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Rajnath Singh praised Germany’s strong industrial base and its “Mittelstand” ecosystem, while also pointing to India’s growing network of startups and private enterprises that are strengthening the country’s defence capabilities.
The TRAWL assembly, developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), is a vital system aimed at enhancing the Indian Army’s ability to breach minefields.
It is reported to monitor low-earth-orbit satellites, understand adversary missile performance, map parts of the ocean bed, and contribute to anti-submarine and broader maritime-domain awareness.
Under the proposed regulations, AFMS doctors will no longer need multiple state registrations, reflecting the mobile nature of their duties. The draft, part of the “Registration of Medical Practitioners and Licence to Practice Medicine Regulations, 2023,” aims to streamline regulatory requirements for military medical officers.
Diving Support Crafts (DSCs) are specialized vessels designed to assist naval diving operations, underwater inspections, and salvage missions. They provide a stable platform for divers to work safely in coastal and harbor waters and are equipped to support rescue operations, underwater maintenance, and emergency interventions.
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.
