Kerala’s growing presence in India’s defence manufacturing sector received a major boost as Axl Drone, headquartered in Ernakulam, delivered 30 indigenously developed surveillance drones to the Indian Army. The drones, named Axl Peregrine, were completely designed and built in the state, highlighting Kerala’s expanding role in high-technology defence production. 🚁

The formal handover took place at the company’s facility in Kalamassery, where Army officials received the drones directly from company representatives. This delivery marks an […]

Adani Defence and Aerospace has achieved a major milestone in India’s push for self-reliant defence manufacturing by delivering the first batch of 2,000 ‘Prahar’ light machine guns to the Indian Army. This shipment is part of a much larger order of over 40,000 units of the 7.62 mm weapon, all of which are being produced in India under the government’s Make in India initiative.

The handover ceremony took place at Adani’s small arms manufacturing complex in Gwalior. The trucks carrying the first batch were flagged off by A. Anbarasu, […]

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is preparing to significantly enhance the combat power of its MiG-29 fighter jets by integrating the Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM). This move is expected to dramatically improve the aircraft’s effectiveness in close-range aerial combat, an area that remains critical in modern air warfare.

On 25 March, the Ministry of Defence issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to begin the process of integrating and testing ASRAAM on the MiG-29 […]