RA News Desk

AFRIDEX 2026 to Connect Global Defence Industry with African Buyers Across the Continent

Lagos / New Delhi: Taking place from October 26-29, 2026 in Eko Atlantic, Lagos, Nigeria, the Africa International Defence Exhibition (AFRIDEX) will bring together government decision makers, senior military leaders, and international defence companies...

Boosting Production Capacity: Swedish, Polish Firms Invest in TNT Plants

Warsaw: Swedish company Swebal is building the first trinitrotoluene (TNT) factory to be opened in Sweden since the end of the Cold War, aiming to expand the European-made supply of a key explosive input...

Astra Mk-2 Missile Clear Preliminary Trials, Advances Towards Integrated User Trials

New Delhi: India’s Astra Mk-2, a 240 km-class beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, has passed preliminary trials validating aerodynamics, propulsion, and guidance.  Featuring an indigenous AESA seeker with ECCM, a dual-pulse motor, and a two-way datalink for...

Bilateral Cooperation: India, Germany Decide to Shore Up Ties in Areas of Defence, Energy and Critical Technologies

New Delhi: Under the framework of India-Germany Foreign Office Consultations (FOC), India and Germany have decided to shore up their cooperation in areas of defence, green hydrogen, renewable energy and critical and emerging technologies. In...

Paras Defence Partners with US-based Bandak Aviation Inc. DBA Northstar for Aerial Refuelling Technology

New Delhi: Mumbai-based Paras Defence and Space Technologies has entered into an agreement with US-based Bandak Aviation Inc. DBA Northstar. In a statement issued on April 17, Paras Defence and Space Technologies said that it has...

General Atomics AeroTec Systems Partners SVP Aerospace to Provide Advanced Data Transmission for Do228 NXT

OBERPFAFFENHOFEN. General Atomics AeroTec Systems GmbH (GA-ATS) joins a strategic partnership with SVP Aerospace to provide comprehensive mission equipment solutions for reliable data transmission between the Do228 NXT special mission aircraft and various ground...

CII Northern Region Announces New Office Bearers for 2026–27

New Delhi: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Northern Region has announced new office bearers for 2025-26 at its Annual Regional Meeting held in New Delhi.  Puneet Kaura, Managing Director and CEO, Samtel Avionics, has...

Kongsberg To Supply Waterjets For Indian NGMVs

The Norwegian technology firm Kongsberg Maritime has formalised an agreement to provide 18 substantial Kamewa waterjets for the Indian Navy’s Next-Generation Missile Vessel (NGMV) initiative. This development represents a pivotal expansion for the company, marking...

EDGE and Indra Establish Partnership for Local Radar Production in Brazil

São Paulo, Brazil/ Abu Dhabi, UAE: EDGE, one of the world’s leading defence and advanced technology groups, and Indra Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly explore the development and production...

Air New Zealand Launches World-first Sleep Pods in Economy Class

In their quest to offer something new and unique to their passengers, most of the airlines focus on high paying Business and First-class passengers. However, Air New Zealand focussing on its Economy class passengers,...

TDB-DST Supports Casey Aviation Under India–UK Collaborative R&D Programme for Advanced Hybrid Propulsion in Unmanned Aviation

New Delhi: The Technology Development Board (TDB), Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, has signed an agreement with Casey Aviation Private Limited, Gurugram for the project titled “Boost Electric Jump Take-Off...

Security is Interconnected, Persistent, and Unforgiving, Says CNS Adm Tripathi at Commanders Conference 2026

New Delhi: First day of Indian Navy's Commanders Conference 2026 commenced at Nausena Bhawan on April 14, with an inaugural address by Adm Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff, to senior naval...

Thales Launches FlytEDGE Aura: The Power of FlytEDGE with a Future-ready IFE Seat-end

New Delhi: Thales unveiled at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2026 its new seat-end IFE for the award-winning cloud-native FlytEDGE platform, powered by the Onboard Data Centre. Featuring many industry-firsts that set new standards for aviation, FlytEDGE Aura is the lightest,...
Indian Navy Special Edition 2025spot_img