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PM Narendra Modi Inaugurates Noida International Airport : Leap in Connectivity and Growth

MoD inks Rs 858 crore contracts for Tunguska Air Defence Missile System & Inspection (Depot Level) of P8I Aircraft

PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate NOIDA International Airport tomorrow

PM chairs meeting with CMs to review preparedness in light of emerging situation in West Asia crisis

India Clears ₹2.38 Lakh Crore Defence Deals to Enhance Combat Readiness

MBDA Scales Up: CEO Eric Béranger Details 40% Production Growth Plan for 2026

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PM chairs meeting with CMs to review preparedness in light of emerging situation in West Asia crisis

PM urges States to ensure smooth functioning of supply chains and take strict measures against hoarding and profiteering PM calls… Read More

Nepal’s Political Reset: New Party RSP Victory Signals Shift in Regional Dynamics

Himalayan Nation Votes for Change Kathmandu’s New Mandate: Reform, Risk and Regional Recalibration By Jai Kumar Verma New Delhi. 19… Read More

From Compliance to Predictive Safety: Strong MRO, Safer Skies Takes Centre Stage at MRO XPO 2026

Safer Skies Need Stronger MRO: Experts Outline India’s Aviation Maintenance Priorities Talent, Supply Chain and AI Dominate Debate at Strong… Read More

Beyond Operation Sindoor: Pakistan’s Strategic Doctrine Under the Microscope

Changing Dynamics in India’s Neighbourhood: Panel Examines Pakistan’s Strategic Playbook Pakistan Between Powers: How Islamabad Navigates China, the US and… Read More

Dhaka’s Defining Moment: Realignment, Risk & Regional Recalibration

South Asia’s Shifting Axis: Bangladesh Between Continuity and Change From Strain to Strategy: Rethinking India–Bangladesh Relations Neighbourhood Dynamics: Navigating a… Read More

Countdown Begins: MRO South Asia 2026 Set to Open Tomorrow

Global MRO Leaders Converge in New Delhi Yashobhoomi to Host Aerospace & Defence MRO Gathering By SangeetaSaxena New Delhi. 10… Read More

SMPP Secures Additional Order for 10,000 Bullet Proof Jackets Progresses for on-time execution of 40,000 BPJ Order for Paramilitary Forces

New Delhi. 10 March 2026. SMPP Limited, a leading Indian manufacturer of advanced ballistic protection systems for soldiers and weapon… Read More

Seven Days Since West Asia Shook & The World Was Shocked : No End In Sight In Israel–Iran War

Missiles, Intelligence and Regional Shockwaves: A War Without De-Escalation From Shadow War to Open Conflict: Redefines West Asian Security &… Read More

From Cyber to AI: How India is Preparing for the Future of War

Algorithmic Combat: India’s Military Transformation in the Digital Age Net-Centric India: Redefining Warfare Through Cyber, Drones and AI Beyond Borders:… Read More

INTERVIEWS

From Helicopters to Drones: Army Aviation Must Leverage India’s MRO Ecosystem

India’s Aviation Maintenance Future Lies in Collaboration and Indigenous Capability says Lt Gen A. K. Suri (Retd.) former DG Army… Read More

Five-Time Winner: Telangana’s Aerospace Rise Takes Centre Stage at Wings India 2026

Hyderabad’s Global Aerospace Story: Praveen PA on Telangana’s Winning Formula Why Global OEMs Choose Telangana: Inside India’s Fastest-Growing Aerospace Hub… Read More

Minister of Civil Aviation Shri K Rammohan Naidu speaks with Aviation & Defence Universe (ADU) as countdown to Wings India 2026 begins

India Set to Lead Global Aviation Growth and Sustainability Drive Wings India 2026 to Showcase India’s Rise as a Global… Read More

Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi. PVSM , AVSM speaks exclusively to ADU, on the occasion of Army Day 2026

New Delhi. 14 January 2026. “India has adopted a whole-of-nation approach to border infrastructure development, with close coordination between the… Read More

Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, PVSM, AVSM, NM, ADC Chief of Naval Staff speaks exclusively to Aviation & Defence Universe (ADU)

The Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, the Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh… Read More

Beneath the Waves Silent Deterrence : Submarines Decide Modern Wars

From Foxtrots to SSBNs: A Submarine Veteran on India’s Undersea Journey Submarines, Strategy and Aatmanirbharta: Cmde AJ Singh Maps India’s… Read More

Indian Navy

Personnel From 16 Friendly Foreign Countries Complete Harbour Training As Indian Navy Strengthens Regional Maritime Cooperation Through ‘IOS Sagar’ Initiative

Indian Naval Ship Trikand Makes Port Call At Maputo, Mozambique

Ins Sudarshini Arrives At Sète, France

Indian Naval Ship Trikand Concludes Port Call At Port Victoria, Seychelles

Indian Navy Set to Commission Its Latest Stealth Frigate ‘Taragiri’

