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The Delhi Consensus: India Gets a Divided BRICS to Speak in One Voice

The Delhi Consensus: India Gets a Divided BRICS to Speak in One Voice

From G2G to B2B: Anil Prakash DG SIA Charts the Next Orbit of India-Russia Space Ties

From G2G to B2B: Anil Prakash DG SIA Charts the Next Orbit of India-Russia Space Ties

India-Russia Can Build a Sovereign Space-Data Ecosystem to Challenge Western Dominance: Data is the New Oil

India-Russia Can Build a Sovereign Space-Data Ecosystem to Challenge Western Dominance: Data is the New Oil

From AI Models to Real-World Solutions: BRICS+ Workshop Puts Technological Sovereignty to the Test

From AI Models to Real-World Solutions: BRICS+ Workshop Puts Technological Sovereignty to the Test

From Venus to Very Low Orbit: India–Russia Space Ties Look Ahead

From Venus to Very Low Orbit: India–Russia Space Ties Look Ahead

India and Russia Set Their Sights on a Seamless Digital Sky

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Women in Aviation & Defence

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From Gaganyaan to Joint Manufacturing: Nathan Davis Maps the India–Australia Space Partnership

‘The Moonlight Is Shining on UK & India’ : Nicholas Gribit Sees Space Partnership Ready for Take-Off

“We Want to Become an OEM in the Satellite Space”: Suyash Singh Maps GalaxEye’s Future

From Launchpad to Marketplace: NSIL Powers India’s Commercial Space Journey

India is a Key Space Partner for Italy: Ambassador Antonio Bartoli

From Cooperation to Co-Creation: Sergio Ledda Charts the Future of India–Italy Space Ties

LATEST NEWS

From Runways to New Routes: India Sets the Stage for Routes Asia 2027

Release of Framework for Sovereign Cloud Infrastructure at Defence Tech Day

Second India-Fiji Bilateral Joint Working Group Meeting Held in New Delhi

India Does Not Seek to Occupy Any Country’s Territory, But Will Safeguard Its Security and Strategic Autonomy When Threatened: Rajnath Singh

Raksha Mantri flags-in First Ascent Mountaineering Expedition after historic summit of 20 unclimbed peaks above 6,000 meters in Ladakh in 23 days

National security not just about safeguarding borders, Govt has adopted holistic approach to bolster defence preparedness against highly fluid emerging threats: Raksha Mantri

Industry Interviews

“Hindalco Builds the Aluminium Backbone of Atmanirbhar Bharat” : Siddharth Manjrekar tells ADU at BSX 2026

“We Intend to Create an Italy–India Supply Chain”: EIE Group President Gianpietro Marchiori

From PSLV to SpaDeX : Leaf Space Expands Its Footprint in India

From Satellites to Solutions: Società Aerospaziale Mediterranea (SAM) Looks at India for Earth Observation Partnerships

Keeping Satellites Safe, Aircraft Ice-Free : Italy’s Zoppas Industries Bets Bigger on India

From Bengaluru to the Moon: JAXA’s Ishii Yasuo Charts a Bigger Space Partnership with India

Indian Army

Gunners Day Bicentenary Celebrated at Nagpur

BonV Aero Supplies 45 UAVs to Indian Army’s Eastern Command for Tactical Logistics

Operation Drishti: AFMS conducts 220 sight-restoring surgeries during 2-day Mega Eye Surgical Camp at Tangdhar along LoC

Army Recruitment Rally at Visapur Stadium, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

Additional Director General (ADG) – Army Design Bureau (ADB), Visits Garuda Aerospace’s Indigenous Defence Drone Manufacturing Facility

Fight Smart, Fight Joint, Fight Connected’: VCOAS Lt Gen Sandeep Jain Maps India’s Future Battlefield at CENJOWS Trident Lecture

Indian Navy

Indian Navy to Host Second Edition of Commanders’ Conference 2026 at Nausena Bhawan, New Delhi

