NEW DELHI—India has yet again scrapped its efforts to acquire 197 light reconnaissance and surveillance helicopters (RSH) for its army and air force, shattering the hopes of Airbus Helicopters and Russia’s Kamov. Airbus Helicopters’ AS 350 Fennec and Kamov’s 226 Sergei successfully completed their field trials in December 2010. Officials from the teams were unavailable for comment.

NEW DELHI—As part of its effort to expedite military modernization, India is likely to finalize several pending defense deals, including the purchase

NEW DELHI — India has officially barred Finmeccanica from bidding on its future weapons-supply deals but has allowed the Italian defense major to