Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold bilateral talks on Friday ahead of BRICS 2026, with trade, defence, rare earths, nuclear energy and payments expected to feature.
Tata Boeing Aerospace has rolled out its 400th Apache helicopter fuselage in Hyderabad, marking a major defence manufacturing milestone and strengthening India’s role in Boeing’s global aerospace supply chain.
Taiwan plans a new US-backed military cyber unit to find hidden hackers and network threats, using foreign experts and advanced training as concerns over China’s cyber activity grow.
The US has approved a potential $5 billion JDAM-ER weapons sale to Saudi Arabia, giving Riyadh more than 10,000 precision-guided munitions and extended-range strike capability.
Kymeta has won a $20 million U.S. Defense Department order for more than 100 Osprey u8 satellite terminals, offering military users resilient GEO-LEO connectivity and secure communications.
Ukraine’s DELTA combat system is getting more satellite images, drone-made orthophotos and 3D terrain models, giving military users fresher map data to study terrain, track changes and plan operations.
The U.S. Marine Corps has sent VMFA-533 and its F-35B Lightning II fighters to Japan, strengthening forward aviation readiness and maintaining a rotating American presence across the Indo-Pacific region.
AEVEX and Divergent Technologies are developing a new autonomous drone using AI design, 3D printing and robotic assembly, aiming to make unmanned aircraft faster and easier to produce.
India is set to manufacture Thales’ combat-proven 70mm rockets locally after KSSL and Thales signed a major deal covering technology transfer, production and future export opportunities.
Apollyon Dynamics’ Ahuti Mk II has reached a certified 498 kmph, becoming India’s fastest multirotor UAV and marking a major step in indigenous counter-drone technology.