Indian naval ships Sahyadri and Kulish conclude participation in ADMM-Plus maritime security joint cooperation activity

Ins Trishul Arrives At Toulon, France For The 24th Edition Of Bilateral Maritime Exercise Varuna

India–Sri Lanka Bilateral Maritime Exercise SLINEX-26 Concluded at Visakhapatnam

Indian naval ships Sahyadri and Kulish arrive at Subic Bay, Philippines for ADMM-Plus JCA

India – Sri Lanka Annual Bilateral Maritime Exercise (SLINEX-26)

Indian Airforce

Deputy Director General, Maharashtra Directorate visits NCC Group Nagpur

Vice Chief of IAF Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit Unveils the Strategic Vision for Tarang Shakti 2026

Tarang Shakti 2026 Set to Test Multinational Airpower in Complex Combat Scenarios

Command Staff Interaction with Air Veterans and Their Next of Kins (NOKs) Was Conducted at Headquarters Maintenance Command, Nagpur

HAL hands over 2 LCA FOC Twin Seater Trainers & 3 HTT 40 Basic Trainers to IAF and 4 Dhruv NG helicopters to PHL in the presence of Raksha Mantri & Civil Aviation Minister

Western Air Command Station MWO’s Seminar-2026

UAVs

Windracers ULTRA Completes 1,000km Anti-Doping Blood Test Sample Flight in Alaska

BonV Aero Supplies 45 UAVs to Indian Army’s Eastern Command for Tactical Logistics

Uvision and Lendurai Announce Partnership to Integrate AI-Enabled Autonomy Into Unmanned Systems

Knds and Aerix Systems announce a strategic cooperation to develop a drone interception capability

Indra Unveils Drizzle, Its New Family of Autonomous Effectors to Counter Mass Drone Attacks

IG Defence’s Indigenous T-SHUL BEAM Counter-UAS System Demonstrated at Indian Air Force Dronathan 2026

Steadicopter’s Black Eagle 50E Achieves Key U.S. Operational Readiness Milestone

Additional Director General (ADG) – Army Design Bureau (ADB), Visits Garuda Aerospace’s Indigenous Defence Drone Manufacturing Facility

Italy Orders Two More MQ-9A Block 5 Reapers

CIVIL AVIATION

From Runways to New Routes: India Sets the Stage for Routes Asia 2027

Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu launches Challenge Mode for Aerodrome Development

HAL hands over 2 LCA FOC Twin Seater Trainers & 3 HTT 40 Basic Trainers to IAF and 4 Dhruv NG helicopters to PHL in the presence of Raksha Mantri & Civil Aviation Minister

Union Minister of Civil Aviation Reviews Measures to Simplify and Automate NOC Process; Directs Time-Bound Action Within 15 Days

Ministry of Civil Aviation launches Hub & Spoke International Flight Operations from Ahmedabad

New IndiGo CEO Willie Walsh to feature at Aviation India Summit 2026

Capt. BVJK Sharma Honored with Logistics Legend – Hall of Fame Award at CargoNXT Recognitions 2026

Airbus awards A320 fuselage skin manufacturing contract to Mahindra Aerostructures

Union Minister Ram Mohan Naidu chairs Consultative Committee of Civil Aviation in Mysuru

Make In India

“Hindalco Builds the Aluminium Backbone of Atmanirbhar Bharat” : Siddharth Manjrekar tells ADU at BSX 2026

MRO In India, By India & For the World : From an Overseas Dependence to an Indigenous Opportunity

HAL Widens Prachand Production Base, Brings Adani Defence and BEML into LCH Fuselage Manufacturing

‘The Future Belongs to Resilient Supply Chains’: Jeh Aerospace at Farnborough 2026

Embraer Expands its Defence Footprint with C-390 Deliveries, Gripen Production and A-29 Upgrades

Prepare for Tomorrow’s War with Tomorrow’s Technology : Brig. Ali Adil Mahmood (Retd.) Zen Technologies

