Aerospace

ideaForge Partners With First Breach For US Drone Manufacturing Venture

ideaForge Technology Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of ideaForge Technology Limited, has entered into a joint venture agreement with First Breach Inc. The agreement, signed on 23 September 2025, aims to establish a new entity, First Forge Technology Inc., which will undertake the licensing, sourcing, designing, engineering, manufacture and distribution of specific ideaForge unmanned aerial […]

Agnikul Cosmos Commissions Large-Format Rocket 3D Printing Hub in Chennai

Agnikul Cosmos has commissioned a large-format additive manufacturing facility for aerospace and rocket systems in Chennai. The facility enables the design, printing, testing and delivery of rocket engines and components, including parts up to one metre in height, which were previously difficult to manufacture. The new unit allows the production of engines capable of delivering […]

CIASL Partners With Airworks To Strengthen MRO Services At Cochin Airport

Cochin International Aviation Services Limited (CIASL) has entered into a licensed agreement with Airworks India to expand aircraft maintenance services at Cochin International Airport. The agreement includes base maintenance, lease return checks, aircraft preservation, and re-registration support, which will be carried out at CIASL’s maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) hangar. Under the arrangement, Airworks will […]

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 […]

Airbus to Establish R&D Centre of Excellence in Vadodara

Airbus announced that it will set up a research and development Centre of Excellence at Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya in Vadodara, Gujarat. The facility will focus on design capabilities and support the company’s wider objectives in innovation and local development. The initiative follows a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2023 between Airbus and the university. The […]

Rolls-Royce Inaugurates 700-Seat Global Capability Centre in Bengaluru

Rolls-Royce has inaugurated a 700-seat Global Capability Centre (GCC) in Bengaluru, located at Manyata Embassy Business Park. The facility, opened on 17 September 2025, will provide engineering, digital, enterprise, and business services for the company’s global operations. It will also house Rolls-Royce Data Labs. The centre will support global operations across civil aerospace, defence, and […]

Acron Aviation Opens New MRO Centre in Bangalore

Acron Aviation has opened a new Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facility in Bangalore, India. The centre begins operations with repair and testing capabilities for the SRVIVR25, an onboard safety system, and is planned to expand over the next three years to include recorders, TCAS, and advanced display systems. The company is in the process […]

Thales To Provide MRO Support For IndiGo’s Airbus Fleet

Thales has signed two contracts with IndiGo covering avionics maintenance and the extension of an electronic flight bag solution across the airline’s fleet. The agreements include an 11-year maintenance contract for more than 1,200 Airbus A320 family aircraft, both in service and on order, and a five-year contract for AvioBook, a digital flight operations platform. […]

GE Completes 25 Years of Innovation at John F. Welch Technology Centre Bengaluru

GE marks the 25-year anniversary of its John F. Welch Technology Centre (JFWTC) in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Inaugurated on 17 September 2000 by former GE CEO John F. Welch, the centre is GE’s largest research and development site outside the United States. GE invested over USD 220 million to establish the 50-acre campus, which today houses […]

OrbitAID Opens Bengaluru R&D Facility to Support OOSR Operations

OrbitAID Aerospace has inaugurated a new research and development facility in Bengaluru with an investment of over USD 2 million. The 6,500 sq. ft. facility will support on-orbit servicing and refuelling (OOSR) operations aimed at extending the operational life of current and future satellites. The centre was inaugurated by ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan. It includes […]