India has ended BDL’s longstanding dominance in tactical missile production, distributing DRDO’s missile programmes among private and public sector firms. Read More

India is set to place military drone orders worth more than $2 billion entirely with domestic manufacturers, its largest-ever unmanned systems acquisition. Read More

India’s 13-nation Pragati 2026 military exercise doubled as a defence trade showcase, with Adani Defence & Aerospace taking centre stage. Read More

The defence ministry has issued a request for proposals to three private-sector parties to build prototypes of the AMCA, bypassing state-owned HAL entirely. Read More

Johnnette Technologies signs MoU with Munitions India Limited to fit indigenous warheads on loitering munitions and combat drones, pushing the indigenization of India’s precision-strike arsenal a step further. Read More

Private sector defence technology firm Nibe Limited announced that it has successfully completed test-firing of its Suryastra universal rocket launcher system. Read More

The Hyderabad-based precision engineering group has signed an MoU with the state’s investment promotion body to build a 100-acre complex focused on micro turbojet engines and unmanned aerial vehicles, promising 3,000 jobs. Read More

The Pune-based autonomous-systems maker, which recently obtained an industrial licence for explosives manufacture, plans to build a full-spectrum defence production hub in the state, backed by a new MoU signed in the presence of the defence minister and chief minister. Read More

A new subsidiary, Agneyastra Energetics, will manufacture propellants, rockets and pyrotechnic systems on a 1,000-acre site near Madakasira, as India pushes to cut its dependence on imported munitions. Read More

Bengaluru-based Flying Wedge Defence & Aerospace signs a deal with Portugal’s SketchPixel to manufacture the Kaal Bhairava autonomous combat aircraft in Europe, in what it calls the opening move of an ambitious plan to place Indian-origin military hardware in 77 countries across seven continents. Read More