Indian Navy Continues IOS SAGAR Initiative To Strengthen Maritime Partnership With Indian Ocean Nations

Posts tagged as “Leonardo”

Leonardo: Kopter acquisition completed

By Harmeet Singh on April 9, 2020

Rome. 08 April 2020. Leonardo announced today the closing of the acquisition of Kopter Group AG (Kopter) from Lynwood (Schweiz). The purchase price, on a cash…

Massimo Claudio Comparini is Deputy CEO, Senior Executive Vice President Observation, Exploration and Navigation at Thales Alenia Space and CEO of Thales Alenia Space Italia

By Harmeet Singh on April 9, 2020

Rome. 08 April 2020. Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), today announced the appointment of Massimo Claudio Comparini as Deputy…

Leonardo: solidarity shown by the Company through its support towards civilian Authorities which are working to contain the Covid-19 pandemic

By Harmeet Singh on March 30, 2020

Rome . 28 March 2020. During this time of an unprecedented health emergency in Italy, Leonardo, country’s main industrial company, which is among the top ten world…

Leonardo’s M-40 target drone used to prove latest Mistral missiles

By sangeeta Saxena on December 29, 2019

Rome . 24 December 2019.Leonardo has concluded a series of flights with its M-40 target drone as part of a trials campaign in Italy. This saw…

Leonardo signs MOU with IGG for solutions in naval and land domains

By Harmeet Singh on November 19, 2019

Dubai, 18November2019– Leonardo and IGG announced today, at the Dubai Airshow, the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding aimed to analyse and explore the development…

THALES ALENIA SPACE TO BUILD EUTELSAT 10B SATELLITE FOR INFLIGHT AND MARITIME CONNECTIVITY SERVICES

By Harmeet Singh on October 31, 2019

Cannes, October 29, 2019 – Thales Alenia Space, Joint Venture between Thales (67 %) and Leonardo (33 %), has signed a letter of agreement with…

Digital battlefield and air defence solutions to be central to Leonardo’s BIDEC 2019 displays

By sangeeta Saxena on October 30, 2019

Bahrain. 28 October 2019. Leonardo is attending the second edition of Bahrain International Defence Exhibition and Conference (BIDEC), the tri-service event. Leonardo key projects in…

Rafael & Leonardo deliver First Production Trophy Active Protection Systems to U.S. Army

By Harmeet Singh on October 16, 2019

Tel Aviv. 15 October 2019 . Leonardo DRS, Inc. and RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. of Israel (RAFAEL) announced that the partners have delivered on…

UK Ministry of Defence chooses Leonardo/Thales protection system for RAF Shadow ISTAR fleet

By Harmeet Singh on September 18, 2019

Thursday, 12 September 2019 — The UK Ministry of Defence has chosen Leonardo and Thales, under a single source procurement, to deliver an integrated UK Defensive Aids…

Royal Air Force selects Leonardo for counter-drone research programme

By Harmeet Singh on September 12, 2019

A reinvigorated R&D programme will see Leonardo supporting the RAF in understanding requirements for a potential future core capability which will be able to respond…

Earth like you’ve never seen it before: Prisma Satellite

By Harmeet Singh on June 13, 2019

Rome. 12 June 2019. The Italian Space Agency (ASI), together with its industrial partners OHB Italia and Leonardo, proudly invites you to attend our press…

TMD enters the final phase of its SiG (Sharing in Growth) government funded programme

By Harmeet Singh on August 1, 2018

London. 01 August 2018. From August this year TMD Technologies Limited (TMD), West London based manufacturer of world class microwave and RF products, will enter…

Leonardo set to exhibit its latest Aerospace, Defence, Security and Training solutions

By Harmeet Singh on July 13, 2018

Rome, 13 July 2018 . Visitors to Leonardo at the Farnborough International Airshow 2018 (16th to 22nd July, stand L1) will be able to learn about how the…

LEONARDO SIGNS FIVE-YEAR SUPPORT CONTRACT

By Harmeet Singh on July 7, 2018

Leonardo will provide 5 years support for its sophisticated threat simulation and ‘capability assurance’ equipment already in operation with UK Typhoon, Tornado, Merlin, Wildcat, Chinook…

LEONARDO AWARDED CONTRACT WORTH USD 193 MILLION

By Harmeet Singh on July 2, 2018

Leonardo, through the US subsidiary Leonardo DRS, will provide active protection systems for US Army tanks Rome. 01 July 2018. Leonardo, through the US subsidiary Leonardo DRS,…

LEONARDO: ON BOARD THE BARIMATERA5G PROJECT

By Harmeet Singh on June 29, 2018

Rome. 29 JUNE 2018. Leonardo is on board the 5G technology experimentation project in Italy, particularly in Bari and Matera cities. Among the innovative services based on the fifth generation mobile network, Leonardo has launched…

Sea Future 2018 brain storms naval strategy for Europe

By Harmeet Singh on June 23, 2018

La Spezia, 22 June 2018. After the opening ceremony was fully launched the Sea Future 2018 program saw yesterday afternoon, Wednesday, June 20, at sea exits…

