut down most of its remote access. It's not clear if any sensitive information was stolen or compromised. However, Lockheed Martin said it had successfully thwarted "a significant and tenacious" attack...
04:34 PM, May 29, 2011
Washington: Corporate America wants Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to give positive indications on raising the FDI cap in insurance sector and opening multi-brand retailing during presentation of budget. In their wish list to Mukherjee, as he prepares to present his annual budget in less than 10 days, the US business houses have sought increasing FDI cap in insurance sector to 49 percent, besides reducing tariff in a whole range...
02:21 PM, Feb 19, 2011
New Delhi: US President Obama offered India many deals in the field of technology during his recent visit. He also decided to take Indian organisations off the banned entities list. "And we will take organisations involved in civil space and defence off the so called entities list," Obama announced in New Delhi on Monday. Now American companies like Lockheed Martin can collaborate with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on...
02:53 PM, Nov 10, 2010
London: Alastair Cook, England's new one-day captain, has responded to being dubbed a "plodder" by ex-England skipper Michael Atherton by saying "it takes one to know one". Cook was England's star batsman during their Ashes triumph in Australia and was in the runs again during the recent 1-0 Test series win against Sri Lanka. But there have long been concerns as to whether he scores his runs at a fast-enough...
12:13 PM, Feb 07, 2008
The 30-minute sortie in F-16 seems to have only whetted Ratan Tata's appetite for more. ...
05:14 PM, Feb 08, 2007
Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata will the multi-role combat aircraft F-16 at the Aero India 2007 on Thursday. ...
06:08 PM, Feb 07, 2007
India has sought information on buying its first US military aircraft - six Lockheed Martin C-130J cargo planes. ...
08:28 AM, Dec 16, 2006
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