Indian Defence Industry

IgMp Bulletin A new phase of strategic deterrence is quietly unfolding in Southeast Asia as the Philippines operationalises its first coastal battery of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, while Indonesia moves closer to finalising its own purchase of the system...

IgMp Bulletin India’s Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) drone market is entering a decisive phase as domestic defence startup Raphe mPhibr has developed a new 1.5-ton class MALE UAV powered by a 250 kW (335 hp) indigenous engine. The platform is emerging...

IgMp Bulletin India’s private defence industry marked a significant milestone on March 7, 2026, as Solar Defence & Aerospace Limited (SDAL) announced an investment of a massive ₹12,800 crore in building India’s first AI-Powered Drone Megafactory in Nagpur. The new...

IgMp Bulletin In the wake of drone-saturated conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, the Indian Armed Forces have increasingly focused on a layered counter-swarm doctrine to defend airbases, ammunition depots and command centers from mass unmanned attacks. Unlike traditional...

IgMp Bulletin India’s artillery modernisation is entering a new phase as Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) positions its truck-mounted version of the Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) as a next-generation battlefield solution for the Indian Army. The system, recently...

IgMp Bulletin India’s rapidly evolving defence technology sector has taken another leap with Bengaluru-based startup Flying Wedge Defence & Aerospace successfully testing what it describes as the country’s first autonomous swarm interceptor or anti-swarm drone system designed to counter hostile...

IgMp Bulletin India’s rapidly evolving unmanned warfare ecosystem may soon see the arrival of a new deep-strike capability after IG Defence revealed the early concept of Project KAL, a long-range unmanned strike drone designed to operate far beyond the frontline....

IgMp Bulletin 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...

IgMp Bulletin 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...

IgMp Bulletin 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...