The ‘Sea at 360 degrees’ will be the undisputed protagonist of Seafuture

By Harmeet Singh on June 21, 2018

Seafuture 2018 takes off La Spezia. 20 June 2018. Analyzing all aspects of the maritime domain to provide a business model that combines industry, science, technology and environmental…

Leonardo demonstrates its AW159 helicopter to Malaysia’s Armed Forces

By Harmeet Singh on April 16, 2018

To enter service with the Philippine Navy in 2019 Kuala Lumpur, 14 April 2018 . Leonardo, with the support of the UK’s 847 Naval Air…

Leonardo delivers first upgraded Al Manama ship to Royal Bahrain Naval Force

By Harmeet Singh on January 24, 2018

Bahrain. 24 January 2018. Leonardohas delivered the first fully upgraded ship, ahead of schedule, equipped with state-of-the-art systems to The Royal Bahrain Naval Force, which awarded…

SPOTLIGHT

PM chairs meeting with CMs to review preparedness in light of emerging situation in West Asia crisis

Nepal’s Political Reset: New Party RSP Victory Signals Shift in Regional Dynamics

From Compliance to Predictive Safety: Strong MRO, Safer Skies Takes Centre Stage at MRO XPO 2026

Beyond Operation Sindoor: Pakistan’s Strategic Doctrine Under the Microscope

Dhaka’s Defining Moment: Realignment, Risk & Regional Recalibration

Countdown Begins: MRO South Asia 2026 Set to Open Tomorrow

SMPP Secures Additional Order for 10,000 Bullet Proof Jackets Progresses for on-time execution of 40,000 BPJ Order for Paramilitary Forces

Seven Days Since West Asia Shook & The World Was Shocked : No End In Sight In Israel–Iran War

From Cyber to AI: How India is Preparing for the Future of War

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PM chairs meeting with CMs to review preparedness in light of emerging situation in West Asia crisis

Nepal’s Political Reset: New Party RSP Victory Signals Shift in Regional Dynamics

From Compliance to Predictive Safety: Strong MRO, Safer Skies Takes Centre Stage at MRO XPO 2026

Beyond Operation Sindoor: Pakistan’s Strategic Doctrine Under the Microscope

Dhaka’s Defining Moment: Realignment, Risk & Regional Recalibration

Countdown Begins: MRO South Asia 2026 Set to Open Tomorrow

SMPP Secures Additional Order for 10,000 Bullet Proof Jackets Progresses for on-time execution of 40,000 BPJ Order for Paramilitary Forces

Seven Days Since West Asia Shook & The World Was Shocked : No End In Sight In Israel–Iran War

From Cyber to AI: How India is Preparing for the Future of War

Indian Army

Southern Command’s Military Civil Fusion Abhiyan Strengthens Whole-Of-Nation Preparedness Through Integrated Multi-Agency Synergy

Indian Army’s Marathon Runner Major A Sharad Naidu Set to Create Record of Half Marathons

Chief of Integrated Defence Staff Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit Addresses the 81st Staff Course at DSSC Wellington

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Signs MoU with HQ Chief Engineer, Central Command, for Capacity Building in Construction Management

General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff, Visits Defence Services Staff College, Wellington

Indian Army’s Central Command Conducts Its First-Ever Strategic Communication Conclave

Indian Airforce

Dept. of Ex-Servicemen Welfare MoD Organises Job Fair

Self-Reliance in the Skies: Bharat Aero 2026 Signals Strategic Shift in Indian Aviation

DGR To Host Exclusive Job Fair For Ex-Servicemen At Delhi

ADU Salutes The Fallen Air Warriors Of The Assam Fighter Jet Tragedy

Air Cmde BSV Rao is the new AoC of Base Repair Depot, Palam

Indian Air Force Conducts Exercise ‘Vayushakti-26’ at Pokhran Range, Jaisalmer

Coverage Videos

Indian & Australian Armies at Exercise AustraHind

Brigadier Mandeep Dhillon, Brigade Commander at Garhwal briefing on mudslide

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Gp Capt Shubhanshu Shukla zooms into space : Axiom Mission-4 takes off

Former DGMO Indian Army Lt. Gen Vinod Bhatia on Operation Sindoor with ADU

Lt. General (Dr.)VK Saxena (Retd.)

Lt. Gen VK Saxena(Retd.) Former DG Army Air Defence on Indian AD’s success in Operation Sindoor

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Geopolitical Earthquake : Khamenei Killed in Joint US–Israel Strike

NATO commemorates the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine

Bilateral Trade between India and Brazil could reach $30 billion by 2030: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Raksha Mantri holds bilateral talks with Minister of National Defence of Hellenic Republic in New Delhi

Defence Secretary calls on Seychelles’ Minister for Foreign Affairs & Diaspora and Chief of Defence Forces in New Delhi

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