Under the original programme, HAL was expected to deliver around 30 engines annually over eight years from its Koraput facility. Raising capacity to 50 engines a year therefore represents a significant expansion over the contracted production rate.
Astra Microwave specialises in radio-frequency, microwave and electronic systems for defence, space and strategic applications. Its involvement with the BrahMos programme predates the new seeker effort, although its earlier role was centred on other electronic subsystems rather than supplying the complete seeker.
The first Fleet Support Ship, designated FSS-1 and named Surya, was launched into the Bay of Bengal following traditional honours performed by Laila Swaminathan, President of the Navy Wives Welfare Association.
The contract was signed in New Delhi on October 6, 2026, in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh. The procurement is being undertaken under the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category, which gives priority to equipment that is indigenously designed, developed and manufactured.
The Advanced High-Altitude Parachute has been designed and developed by the Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment, Agra, a DRDO laboratory specialising in aerial delivery and parachute systems.
The Defence Research and Development Organisation has successfully conducted a flight trial of its indigenously
The Gaur is an advanced version of BEML’s Medium Bullet Proof Vehicle Mk-II, a 4×4 protected mobility platform developed for operations in environments where troops may face small-arms fire, grenade fragments and blast threats.
A Fleet Support Ship can transfer fuel, ammunition, provisions, spare parts and other supplies to naval vessels without requiring them to return to harbour. This allows carrier groups, destroyers, frigates and other warships to remain deployed for longer periods.
The Shakti engine powers major HAL helicopter platforms, including later variants of the Dhruv and the Light Combat Helicopter Prachand. Increasing production capacity therefore directly supports the expansion and sustainment of these aircraft across the Armed Forces.
DRDO’s official Space Technologies roadmap specifically identifies geolocation techniques for Electronic Intelligence, or ELINT, as an area of interest within electronic warfare.
