Defence production

India and Germany Edge Closer to Landmark $8 Billion Submarine Deal

By Cygnus | 08 Jan 2026

India and Germany are set to sign an $8B submarine deal. From Project 75-I to Chancellor Merz’s Jan 12 visit, explore the future of Indian naval power.

The Berlin–Delhi Axis: Submarines, Semiconductors, and a Strategic Reset

By Cygnus | 08 Jan 2026

India and Germany move closer on submarine talks as defence, green hydrogen, and semiconductor cooperation shape Friedrich Merz’s January 2026 visit.

L&T Wins Indian Army Order to Upgrade Pinaka Rocket Launcher Systems

By Cygnus | 08 Jan 2026

L&T bags strategic Indian Army order for Pinaka rocket launcher upgrades. Discover how this OEM-Army partnership defines the future of defense maintenance.

Lloyds Engineering Forms Defense Subsidiary to Tap India’s Military Boom; Shares Rise

By Axel Miller | 12 Dec 2025

Lloyds Engineering Works launches defense subsidiary “Lloyds Advance Defence Systems” with drone and radar partnerships; stock rises 3%.

DRDO tests drone-launched precision guided missile

By Unnikrishnan | 28 Jul 2025

Defence Research and Development Organisation on Friday successfully test-fired a missile using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as the launch vehicle.

Hanwha Ocean eyes U.S. Navy repair orders as global ambitions grow

05 May 2025

South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean is charting an ambitious course to strengthen its presence in the global naval shipbuilding industry, with a sharp focus on the United States

DRDO successfully demonstrates laser-based Directed Energy Weapon system

14 Apr 2025

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has demonstrated star-wars like capabilities by successfully destroying areal targets like helicopters

Air Force Chief frustrated by HAL’s long delays

13 Feb 2025

Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh has expressed reservations about entrusting state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)

DRDO successfully conducts Scramjet engine ground test

22 Jan 2025

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has achieved a crucial milestone by developing a long-duration supersonic combustion ramjet

DRDO successfully flight-tests solid fuel ducted ramjet booster missile

16 Dec 2024

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Friday conducted a successful flight-test of the indigenously developed Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) booster missile system.

DRDO successfully flight-tests India’s first long-range hypersonic missile

18 Nov 2024

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully flight-tested India’s first long-range hypersonic missile, which has a strike range of over 1,500 km

DRDO flight-tests 1,000-km Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile

13 Nov 2024

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Tuesday carried out the first flight test of its Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM)

Germany’s ThyssenKrupp, Spain’s Navantia vie for Indian Navy’s AIP-submarine contract

29 Oct 2024

Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Marien Systems (TkMS) and Spain’s Navantia are competing to co-develop six conventional submarines with Air Independent Propulsion

DRDO hands over technology for 30mm HEPF shell to Indian Navy

03 Sep 2024

The Indian Navy will soon start induction of High Explosive Preformed Fragmentation (HEPF) shells to its armoury, which will further enhance the Navy’s capability to combat drone attacks.

Defence ministry approves Rs1.45 lakh crore capital acquisition proposals for defence forces

03 Sep 2024

Defence ministry has lined up Rs1.45 lakh crore capital acquisition programme for the Defence forces, which include procurement of future-ready combat vehicles

DRDO successfully flight-tests Phase-II ballistic missile defence system

26 Jul 2024

Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday successfully flight-tested Phase-II of the indigenously developed ballistic missile defence system.

India flight-tests missile-based torpedo system for submarines

02 May 2024

India on Wednesday announced the successful flight test of a Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) system that would give a big boost to Indian Navy’s anti-submarine warfare capability.

India flight-tests new generation ballistic missile Agni-Prime

05 Apr 2024

India’s Strategic Forces Command (SFC), along with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), on Wednesday conducted a successful flight-test of Agni-Prime, a new generation ballistic missile.

Indian Navy to commission MH 60R ‘Seahawks’ helicopter squadron

04 Mar 2024

The Indian Navy will on Wednesday commission INAS 34, a new squadron of the newly inducted MH 60R Seahawk multi-role helicopter at INS Garuda, Kochi.

Bengaluru-based start-up develops green propulsion system for spacecraft

05 Feb 2024

Bellatrix Aerospace Pvt Ltd, a Bengaluru-based start-up, funded by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has developed a `Green Propulsion System’, which uses a green monopropellant thruster for altitude control

DRDO test-flies new generation Akash missile

15 Jan 2024

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Friday made a successful flight-test of the new generation Akash (Akash-NG) missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the Odisha coast.

India’s NewSpace test-flies high-altitude long-endurance UAV

26 Dec 2023

Bengaluru-based NewSpace Research and Technologies Pvt Ltd (NRT) on Saturday said it has carried out the first test-flight of a solar-powered, long-endurance drone.

Defence ministry inks Rs5,336-cr contract with BEL for electronic fuses of artillery guns

16 Dec 2023

Ministry of defence on Friday signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL), Pune for procurement of electronic fuses for artillery guns, involving total expenditure of Rs5,336.25 crore for the government over a 10-year period.