The contract was signed in New Delhi on September 21, 2026, in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh. The procurement marks another step in the indigenisation of critical systems used across India’s armoured vehicle fleet.
The Ministry of Defence officially describes Agni-5 as a three-stage solid-fuel surface-to-surface ballistic missile capable of striking targets at ranges of up to 5,000 kilometres with a high degree of accuracy. Its combination of long range, road mobility, canisterised launch and sophisticated guidance has already made it a central component of India’s strategic missile capability.
The policy direction is reflected in DRDO’s Transfer of Technology Policy 2025, which explicitly permits industry to carry out value addition to transferred technologies in consultation with DRDO in order to improve performance or economic viability.
India has already demonstrated that it can physically destroy a satellite in orbit. The successful
The existing capabilities developed through the Su-30MKI programme provide HAL with experience in large fighter aircraft assembly, aerospace manufacturing, component integration and supply-chain management.
The partnership aims to combine Naval Group’s decades of expertise in naval defence systems with Nibe’s industrial capabilities to support the development of advanced maritime technologies in India.
The keel laying ceremony was held on 18 September 2026 at Cochin Shipyard Limited, marking the formal beginning of a key phase in the construction of the new generation of heavily armed missile vessels being built for the Indian Navy.
The development is significant because the F414 is intended to power the Tejas Mk2, while progress on the separate F404-IN20 engine supply is directly affecting the pace at which HAL can deliver the Tejas Mk1A. Although both engines are supplied by GE Aerospace, they belong to two different fighter programmes and serve different operational requirements.
The agreement was signed on 16 September 2026 in Bengaluru by Rajnish Sharma, Director, Bengaluru Complex, BEL, and Shai Cohen, Senior Vice President, Elbit Systems. Senior officials from both companies were present, including representatives responsible for electronic warfare, international marketing and Elbit’s DIRCM business.
An Active Protection System is designed to defend an armoured vehicle before an incoming weapon actually strikes its armour. Instead of relying exclusively on composite armour, explosive reactive armour or other passive protection, a hard-kill APS attempts to detect an incoming projectile, calculate its trajectory and physically intercept it at a safe distance from the vehicle.
