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The logistics network forms part of the broader Quad Partnership on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief. The partnership was announced at the Quad Leaders’ Meeting in 2022, with guidelines subsequently established to improve coordination among the four countries during regional disasters.
India’s armed forces are therefore currently using NavIC in conjunction with other global navigation satellite systems. The government has said that the multi-constellation approach prevents existing users from being left without navigation capability while NavIC’s orbital infrastructure is strengthened.
Recent defence reporting in September 2026 says engineering changes to the LUH have produced an approximately 30–40% reduction in overall vibration response, while vibration in a critical vertical range has reportedly fallen by nearly 50%.
Operating much higher than conventional aircraft but lower than satellites allows such a platform to combine some characteristics of both. It can continuously observe an area or act as a communications relay while remaining recoverable and reusable.
The development has been disclosed in BDL’s newly released Annual Report for 2025–26, published in September 2026. The state-owned missile manufacturer lists the ASRAAM Final Assembly, Integration and Testing, or FAIT, facility among major infrastructure expansions that have become fully operational.
The Junput facility is planned on approximately 8.73 acres of coastal land near the Bay of Bengal. DRDO had earlier said that the site meets the required safety standards and had received recommendations from both the Central and West Bengal governments as well as approval from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
N3X Labs founder Shrrinath Navghane disclosed the development from Gandhinagar, Gujarat, where the scaled WRATH prototype was undergoing testing. He confirmed that the demonstrator was subsequently destroyed during the test activity, indicating that the company is using experimental hardware as part of the development process.
Yudh Abhyas 2026 also includes the U.S. Army’s 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force, bringing long-range precision fires and integrated command-and-control capabilities into the exercise.
The five-member Armenian delegation, led by Major General Alexander Tsakanyan, was given a guided tour of the station’s operational and maintenance facilities, providing the visitors with an opportunity to understand aspects of the Indian Air Force’s operational practices, technical support systems and maintenance infrastructure.
The number should not be confused with an official Indian figure. The Government of India does not disclose the size or detailed composition of its nuclear stockpile. FAS derives its estimates from government information available in the public domain, military and industry material, other open sources and commercial satellite imagery.
