RA News Desk

Toulouse, France: Just two months after acquiring VoltAero’s assets, AURA AERO on September 16 returned the Cassio S hybrid-electric demonstrator to flight at Rochefort Airport, under its new name: X-VOLT.  One of the first hybrid-electric...

Bengaluru: Bellatrix Aerospace, a Bengaluru-based in-space mobility company, unveiled its new GNR-series Star Tracker at the 9th edition of Bengaluru Space Expo (BSX) 2026, held from September 7 to 9 at the Bangalore International...

Mumbai. Achilles, a global leader in supply chain risk and performance management, on September 16 announced the launch of Achilles Action Plans, a new module designed to help procurement and supply chain teams turn verified...

Aproposal to bring 50 Russian regional aircraft to India is drawing attention not only for its potential to improve connectivity, but also for its possible role in establishing a domestic civil-aircraft manufacturing capability. Omkam Aviations...

India has announced a package of policy initiatives aimed at bringing smaller companies and start-ups deeper into the country’s defence research, development and manufacturing ecosystem. The measures were unveiled by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at...

Swarm Aero has introduced Gamera, a large uncrewed aircraft intended to offer the US Air Force a lower-cost option for long-range strike and sensing missions. The California-based company revealed the aircraft at the Air...

Pratt & Whitney has authorised Hermeus to manufacture the F100-PW-229, one of the most widely used fighter engines in the US military inventory. The production licencing agreement creates a new qualified American source for...

Nagpur, Maharashtra-based, Solar Industries India’s proposed acquisition of South Africa-based Omnia Holdings could become a landmark transaction for India’s expanding defence-industrial sector, taking an Indian manufacturer’s global ambitions well beyond exports and joint ventures. The...

BAE Systems has introduced Shadow EW, a new family of compact electronic-warfare systems intended for small airborne platforms operating in contested environments. The company says the systems are designed to provide situational awareness and self-defence...

Altensteig-Wart, Germany. Flensburg Technology Systems (FTS), in collaboration with the German Special Forces Command (KSK), on September 15 presented  the first new light airborne combat vehicle (“TAHR”) as part of the opening ceremony of...

New Delhi: Bharat Forge Limited and Pratt & Whitney Canada on September 15 announced that they will work together to evaluate the integration of advanced turboprop engines into a high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial...

Kolkata:  In yet another major step towards Aatmanirbharta and the GoI’s Make in India initiative, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd., a Navratna Defence Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Defence, laid...

The United States has confirmed for the first time that it has placed an offensive-capable weapon in orbit, a disclosure likely to intensify concerns about the militarisation of space. Troy Meink, secretary of the US...