Of the 26 modifications planned for each tank, six are described as major upgrades. These include a commander’s panoramic sight, Mk-II gunner’s main sight, automatic target tracker, improved muzzle-reference system, upgraded track and advanced running-gear system.
The developments were disclosed in HAL’s latest annual report, which identifies them among technologies designed and developed from the ground up for the LCA Mk2 platform. While neither system attracts the attention normally associated with radar, electronic warfare or weapons, they represent the kind of underlying aircraft technology that determines reliability, safety, maintainability and operational availability over a fighter’s service life.
The new Quantum Product Series was unveiled during C-DOT’s 43rd Foundation Day celebrations in New Delhi on 31 August 2026. Developed by the telecom research and development organisation under the Department of Telecommunications, the portfolio covers systems intended for commercial telecommunications networks, enterprises, optical infrastructure, wireless communications and highly sensitive strategic and defence applications.
Announced on 31 August 2026, CITADEL — short for Critical Infrastructure Threat Detection & Electronic Layer — represents an expansion of counter-drone technology beyond conventional military bases and battlefield environments. Zen Technologies has positioned the system as a configurable protective layer for facilities whose uninterrupted operation has become increasingly important to India’s digital, industrial and strategic infrastructure.
The latest figures released by the Ministry of Defence on 31 August 2026 show that the country’s 16 Defence Public Sector Undertakings recorded 15.4% growth in turnover, compared with approximately ₹1.12 lakh crore in FY 2024-25. Their combined profit after tax reached ₹23,136 crore, representing year-on-year growth of 15.6%.
A self-protection jammer is an electronic-warfare system designed to improve a fighter aircraft’s survivability against hostile radars and radar-guided weapons. It works by transmitting carefully generated radio-frequency signals intended to disrupt or confuse enemy radar tracking and targeting.
Major Rajprasad, an officer of the Corps of Engineers and 7 Engineer Regiment, began developing the system after examining the risks faced by troops while dealing with IEDs and clearing terrorist hideouts. Government records from the earlier stages of the project identify him as Captain Rajprasad R.S. and recognise Xploder under the iDEX4Fauji initiative as an unmanned IED-disposal remotely operated vehicle. The project subsequently matured as he continued his service and development work.
The specialised vessel was commissioned at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on 31 August 2026, with Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Krishna Swaminathan presiding over the ceremony. Its induction gives the Navy another large, purpose-built platform capable of supporting some of the most demanding underwater operations undertaken by a modern naval force.
At first glance, Martlet and VSHORADS appear to occupy almost the same battlefield space. Both are compact guided missiles intended to defeat threats operating at relatively short ranges and low altitudes. Their design philosophies, guidance systems and tactical employment, however, are markedly different.
The sharp increase has been driven primarily by a landmark ₹2,205-crore order from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for critical subsystems associated with the indigenous Uttam radar programme. At the same time, Astra Microwave is positioning itself for additional opportunities involving the Virupaksha radar, Angad electronic-warfare systems, anti-drone systems, software-defined radios and other DRDO electronic-warfare programmes.
