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New Delhi:  The Indian Air Force has grounded its entire fleet of around 30 single-seat Tejas Light Combat Aircraft following a crash on February 7, 2026, attributed to a suspected brake failure. The incident occurred...

New Delhi: General Atomics, fresh from securing a $3 billion contract to deliver 31 Sea/SkyGuardian MQ-9B armed UAVs to India, has signalled openness to supplying an advanced variant equipped with Airborne Early Warning (AEW)...

Abu Dhabi, UAE: EDGE Group of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Safran Electronics & Defense, an international high-technology group operating in the aviation, defence and space market, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

New Delhi: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has marked a significant milestone in India's push towards aerospace self-reliance by expanding its role in critical fighter jet programmes. Following its successful delivery of Compact Heat Exchangers...

New Delhi. Airbornics Defence & Space Pvt. Ltd. (ADSL), Defence Division of JCBL Group, successfully tested its indigenously developed 28-ft Heavy Air Drop System at the Mahajan Field Firing Ranges on February 17, 2026. The Army Airborne Training School (AATS) carried out the testing,...

New Delhi: Hensoldt and Dronamics will build a joint unmanned airborne platform and Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) solution. Built around the Dromamics’ Black Swan long-range cargo drone and Hensoldt’s MissionGrid suite, the...

Warsaw: A new programme to produce low-cost air defence systems and autonomous drones using Ukrainian expertise has been announced by five European nations. The initiative of the E5 nations — France, Poland, Germany, the United...

Panaji: The 5th edition of the Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC-26) was successfully conducted at Naval War College, Goa on February 21, 2026, bringing together Chiefs of Navies and senior maritime leaders from 15 Indian...

New Delhi. Adani Defence & Aerospace, a leading player in India’s aerospace and defence, and the flagship company of Adani Enterprises Ltd and Embraer, have exchanged an enhanced Memorandum of Understanding regarding the establishment of...

Washington: The US Navy wants a new anti-radiation missile with a longer range than existing weapons. The Advanced Emission Suppression Missile, or AESM, “must be compatible with existing launch platforms (e.g. F-18, F-35) and infrastructure...

Vandenberg Space Force Base (California): The US Air Force’s troubled Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile programme faces significant risks from software delays and an extended reliance on the aging Minuteman III system. However, a January 2024 Nunn-McCurdy...

Paris: BAE Systems said the production pipeline for the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet is filled until the start of final assembly of the sixth-generation stealth aircraft being developed through the Global Combat Air Programme,...

The theme for DEFSAT 2026 is “Space at the Core of National Security”, reflecting the growing strategic importance of space in India’s defence and security architecture.  The event features a comprehensive agenda spanning operational...