Larsen & Toubro Limited dispatched the second set of wings for the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk1A on 28 December 2025 from its Precision Manufacturing & Systems Complex in Coimbatore, completing production in 128 days from the start of manufacturing. The dispatch marks progress in efforts to increase manufacturing throughput for the LCA programme as […]
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has completed the inaugural flight of its Dhruv New Generation (NG) helicopter at its Helicopter Division in Bengaluru on 30 December 2025, marking the company’s formal entry into the civil helicopter segment. The flight represents a key step in HAL’s civil aviation strategy as the platform progresses towards certification for commercial […]
Rolls-Royce is assessing plans to position India as a long-term “home market” outside the United Kingdom, as the British aero-engine manufacturer seeks to expand its presence across military aviation, naval propulsion, land systems and advanced engineering, according to a report by PTI. Rolls-Royce India Executive Vice-President Sashi Mukundan told PTI that the company is preparing […]
CoreEL Technologies Private Limited, an aerospace and defence electronics company, has raised USD 30 million, equivalent to INR 2.5 billion, in a Series B funding round to support its next phase of growth. The funding is aimed at expanding manufacturing capacity, strengthening research and development, advancing product engineering, and supporting large and complex defence programmes. […]
Sasmos, a provider of design and manufacturing solutions for defence and aerospace platforms, has delivered the first production batch of wiring harnesses for a high-power radar programme to L&T Precision Engineering & Systems. The initial delivery comprises 200 high-power radar wiring harness sets and marks the first execution milestone under a strategic multi-year contract awarded […]
India Optel Limited, a defence public sector undertaking, has signed a collaboration agreement with Safran Electronics & Defense to enable the manufacture of two high-precision systems in India, marking a shift from overseas procurement to domestic production for critical land warfare technologies. The agreement was signed on 22 December 2025 in New Delhi and covers […]
Coriolis Composites has completed the installation and final acceptance of its C1.2 Automated Fibre Placement (AFP) system at the manufacturing facility of Raphe mPhibr in the New Delhi–Noida region. The commissioning expands Raphe mPhibr’s in-house composite manufacturing capabilities and adds automated aerospace-grade production technology to its existing facilities in Noida. Raphe mPhibr is an Indian […]
Natilus, a U.S.-based aerospace manufacturer developing blended-wing-body passenger and cargo aircraft, has entered the Indian market through a partnership with SpiceJet Limited and the establishment of a wholly owned local subsidiary in Mumbai. The move marks Natilus’s first formal operational presence in India and aligns with its plans to certify and commercialise its Horizon passenger […]
Sanlayan Group company Versabyte Data Systems Private Limited has transferred an indigenously developed high-voltage airborne power supply for active self-protection jammers to the Indian Armed Forces. The technology handover took place at DRDO Bhawan in New Delhi and was part of the formal transfer of seven defence technologies developed under the Technology Development Fund (TDF) […]
Thales has awarded SFO Technologies Private Limited a contract to manufacture complex wired structures for the RBE2 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar used on the Dassault Aviation Rafale aircraft. The work will be carried out in India and marks the first major order for this category of high-value, technologically advanced wired structures to be […]