Make in India-Defence

DRDO Invites Bids to Develop Indigenous Air-to-Air Refuelling Pod for Indian Air Force

The open tender was published on September 2, 2026, under the title Development of Air To Air Refuelling Pod. Bid submissions are scheduled to begin on September 25 and close on October 20, 2026, with technical and financial bids subsequently evaluated under the TDF process. The development contract is structured on a turnkey basis with a planned duration of 1,095 days, or approximately three years.

Armanetics Demonstrates Indigenous ARMANET Swarm Drone System to Indian Army

ARMANET is not simply a new drone airframe. It is a mission operating and swarm-coordination platform designed to allow a single operator to command multiple unmanned aerial vehicles as an integrated formation rather than controlling each aircraft separately. Armanetics says the system has undergone months of development and field testing before the recent Army demonstration.

India Optel and Belgium’s OIP Expand Cooperation in Advanced Military Electro-Optics

The two companies exchanged an agreement in New Delhi on September 3, 2026, during the India-Belgium Defence CEOs Roundtable and B2B meetings held alongside Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever’s visit to India. The Ministry of Defence listed the India Optel–OIP pact among several industrial agreements intended to combine Belgian defence technology with Indian manufacturing capacity.

L&T and Exail Deepen Partnership for Indian Navy’s Next-Generation Unmanned Mine Warfare Systems

A fresh agreement involving Larsen & Toubro, Exail Robotics SAS of France and Exail Robotics in Belgium was exchanged in New Delhi on September 3, 2026, during the India-Belgium Defence CEOs Roundtable. The development follows an earlier strategic collaboration under which L&T and Exail are preparing an advanced Unmanned Mine Countermeasures suite for the Indian Navy’s planned Mine Counter Measure Vessel programme.