Hong Kong’s Cathay Group has placed a firm order for 14 additional Airbus aircraft, comprising 11 A330-900s and three A321neos, marking an important next step in the airline’s ongoing fleet modernisation and expansion plans. The 11 additional A330-900s build on the Group’s 2024 order for 30 aircraft, bringing its total firm commitment for the type to 41. The three additional single-aisle A321neos add to the Group’s previous order for 32 A321neo/A320neo placed in 2023.
CUMI achieves STANAG 4569 Level 4 qualification for its end-to-end “powder-to-panel” armour solution for vehicles, marking a significant milestone in India’s indigenous defence manufacturing industry. This qualification directly supports the Ministry of Defence’s modernisation programmes for the Indian Army, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and indigenous armoured vehicle platforms, reducing the country’s dependence on imports and significantly shortening deployment timelines.
India’s Defence Secretary pushes for progress in the DRDO’s indigenous Air-Independent Propulsion programme for Navy submarines, as project moves to Setting to Work Phase 2.
India’s efforts since 2014 to go self-reliant on major platforms for the armed forces have witnessed mixed results. But the journey has been good till now and more needs to be done for the Intellectual Property creators in the defence sector, argues Lt Gen VK Saxena (Rtd), a former Indian Army Air Defence Director General.
The US Army’s online marketplace for buying drones for military use is expanding rapidly to add 33 nations, even as War Secretary Pete Hegseth pegged the funding for mass production of unmanned systems to meet the American military needs roughly $50 billion.
With the National Cadet Corps (NCC) strength targeted to grow from 1.7 million to 2 million this decade, India’s Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth has called for expanding the infrastructure and training facilities for the cadets, as more girls were joining the largest voluteer youth force in the world.
India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed two contracts worth ₹4,106 crore cumulatively on October 15, 2026, for the acquisition of a dedicated communication satellite capability, GSAT-7C for the Indian Air Force, and Varunastra Heavy Weight Torpedoes for the Indian Navy.Â
Adani Defence & Aerospace has won the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM) Champion Award 2026 for Export Performance in Defence and Aerospace at the organisation’s eighth annual session in New Delhi on Friday (October 9, 2026). The company manufactures small-calibre ammunition for defence and law enforcement customers in international markets.
EyeROV has delivered its TROUT remotely operated vehicle to the Indian Navy. TROUT was developed under the iDEX DISC 7 SPRINT Challenge for indigenous technologies for the Indian armed forces.
Indian government has announced IAF Vice Chief Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit as the next Chief of Air Staff. He will take over on October 31, 2026.
Hical Technologies has launched a new 60,000-square-foot aerospace manufacturing facility in Devanahalli in Bengaluru, as the company expands its production capacity for global aerospace and defence programmes. The new facility will house partnerships and dedicated production lines for complex electromagnetics, electromechanical, hydraulic, and control systems for commercial aircraft and Rafale fighter jet programmes.
HAL-Koraput delivers 2,000th aero-engine, India’s defence minister Rajnath Singh second Shakti engine production line at an investment of ₹218 crore. AL-31FP production capacity to rise from 30 to 50 engines annually with ₹335 crore investment.
India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has held the successful flight trial of an indigenously developed High-Altitude Platform (HAPS).
India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted the maiden live jump of the Advanced High-Altitude Parachute (AHAP) at one of the highest-altitude drop zones, Nyoma (Mudh Drop Zone). The jump was executed at 16,000 feet above mean sea level (AMSL).
India’s defence minister Rajnath Singh launched the Navy’s Fleet Support Ship ‘Surya’ at Hindustan Shipyard and inaugurated new infrastructure facilities.
