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🇮🇳 Rafale Marine trials underway in Goa for INS Vikrant operations.

The Indian Navy is conducting trials of the Rafale-M to validate modifications required for operating from INS Vikrant.

India has contracted 26 Rafale-M aircraft, with deliveries scheduled by the end of 2028/29

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🇮🇳Sheshnaag 150 completes its first rocket-assisted take-off trial!
The earlier vehicle-based launch approach has now been complemented by a rocket-assisted method, potentially allowing the drone to operate without a runway.

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India's 1000+ km Ranged #Sheshnaag 150 loitering munition

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GSAT-7C for the IAF. Varunastra for the Navy. ₹4,106 cr in new defence contracts.

🇮🇳MoD has signed a ₹2,563 cr contract with NSIL for an indigenous comm-satellite to strengthen secure comms for IAF assets.

A separate ₹1,543 cr contract with BDL covers Varunastra for IN

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450 Nagastra-1R delivered to the Indian Army.

🇮🇳SDAL has completed delivery of the entire batch under a ₹158 cr contract. The order follows the procurement of 480 Nagastra-1 loitering munitions in 2024-25, expanding the Army’s inventory of indigenous precision-strike systems.

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A final fighter sortie. A legacy of service.

ACM AP Singh takes to the skies in LCA Tejas for his final fighter sortie during Ex-#TarangShakti.

Flying alongside friendly foreign jets and the @Suryakiran_IAF, the ACM brings a memorable chapter of his flying career to a close.

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🇮🇳 Navantia and L&T team up for the Indian Navy’s 4 LPDs.
The proposed design will leverage Navantia’s experience with the Juan Carlos I, Canberra and Adelaide platforms.

The proposed vessels would support troop transport, helicopter operations and amphibious landings.

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MDL and Swan Defence & Heavy Industries have inked a teaming pact to design and build Landing Platform Docks(#LDP) for the Indian Navy.
This ₹33,000 crore project was recently approved by the Indian DAC.

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Tejas and Prachand in action over Jodhpur.

India’s indigenous LCA Tejas fighter and LCH Prachand attack helicopter showcase their manoeuvring capabilities during Exercise #TarangShakti 2026.

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The action doesn't stop at sunset. 🌙✈

Night flying operations continue over Jodhpur as Exercise #TarangShakti 2026 brings roaring afterburners and aircraft into the night sky.

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🇮🇳 Indian Air Force Day 2026

The IAF marks its 94th Air Force Day with a ceremonial parade at Air Force Station Hindon, celebrating the valour, discipline and traditions of the force.

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🎥 Form Exercise #TarangShakti 2026

#IAFDay

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The first C295 manufactured in India, and the 17th aircraft overall, is expected to join the IAF within 1–2 months.
According to ACM AP Singh, minor issues identified during production testing are currently being resolved.

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Tata Advanced Systems Limited has rolled out the first Airbus C295 aircraft from its Final Assembly Line (FAL) facility in Vadodara, Gujarat.

This marks the first time a private Indian company has established and operationalised a complete military aircraft final assembly line in the country.

The C-295 program is being executed in partnership with Airbus for the Indian Air Force under the ₹21,000+ cR transport aircraft deal signed in 2021.

Under the program:
• First 16 aircraft are being delivered in fly-away condition from Spain
• Remaining 40 aircraft will be manufactured in India at the Vadodara facility

(📹VAMSHI goud)

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Happy 94th Indian Airforce Day!

नभः स्पृशं दीप्तम्!🇮🇳

@IAF_MCC

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🇮🇳 Tejas Mk1A engine deliveries update

GE Aerospace says it shipped four F404-IN20 engines in September 2026, reaffirming its focus on supplying the engines needed for India’s Tejas fighter programme.

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Aircraft from multiple nations. One formation. 🤝✈

The Indian Air Force shares footage from Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026, showcasing participating air forces flying together in a powerful demonstration of trust, coordination and camaraderie.

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From maintaining fighter engines to building the capabilities for nxt-gen aero-engine manufacturing.
HAL Koraput supports the AL-31FP and RD-33 powering the Su-30MKI and MiG-29, while developing expertise in SCBs mfg, Ti welding, isothermal forging and high-thrust engine testing.

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HAL Koraput Delivers 2,000th Aero-Engine, Marking Six Decades of Propulsion Manufacturing.

Production push
• AL-31FP: 30 → 50/year | ₹335 Cr
• Shakti: Second line | up to 100/year | ₹218 Cr
• Indigenous high-thrust engine: ~₹5,000 Cr programme
https://t.co/ChiBOA7AUZ

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Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit has been appointed as the new Chief of the Indian Air Force.
With 3,500+ flying hours and a reputation for supporting LCA #Tejas and indigenous aircraft programmes, he is expected to give further momentum to the IAF’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat push.

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🇮🇳 DRDO successfully conducts maiden live jump of Advanced High-Altitude Parachute
🪂 Drop altitude: 16,000ft
🪂 Deployment: 15,500ft
🪂 Landing zone: 13,700ft
Designed and developed by ADRDE,Agra, AHAP is a static-line parachute system intended for the mass drop of paratroopers.

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HAL Koraput Delivers 2,000th Aero-Engine, Marking Six Decades of Propulsion Manufacturing.

Production push
• AL-31FP: 30 → 50/year | ₹335 Cr
• Shakti: Second line | up to 100/year | ₹218 Cr
• Indigenous high-thrust engine: ~₹5,000 Cr programme
https://t.co/ChiBOA7AUZ

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🇮🇳HAPS reaches 21 km altitude.

DRDO successfully flight-tested its High-Altitude Platform, reaching 21 km AMSL and sustaining 20 km alti for 30+ minutes.
The lighter-than-air platform is being developed by ADRDE, Agra as a long-endurance stratospheric aerial surveillance system.

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MoD has signed a ₹661.50 crore contract with BrahMos Aerospace for BrahMos Fire Control Systems and Launchers for ndian-IDDM category.
The project features 68%+ indigenous content and will involve Indian industries,including MSMEs.
https://t.co/eS5rM4Nj7d