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Aviation India: 2027 Will be a Landmark Year for India and Aviation Sustainability

New Delhi: Indian aviation has arrived at a critical new phase in its sustainability journey, as 2027 will mark India’s entry into the mandatory phase of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International...

Digi Yatra Brings Identity Verification to International Departures, with BLR Airport using SITA SmartPath

Bengaluru. Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (BLR Airport) is using SITA SmartPath to enable eligible international passengers to verify their identity once and then be recognised at terminal entry, security and boarding. The initiative forms part...

NavTech Unveils Optical Wireless System with QKD, Pitches 10Gbps Data Rate for Secure Networks

New Delhi. Indian company Nav Wireless Technologies, known as NavTech, says its OpticSpectra 10G QKD system can transmit data at speeds of up to 10 gigabits per second over free-space optical links of up...

Rafale-M Lands on INS Vikrant, Begins Carrier Trials

The aircraft landed aboard INS Vikrant on October 29, completing the recovery on its maiden attempt, the Indian Navy said the following day. It also took off from the carrier during the trials. The...

Satlyt Tests Satellite Computing in Orbit

The test, completed earlier this month after 13 months of work, was conducted with the University of Houston as part of a NASA-funded research project. Satlyt’s software assessed how computing tasks could be allocated...

NVS-03 Launch Boosts India’s NavIC Ambitions

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the navigation satellite aboard its GSLV-F18 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 11.51 pm on October 30. The spacecraft was successfully injected into...

Mazagon Dock Seeks Partners for Rs 20,000-Crore Shipyards

Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MDL) is sounding out potential partners for proposed shipbuilding clusters at Dighi in Maharashtra and Dugarajapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, as it prepares to move beyond defence work and expand into commercial...

Three Firms Bid for India’s AMCA Fighter

The bids were submitted to the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), which is managing the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme. The competition brings the project into a key procurement phase: the government must evaluate...

HAVELSAN and DICON Sign Defence Technology Cooperation MoU at AFRIDEX

Lagos: HAVELSAN and the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the Africa International Defence Exhibition (AFRIDEX) in Lagos, establishing a framework for potential cooperation across defence...

Accuracy International Joins FN Browning Group

Portsmouth and Liege: FN Browning Group has completed its acquisition of Accuracy International, a designer and manufacturer of precision rifle systems recognised worldwide. Through this acquisition, Accuracy International joins one of the world’s leading small-calibre...

Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia Appointed as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff

New Delhi: Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia, AVSM VM, appointed as Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) will take charge on November 01, 2026. Presently, he is the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern...

India Clears Rs 40,000-Crore Navy Warship Project

The Cabinet Committee on Security, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cleared the project at a meeting on Wednesday, October 28, according to reports citing government officials. Contracts are expected to be signed in...

EDGE Group Tests Home-Grown 155mm Artillery Round

eDGE Group has completed the first live-fire test of a UAE-designed 155mm artillery round, marking an early milestone in a programme to establish domestic ammunition production and qualification. Lahab, EDGE Group’s medium- to large-calibre ammunition...
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