SubscribeHAL will invest ₹218 crore in a second production line for the Shakti helicopter engine at Koraput as India prepares to manufacture 156 Prachand combat helicopters and sustain its larger Dhruv-family fleet. The expansion addresses a real propulsion-capacity requirement, but…
DRDO has publicly identified the geolocation of terrestrial radio emitters from low-Earth-orbit satellites as a defence research priority, including formation-flying concepts similar to HawkEye 360. The evidence supports active development of enabling technology, but not yet a…
India’s proposed acquisition of 114 Rafale fighters has entered formal bid evaluation, with Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh saying the procurement cycle could reach a conclusion by the end of the current financial year. Unlike India’s earlier Rafale purchases, the programme…
India’s indigenous Akash air-defence system has moved beyond its first overseas customer, Armenia, with Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh confirming exports to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. The expansion gives India a new defence foothold in Central Asia and comes after the…
India expects BrahMos exports to exceed $600 million as the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia emerge as Southeast Asian customers. The value is still small compared with the global arms market, but the significance lies elsewhere: India is beginning to export a high-end…
India’s Kaveri Derivative Engine has reportedly completed a new round of high-altitude and flight testing in Russia, producing peak dry thrust of 48.5 kN. The result would put the engine close to the thrust class DRDO has publicly identified for India’s future unmanned combat…
DRDO has showcased the indigenous Astra Mk1 air-to-air missile in South Africa as India looks for a larger role in the African defence market. Ethiopia, Uganda, Angola and Algeria have reportedly emerged as potential customers because all operate Su-30 fighters, but no African…
The government has committed ₹200 crore to Agnikul Cosmos for an ambitious reusable version of its Agnibaan launch vehicle. The project aims to move beyond recovering only a rocket’s first stage and develop technologies for broader system reusability, but the programme is still…
India’s defence exports rose 62.66% to a record ₹38,424 crore in FY2025-26, extending a transformation from just ₹686 crore twelve years earlier. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh now believes ₹50,000 crore could be reached as early as 2028, but getting there will depend on…
The Indian Navy has issued a Request for Information for six larger Landing Craft Utility Mk V vessels, with roughly three times the endurance of its existing Mk IV fleet. The proposed ships would strengthen the Navy’s ability to move armour, troops and supplies between distant…
ONGC has found natural gas in a deepwater well in the Mahanadi Offshore Basin, the first well drilled there under India’s Samudra Manthan campaign. The initial flow and reservoir pressure are encouraging, but the size, recoverability and commercial value of the discovery are still unknown. What happens during appraisal will determine whether the find becomes another geological success or a producing asset that strengthens India’s energy security.
ISRO is moving ahead with a major space-surveillance radar at Chandrapur near Guwahati under Project NETRA, strengthening India’s ability to independently detect and track satellites, rocket bodies and orbital debris. The project comes as congestion in Earth orbit is rising rapidly, making accurate space tracking increasingly important not only for ISRO missions, but also for communications, navigation, defence and India’s growing private space sector.
From Poland’s air-defence alerts to neutral Switzerland strengthening its military preparedness, Europe is increasingly planning for a possible spillover of the Russia-Ukraine war. For India, the important question is not whether Russia will actually attack NATO, but what a deeper Russia-Europe confrontation would mean for Indian energy, defence and foreign policy.