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Bharat Forge has commenced operations at its new defence manufacturing facility in Jejuri, Maharashtra. The facility, developed by its subsidiary Kalyani Strategic Systems, focuses on artillery systems, armoured...

An infantry soldier in the Indian Army has developed a 35 kg Octacopter drone equipped for surveillance, payload delivery, and remote firing. The drone, built by Hawaldar Varinder Singh of the 22 Sikh Regiment, has...

SITA has completed the acquisition of CCM, an Italian company specializing in airport interior design and production. The move is intended to integrate technology with infrastructure planning, focusing on optimizing...

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...

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...

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...

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...