Amara Raja Design Alpha Private Limited (ARDA), an engineering research and development firm within the Amara Raja Group, has developed an indigenous Power Conditioning Cabinet (PCC) for naval sonar systems, marking its entry into mission-critical defence electronics. The system is designed to support loads of up to 160 kW and is intended for use in […]
Paras Defence and Space Technologies Limited has received an order from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Ministry of Defence, for the development of a high precision optical system for air defence applications. The order is valued at approximately INR 802.8 million and is scheduled to be executed within 18 months from the date […]
Airbornics Defence & Space Pvt. Ltd. (ADSL), the defence division of JCBL Group, tested its indigenously developed 28-ft Heavy Air Drop System on 17 February 2025, with the trial conducted by the Army Airborne Training School (AATS). The system has now been officially deployed with the Indian Army for the first time. The 20T Heavy […]
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Bengaluru on 16 February 2026 to review ongoing projects related to indigenous military gas turbine engine development. The minister was briefed on projects under development, collaboration with Indian industry, academia and research institutions, and support […]
The Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), a Bengaluru-based laboratory under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has issued an Expression of Interest (EoI) inviting Indian industry to establish domestic manufacturing infrastructure for indigenous aero gas turbine engines. The initiative aims to transition laboratory-developed designs into flight-ready hardware and create sustained in-country production capability. In […]
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully carried out a flight demonstration of Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha. The test was conducted at around 10:45 hrs on 03 February 2026 and marks a key technological milestone in the development of long-range […]
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted a long-duration ground test of a full-scale actively cooled scramjet combustor as part of its hypersonic missile development programme. The test was carried out on 09 January 2026 at the Scramjet Connect Pipe Test (SCPT) facility operated by the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) in Hyderabad. […]
Lokesh Machines Limited said it has received a domestic supply order valued at INR 220.05 million, inclusive of duties and taxes, for the supply of sub-assemblies and components for 9×19 millimetre machine pistols to the Ministry of Defence through Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited. The Hyderabad-based company disclosed in a stock exchange filing dated […]
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 […]
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) […]
