The Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, granted Acceptance of Necessity for the proposals on September 7, 2026. Acceptance of Necessity represents the initial administrative approval required before major defence procurement programmes can move ahead.
Speaking at an event in the capital, Singh said the armed forces now have both the authority and the resources required to respond decisively to threats to national security. He stressed that India’s preference for peace should never be interpreted as an unwillingness to act when its security is challenged.
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal called for the benefits of India’s trade agreements to reach businesses across all 780 districts, including MSMEs, startups, traders, first-time exporters and women entrepreneurs. He was addressing a national workshop in New Delhi focused on converting improved market access under FTAs into measurable export growth.
Under the revised system, applications that meet the prescribed eligibility conditions can now be approved and issued automatically without being routed for routine manual scrutiny. The change is expected to reduce processing time and make certificate issuance more predictable for exporters.
DRDO’s current Space Technologies roadmap lists “Space based High Power Laser” under the category of Directed Energy Weapons. The same official roadmap separately identifies “Space Asset Jamming” under Electronic Warfare.
According to information released by the Indonesian military, 40 Indian military parachutists participated in the operation. They were joined by 110 Indonesian personnel, 147 American paratroopers, 17 Japanese personnel and six French parachutists, bringing together airborne troops from five countries for the exercise.
SHIELD is intended primarily as an evaluation and technology-development platform, rather than an immediately deployable battlefield weapon. Its purpose is to generate controlled high-power microwave emissions and study how electronic systems respond when exposed to intense electromagnetic energy.
Adani Defence announced the agreement on September 5, 2026. Under the arrangement, the company will provide the small-calibre ammunition required for the AK-203 programme for a period of five years, creating an Indian source of ammunition supply alongside the domestic production of the rifles themselves. The value of the agreement, annual ammunition quantities and detailed delivery schedule have not been publicly disclosed.
According to the figures disclosed as part of the initiative, indigenous sources now account for about 97 per cent of frequently required spares for operational units and 93 per cent of mandatory spares needed for overhaul of decentralised fleets. The localisation programme has also generated estimated foreign-exchange savings of ₹582 crore over five years.
An Elephant Walk generally involves several military aircraft taxiing one behind another at relatively close intervals. Although visually striking, its significance lies in the processes behind the formation. Aircraft must be serviceable, crews have to be prepared, ground movements must be carefully coordinated and maintenance and support personnel must ensure that multiple platforms can be generated simultaneously.
