Defence Industry

New Delhi: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has inaugurated India’s first indigenous high‑thrust engine test bed at its Koraput Division in Odisha, while also extending the Total Technical Life (TTL) of the AL‑31FP turbofan engine...

Mumbai: Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Limited (SDHI), India’s largest shipbuilding and heavy engineering company, has secured a contract from Denmark-based towage operator Svitzer A/S to construct four advanced TRAnsverse 3200 tugs. Deliveries for the...

Washington: The Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) next week will kick off its inaugural Lift Challenge, a weeklong competition that aims to “revolutionise heavy vertical-lift aviation” by finding a drone capable of lifting...

NEW DELHI. In a major push toward modernising India’s national security framework, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has underlined the urgent necessity of deepening integration between the military and civilian components of the Ministry of Defence...

New Delhi: Hyderabad-based  defence start-up Apollyon Dynamics has unveiled the Nightshade ADX-1, a jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicle designed to redefine aerial warfare, media reports said. The UAV is engineered for missions in heavily defended airspace,...

Bruges, Belgium. Sol.One, the Belgian developer of autonomous drone systems and defence technology, on August 3 announces three major steps in its growth trajectory. The company's ambition is to rank among the top 5 UAV...

Bengaluru: Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a Navratna Defence Public Sector Undertaking (PSU), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Esri India Technologies Private Limited on August 3, 2026, aimed for cooperation in surge deployment...

Tel Aviv: Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) of all sorts are playing a greater role in combat. This has been driven by the ongoing war in Ukraine and the recent war with Iran. Israeli company Elbit...

Bengaluru: India's quantum skilling model just changed. Instead of training one classroom at a time, QNu Labs, a global leader in full-stack sovereign quantum cybersecurity, incubated at IIT Madras Research Park and backed by the...

Washington: Chinese military researchers have used outputs from leading US artificial intelligence models developed by OpenAI and Anthropic to train domestic AI systems to advance China’s defence capabilities, according to a Reuters review of...

New Delhi: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has made clear that its immediate priority is meeting India’s growing military aviation requirements before embarking on an aggressive internationl export campaign. Chairman and Managing Director Ravi Kota explained...

New Delhi: Data Patterns (India) Limited has completed the acquisition of a 100% stake in ST Advanced Composites Pvt Ltd, thereby making the Chennai-based company a wholly owned subsidiary. This move represents a significant...

The Tejas Mk1A is India's own fighter jet, designed and built on Indian soil. It is a proud symbol of Aatmanirbhar Bharat. The Indian Air Force has already ordered 83 of these aircraft. More...