Indonesia Seals Deal For India’s Lethal BrahMos Supersonic Missiles After Operation Sindoor Triumph

Indonesia has reportedly sealed a deal with India to procure the advanced BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system, marking a notable expansion of New Delhi’s defence exports in Southeast Asia.The agreement follows months of negotiations and gains added momentum from the missile’s proven battlefield efficacy during India’s Operation Sindoor.A senior Indonesian Defence Ministry official, Rico

March 9, 2026
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India Slips To Second in Global Arms Imports As Domestic Push Yields Modest Gains: SIPRI

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has unveiled its latest report, ‘Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2025’, revealing significant shifts in global arms trade dynamics for the 2021-2025 period. India has ascended to the world’s second-largest arms importer, capturing 8.3 per cent of global imports. This positions it just behind Ukraine, which leads with 9.7 per

March 9, 2026
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Hical Technologies Wins Dassault Contract for Rafale Control Systems

Bangalore-based Hical Technologies has secured a significant long-term contract from Dassault Aviation to manufacture critical components for the Rafale fighter aircraft’s control systems. This agreement marks a pivotal moment for Indian aerospace manufacturing, highlighting the growing prowess of domestic firms in supplying mission-critical parts to global defence giants.The Rafale B, a

March 9, 2026
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DRDO Awards Paras Defence ₹80 Crore Contract For Advanced Air Defence Optics

Paras Defence and Space Technologies has secured a significant contract from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), valued at approximately ₹80.28 crore inclusive of taxes. This order pertains to the development of a high-precision optical system tailored for air defence applications.The announcement, made via an exchange filing on Monday, underscores the company’s growing role

March 9, 2026
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SIPRI Data Reveals China’s Arms Dominance In Pakistan; 61% of Made-In-China Weapons Are Sourced By Islamabad

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has released a comprehensive report on global arms transfers for the period 2021-25, highlighting stark trends in South Asia.Pakistan emerges as Beijing’s premier arms client, absorbing 61 per cent of China’s total weapons exports despite the latter supplying 47 states worldwide. This dependency underscores the deepening Sino-Pakistani

March 9, 2026
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Indian Drone Pioneer ideaForge Trains NATO Troops On US Soil, Showcasing Homegrown Defence Tech

ideaForge Technology Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of ideaForge Technology
Limited, has etched a historic milestone in India’s defence technology
landscape.

On 9 March 2026, the company launched a specialised UAV flight-test training
program for NATO military personnel at the renowned National Test Pilot School
(NTPS) in the United States. This marks the first instance of an

March 9, 2026
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