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QNu Labs, BISAG-N and IIT Gandhinagar Demonstrate India’s First 5 km-Scale Free-Space QKD Link

QNu Labs, an Indian deep-tech company, carried out the demonstration of India’s first free-space quantum key distribution (QKD) link in collaboration with Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N) at the Indian...

Bharat Forge and RTX’s Pratt & Whitney Canada Sign a Long-Term Contract for Critical Aerospace Engine Components

Pune: Bharat Forge Ltd. (BFL), a global leader in advanced forging and precision engineering, has secured a long-term contract with Pratt & Whitney Canada, a world-renowned aerospace engine manufacturer, for the supply of mission-critical...

Expanding Maritime Capabilities: Indian Navy to Add Two Specialised Ships

New Delhi. The Indian Navy is preparing to commission INS Samarthak, its first multi-purpose vessel, and INS Mangrol, a shallow-water anti-submarine warfare craft, in a move aimed at expanding specialised maritime capabilities without diverting...

IAF Chief Flags Tejas Delays

New Delhi. The Indian Air Force has acknowledged that delays in the delivery of the Tejas Mk-1A fighter have become significantly longer than planned, highlighting the pressure facing India’s effort to strengthen its combat...

Italy Lays Keel of Second Stealth Submarine

Rome/La Spezia. Fincantieri held the keel-laying ceremony for the Italian Navy’s second U212NFS (Near Future Submarine) at its Muggiano shipyard on October 1, with delivery scheduled for 2030. The milestone moves a four-boat programme...

India’s JWALA Micro-Missile Marks Key Milestone with Successful Solid Rocket Motor Test

Bhubneshwar. Indian defence start-up IG Defence has test-fired two solid rocket motors under its JWALA micro-missile programme, according to a company statement. The test was successfully conducted at approximately 04:00 Hours, advancing JWALA towards...

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Takes Delivery of its First Airbus A350-900

Toulouse, France. Dutch national carrier KLM, member of the Air France-KLM Group, has taken delivery of its first A350-900. The milestone marks the introduction of the latest generation widebody for long-haul operations as part of...

Airbus Delivers First Batch of Next-Generation Satellites for Eutelsat’s OneWeb Constellation

Toulouse, France. Airbus Defence and Space has delivered 32 latest-generation OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites to Eutelsat. The satellites are currently being prepared for shipment from Airbus’ constellation satellite production facility in Toulouse, France,...

6K Additive Executes Final US$27.4 Million EXIM Loan Agreement

Burgettstown, PA: 6K Additive Inc., a leader in the domestic production of premium metal powders and critical materials, has announced that it has executed the final loan agreement with the Export- Import Bank of...

India Nears Rs 80,000 Crore Submarine Deal     

India is in the final stages of approving a deal worth more than ₹80,000 crore to build six advanced conventional submarines domestically in partnership with Germany, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said on Thursday,...

Mahindra Group and Embraer Advance Plans for C-390 Millennium Industrialisation in India; Identify Nagpur as the Location for Assembly Facility, if Selected

Mumbai. Mahindra Group and Embraer are continuing preparatory discussions and planning activities regarding an industrial and support ecosystem for the C-390 Millennium in India, as the companies jointly pursue the Indian Air Force (IAF) Medium...

Airbus Announces Nominations to its Board of Directors

Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Airbus SE announced key changes to its Board of Directors following its meeting held on October 01, 2026. Following the announcement in April 2026 of his decision to step down, René Obermann will...

ICEYE and Nokia Partner to Launch Secure and Sovereign Satellite Communications for Governments and Defence Customers

Helsinki, Finland. ICEYE, the European leader in sovereign intelligence from space, and Nokia, a global leader in connectivity infrastructure, today announced a partnership to develop secure, sovereign and high-performance broadband low Earth orbit (LEO)...
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