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The policy direction is reflected in DRDO’s Transfer of Technology Policy 2025, which explicitly permits industry to carry out value addition to transferred technologies in consultation with DRDO in order to improve performance or economic viability.
The Suryakiran Aerobatic Team flew nine distinctive red-and-white Hawk Mk 132 aircraft during the display. The aircraft are licence-manufactured in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and form the backbone of the team’s precision aerobatic operations.
India has already demonstrated that it can physically destroy a satellite in orbit. The successful
BEL described the group that entered its Bengaluru Complex as a three-member Japanese parliamentary delegation led by Taro Kono, who has previously served both as Japan’s Foreign Minister and Defence Minister.
Personnel from both navies are also participating in yoga sessions, sporting events and cultural activities. These engagements are intended to strengthen personal interaction alongside operational cooperation, which has become an important component of recurring bilateral exercises.
General Seth visited Russia from 16 to 18 September 2026 as part of continuing military engagement between the two countries. The Ministry of Defence said the visit was aimed at strengthening the longstanding India–Russia defence partnership and expanding military-to-military cooperation.
The existing capabilities developed through the Su-30MKI programme provide HAL with experience in large fighter aircraft assembly, aerospace manufacturing, component integration and supply-chain management.
The partnership aims to combine Naval Group’s decades of expertise in naval defence systems with Nibe’s industrial capabilities to support the development of advanced maritime technologies in India.
The keel laying ceremony was held on 18 September 2026 at Cochin Shipyard Limited, marking the formal beginning of a key phase in the construction of the new generation of heavily armed missile vessels being built for the Indian Navy.
No BrahMos missile was fired during the event. The importance of the exercise lay instead in rehearsing the sequence that must occur before a long-range coastal missile can be employed effectively against a moving ship at sea.
