RA News Desk

New Delhi. India on Thursday, May 7 achieved a major milestone in indigenous defence technology with the successful maiden flight trial of the Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation (TARA) weapon system, an indigenous glide weapon...

New Delhi. The Government on Saturday, May 9 appointed Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan as the next Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), succeeding Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, who retires on May 31. A specialist...

New Delhi. The Government has appointed NS Raja Subramani as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), succeeding Anil Chauhan, whose tenure ends on May 30. A highly decorated officer with more than four...

TOYOTA, Japan. SkyDrive Inc. (SkyDrive), a leading Japanese developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, announced the formation of Japan’s first consortium for the commercial operation and joint usage of an eVTOL...

San Fernando (Cádiz). Navantia’s San Fernando shipyard on May 8 held the keel-laying event for the seventh corvette it is building for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF). The ship, Construction No. 576, will...

Istanbul, Turkiye. EDGE, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, and Baykar, an international leader in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and artificial intelligence technology, have signed two agreements at SAHA 2026...

HYDERABAD. Skyroot Aerospace, India’s leading private space launch company, on May 7 announced raising nearly $60 million at a pre-money valuation of $1.1 billion making it a unicorn. The round was co-led by Sherpalo Ventures...

Bengaluru: Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has been declared as the "Winner" in the 4th edition of the Free Press Journal and CareEdge Annual Report Awards (Aerospace & Defence category). Sabhari V, AGM (Finance)/CO,...

Mumbai:  A meeting of the Committee on Material and Fuel Research on the International Research Centre on the basis of MBIR reactor (IRC MBIR) Advisory Board was held in Moscow. MBIR multipurpose fast-neutron research reactor...

Abu Dhabi, UAE: EDGE’s space-focused entity, FADA, has finalised a contract with Orbitworks, an Abu Dhabi-based satellite integrator, to support assembly, integration, and testing (AIT) capabilities on Sirb-1, the first phase of Sirb, the...

New Delhi. As the character of warfare undergoes a decisive transformation, India is accelerating its preparedness for a future defined not just by firepower, but by scale, speed, and technological adaptability. Senior military leadership has...

Amaravati: In a major milestone for India’s indigenous defence and aerospace ambitions, the Government of Andhra Pradesh has formally extended full state support and commitments for the establishment of a world-class Aircraft Integration and Flight...

Mumbai: The Aerospace business of Godrej Enterprises Group is strengthening India’s aero engine and high-value aerospace manufacturing capabilities through advanced precision engineering, world-class quality execution, and deep trust built with leading global players. As the only...