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Data Patterns Bags ₹585.76-Crore BEL Order for Advanced Radar Electronics

The contract covers the procurement of radar electronics by BEL, one of India’s principal defence public sector enterprises and a major supplier of military radar, electronic warfare, communications and weapon-control systems to the Armed Forces. Data Patterns has not disclosed the precise radar platform or programme for which the equipment will be supplied, and the available regulatory disclosure therefore does not support linking the order to any specific Indian Army, Navy or Air Force radar system.

India Launches ₹3,500-Crore GRSE–YIL Expansion to Boost Warship Building and Strategic Defence Manufacturing

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari carried out the Bhumi Pujan for the projects virtually from GRSE Bhavan in Kolkata on August 23. Three of the projects are being undertaken by GRSE at Raichak, Shalimar and Kidderpore, while YIL is establishing two major forging facilities at its Metal and Steel Factory at Ishapore. Together, the investments represent one of the more significant recent capacity additions to India’s state-owned defence manufacturing ecosystem.

EndureAir Unveils VAHAK-6 Multi-UAV Mothership as India Pushes Deeper Into Drone Teaming

EndureAir began publicly teasing VAHAK-6 on August 21, 2026, before confirming that the new system was on its way. The company has not yet released a complete technical specification for VAHAK-6, including its operational radius, deployment altitude, communications architecture or the exact configuration of the six carried UAVs. However, the concept points toward a carrier-and-deployed-drone architecture in which a larger UAV provides transport, reach and potentially communications support for a group of smaller aircraft.

Big Bang Boom Solutions — Building Indigenous Counter-Drone Defences for India’s New Battlefield

Chennai-based Big Bang Boom Solutions, or BBBS, has emerged as one of the Indian companies developing systems for this new category of warfare. Its principal counter-UAS programme, Vajra Sentinel, has been conceived not as a single jammer or radar but as an integrated defensive architecture that combines passive radio-frequency detection, radar surveillance, electro-optical and infrared tracking, artificial-intelligence-assisted classification, electronic countermeasures, command-and-control software and, where required, hard-kill effectors.

DIASPRO Develops Indigenous SATEEK Digital Ballistic Computer to Modernise T-90 Tank Fire-Control Systems

SATEEK has been designed to transform legacy fire-control architecture into a more modern digital system capable of performing ballistic computations rapidly while interfacing with the tank’s sensors and fire-control equipment. DIASPRO says the system uses an advanced processing architecture intended to improve firing accuracy, particularly while the tank is moving.

India, US Armies Set for Major Yudh Abhyas Drill Near China Border in Uttarakhand

India and the United States are preparing to conduct the 22nd edition of Exercise Yudh Abhyas in September 2026, with part of the bilateral Army exercise scheduled at Auli in Uttarakhand, around 95 km from the Line of Actual Control with China. The exercise will also include a major desert-warfare phase at the Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan, exposing troops to two very different operational environments.

Indian Army Operationalises First Baaz Battalion as Drone Warfare Becomes a Dedicated Battlefield Capability

The Army describes the new formation as a means of improving aerial agility, responsiveness and battlefield reach while providing commanders with persistent “eyes in the sky.” Unlike small tactical drones routinely operated by frontline formations, Baaz Battalions are intended to handle more demanding unmanned missions over wider areas and longer periods. Their role is therefore as much about creating a specialised organisational structure for drone warfare as it is about adding more UAVs to the inventory.

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