Defence Industry

LAGOS, NIGERIA. Visitor registration is now open for AFRIDEX 2026, the Africa International Defence Exhibition, taking place from October 26–29, 2026 at Eko Atlantic, Lagos, Nigeria. Hosted with the formal support of the Federal Republic...

Grand Prairie, United States. Airbus has finalised a contract for the purchase of 10 H125 helicopters by US Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (CBP AMO). These aircraft will be operated by...

Ankara, Türkiye. At the NATO Summit Defence Forum, the governments of Belgium, Croatia, France, Poland, Spain, Türkiye and the United Kingdom, launched a High Visibility Project for the Airbus A400M. This multinational initiative builds on the...

HYDERABAD. Marking a momentous milestone for India's defence sector, the indigenous "UGRAM" 7.62x51 mm battle rifle has successfully cleared key tests conducted by the Indian Army and the Ministry of Home Affairs. Developed within a...

MUMBAI. Industry major Raymond Limited has announced the strategic appointment of Bhanu Prakash Srivastava as the Chief Executive Officer of its defence business. The decision marks a significant step forward in the textile and engineering...

Tel Aviv: Israeli company Axon Vision, has successfully integrated its EDGE ClearSky system with RETIA’s radar and the TSG command and control (C&C) system in the Czech Republic, demonstrating a multi-sensor capability for detecting...

The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), the trilateral effort by the United Kingdom, Italy and Japan to build a sixth-generation stealth fighter, has taken a major financial and technical step forward. On  July 3, 2026,...

Britain's Royal Navy has begun an extended testing programme for XV Excalibur, the largest uncrewed submarine it has ever operated, following a contract notice published on June 25 confirming a £6.68 million ($9 million)...

In a move aimed at giving India's defence manufacturing ecosystem long-term business certainty, the Indian Army has approved a five-year pipeline of restoration and modernisation orders worth more than ₹75,000 crore for its ageing...

A small demonstrator aircraft lifted off a dirt airstrip in western India after rolling forward barely 22 metres - roughly the length of two school buses - in a test that has validated a technology...

Adani Defence & Aerospace, the defence and aerospace arm of Adani Enterprises Limited, formally broke ground on a major missile manufacturing project in Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh, on 5 July 2026. Company officials describe the...

Bengaluru: Hical Technologies, a Bengaluru-based precision electromechanical manufacturer serving global aerospace and defence platforms, July 6 announced the groundbreaking of its new 160,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Hosur, Tamil Nadu.  The facility is being developed...

NEW DELHI. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), India's premier decision-making body for military procurement, chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, has accorded critical Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) approvals for capital acquisitions totaling ₹52,000 crore. This wide-ranging...