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After Op Sindoor, India Builds Its Own Eyes in Orbit

Bengaluru: Digantara, a space domain awareness and defence intelligence company, on August 18 unveiled MOSAIC, an AI-powered, distributed optical sensor network that gives a nation continuous, real-time custody of objects in Low Earth Orbit...

GE Aerospace Engineers in Bengaluru Advance New Services Technologies to Support Customers

Bengaluru. GE Aerospace announced August 18 that engineers at its Bengaluru technology centre are helping advance and scale new services and maintenance technologies that improve engine durability, reliability, and time on wing for customers worldwide. This...

Eye in the Sky: India Leases MQ-9B Drones for Rs 1,943 Crore

The Ministry of Defence formally inked the agreement with US defence major General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) in New Delhi. The 30-month lease arrangement ensures continuous maritime domain awareness across critical sea lanes...

New High-Tech Composite Center for 300 Employees in Central Switzerland Begins Operations

New Delhi: With its striking new “Schwarzhorn” building, Pilatus has officially opened an ultra-modern centre of advanced composite competence in canton Nidwalden: effective immediately, the development and production of composite components will be united under one...

TCR Engineering Becomes First Indian Group with Two Nadcap AC7101 Materials Testing Laboratories

Navi Mumbai / Vadodra: TCR Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd. has become the first Indian group to hold Nadcap accreditation for Materials Testing at two of its own independent laboratories, strengthening India's domestic capability to...

Reliance, Rolls-Royce Team Up for AMCA Fighter Engine

In a transformative milestone for India’s defence manufacturing sector, Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Limited and British aerospace pioneer Rolls-Royce announced a strategic partnership to design, develop, manufacture and deliver a sovereign combat engine for...

India Flies First Jet-Powered Loitering Munition

Indian defence technology startup Kawa UAV Pvt Ltd achieved a major technological breakthrough on August 11, 2026, with the successful maiden flight of the Divyastra Mk3. The platform represents India's first indigenous, jet-powered loitering...

India Seals Rs 1,577-Crore Precision Strike Deal

The Indian Ministry of Defence has awarded contracts valued at approximately ₹1,577 crore to private defence firms Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) and NIBE Pvt Ltd. Signed on August 13, the landmark procurement covers...

Honouring Freedom, Nurturing the Future: GRSE Celebrates 80 Years of India’s Freedom with New Identity for Shipbuilding Units Honouring Bengal’s Legends

Kolkata: The spirit of patriotism and national pride prevailed at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd as the shipyard celebrated India’s 80th Independence Day on Saturday, August 15, 2026, at its headquarters in Kolkata. Cmde...

YARI Robotics Launches YARI V6X and YARI Atlas, its Flight Controller and Data Platform for Small Unmanned Vehicles

Coimbatore. YARI Robotics announced the worldwide launch of YARI V6X, its flight controller for unmanned vehicles, and YARI Atlas, a data platform designed to accelerate autonomy development and simplify vehicle operations. YARI Robotics is building...

Tech-led Manufacturing Platform Zetwerk Files UDRHP to Raise Rs 2,600 Crore via Fresh Issue

Mumbai: Zetwerk, a technology-led, asset-light manufacturing platform for industrial and consumer goods in India and globally, has filed its Updated Draft Red Herring Prospectus (UDRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The...

IAF Hunts for 150 New Trainer Jets to Groom Its Next Fighter Pilots

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has formally launched the process to acquire around 150 next-generation Stage-III jet trainers, issuing a Request for Information (RFI) to Indian and global aerospace manufacturers in what...

IAI Posts Record Profits as Order Backlog Hits $35 Billion

Tel Aviv: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has delivered the best financial performance in its history, posting a 40% surge in net income for the first half of 2026 alongside a record-breaking order backlog that...
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