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.
DRDO’s official Electronic Warfare technology roadmap identifies “Smart Jamming against Software Defined Radio (SDR) & Cognitive Radio based Military Communication Radios” as one of its electronic countermeasure development tasks. The work has been assigned to the Defence Electronics Research Laboratory, or DLRL, one of DRDO’s principal laboratories specialising in electronic warfare systems.
The Ministry of Defence confirmed on September 6, 2026, that the Sarang team has reached Egypt ahead of the airshow, which will be held at El Alamein International Airport from September 8 to 10. The event will bring together air forces, aerospace companies and defence and space-sector professionals from several countries.
The latest firing was the ninth hot test of the Power Head Test Article, or PHTA, and marked the first occasion on which the system was taken to its complete rated operating level. The test lasted 35 seconds, during which the powerhead operated at the equivalent of the full 200-tonne thrust level for five seconds. ISRO reported that the engine parameters behaved as predicted, giving engineers an important validation of the propulsion system at maximum planned power.
The next phase of India’s drone manufacturing push is increasingly centred on technologies such as flight-control computers, autopilots, inertial navigation systems, electro-optical sensors, communications equipment, motors, batteries, embedded electronics and specialised payloads.
The target was highlighted on September 6, 2026, by the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) as part of the roadmap for the next phase of India’s space-sector growth. IN-SPACe said achieving this level of launch activity will require ISRO and Indian industry to expand their capabilities in parallel rather than depend on a single organisation.
The research has been carried out by Nipun Sharma and Dr Amrit Kaur in the field of terahertz antenna technology. Punjabi University’s official academic records list Dr Amrit Kaur with its Electronics and Communication Engineering programme, while several peer-reviewed papers from the research programme identify both researchers with the university’s ECE department.
Railway Board Chairman and CEO Satish Kumar said in Indore on September 6 that the train, whose operational speed has so far been kept at around 75 kmph, has already completed trials at 120 kmph. Based on those trials, the Railways is now working towards permitting regular operations at a maximum speed of 110 kmph.
During the visit, Singh will hold consultations with the Sri Lankan leadership on a range of bilateral issues and interact with members of the Indian diaspora in Colombo. He will lead a high-level delegation comprising senior officials from the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of External Affairs.
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