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IIT Kanpur Plans Defence Drone Hub and Strategic Research Expansion
On 14 October 2026, IIT Kanpur announced plans to establish a defence drone hub with the Ministry of Defence to develop critical components currently imported from abroad. The...
TDB Funds ideaForge’s YETI Autonomous Logistics Aircraft
ideaForge Technology Limited secured a ₹151-crore long-term debt facility from the Government of India’s Technology Development Board (TDB) for engineering and developing its YETI autonomous aerial logistics vehicle....
DRDO Tests Quantum Key Distribution Platform
On 14 October 2026, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) configured and tested its Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) platform on the live network of the dynamic test...
Indian Navy Commissions INS Samarthak
The Indian Navy commissioned INS Samarthak, its first Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV), on 16 October 2026 at Naval Base Karwar in Karnataka. Built by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) at...
Flying Wedge Defence Unveils FWD Supreme Prototype
Bengaluru-based Flying Wedge Defence & Aerospace (FWDA) unveiled a full-scale static prototype of the FWD Supreme in New Delhi on 13 October 2026. The company describes it as...
India, Czech Republic Expand Defence Industrial Cooperation
India and the Czech Republic agreed to expand defence industrial cooperation on 13 October 2026 to promote India’s Make in India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiatives. The agreement followed...
Indian Coast Guard Team Summits Mount Mukut
A 17-member Indian Coast Guard (ICG) mountaineering team summited Mount Mukut, at an elevation of 7,045 metres, on 7 October 2026. The expedition was named “Tat Se Parwat”,...
INS Tarkash Joins IBSAMAR IX 2026 Naval Exercise
The ninth edition of the India-Brazil-South Africa Maritime (IBSAMAR IX) Exercise began in Simon’s Town, Western Cape, South Africa, in October 2026. INS Tarkash, an Indian Navy guided-missile...
Indian Army Launches Bharat Rice for Troops
The Indian Army launched Bharat Rice for defence forces in New Delhi on 12 October 2026. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public...
INS Sahyadri Reaches Russia for INDRA-2026 Naval Exercise
Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sahyadri arrived in Vladivostok, Russia, on 10 October 2026, for the bilateral naval exercise INDRA-2026. The exercise is scheduled from 13 to 18 October...
India and UK Conclude KONKAN-26 Naval Exercise
The India–UK bilateral maritime exercise KONKAN-26 concluded off Plymouth, England, on 15 October 2026. It was held from 8 to 15 October, with the Indian Navy and the...
