The two companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding during Bengaluru Space Expo 2026. The agreement is intended to combine GalaxEye’s expertise in multi-sensor Earth Observation with Safran’s capabilities in space systems, testing infrastructure and mission-critical technologies.
Bharat Forge announced the collaboration on September 15, saying the two companies would work together to assess the suitability and integration requirements of Pratt & Whitney Canada’s propulsion technology for the indigenous unmanned aircraft.
Othisis attracted wider attention in August 2026 after successfully hot-firing a 5-kilonewton liquid-oxygen-and-methane rocket engine manufactured extensively through metal additive manufacturing. The engine produced a reported total impulse of 100 kN·s, incorporates regenerative cooling and uses a modular pintle injector. The company plans to use the propulsion technology first in a reusable flight demonstrator and later within its broader launch-vehicle programme.
The nine Licensing Agreements for Transfer of Technology, or LAToTs, are intended to enable commercial production of technologies developed by DRDO. The move forms part of a larger effort to shorten the transition from indigenous research and development to industrial production and eventual deployment by the armed forces.
Developed by DRDO’s Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur, the Low Cost Plug-n-Play Thermal Target System, or LC-TTS, has been placed under DRDO’s Transfer of Technology programme. The technology was published for industry participation on September 10, 2026, with two licences currently available.
CarbonCraft’s approach combines materials engineering with traditional Indian craftsmanship. The technology determines how difficult waste streams can be processed and incorporated into stable construction materials, while artisans manufacture and finish products that can be used as visible architectural surfaces. This combination allows the company to approach waste recycling not merely as an environmental service but as a source of commercially usable building products.
Inbound Aerospace is a Chennai-based company incubated at the IIT Madras Incubation Cell. IIT Madras Research Park describes the company as developing an autonomous reusable re-entry spacecraft and spaceplane platform for repeatable microgravity and orbital payload-return missions.
The technology has reached Technology Readiness Level 3, meaning the underlying concept has been demonstrated experimentally but remains well short of a production-ready aircraft system. IIT Madras has nevertheless moved the invention into its technology-transfer portfolio and is offering it for licensing, indicating that the research is now being positioned for possible industrial development.
The two SWiFT-K prototypes have reportedly completed High-Speed Taxi Trials at the Aeronautical Test Range at Challakere. These trials are an important step before flight testing because they allow engineers to examine acceleration, braking, steering, ground stability, structural behaviour and flight-control responses as the aircraft approaches take-off speed.
The significance of the programme lies not simply in producing another artillery system. A mature electromagnetic gun could eventually occupy the space between conventional long-range artillery and expensive guided missiles, delivering high-velocity kinetic projectiles over considerable distances without depending upon the large chemical propellant charges required by traditional guns.
