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Developed by the Defence Electronics Applications Laboratory (DEAL), Dehradun, CTCS is a C-band man-portable troposcatter communication system meant to establish beyond-line-of-sight links between tactical locations, user stations and remote posts, especially in areas where the civil communications grid is absent.
The visit will provide an opportunity to review the ongoing defence cooperation initiatives and identify new avenues for collaboration between the defence industries of both countries. Shri Rajnath Singh is also expected to interact with key representatives of the German defence industry, with a view to promoting joint development and co-production under the Make-in-India initiative.
The agreement, signed in Moscow on February 18, 2025 and ratified by Russia in December 2025, lays down the procedures for the movement and support of military personnel, warships and military aircraft in each other’s territory. Under its standard limits, either side may have up to five military ships, ten military aircraft and 3,000 military personnel present simultaneously in the other country’s territory or airspace, unless both governments decide otherwise.
Jointly designed by DRDO and Tata Advanced Systems, the platform was conceived around three linked ideas that now define modern wheeled combat vehicles worldwide: modularity, scalability and re-configurability.
Technically, ACADA is built around ion mobility spectrometry (IMS), a well-established detection method used for trace chemical sensing. DRDO’s own description says the system uses a twin-tube IMS arrangement with two highly sensitive IMS cells, allowing continuous detection and simultaneous monitoring.
The larger Rajouri picture shows that this is part of a wider frontier infrastructure build-out rather than a stand-alone project.
A major propulsion milestone came on 8 April 2026, when the Norwegian Technolgy Enterprise Kongsberg Maritime announced that it had signed a contract to supply 18 large Kamewa waterjets for the Indian Navy’s NGMV programme
The agreement, signed on April 15, 2026, establishes a 10-year exclusive framework for supplying, integrating, and sustaining air-to-air refuelling equipment for the Indian Armed Forces.
The three-member Indian delegation was led by Additional Director General Anand Prakash Badola. At the conference, India shared its best practices in handling complex maritime security challenges, including surveillance, inter-agency coordination, and the use of technology to secure long coastlines and maritime zones.
According to the official report, this year’s exercise is focused on joint special operations designed around the neutralisation of unlawful armed groups. The drill is intended to improve tactical synergy, sharpen mission planning, and build mutual familiarity in handling shared security challenges in complex operational environments.
