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The Defence Procurement Board’s clearance of 60 Ghatak UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle) is being viewed as a breakthrough for India’s unmanned strike capability. But the deeper strategic shift lies under the skin of the aircraft—inside its engine...
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Following yesterday’s reports of a major UCAV clearance (see our previous analysis here), it has now been confirmed that the Defence Procurement Board (DPB) has greenlit 60 Ghatak Stealth UCAVs, marking one of the most significant unmanned combat...
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India’s defence planners are steadily recalibrating their approach to modern conflict, and at the centre of this transition is a new generation of indigenous loitering munitions. The Sheshnaag-150, developed by Bengaluru-based Newspace Research Technologies, represents a deliberate move...
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India’s long-delayed artillery modernisation is entering a decisive phase. The Indian Army is preparing to place a fresh order for 300 Dhanush 155mm/45-calibre howitzers, a move that could raise 15 new regiments and significantly expand indigenous firepower across...
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MoD Signs ₹5,083 Crore Contracts for and VL-Shtil Missiles
India’s Ministry of Defence has formalised ₹5,083 crore worth of maritime security contracts covering two very different but strategically linked capabilities: six Advanced Light Helicopters ALH Mk-III (MR) in...
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India’s long-pending effort to modernise the Indian Air Force’s medium transport fleet has entered a decisive phase after the Defence Procurement Board (DPB) cleared a proposal to acquire 60 new Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA). The approval, granted by...
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The long-standing global order of air defence is being reshaped by a hard new reality often described as the “swarm era.” By March 2026, confirmed penetrations of some of the Middle East’s most sophisticated defence networks,...
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India’s long-range precision strike capability is set for a significant expansion as the air-launched variant of the Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LR-LACM) edges closer to operational testing. Developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), the...
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India’s decades-long effort to design and develop an indigenous jet engine reached an important inflection point in early 2026, when engineers quietly demonstrated that some of the Kaveri engine programme’s most persistent limitations are finally being...
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India’s defence training ecosystem is quietly undergoing a shift, and one of the more practical indicators of this change has come from Hyderabad-based Zen Technologies. The company’s newly unveiled Made-in-India Containerized Tubular Shooting Range (CTSR) reflects...