GE Aerospace confirmed the shipment on September 3, stating that three F404-IN20 engines were dispatched to HAL during August. The deliveries followed the seventh engine supplied in July and represent a noticeable acceleration compared with the slower supply rate that had affected the programme earlier.
The Quad’s maritime agenda has gradually broadened beyond conventional naval security. It now encompasses maritime-domain awareness, protection of shipping routes, transnational crime, illegal activities at sea and cooperation among regional information-sharing centres.
The Ministry of Defence opened online exhibitor registration and booking of exhibition space on September 3, 2026, through the dedicated Aero India portal. The digital platform is intended to handle exhibitor participation, space allocation and other services connected with the event.
During their bilateral meeting, Rajnath Singh and Theo Francken reviewed the full spectrum of defence and defence-industrial cooperation. The two sides agreed to strengthen the relationship through a structured defence cooperation dialogue, high-level visits, professional military exchanges, training and capacity building.
De Wever, who is making his first visit to India since assuming office in February 2025, arrived with Belgian Defence and Foreign Trade Minister Theo Francken, senior officials and a high-level business delegation. His talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi reflected an effort by both countries to move the relationship beyond its traditional strengths in diamonds, chemicals and pharmaceuticals towards defence manufacturing, emerging technologies, clean energy and advanced industrial cooperation.
BDL currently lists four manufacturing units: Hyderabad, Bhanur and Ibrahimpatnam in Telangana, and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. It is also developing additional facilities at Amravati in Maharashtra and Jhansi in the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor.
Announced on September 2, 2026, the partnership combines Kirloskar’s engineering and large-scale manufacturing capabilities with DEUTZ’s established international sales, distribution and service network. The collaboration is aimed at strengthening the companies’ presence in the global under-2-litre off-highway engine segment.
The agreements were signed on September 2, 2026 at SMM Hamburg. GRSE has clarified that these are cooperation frameworks rather than confirmed orders, and no immediate financial impact has been disclosed.
Under the Ministry of Defence’s Innovations for Defence Excellence, or iDEX, programme, Siliconia was chosen to develop a lightweight communication system based on an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit, or ASIC, combined with a software-defined antenna.
Construction formally commenced with a steel-cutting ceremony at Cochin Shipyard on September 2, 2026. The four vessels belong to Svitzer’s TRAnsverse 2600e class, an advanced 26-metre tug design developed for demanding harbour and terminal operations. Cochin Shipyard and Svitzer describe the vessels as being among the most advanced green tugs currently under construction globally.
