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More recently, AjnaLens devices were also reported among the surveillance technologies deployed by police personnel around Jantar Mantar in New Delhi in July 2026, bringing the technology back into public attention — this time accompaginning to move out of police control rooms and CCTV monitoring centres and directly onto the faces of officers in the field.
TACDE is frequently described as the Indian Air Force’s equivalent of the US Navy’s famous “Top Gun” school, although “Top Gun” is not its official designation. The establishment is one of the IAF’s premier institutions for advanced operational and tactical training.
A compact device is released from a pod and towed hundreds of metres behind the fighter through a strong cable. Connected to the aircraft’s electronic-warfare system, the device transmits a carefully controlled radar response designed to appear more attractive to the missile than the aircraft towing it.
The Ministry of Defence said the missile was launched on August 6, 2026, under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command. The flight validated all designated operational and technical parameters, indicating that the missile, its mobile launching system, command procedures and supporting tracking infrastructure performed according to mission requirements.
Media reports citing Indian defence sources said the Indian Air Force deployed these “dummy aircraft” ahead of its strikes during the night of May 9–10, 2025. Their purpose was to convince Pakistani air-defence operators that Indian fighters were approaching, forcing surveillance radars and surface-to-air missile systems to switch into active combat modes.
The Tejas Mk2 builds on this technological foundation but moves into the medium-weight fighter category. It is being developed with a more powerful engine, a larger mission-system architecture, advanced sensors and greater capacity for fuel and weapons.
Structural assembly of India’s next indigenous fighter is under way, marking a decisive transition from design work to hardware. The real test, however, will be converting the prototype into a certified, combat-ready aircraft without allowing another prolonged development cycle.
India’s unmanned-aircraft industry has moved rapidly from imported hobby platforms and experimental prototypes to indigenous
The Diving Support Craft programme was initiated through a contract signed between the Ministry of Defence and Titagarh Rail Systems Limited—then known as Titagarh Wagons Limited—on February 12, 2021. The project covers five vessels numbered DSC A20 to DSC A24 and was sanctioned at an overall cost of ₹174.77 crore.
Commercial movement through these routes had remained suspended since 2020 following the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent deterioration in bilateral relations along the India–China border. The reopening marks a cautious revival of local economic exchanges between Indian frontier communities and markets in the Tibet Autonomous Region.
