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India’s MRO Self-Reliance Push

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,…

Building Defence Industrial Capability

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 Moves Deeper Into Lifecycle Support

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…

The Race to Adapt

Defence Technology Weekly Technology, Adaptation and the Military Industrial Base | 6–12 August 2026 The important defence-technology story this week is not one spectacular new weapon. It is the growing connection between technology, production capacity and speed of adaptation. Across…