Posts by Sudarshan Raghu

Bharat Electronics To Supply ‘Anant Shastra’ Missile Systems To Indian Army

Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has received a tender worth INR 300 billion from the Indian Army for the supply of the ‘Anant Shastra’ surface-to-air missile systems. The deal covers five to six regiments of the system, which has been designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). BEL will act as the […]

PG Electroplast Acquires Land in Sri City for Appliance Manufacturing Plant

PG Electroplast Limited, through its wholly owned subsidiary PG Technoplast Private Limited, has acquired a 50-acre land parcel in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh. The company plans to invest INR 10 billion over the next five years to develop an integrated manufacturing campus, marking its first facility in South India and its largest land acquisition to […]

Nothing Partners with Optiemus to Build Smartphone Manufacturing Hub in India

Nothing, a London-based technology company, has entered a joint venture with Indian electronics manufacturer Optiemus Infracom to develop India as a global production and export hub for CMF and Nothing products. Under this partnership, the two companies plan to invest more than USD 100 million and create over 1,800 jobs in India within three years. […]

HAL Secures Ministry of Defence Contract for 97 LCA Mk1A Aircraft

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has secured a contract worth more than INR 623.7 billion from the Ministry of Defence to supply 97 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk1A. The order includes 68 fighter variants and 29 twin-seater aircraft, along with associated equipment, for the Indian Air Force. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2027–28 and will […]

Kerry Solutions for Pharma Opens Film Coating Facility in Ahmedabad

Kerry Solutions for Pharma has opened a new film coating facility in Sanand, Ahmedabad, aimed at expanding its production capacity for pharmaceutical applications. The site is intended to strengthen the company’s regional operations while integrating with its global pharmaceutical solutions business. The facility will focus on producing pharmaceutical film coatings and excipient solutions, including its […]

L&T and BEL Form Strategic Partnership for Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) have entered into a partnership to support the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme of the Indian Air Force. The two companies will jointly respond to the Expression of Interest issued by the Aeronautical Development Agency in the coming weeks. According to L&T, the partnership will […]

Tata Advanced Systems Inaugurates Armoured Vehicle Production Facility in Morocco

Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) has inaugurated a defence manufacturing facility in Berrechid, Casablanca region, to produce the Wheeled Armoured Platform 8×8 (WhAP 8×8). Spread over 20,000 square metres, the facility will handle production and delivery for the Government of Morocco, with initial deliveries scheduled to begin next month. Production commenced ahead of schedule, with […]

Synopsys Opens New Bengaluru R&D Facility as It Marks 30 Years in India

Synopsys, Inc. has inaugurated a new research and development facility in Bengaluru as part of its 30-year operations in India. The facility, located at Bagmane Capital, spans more than 455,000 square feet and will support work in electronic design automation (EDA), semiconductor IP, verification, and system design solutions. The inauguration was attended by Synopsys president […]

Rossell Techsys to Manufacture Electrical Panel Assemblies for Boeing T-7A Red Hawk

Bengaluru-based Rossell Techsys Limited has signed a long-term Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with Boeing for the manufacture of electrical panel assemblies for the T-7A Red Hawk advanced pilot training system. Under the agreement, the company can produce up to 1,200 shipsets through 2033. This arrangement follows a previous IDIQ contract between the two […]