Defense Reading List for: 29/08/2025
News Digest
HAL Secures ₹66,000 Crore Order for 97 Tejas Jets as India Eyes Fifth-Gen Fighter Engine Production Ref
Additionally, India has partnered with French aerospace company Safran to manufacture engines for fifth-generation fighter aircraft domestically
India carries out maiden test of multi-layered air defence system Ref
DRDO successfully conducts the maiden flight Tests of Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS), off the coast of Odisha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced 10-year deadline for developing an indigenous air defence shield integrated with offensive weapons under Mission Sudarshan Chakra Ref
Back of it DRDO to do trials in 2026 to neutralize ballistic missiles Ref
Mumbai-based ideaForge has been assigned a NATO Stock Number (NSN) for it's SWITCH UAV validating it's compliance with global military standards Ref
SWITCH UAV can now be directly sourced by defense and government agencies internationally, significantly enhancing its export potential.
TAPAS BH-201 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), developed by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), is set to initiate flight trials with an indigenously developed engine in the upcoming months. Ref
This new engine, engineered by the Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (VRDE) in collaboration with JAYEM Automotives
L&T Precision Engineering and Systems has completed flight trials of the TEER Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Ref
The System is designed to significantly bolster weapons testing by simulating advanced aerial threats with precision.
Reduces dependence on imported aerial targets (such as Banshee), supporting the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative
Enabling the IAF to test and refine its air defense systems, such as the indigenous Akash missile and advanced radar networks.
APOLLO MICRO SYSTEMS LIMITED
been approved as production agency for Multi-Influence Ground Mine (MIGM) –Vighana, under DcPP by DRDO
Agreement with DRDO for Transfer of Technology (TOT) of Omni-Directional multi-EFP warhead for NASM-SR Missile.
Cochin Shipyard Ltd FY26Q1
Order Win
HAL confirms ₹62,000-crore mega order for Tejas fighter jets Ref
Mazagon Dock Set for ₹70,000 Crore Submarine Deal as Centre Gives Green Light Ref
Shree Refrigerations Limited disclosed a major milestone: a ₹106.6 crore order from Hindustan Shipyard Limited, a Ministry of Defence undertaking. Ref
The contract involves supplying and installing HVAC systems for five Fleet Support Ships
delivery timeline extending up to March 2028
QUEST FLOW CONTROLS LIMITED order received from Prestigious client M/s. GARDEN REACH SHIPBUILDERS & ENGINEERS LTD for supply of valves & spares. The Order value is ₹ 23,55,90,931.85 Crore Ref.
Paras Defence and Space Technologies announced an order win from Bharat Electronics (BEL) today, worth ₹45 crore. Ref
Supply of signal and data processing systems and multi-sensor fusion systems. The above deliverables will be a part of Air Defence Applications.
Apollo Micro Systems Ltd (AMS) inform you that the Company, in the ordinary course of its business, has been declared the Lowest Bidder for orders worth Rs 25.12 crore from DRDO & Defence PSU’s. Ref
Avantel Limited has received an Order worth of Rs.3.36 Crores (Incl. Taxes) dated August 25, 2025, for Development, Porting and Testing of SATCOM Waveform (SDR) from Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Ref
Avantel Limited has received a Purchase Order worth of Rs.2.84 Crores vide mail dated August 29, 2025, for Supply of Satcom Products from M/s. Chowgule and Company Private Limited. Ref