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Indian Air Force’s C130J transport aircraft. Credit: BoeingMan777/Shutterstock.com. India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued a tender valued at around Rs1tn ($10.48bn) for the acquisition of 60 multirole transport aircraft (MTA) for the Indian Air Force (IAF). According to officials, the tender, issued on Wednesday 12 August 2026, has been circulated to several domestic aerospace firms, including Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Tata and Mahindra. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Sources from the Defence Ministry stated that the procurement will be led by…

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As artificial intelligence (AI) tools provide troops and commanders with more and better decision-making capabilities in the field, they must be kept secure to ensure they are providing the best possible information. Breaking Defense spoke with Mandy Satterwhite, Managing Director and Cyber Lead at Accenture Federal Services, to explore how operational cyber resilience and trustworthy AI are protecting warfighters and the national security enterprise under adversarial pressure. Breaking Defense: AI promises to accelerate decision-making across the battlespace, but in high-consequence military operations, speed is useless without trust. What does “trustworthy AI” look like when every second counts on the frontline?…

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The Kodiak containerized launcher. Credit: Lockheed Martin Corporation. Lockheed Martin has successfully completed the first integrated live-fire test of its Kodiak containerised launcher at at Yakima Training Centre, Washington. The demonstration, which used a Reduced-Range Practice Rocket (RRPR), took place less than six months after the system’s initial trials, according to the company. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more In the latest test, Lockheed Martin’s engineering team executed the loading and firing of an RRPR from the Kodiak launcher, confirming its operational capability.…

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Archer Aviation agrees to buy Boeing’s Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu subsidiaries. Credit: bluestork/Shutterstock.com. US-based Archer Aviation has signed definitive agreements to acquire Boeing subsidiaries Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu, aiming to expand its capabilities in physical AI technology. The agreement will see Archer integrate the autonomous flight expertise developed by Wisk over 16 years, SkyGrid’s digital air traffic management tools and Insitu’s unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) portfolio, which has seen extensive deployment with armed forces in 35 nations. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find…

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