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Japan Set to Receive First F-35B Fighter Early Next Month

Melbourne: The first of Japan’s Short Take Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) Lockheed-Martin F-35B Lightning II fifth-generation fighters will arrive from the United States in early August, according to the country’s defence ministry. The Ministry...

Exercise Talisman Sabre: US, Allies Firepower Demonstrations Showcased Seamless Interoperability

Rockhampton (Australia): Long-range fires featured prominently at Exercise Talisman Sabre, the largest war games of their kind ever held in Australia. Various anti-ship missile firings demonstrated the ability of the US and its allies to...

India’s First Private Test Facility Commissioned by TEMA India

New Delhi: TEMA India Ltd. has commissioned India’s first private test facility for the upgradation of depleted heavy water, marking a significant milestone in the country’s nuclear sector and advancing the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative...

Bharat Forge to Establish State-of-the-Art Ring Mill for Aerospace Applications

Pune. Bharat Forge Ltd. (BFL), a global leader in advanced forging and precision engineering, will establish a new advanced ring mill dedicated to aerospace applications, following the signing of contracts with Pratt & Whitney, Canada for the supply of aerospace components. The new ring mill will be set up as part of BFL’s ongoing expansion of its aerospace manufacturing capabilities. This...

User Evaluation Trials: DRDO Conducts Two Successful Flight Tests of Pralay Missile

New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted two consecutive successful flight tests of the Pralay missile from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha on July 28...

Pentagon Unit Seeks Field Testing for Drones

Washington: For most of the firms that participated in a late June drone trial staged by the Defence Innovation Unit in remote Alaska, it was the first time their systems had flown outside of...

Mitigating Drone Threats: US Wargames Explore Drone Attacks Defence

Washington: In March 2025, the US government conducted a wargame on how to defend military bases in the United States from drone attacks. Just three months later, what had seemed a theoretical possibility became frighteningly...

US Space Force’s Eighth X-37B Spaceplane Launch to Focus on Space-based Communications and Quantum Sensing Experiments

Washington: The Space Force’s X-37B spaceplane will take off on its eighth mission next month, this time with experiments focused on space-based communications and quantum sensing. “These experiments come as part of a broader push...

Construction of First Indigenous Air Cushion Vehicle for Indian Coast Guard Commences

New Delhi: Indian Coast Guard (ICG) marked a major milestone with the commencement of construction of its first Indigenously built Air Cushion Vehicle (ACV) at Chowgule and Company Private Limited, Goa. This follows the...

Projects Worth Rs 29,558 Crore Cleared by Government for Indigenous Defence Technology Development 

New Delhi: The Indian government has approved projects worth ₹29,558.66 crore for the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) over the past three years to enhance indigenous defence technologies, according to a government report. The...

Landmark Defence Deal: India Set to Purchase Shield AI’s V-BAT Combat Drones, Establish Local Manufacturing

New Delhi: India is on the verge of finalising a landmark defence deal with US-based Shield AI that will enable the Indian Air Force (IAF) to acquire the advanced V-BAT combat drones while also...

India-Singapore Joint Military Exercise ‘Bold Kurukshetra 2025’ Commences

New Delhi: The 14th edition of the India-Singapore joint military exercise, named Exercise Bold Kurukshetra 2025, commenced on July 27, and will continue until August 4, at Jodhpur in Rajasthan. The exercise involves the...

SQuAD Forging Receives NADCAP Accreditation for Its Forging Process

Belagavi. SQuAD Forging India Private Limited (“SQuAD”), a manufacturer of forged components for the aerospace industry, has earned the prestigious NADCAP accreditation for its forging process (metallic materials manufacturing). SQuAD is a joint venture company of Aequs Limited...
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