NEWS AND ARTICLES

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…

19–25 August 2026 This Week in Defence Technology This week’s most important defence-technology developments point to a common theme: military advantage increasingly depends on how quickly nations can connect technology, manufacturing, software, testing and production. Several developments illustrate this clearly.…

17–23 August 2026 This Week in Indian MRO The strongest development for India’s MRO ecosystem this week was not a new maintenance hangar or overhaul contract. It was the Ministry of Defence’s sixth Positive Indigenisation List, issued on 18 August,…

12–18 August 2026 This Week in Defence Technology This week’s developments point to a widening definition of the military industrial base. Advanced capability is increasingly determined not only by the ability to manufacture aircraft, ships and missiles, but also by…

India MRO Weekly 10–16 August 2026 The strongest MRO signal this week came from civil aviation: Lufthansa Technik is evaluating Bengaluru for a possible expansion of its Indian operations. Lufthansa Technik already operates an Indian service centre in Bengaluru supporting…