NEWS AND ARTICLES

The most consequential geopolitical development since the previous briefing is the conclusion of the Trump–Xi summit in Washington. Despite an elaborate state welcome, the meeting produced no major strategic breakthrough, leaving the central U.S.–China disputes largely unresolved. Meanwhile, Russia and…

16–22 September 2026 This Week in Defence Technology The strongest theme this week was industrialisation: moving technology from prototypes and small production runs into repeatable manufacturing at useful scale. Germany began serial production of more than 5,000 strike drones through…

14–20 September 2026 This Week in Indian MRO This was a relatively quiet week for new, dedicated Indian MRO contracts, but several developments were important for the industrial base from which future maintenance and lifecycle support will grow. The most…

9–15 September 2026 This Week in Defence Technology This week’s developments point to a major change in the way military-industrial strength is being measured. Production rate, multiple suppliers, rapid testing and the ability to upgrade existing systems are becoming almost…

7–13 September 2026 This Week in Indian MRO The strongest MRO development this week came from India’s maritime sector. On 7 September, Cochin Shipyard Limited and Dredging Corporation of India signed a five-year MoU for dry-dock repair of DCI vessels…

2–8 September 2026 This Week in Defence Technology This week’s strongest defence-technology developments were less about entirely new weapons and more about how nations are building the industrial systems needed to produce, sustain and improve them. India approved roughly ₹1.10…

31 August–6 September 2026 This Week in Indian MRO The strongest Indian MRO development this week came from civil aviation. On 3 September, Airbus selected Indamer Technics to establish what it describes as South Asia’s first comprehensive Airbus radome repair…

27 August–2 September 2026 This Week in Defence Technology This week’s developments show that defence technology is increasingly being shaped by three connected pressures: production capacity, low-cost unmanned threats, and the need to shorten the path from development to field use. Germany announced a major expansion of Rheinmetall’s Kassel complex for armoured-vehicle production, logistics and […]

24–30 August 2026 This Week in Indian MRO The clearest MRO development this week came from the land-defence sector. On 27 August, the Ministry of Defence launched a ₹472-crore project at Vehicle Factory Jabalpur to create additional overhaul capacity for…