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HAL's LUH production facility, up to 10 airframes built under the LSP (LRIP) program are visible here: The grey ones are for the Air Force while the camo ones are for Army Aviation.

About ~10 examples of the F414 were delivered years ago so the testing/certification program of the Tejas Mk2 won't be effected by the new deal anyway. The locally-built 414s only need to come in for when the full-scale production begins.

Apparently, the negotiations on technical/ToT-related aspects of the F414 deal have now concluded: Only commercial negotiations remain. Final signing expected sometime this FY (between now and April 2027). There will also be an IAF-owned & operated depot-level maintenance facility for the...

ISRO conducts Second Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-02) for Gaganyaan https://www.isro.gov.in/ISRO_conducts_Second_Integrated_Air_Drop_Test_for_Gaganyaan.html April 10, 2026 The second Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-02) for Gaganyaan mission was successfully conducted at Satish Dhawan Space...

I've posted about testing resumption in a different thread: https://defencehub.live/threads/trump-says-us-will-restart-nuclear-weapons-tests.21843/post-385198 But I'm pretty certain that we won't be the one to initiate the new round of testing. Most likely it'll be US or Russia, and then...

Now that the PFBR is in operation, the development focus shifts to the FBR-1 and FBR-2 (also to come up at Kalpakkam). They will share the same design, with an output of 500-600 MWe depending on a number of factors. The crucial part will be how we decide to designate & configure them. If we...

By the way, the fact that PFBR remains entirely outside IAEA safeguards represents a theoretical increase in our production of weapons-grade plutonium from the current ~25 kg/year (Dhruva only, now that CIRUS is shut down...not counting any theoretical civilian reactors' contribution) to about...

It's commissioning today! The 3rd Arihant-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (hull S4, pennant SSBN-82). The S4 marks the advent of the "Arihant-Stretch" sub-class. Biggest outwardly visible change being the expansion of missile launch cells from 4 to 8.

Higher-def (probably AI-enhanced) pic of the Agni-V MIRV variant:

ALH Dhruv Mk-3MR at a MARCOS commando exercise:

L&T's chip design division comes to the fore as the Govt takes steps to push Chinese CCTV makers out of the market: News is focused on which camera brand replaces Hikvision. The more interesting story is who makes the chip inside the camera. Until 2019, that answer was overwhelmingly...

Nice top view of the LCH/Prachand with the new rotor hub cover. Credit in pic.

Bangalore-based start up Pranos Fusion has received ~$7 Mn in PE capital, they expect that their PRAGYA (medium-scale testing tokamak) prototype is now funded. Once it's commissioned, it would only be the 4th tokamak in the country, and the first privately-built one...

INS Taragiri, the 4th of the Project-17A Nilgiri-class frigates, will be commissioned on 3 April: Meanwhile, the first-of-class INS Nilgiri is taking part in Exercise Kakadu-2026, hosted by Australia: Berthed alongside the Japanese Mogami-class vessel JS Kumano: Seen alongside...

https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/govt-sets-up-rare-earth-magnet-pilot-plant-at-arci-hyderabad/129703430

Agreed, dealing with Germany can be a headache. On the other hand, if Germany ends up leaving the program over their disagreements with French requirements, then things could get interesting.

Talks are at a very exploratory stage so nothing is confirmed yet. First reports appeared last month: https://theprint.in/defence/india-eyes-6th-generation-fcas-looks-at-tying-up-with-france-for-possible-collaboration/2861054/ Later in March, the proposal was confirmed to be official...

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2026/03/indian-warships-escort-indian-lpg-tankers-in-gulf-of-oman/ Getting reports that two task forces were dispatched, so more ships could appear.

With this, there are now 3 tokamaks active in India: Refer to this post going over the other 2 already operational ones, namely Aditya-U (originally from 80s but later upgraded) and the larger SST-1: https://defencehub.live/threads/civil-nuclear-program.1160/post-188267