Did You Know This

MakeMyTrip’s Newly Launched Price Drop Protection Refunds Flyers if Fares Drop After Booking

GSX 2026 Honors Military and Law Enforcement Heroes on Final Day in Atlanta

ixigo Launches ‘Smart Lock’ – An Agentic AI That Autonomously Monitors and Locks Flight Fares Within Your Budget

India – Tajikistan Road Expedition was flagged off by Indian ambassador to Tajikistan Rajesh Uike in Dushanbe

UK Connect launches dedicated defence business to accelerate field-ready connectivity capability

Visa and ONDC Announce Intent to Explore Collaboration to Enhance Tourism Discovery in India

Appointments

Raghu Vamsi Group appoints Amit Pathak as Group Chief Business Officer

NP Aerospace appointed prime contractor and OEM-certified support provider as Team LionStrike strengthens UK programme leadership and sovereign through-life support

Bombardier Appoints Jeanne Boillet to its Board of Directors

GM Defence establishes UK presence and appoints Simon Gray to support British defence ambitions

VIKING appointed Official Global Sales and Service Partner for Dräger marine safety range

The appointment comes as Uvision builds on strong business momentum, including new orders, recent U.S. Army awards and combat-proven operational performance

Hall Of Fame

Capt. B.V.J.K. Sharma, CEO of NMIA, Felicitated at BCBA Logistics Conclave 2026

Western Command Investiture Ceremony 2026

AXISCADES Receives Fifth Consecutive Bombardier Diamond Supplier Award

Passenger Ship HANARIA Equipped with Yanmar’s Maritime Hydrogen Fuel Cell System Wins Marine Engineering of the Year 2024

NADP gets ISTD’s 34th National Award for Innovative Training Practices

Kudos to Kudu! Israeli medtech startup takes home 100k top prize at Constructor University Demo Day 2025

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Thales in India: Advancing a self-reliant future with trusted technologies

Thales in India: Advancing a self-reliant future with trusted technologies

Emerging Technologies Shaping the Future of Defence Aviation

Emerging Technologies Shaping the Future of Defence Aviation

Working with Intelligence, not Just AI – a Delivery leader’s view from Aerospace & Defence

Working with Intelligence, not Just AI – a Delivery leader’s view from Aerospace & Defence

Building Institutions That Endure: Reflections on Leadership, Innovation and National Service

Building Institutions That Endure: Reflections on Leadership, Innovation and National Service

A Career in Aviation Begins with Curiosity and a Willingness to Learn

A Career in Aviation Begins with Curiosity and a Willingness to Learn

Kalam & Kavach 3.0 Signals a Shift from Dialogue to Delivery

Kalam & Kavach 3.0 Signals a Shift from Dialogue to Delivery

SPOTLIGHT

The Delhi Consensus: India Gets a Divided BRICS to Speak in One Voice

BRICS Comes of Age: New Delhi Takes Centre Stage

Xi Jinping’s New-Era China – The Inside Story : A Book Review

Sunita Williams Arrives with Indian Astronaut Designate Group Captain Angad Pratap: BSX 2026 Saves Its Biggest Moment for the Last

Building Rockets, Shaping an Ecosystem: Pawan Kumar Chandana on Skyroot’s Next Leap

India is a Key Space Partner for Italy: Ambassador Antonio Bartoli

Where the Classroom Meets the Hangar: Inside GMR School of Aviation

DG CENJOWS Maj Gen (Retd.) Ashok Kumar

From Countering Adversaries to Creating Power: India’s Next Defence Transformation

Baloch Nationalists Declare Independence on August 11 — Claim Remains Unrecognised

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The Delhi Consensus: India Gets a Divided BRICS to Speak in One Voice

From G2G to B2B: Anil Prakash DG SIA Charts the Next Orbit of India-Russia Space Ties

India-Russia Can Build a Sovereign Space-Data Ecosystem to Challenge Western Dominance: Data is the New Oil

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