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August 16, 2026

The UK–India trade agreement is expected to strengthen an established trade corridor gradually, with airfreight growth concentrated in high-value, time-sensitive and temperature-controlled sectors…
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India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has opened an investigation into an incident on August 4 aboard an Air India Airbus A320…
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Tata Group-owned Air India (AI) non-stop flight AI 187 from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) was diverted to Vienna (VIE) on August…
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Given high demand, Embraer is considering additional aircraft final assembly lines in India and the United States. According to CEO Francisco Gomes Neto, talks are under way with India…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. When it comes to self-propelled artillery — mobile, armoured gun systems that can fire and rapidly relocate... The post India vs China…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. India’s rapidly expanding defence startup ecosystem has taken another significant step forward with Kalavinka Technologies unveiling the... The post…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Solar Defence and Aerospace Ltd’s (SDAL) Bhargavastra counter-swarm drone system has drawn attention not just for its... The post Bhargavastra’s…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Indian aerospace startup RedSaffron Aerospace has announced its latest hard-kill counter-UAS platform, DHVANI 2.0, a high-speed quad-tailsitter…
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This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The strategic partnership between the Adani Group and Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has sparked speculation that the... The post Could…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. India’s emerging electric aviation ecosystem, led by companies such as The ePlane Company and BluJ Aerospace, has... The post India’s eVTOL Startups…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Kawa UAV Pvt. Ltd. (HoverIt), a defence-technology company headquartered in the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor, today... The post…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Uranium Corporation of India Limited chairman-cum-managing director Dr K Anand Rao on Saturday said UCIL is committed... The post UCIL aims to boost…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Just over a year after Operation Sindoor, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval has shared finer details... The post India’s tolerance should…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Asif Ali Zardari, the President of Pakistan has managed to invite the ire of the Indian screenwriting... The post Javed Akhtar lashes out against…
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Air India Express passenger's licensed pistol accidentally fired at Varanasi Airport, injuring two security staff as BCAS investigates. The post Air India Express Passenger’s Pistol Fires at…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. As India’s indigenous fighter radar ecosystem rapidly matures, attention is increasingly shifting from individual radar programs to... The post AMCA…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is expected to dramatically expand its investment in unmanned combat aircraft over... The post IAF Eyes 3:1 Loyal…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. India’s Astra Mk1 Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) has emerged as one of the country’s most... The post Astra Mk1 Exports Face…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. India’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme has taken a significant strategic turn with the government’s decision... The post AMCA’s…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Following Operation Sindoor, India has significantly intensified the testing of its next-generation missile defence capabilities, with three... The…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Indian defence technology company Gridbots Technologies has unveiled the Gridbots Raptor, an advanced multispectral optronic imaging payload... The…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made a strong pitch for transforming India into a global hub... The post Defence production increased 4…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The people of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) would have been protesting to “join us” had conditions... The post People in PoK would have…
August 15, 2026

Airbus ordered hydraulic and sensor checks after sensors were removed and wiring inspections were flagged for VT-EXO.

A second Air India (AI) flight has suffered a hydraulic malfunction within 10 days, after the pilots of an Airbus A320 operating from Bangkok to New Delhi aborted the departure on Thursday evening…

With no opposition capable of threatening its power, the Islamic Emirate consolidates control over Afghanistan and expands pragmatic ties with Russia, China, India and Europe, while repression…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is expanding its directed energy weapons (DEW) roadmap by exploring... The post DRDO…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Former Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria has warned that acquiring Russia’s Su-57 as... The post Ex-IAF Chief Warns Su-57 Deal…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The announcement of a strategic intent between Reliance Infrastructure and Rolls-Royce to jointly pursue the development of... The post Analysts…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The continuing debate over Pakistan’s potential acquisition of the Chinese J-35 stealth fighter has increasingly shifted from... The post Why China…