Defense

At the lower end, engines in the 400–600 HP class are typically relevant for lighter specialist combat vehicles, support variants and some protected mobility platforms. The 700–1000 HP band is more aligned with infantry combat vehicles and upgraded legacy tracked platforms. The 1200–1500 HP class is where future main battle tanks and heavier combat vehicles become practical, particularly when armies seek high mobility without sacrificing armour, electronics or larger turrets.

Ministry of Defence signed a capital acquisition contract worth around Rs 1,950 crore with Bharat Electronics Limited for two Mountain Radars, along with associated equipment and required infrastructure, for the Indian Air Force.

Designed and constructed in India by CSL to the Navy’s requirements and in accordance with DNV classification rules, Malwan represents a purpose-built platform for a mission area that is becoming steadily more important in the Indian maritime environment. In an era of expanding submarine activity, contested sea spaces, and growing infrastructure security concerns, shallow-water anti-submarine vessels fill a critical niche by operating effectively in coastal zones where larger warships may be less optimised.

The launch is significant not merely because it is the first ship of a new class, but because it represents the next step in a wider effort to strengthen the Navy’s offshore and constabulary capabilities through domestically built platforms. According to the Ministry of Defence, the 11-vessel NGOPV programme is being executed concurrently at two shipyards — Goa Shipyard Ltd. in Goa and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers in Kolkata — underlining both industrial scale and distributed shipbuilding capacity within India’s defence ecosystem.

The roots of Ghatak go back to the older AURA concept—short for Autonomous Unmanned Research Aircraft—which emerged as India’s attempt to build a stealthy strike UCAV rather than just a surveillance drone. A 2016 Lok Sabha reply the Ministry of Defence stated that a proposal for the UCAV “Ghatak” programme and the development of a gas turbine engine for it had been submitted through official channels after review by a high-power committee chaired by the Principal Scientific Adviser.

One of the more important industrial signals in the delivery is the improvement in build timelines. Dunagiri is the fifth Project 17A ship delivered to the Navy in the last 16 months, and the programme appears to be gaining construction efficiency as experience accumulates.

Designed by the Indian Navy’s Warship Design Bureau and built by GRSE to Indian Register of Shipping classification rules, Sanshodhak is meant for full-scale coastal and deep-water hydrographic surveys, including surveys of harbour approaches, port channels and navigational routes. Its mission profile also extends beyond navigation support, since the vessel is intended to collect scientific and geophysical data that can be used for both defence and civilian applications.

By naming Swayam Raksha Kavach in the 2025 contract, the MoD signalled that the newest Tejas standard is being defined as a more modern indigenous combat-systems stack.

Designed and constructed by GRSE in accordance with the Classification Rules of the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS), the ASW SWC class is intended to strengthen the Navy’s capability to operate in shallow coastal waters against underwater threats. The delivery of Agray adds further momentum to India’s efforts to expand domestically built frontline and support naval platforms under the broader push for defence self-reliance.

In essence, Vayu Baan is designed to be released from a helicopter or transport platform in flight, stabilize after the drop, unfold into autonomous flight, and then execute a pre-designated mission. That mission could range from target detection and battle-space surveillance to direct target destruction, giving the launch platform a new stand-off option in contested air and land environments.