Posts by Eashan Kumar

Flender India Installs Wind Turbine Gearbox Test Rig at Walajabad Plant Near Chennai

Flender India has installed a wind turbine gearbox testing facility at its Walajabad plant near Chennai, expanding its capability to validate gearboxes for higher-capacity wind turbines. The testing infrastructure is designed to handle gearboxes for turbines with capacities of up to 13.5 megawatt (MW). The test rig was built with an investment of about EUR […]

Flying Wedge Defence tests autonomous swarm interceptor FWD YAMA for counter-UAS and air defence missions

Flying Wedge Defence & Aerospace announced on 5 March the successful testing of FWD YAMA, an autonomous swarm interceptor designed for counter-unmanned aerial systems (UAS), air defence, and Suppression of Enemy Air Defence (SEAD) missions. The system is intended to intercept aerial threats ranging from micro-drones to larger unmanned platforms using artificial intelligence-driven autonomous engagement. […]

GX Group, Qualcomm partner to roll out AI-enabled Wi-Fi 7 broadband platform manufactured in India

GX Group, a broadband equipment manufacturer, has partnered with Qualcomm to deploy artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled Wi-Fi 7 broadband solutions manufactured in India. GX Group is among the companies participating in India’s telecom production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, which supports domestic manufacturing of telecom equipment. According to Sambit Swain, Director for Global Account Sales at GX Group, […]

Green Aero conducts test firing of sub-kN liquid-fuelled aero engine for drone propulsion

Green Aero Propulsion Private Limited has conducted a test firing of a sub-kiloNewton (sub-kN) liquid-fuelled aero engine incorporating airblast atomiser technology, the company’s founder and chief executive officer Prithwish Kundu said. The engine is designed to power high-speed drones, Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCAs), and standoff systems. Kundu said the engine was recently demonstrated in a […]

Silicon Labs Expands Hyderabad Facility, Increasing Footprint by 50 Percent

Silicon Labs announced the expansion of its facility in Hyderabad, increasing the site’s footprint by approximately 50 percent and adding laboratories and operational space to support engineering and wireless technology development. The expansion was inaugurated on 2 March 2026 during a ceremony attended by Laura E. Williams, U.S. Consul General in Hyderabad, and members of […]

Salzer Electronics signs MoU with Wirepas to integrate wireless mesh platform into smart electricity meters

Salzer Electronics Limited announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Wirepas to integrate the Wirepas Certified platform into its smart electricity meters. The partnership aims to expand the company’s smart metering portfolio and support utilities with networked metering systems. According to a press release issued by Salzer Electronics Limited, the agreement integrates […]

Witzenmann India Breaks Ground on New Production Facility in Oragadam

Witzenmann India, the Indian subsidiary of Germany-based Witzenmann GmbH, commenced construction of a new production and administrative facility in Palur/Oragadam, southern India, following a ceremonial groundbreaking held on 26 February 2026. The new site will replace the company’s existing Chennai facility, which has been in operation for more than 25 years, with gradual relocation scheduled […]