The ZOLT Hybrid combines an internal-combustion engine with battery power to extend mission duration. ideaForge states that the platform can remain airborne for more than six hours and support line-of-sight communications at ranges of up to 100 kilometres.
The Kaveri project was sanctioned in 1989 to develop an indigenous powerplant for the Light Combat Aircraft. Its original objective was not fully achieved because the engine could not deliver the thrust required by the operational Tejas configuration.
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.
