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India–Japan Defence Cooperation Breaks New Ground
Indian-Japanese defence cooperation moves ahead with August 2026 ministerial visit, with emphasis on MDA, joint shipbuilding, UNICORN technology, and advanced drills. Partnership goes from convergence to capability. Obstacles: implementation gap, technology transfer, and interoperability.
Centre Plans Integrated Command Centres to Boost Border Security
India’s "Smart Border" concept makes use of technologies such as AI, sensors, drones, and surveillance to improve the security situation by building command centres. This concept will begin at the India-Pakistan border but can help address country-specific difficulties (China and Bangladesh) while dealing with the problem of cybersecurity
Rajnath Approves Missile Technology Transfer to Indian Companies
DRDO's intention to make transfer of technology available to all Indian manufacturers for all conventional missile systems aims to cover the gap between research and development and production and support industrialisation. The intention supports the involvement of the private sector as well as MSMEs in manufacturing as well as in export of weapons.
India to Lease 2 MQ-9B SeaGuardian Drones for Navy
The Indian government has finalised a lease contract of two MQ-9B Sea Guardian HALE UAVs with General Atomics worth ₹1,943 crore within a period of 30 months. This will bring the total number of drones on lease to four, allowing simultaneous monitoring of the eastern and western coastlines.