Balrampur Chini Mills’ latest Q1 FY27 investor presentation says construction remains largely on schedule and the company expects the plant to begin operations during the second half of FY 2026-27. An earlier official project schedule had targeted October 2026 for commissioning.
Indian aerospace company Raphe mPhibr is taking its ambitions into the Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance UAV segment with a new 1.5-tonne-class unmanned aircraft reportedly powered by a domestically developed 250 kW, or roughly 335 hp, piston engine. The platform has emerged as Raphe’s contender for India’s massive programme to acquire 87 MALE UAVs, a procurement valued at more than ₹30,000 crore.
The new capability is particularly important because the launch and recovery mechanism is one of the most critical elements of a submarine rescue system. During an emergency, it must safely lower the rescue vehicle into the sea and recover it after the DSRV completes its mission.
HAL sought a specialised robotic solution for the design, development, supply, installation and proving of a robotic drilling system for LCA aircraft wings. A tender for the requirement was floated in early 2026, confirming that the project forms part of HAL’s effort to modernise the Tejas manufacturing process.
Modern ejection seats are among the most safety-critical systems aboard a combat aircraft. They must detect or respond to an emergency, propel the pilot clear of the aircraft, stabilise the seat, deploy recovery systems and separate the aircrew safely across a wide range of altitudes and speeds.
The company designs sensing, processing, communications and guidance systems encompassing thermal-imaging cores, weapon sights, surveillance equipment, targeting systems, missile seekers, fire-control equipment and embedded vision systems. Tonbo describes itself as a defence-electronics OEM specialising in electro-optical/infrared, or EO/IR, technologies, with systems intended for soldiers as well as land, naval, airborne and missile platforms.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu laid the foundation stone for the AMCA Core Integration & Flight Testing Centre at Puttaparthi in Sri Sathya Sai district on May 15, 2026.
The Visakhapatnam-based Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL) has signed agreements covering a Submarine Fired Decoy (SFD) with defence public sector company Bharat Dynamics Limited and technology linked to the fabrication, installation and commissioning of LM2500 gas-turbine systems with Hyderabad-based Vertex Engineering Systems Pvt. Ltd. DRDO confirmed the agreements through an official announcement.
According to the ARDE trial-support specification, activities associated with the PGB-500 campaign are expected to involve Air Force Station Jodhpur and 3 AFRU at Chandan near Jaisalmer in Rajasthan.
The RFI seeks six aircraft, according to the document details reported from the requirement. More importantly, the specifications call for a mission suite capable of maintaining full 360-degree surveillance, giving India another layer of airborne radar coverage beyond its existing fleet.
