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May 30, 2026
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

India’s STAR Platform Evolves Into Low-Cost Supersonic Weapon to Complement BrahMos

India’s Supersonic Target Resembling Missile (STAR) program is reportedly evolving from a high-speed target drone into a cost-effective tactical strike weapon capable of carrying out both land-attack and anti-ship...

May 30, 2026
G.Krish
R&D

India Strengthens Air Dominance Plans With New Generation of Long-Range Air-to-Air Missiles

As the United States moves forward with the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM), the Indian Air Force (IAF) is steadily assembling one of Asia’s most capable beyond-visual-range air-to-air...

May 29, 2026
G.Krish
R&D

DRDL Develops Next-Generation Guidance Suite to Improve Missile Accuracy

India’s missile capabilities are poised to gain a significant boost in precision as the Defence Research and Development Laboratory develops an advanced navigation and electronic guidance system for next-generation...

May 28, 2026
G.Krish
R&D

L3Harris Expands European Supply Chain for Patriot PAC-3 Systems

L3Harris Technologies has selected a Polish defense manufacturer to produce key propulsion components for the Patriot PAC-3 missile system. The company confirmed it has issued a purchase order to...

May 28, 2026
G.Krish
R&D

Indian Air Force Evolves S-400 Doctrine Toward Dynamic Firing Operations

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is reportedly further refining the employment tactics of the S-400 Triumf following the successful use of “shoot and scout” procedures during last year’s conflict....

May 27, 2026
G.Krish
Financial and Investment Updates

US Expands Funding for AeroVironment Counter-Drone Missile Production

The US government has committed an additional $20.2 million to AeroVironment to expand production capacity for its Freedom Eagle-1 (FE-1) kinetic counter-drone missile. The funding will support the expansion...

May 25, 2026
G.Krish
R&D

India’s SFDR-powered Astra Mk3 missile moves toward live combat-envelope testing

India’s next-generation long-range air-to-air missile programme, Astra Mk3 — officially associated with the Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR)-based “Gandiva” project — is now entering its most crucial phase of...

May 20, 2026
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

Northrop delivers 1,000th SABR radar

Northrop Grumman has delivered its 1,000th APG-83 SABR radar, marking a major milestone in the modernization of legacy fighter aircraft such as the F-16. The Scalable Agile Beam Radar...

May 20, 2026
G.Krish
Financial and Investment Updates

Canada upgrades CC-130J fleet with $1.15B deal

Canada has approved contract amendments worth $1.15 billion with Lockheed Martin to extend maintenance and modernization support for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s CC-130J Hercules fleet. The package includes...

May 19, 2026
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

Germany to deploy Patriot system to Turkey

Germany is preparing to deploy a Patriot missile defense battery to Turkey under a NATO rotational mission aimed at reinforcing regional security. Around 150 German troops stationed in Husum...