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Beyond Big Defence: Private Industry & MSMEs Powering India’s Military Supply Chain

Beyond Big Defence: Private Industry & MSMEs Powering India’s Military Supply Chain in 2025 India’s “Make in India” defence story isn’t just being written by giants like DRDO or HAL. In 2025, a thriving network of MSMEs, startups, and private-sector pioneers is powering the gears of India’s nextgen arsenal—supplying components, electronics, software, advanced materials, and […]

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Securing the Indo-Pacific

Securing the Indo-Pacific: India’s Major Military Exercises & Strategic Drills in 2025 As maritime threats, grey-zone tactics, and technological advancements reshape the Indo-Pacific, India’s defence forces have doubled down in 2025—expanding the scale and sophistication of joint military exercises across air, sea, and cyber domains. These drills aren’t just showpieces—they’re essential for rapid deterrence, real-world

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New Tech Innovations Shaping India’s Military Future

Top Emerging Defence Startups & New Tech Innovations Shaping India’s Military Future – 2025 Edition Amid changing battlefield realities and global tech disruption, India’s defence startup sector is driving a remarkable transformation: from deep-tech drones and AI-powered surveillance to battlefield quantum computing and autonomous weaponry. In late 2025, these innovators are fueling an unprecedented shift—making

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India’s Indigenous 350 km SAM

Project Kusha: India’s Indigenous 350 km SAM – A Gamechanger in Air Defence As regional tensions simmer along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and Line of Control (LoC), the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is accelerating Project Kusha—India’s most ambitious long-range surface-to-air missile program. Set for induction by 2028, Project Kusha is engineered

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AVNL Races to Finalize Bharat Light Tank Design by 2025

AVNL Races to Finalize Bharat Light Tank Design by 2025-End: India’s 25-Ton Punch for the Himalayas Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVNL) is accelerating the Bharat Light Tank program to counter Chinese ZTQ-15 deployments along the LAC — targeting design freeze by December 2025 and first prototype rollout by late 2026. Program Genesis and Strategic Urgency

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ISRO Set to Launch India’s New Military SatCom Backbone

ISRO Set to Launch GSAT-7R on Nov 2: India’s New Military SatCom Backbone The Indian Space Research Organisation will launch the CMS-03 (GSAT-7R) satellite on November 2, 2025, via LVM3 from Sriharikota — a dedicated military communication asset designed to replace the aging GSAT-7 and enable secure, jam-resistant tri-service operations. Mission Overview and Launch Schedule

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IAI Set to Clinch 8000 Crore Deal for 6 Boeing 767 Refuelling Tankers

IAI Set to Clinch 8000 Crore Deal for 6 Boeing 767 Refuelling Tankers with 30% Make in India Israel Aerospace Industries is on the verge of securing a single-vendor contract to supply six converted Boeing 767 tanker-transports to the Indian Air Force, marking a major boost to long-range strike capability and indigenous integration. Deal Overview

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Tata’s Tracked Beast: Redefining Mechanized Warfare for 2030

The Indian Army’s mechanized infantry is on the cusp of a generational leap. On October 28, 2025, Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) pulled the curtains off its latest creation — the Tracked Advanced Armoured Platform (TAAP) — a next-generation infantry combat vehicle (ICV) designed to become the backbone of India’s armoured formations in the coming

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Cochin Shipyard Delivers ASW-SWC ‘Mahe’

Cochin Shipyard Delivers ASW-SWC ‘Mahe’: Shallow Waters No Longer Safe for Adversaries On October 23, 2025, the Indian Navy took a decisive step toward maritime self-reliance. At Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), the lead vessel of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) project — INS Mahe — was formally commissioned in a ceremony attended by

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