India’s Navy is planning six new LCU Mk V vessels to carry more troops, tanks and supplies while extending its reach for amphibious operations, island logistics and disaster relief missions.
The Indian Navy has received Mangrol, its third indigenous Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft, strengthening coastal surveillance and underwater warfare capabilities.
The Airbus A400M is a powerful transport aircraft, but its larger 37-tonne payload capacity sits above India’s 18 to 30-tonne requirement, making it less suitable for the MTA programme.
The Indian Army is repairing two accident-damaged Heron UAVs instead of replacing them. The move helps restore surveillance capability, save existing defence assets and more.
India’s MUM-T system brings soldiers, drones and unmanned vehicles together through advanced networks, helping the Army improve battlefield awareness and mroe.
The Centre has invited bids for 60 medium transport aircraft worth nearly Rs 1 lakh crore. Tata, Mahindra, Adani and HAL will lead the project with foreign aerospace partners.
India’s small arms factories are facing low demand, unused capacity, rising costs and large inventories, prompting a parliamentary panel to recommend urgent reforms and better planning.
The Indian Army plans to improve night fighting by adding advanced night vision and thermal sights to SIG-716 rifles, AK-203 assault rifles and Negev LMGs.
Astra Microwave says its work on the Virupaksha AESA radar remains on schedule, with fabrication expected to finish by year-end as India prepares to upgrade its Su-30MKI fleet.
Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja has been appointed as the next Director General Armed Forces Medical Services. A decorated military doctor, he will lead healthcare services for India’s Army, Navy, and Air Force.
