India's decision to choose France's Dassault Aviation firm to supply 126 fighters is just the start of a long path strewn with red tape, analysts say, as India will likely insist on participation from its defence industry.
French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation has clinched a $12 billion deal to supply the Indian military with 126 Rafale fighter jets in a major setback for rival bidder Eurofighter Typhoon.
After a one-day delay, the Russian rocket Soyuz successfully blasted off from its base in French Guiana on Friday carrying satellites for the Galileo project, a European version of the US Global Positioning System (GPS).
The lift-off of the Russian rocket Soyuz was delayed Thursday after an "anomaly" was detected. The rocket was to carry the first satellites of the Galileo project, a European version of the US Global Positioning System or GPS, into space.
European astronomers have found a planet that may be habitable, though only just. The planet, discovered by special planet-hunting instruments in Chile, is thought to be humid and to experience temperatures of 50 degrees Celsius.
We take a look at a business which analyses our world by using satellite images and aerial shots. We head to Madrid and Toulouse, where experts are developing this rapidly-growing industry known as "geo-information".
American Airlines ordered 260 passenger jets from Airbus Wednesday - the European plane manufacturer's first US order for decades. The news marks an end to a longstanding monopoly by rival Boeing, which will supply 200 planes.
Two former Argentinean military rulers are now on trial over charges relating to the kidnapping of babies from political prisoners during the dictatorship. In Cuba, the Communist Party will hold its first congress in 14 years. And finally, Boeing wins the contract of the century, an order for 149 aerial refuelling tankers.
An unmanned Ariane rocket successfully launched into space Wednesday with the heaviest ever payload. The rocket contained supplies for the International Space Station. A first attempt to launch the rocket was spiked due to technical difficulties.
