Addressing investors during the company’s latest earnings conference call, Dr. Reddy confirmed that Astra Microwave had supplied hardware for the first radar prototype to DRDO. He stated that the hardware delivery had been completed and that the subsequent firmware and software integration process was progressing.
The modifications to the PSLV third stage followed anomalies observed during the PSLV-C61/EOS-09 and PSLV-C62/EOS-N1 missions. These developments prompted ISRO to undertake a comprehensive reassessment of the PS3 configuration, covering critical aspects of its design, manufacturing, assembly and testing procedures.
The Naval Chetak Autonomous System is being developed around the Indian Navy’s Chetak helicopter, a rotary-wing aircraft based on the French Aérospatiale Alouette III design and manufactured in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
The principal feature of R.A.M.S is its integration with a 4×4 vehicle, allowing the weapon to be operated directly from the platform. Conventional ground-deployed mortars generally require personnel to position and prepare the weapon before commencing fire, while the new system is designed to eliminate this separate emplacement process.
SEANAV uses digital twin technology to reproduce the behaviour of vessels and their surrounding maritime environment within a computer-generated simulation. A digital twin is a computational representation of a physical system that can be used to study its behaviour, evaluate operating conditions and test potential responses to different situations.
The indigenous welding system was unveiled in November 2026 during the inauguration of the Advanced Laser Engineering Centre and Hybrid Laser Arc Welding Research and Development Facility at NeST HiTek Park in Kalamassery, Kochi. The facility was inaugurated by Cochin Shipyard Chairman and Managing Director Jose V. J. and SFO Technologies Chairman and Managing Director Dr. N. Jehangir.
The proposed facility will incorporate computer-based drone simulation systems, virtual reality equipment and associated training infrastructure. The procurement covers nine categories of equipment and services, comprising a total quantity of 45 units.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has also identified indigenous manufacturing as an important component of the next phase of the Regional Connectivity Scheme, UDAN. The programme seeks to expand aviation infrastructure and improve regional air connectivity while creating an ecosystem that supports the country’s larger ambition of manufacturing civil aircraft domestically.
The technology uses the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens), an insect whose larvae are capable of consuming and processing different types of biodegradable organic material.
India has taken another step towards strengthening its indigenous space-based intelligence capabilities, with the Technology
