August 29, 2026

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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.

By Kautilya / August 23, 2026
Defense Make in India

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.

By Kautilya / August 23, 2026
Make in India Research

India’s Chip-Design Pipeline Accelerates as C2S Trains 68,000 and Enables 254 Semiconductor Tape-Outs

Of the 254 designs taped out so far, 175 have been processed at the 180-nanometre technology node at Semiconductor Laboratory, Mohali, while another 79 have gone to overseas foundries. Tape-out represents a crucial stage in semiconductor development because it marks the point at which a completed circuit design is sent for physical fabrication.

By Kautilya / August 23, 2026
Defense Make in India

Indian Navy Receives Mangrol, Third Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft Built by Cochin Shipyard

With more than 80 percent indigenous content, Mangrol reflects the increasing participation of Indian industry in the development and construction of specialised naval platforms. The vessel has been designed primarily for operations in India’s coastal waters, where shallow-water environments present unique challenges for detecting and tracking underwater threats.

By Kautilya / August 22, 2026
Economy

29 FDI Investments Worth ₹4,895.65 Crore Reported Under Revised Framework

The investments span sectors including Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Information and Communication, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, data centres and transport services. Investors and entities involved are based in jurisdictions such as Mauritius, the United States, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Luxembourg and the Cayman Islands.

By Kautilya / August 22, 2026