Aerospace And Defence Policy

Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace on Thursday announced that a launch window between July 12 and August 4 for the maiden test flight of its Vikram-1 launch vehicle -- the nation's first privately developed orbital-class rocket. The final date of the lift-off will be subject to the completion of assembly and testing operations at the launch site in the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, and weather, safety, and range clearance. "We want to understand how the vehicle performs from lift-off through every phase of ascent. This data cannot be fully replicated through ground testing," Pawan Kumar Chandana, co-founder and CEO of Skyroot Aerospace, in a statement said. "It will help us validate our designs and inform subsequent vehicle development as we build a reliable, high-cadence commercial launch programme," he added. The mission, called "Agaman", will gather critical data across propulsion, stage separation, guidance, navigation, control and overall vehicle performance. Vikram

Goldman Sachs highlighted three major tailwinds for the sector, including an 18 per cent Y-o-Y increase in capital procurement in the Union defence budget for FY27, and the proposed India-EU FTA

New Sriperumbudur unit marks company's entry into global aerostructures market, adds export capacity and skilled jobs

The fund is focused on aerospace & defence, along with allied areas such as space and communications, says Kapoor

Elevation Capital leads funding as Jeh scales operations in India and the US, targeting aerospace supply chains with software-driven precision and automation

The Kanpur and Jhansi nodes top the charts with investment proposals worth ₹12,683 crore and ₹9,139 crore, respectively

The proposed defence MSME (micro, small, and medium enterprise) corridor comprising hubs of ancillary units will primarily feed the UP Defence Industrial Corridor

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Wednesday said its nodal training institute, HAL Management Academy (HMA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) for collaboration in bridging the gap between industry and academia. The MoU with Pune based DIAT, an esteemed institution under DRDO, also aims at fostering cutting-edge research and driving technological advancements in the aerospace sector. Under this partnership, HAL executives will have the opportunity to pursue master's and Ph D programmes at DIAT, participate in specialised capsule modules on emerging technologies and engage in faculty and student exchange programmes, the company said in a release. The MoU also paves the way for joint conferences, seminars and collaborative research projects aimed at strengthening India's defence and aviation capabilities. This strategic collaboration is set to drive innovation, accelerate skill development and create a robust .

Dexcel has contributed to major defence and space projects, including Jaguar and Sukhoi aircraft upgrades and ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya-L1 missions

The agreement aims to combine the two companies' product portfolios to meet the needs of both global and local customers

Analysts at Jefferies see up to 32% further upside on Data Patterns stock, and up to 18% and 10% for BEL and HAL; owing to global geo-political tensions and India's focus on self-reliance.

The strategic move is expected to enhance Karnataka's aerospace ecosystem and help create over 1,600 direct and 25,000 indirect jobs in the state

India's rise as a reliable exporter of defence equipment provides an excellent opportunity to embellish its growing stature on the global stage

According to the IAF, the seminar aimed to explore the changing nature of aerospace power and its role in future battlespace operations

Foreign procurement in defence rises to Rs 50,061 cr

State targets 100,000 jobs in the sector as it seeks to be trillion-dollar economy by 2031

The rocket, Long March 5B, was used to send the final part of the Tiangong space station called Mengtian to the space station

MoUs for investment worth Rs 12,000 crore already signed with private firms and institutions, says nodal chief

This is directed towards promoting indigenous defence capability, specifically amongst micro, small and medium enterprises and start-ups