India has taken another step towards strengthening its ability to move heavy military equipment by air after the JCBL Group received technology for an indigenous 20-tonne Heavy Drop System designed for C-130 and C-17 transport aircraft.
India-Sri Lanka Naval Exercise SLINEX-2026: India and Sri Lanka are strengthening their maritime cooperation through the 13th edition of their annual bilateral naval exercise, SLINEX-26, being conducted at Visakhapatnam from 17 to 21 September 2026.
IG Defence’s Kal Drone Completes Pokhran Trial: India’s push to develop indigenous long-range unmanned strike capabilities has received a boost with the successful completion of a trial of KAL, a long-range one-way attack drone developed by Indian defence technology company IG Defence. The trial was conducted at the Pokhran Field Firing Range in Rajasthan and marks an important development milestone for the company’s efforts to build an indigenous unmanned platform capable of long-range operations.
