MANUFACTURING
Apollo Micro Sees Opportunity In DRDO Missile Technology Transfer
Apollo Micro Systems Ltd, a defence electronics and engineering solutions provider, sees the recent approval for transferring Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)-developed missile technologies to Indian industry as an opportunity to expand its role in the country’s indigenous defence ecosystem. The approval by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh marks a step towards strengthening domestic defence […]
CW Bureau
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Oct 24, 2026
STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY
BITS Pilani, DIAT Sign 20 MoUs With Defence And Aerospace Companies
BITS Pilani and the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Pune, have signed and exchanged 20 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with defence and aerospace companies as part of an initiative to accelerate indigenous technology development and deployment. The MoUs were signed at the Defence & Aerospace Industry Day 2026 held at the BITS Pilani Hyderabad […]
CW Bureau
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Sep 25, 2026
STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY
Bharat Forge, Pratt & Whitney Canada To Evaluate Turboprop Engines
Bharat Forge Ltd and Pratt & Whitney Canada will work together to evaluate the integration of advanced turboprop engines into a high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programme developed by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The collaboration supports India’s indigenous unmanned aerial systems efforts under the Government’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative. Pratt & […]
CW Bureau
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Sep 15, 2026
MANUFACTURING
Axiscades Acquires Majority Stake In Cloud Wave At ₹260-Cr Valuation
Axiscades Technologies Ltd has approved the acquisition of a majority stake in Bengaluru-based precision engineering and manufacturing company Cloud Wave Technologies Pvt Ltd at an enterprise valuation of approximately ₹260 crore. The transaction is aimed at accelerating Axiscades’ expansion in aerospace manufacturing by adding operational precision-manufacturing capabilities to its existing product-based aerospace, defence and electronics […]
CW Bureau
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Aug 30, 2026
STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY
IITM Develops Advanced Cooling Technology For Compact Electronics
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) have developed and experimentally validated a next-generation cooling technology that could significantly improve thermal management in compact electronic devices, potentially benefiting applications ranging from smartphones and laptops to data centres, defence electronics and electric vehicles. The research introduces a novel Flat Plate Pulsating Heat Pipe […]
CW Bureau
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Jul 27, 2026
GENERAL
Stone For ₹15,803-Cr AMCA Facility To Be Laid At Puttaparthi On May 15
In a major step towards strengthening India’s indigenous defence and aerospace capabilities, the Union defence minister Rajnath Singh will lay the foundation stone for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme facility at Puttaparthi in Sri Sathya Sai district of Andhra Pradesh on May 15, 2026, alongside Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. The […]
CW Bureau
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May 14, 2026
MANUFACTURING
VRDE (DRDO) & Bharat Forge Unveil Vikram VT 21 Armoured Platform
Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (VRDE), a unit of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in association with Bharat Forge Ltd and Tata Advanced Systems Ltd, has co-created the Vikram VT 21, an advanced armoured platform expected to be battle-ready in under three years. The Vikram VT 21 programme comprises two variants — Advanced Armoured […]
CW Bureau
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Apr 27, 2026
MANUFACTURING
Bharat Dynamics Delivers Indigenous Heavy Weight Torpedo To NSTL
Bharat Dynamics Ltd, a premier Defence Public Sector Undertaking, has achieved a significant milestone in indigenous defence manufacturing with the delivery of a production-grade Wire Guided Heavy Weight Torpedo (WGHWT) to Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL) at its Visakhapatnam unit. The event was attended by Defence Research and Development Organisation (NS&M), Director General R […]
CW Bureau
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Apr 25, 2026
MANUFACTURING
Sigma Advanced Systems Bags ₹100-Cr Defence Orders From MoD, PSUs
Hyderabad-based aero-engine and aerostructure components manufacturer Sigma Advanced Systems Ltd., has secured fresh defence orders worth about ₹100 crore from the Ministry of Defence and associated defence public sector undertakings (PSUs). The contracts are linked to ongoing strategic programmes spanning missile systems, naval platforms and airborne applications. Under these orders, the company will supply built-to-spec […]
CW Bureau
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Feb 24, 2026
