Defence

Tembo Classic Engineering receives defence manufacturing licence for small arms facility in Maharashtra

Tembo Classic Engineering Private Limited, a subsidiary of Tembo Global Industries Limited, has received a defence manufacturing licence from the Government of Maharashtra to set up a small arms manufacturing facility in the state. The approval marks the company’s entry into India’s defence manufacturing segment and enables it to proceed with plans for a dedicated […]

DRDO secures INR 1.30 trillion procurement approvals for domestically developed systems in 2025

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) secured procurement approvals valued at approximately INR 1.30 trillion in 2025 for the induction of domestically developed defence systems, marking the highest value cleared in any single year. The approvals were accorded through 22 Acceptance of Necessity decisions, enabling large-scale manufacturing by Indian industry and signalling a significant expansion […]

Fincantieri unit WASS wins INR 18.96 billion heavyweight torpedo contract for Indian Navy submarines

Fincantieri Group secured a contract through its subsidiary WASS Submarine Systems S.R.L. to supply heavyweight torpedoes to the Indian Navy for deployment on six Kalvari-class submarines under Project 75. The contract covers the procurement and integration of 48 Black Shark Advanced heavyweight torpedoes along with associated equipment, with deliveries scheduled between 2028 and early 2030. […]

CoreEL Technologies raises USD 30 million in Series B funding to scale manufacturing and R&D

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 delivers first batch of wiring harnesses for high-power radar to L&T Precision Engineering & Systems

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 […]

Belrise Industries signs cooperation pact with Plasan Sasa for ATEMM platforms for Indian defence market

Belrise Industries Limited entered into a cooperation pact with Israel-based Plasan Sasa to jointly pursue opportunities related to ATEMM (All-Terrain Electric Mission Module) platforms for the Indian defence market. The agreement establishes an exclusive framework for technical and business collaboration, with a focus on defence programmes and tenders issued by Indian government authorities. The agreement […]

India Optel Limited signs collaboration agreement with Safran to manufacture navigation and sighting systems in India

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 […]