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The Ministry of Defence has signed two contracts with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the procurement of 156 Light Combat Helicopters (LCH), Prachand, valued at INR 62,700 crore (excluding taxes). The...

Nabhdrishti Aerospace, a Bengaluru-based aerospace startup, has raised USD 3 million in a seed funding round led by Accel, with participation from IIMA Ventures and other existing investors. The company plans to...

Pixxel has announced that its three Firefly satellites, launched aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-12 in January 2025, have successfully begun capturing and transmitting hyperspectral images. The satellites are producing imagery...

Nagpur-based Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited inaugurated a new Loitering Munition Testing Range and a runway facility for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) on March 30. The facility includes a 1,250-meter-long and 25-...

Bhubaneswar-based technology company BonV Aero is preparing to enter the US defence and aerial mobility market, focusing on drone certification under the Green UAS and Blue UAS programs. These programs assess...

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) reported a provisional and unaudited revenue of INR 30,400 crore for the financial year ending March 31, 2025, maintaining figures close to the previous year's revenue of INR 30,...

ISRO has conducted a successful hot test of the Engine Power Head Test Article (PHTA) as part of its semicryogenic engine development program. The test, carried out on March 28, 2025, at the ISRO Propulsion Complex...

Airbus has announced plans to expand its sourcing of aerospace components and services from India to USD 2 billion annually by 2030. This marks a significant rise from the current procurement level of USD 1.4 billion,...

The Andhra Pradesh government has appointed Satheesh Reddy as an honorary advisor for aerospace and defence manufacturing. The appointment is for a period of two years and is aimed at providing strategic guidance on...

GE Aerospace has delivered the first of 99 F404-IN20 engines to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk1A. The delivery marks the first unit from an order placed in 2021....

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched the S. Ramakrishnan Centre of Excellence in Fluid and Thermal Science Research at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. The research facility,...

On March 5, 2025, the Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) in Chandigarh handed over the first production batches of the 32-bit microprocessors VIKRAM3201 and KALPANA3201 to ISRO. These microprocessors were developed by...

IN-SPACe has approved the production of more than 60 LVM-3 rockets in collaboration with private companies over the next 12 to 14 years. The initiative is expected to generate INR 25,000 crore in business for...

Aviation startup LAT Aerospace has received a USD 20 million investment from Deepinder Goyal, CEO of Zomato, to develop low-cost short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft with seating capacity for up to 24...

Russia has offered India the option to manufacture its Su-57E fifth-generation stealth fighter using existing infrastructure set up for the Su-30MKI. Rosoboronexport, Russia’s state arms exporter, announced that if...