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US Navy Awards Saildrone $16.3 Million Task Order to Extend Operations of the Voyager USV Fleet

Washington: Following the recent announcement that a Saildrone Voyager unmanned surface vehicle directly aided the US Navy during a drug interdiction in the Caribbean that led to the seizure of more than $81 million...

US Army Searching for Small Drone Destroyer Surface-to-Air Missile

Washington: The US Army is searching for a surface-to-air missile that can destroy small drones. The Next Generation C-sUAS Missile project comes as the US and other nations are pursuing lasers, microwaves and other...

Taiwan Launches Major Military Drills to Test Commanders’ Ability

Taipei: Taiwan began major military drills August 5 to test commanders’ ability to fight on the fly when enemy movements defy expectations, while temporarily limiting internet access for the first time, senior Taiwan officials...

Israel MOD Director General Meets Leading Defence-Tech and Startup CEOs on Strategy, Ministry Orders Reached Approx. $330 Million – Double the Same Period Last...

Tel Aviv: Israel Ministry of Defence (IMOD) Director General, Maj Gen (Res.) Amir Baram held a brainstorming session with the CEOs of roughly 20 leading defence-tech and startup companies, focused on the Ministry's strategy...

Significant Progress: NAL Develops Indigenous Cf/C-SiC Composites and Silicon Nitride Radomes

New Delhi: CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories has made significant progress in the indigenous development of carbon fibre reinforced carbon–silicon carbide ceramic matrix composites. These Cf/C-SiC composites have been designed for critical  aerospace applications such as aircraft...

Boeing India Announces Winners of University Innovation Leadership Development Programme 

BENGALURU. Boeing announced seven teams comprising university students and early-stage start-up entrepreneurs as winners of the fifth edition of the Boeing University Innovation Leadership Development (BUILD) programme 2026. The winning teams are Aerosearch Technologies, Alkamy...

HAL Inaugurates India’s First High-Thrust Engine Test Bed in Odisha

New Delhi: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has inaugurated India’s first indigenous high‑thrust engine test bed at its Koraput Division in Odisha, while also extending the Total Technical Life (TTL) of the AL‑31FP turbofan engine...

US Asst Secretary Paul Kapur’s India Visit to Focus on Deepening Strategic Partnerships, Expanding Commercial Ties

New  Delhi: US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs S Paul Kapur has embarked on a week-long diplomatic tour covering India, Uzbekistan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and Kazakhstan from August 5...

India Reaffirms its Commitment to Safeguard Chabahar Port

New Delhi:  India has reaffirmed its commitment to the Chabahar Port project in Iran, with the Ministry of External Affairs stating that it remains in contact with all partners and stakeholders involved in the...

France’s Military Drone Production Shifts from Policy Ambition to Industrial Implementation 

Paris: France’s push to enlist its car industry to produce military drones is moving to industrial implementation, as partnerships between automakers, car-part suppliers and defence firms turn lessons from the war in Ukraine into...

SDHI Wins Order from Svitzer to Build Four TRAnsverse 3200 Tugs

Mumbai: Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Limited (SDHI), India’s largest shipbuilding and heavy engineering company, has secured a contract from Denmark-based towage operator Svitzer A/S to construct four advanced TRAnsverse 3200 tugs. Deliveries for the...

IG Defence Positions India’s Shahed-Class KAL Drone for Global Export Amid Rising Gulf Tensions

New Delhi: As geopolitical developments across the Gulf continue to reshape global defence priorities, demand for long-range autonomous strike systems is accelerating. Against this backdrop, IG Defence is positioning KAL, India’s indigenous Shahed-class long-range...

AM/NS India Steel Powers Indian Navy’s Newly Commissioned INS Malvan

New Delhi/Mumbai: ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) supplied 100% of the specialised steel required to build INS Malvan, the Indian Navy's latest indigenously built Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Watercraft (ASW-SWC), commissioned on July 22, 2026 at...
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