The project connects the Bábbarra Women’s Centre in Maningrida, Northern Territory, with Bengaluru’s Tharangini Studio, bringing together two women-led organisations with distinct but deeply rooted textile traditions.
The RFI seeks six aircraft, according to the document details reported from the requirement. More importantly, the specifications call for a mission suite capable of maintaining full 360-degree surveillance, giving India another layer of airborne radar coverage beyond its existing fleet.
The third edition will bring together participants from academia, industry, research institutions, government organisations, the Armed Forces and the wider technology community. The competition will focus on areas such as artificial intelligence, cyber defence, threat detection and digital awareness.
FPV drones allow an operator to fly towards a target using a live video feed from the aircraft. When fitted with an explosive warhead, a relatively inexpensive drone can become a precision attack system capable of engaging vehicles, fortified positions and other battlefield targets.
The Ministry of Defence’s Annual Report 2024-25 officially documented that the IAF had already manufactured 233 items through 3D printing, including brackets, valve casings, manifolds and panels.
Recent public reporting, citing former DRDO Chairman and Netra programme architect Dr S. Christopher, indicates that one of the Indian Air Force’s three existing Netra Mk1 aircraft has flown with a newer Gallium Nitride, or GaN, based AESA radar configuration, with similar modernisation envisaged for the remaining aircraft.
The two countries also signed a new Memorandum of Arrangement on Maritime Security Cooperation, providing a wider operational framework for cooperation between the Indian Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited is examining a concurrent-production approach for the Tejas Mk2 that could allow a small number of pre-series fighters to enter manufacture before the aircraft completes its entire certification campaign. The strategy could help India compress the normally lengthy transition between flight testing and full-scale production, although reports of a six-to-eight-aircraft early batch have not yet been formally confirmed by the Indian Air Force or Ministry of Defence.
The latest shipment reached Kabul on August 20, 2026, with Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reaffirming India’s commitment to supporting the Afghan people and strengthening healthcare services in the country.
The talks come at a time when India and Nepal are expanding physical connectivity through roads, railways and Integrated Check Posts while simultaneously strengthening cooperation between their security and law-enforcement institutions.
