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July 13, 2026
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

STI Steyr Enters Race for Austria’s €1 Billion Tactical Vehicle Program

Austrian defense company STI Steyr is vying for one of the country’s largest military vehicle procurement programs, offering its Light Multi-Mission Vehicle (LMV-X) and Light Tactical Vehicle (LTV-X) platforms...

July 13, 2026
G.Krish
R&D

Rolls-Royce Begins Major Reactor Plant Expansion for AUKUS and Royal Navy Submarines

Rolls-Royce Submarines has broken ground on a major expansion of its Raynesway facility in Derby, England, aimed at increasing nuclear reactor production capacity for British and Australian submarine programs....

July 13, 2026
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

MBDA-Rheinmetall Wins German Navy Contract for Advanced Laser Weapon System

Germany’s Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has awarded a contract to a consortium comprising MBDA Deutschland and Rheinmetall Waffe Munition to develop a...

July 13, 2026
G.Krish
R&D

How AESA Radar Transformed Air Combat and Modern Battlefield Surveillance

Before the advent of Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, conventional radar systems relied on mechanically rotating antennas that slowly scanned the horizon, resulting in delays in target detection...

July 13, 2026
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

India Approves Fixed-Wing HAPS to Strengthen Long-Endurance Surveillance

India has approved the acquisition of a fixed-wing High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) capability to strengthen its persistent surveillance capabilities while awaiting the deployment of a 52-satellite military constellation...

July 12, 2026
G.Krish
R&D

DRDO’s Astra Mk3 Offers Long-Range Advantage as Production Moves Toward Early 2030s

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is developing the Astra Mk3 as India’s first indigenous Very Long-Range Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (VLR-BVRAAM), a next-generation weapon expected to...

July 12, 2026
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

India to Procure Astra MkII While Advancing 200-km+ Missile Variant

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is preparing to strengthen its beyond-visual-range (BVR) combat capability by procuring the 160-kilometer variant of the indigenous Astra MkII air-to-air missile. According to Defence...

July 12, 2026
G.Krish
R&D

DRDO’s GTRE Designs Upgradeable AMCA Engine for Future Sixth-Generation Fighters

India’s Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), a premier laboratory under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has unveiled plans for a next-generation 110kN indigenous fighter engine that will...

July 12, 2026
G.Krish
R&D

India’s IMRH Chooses High-Altitude Capability Instead of Speed for Future Operations

As global helicopter development increasingly shifts toward high-speed tilt-rotor and hybrid rotorcraft, India is pursuing a different approach with its Indian Multi-Role Helicopter (IMRH) program. Rather than prioritizing maximum...

July 11, 2026
G.Krish
R&D

India’s Netra MkII AWACS Moves Into Full Development With Advanced GaN Radar

India’s Netra MkII Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEW&CS) programme has entered the full-scale development phase, marking a major milestone in the country’s efforts to establish an indigenous,...