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HAL wins INR29 billion ($319m) contract to supply six Dhruv ALH Mk‑III to Indian Coast Guard with PBL support

Hindustan Aeronautics has won an INR29 billion (~$319m) contract to supply six Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter Mk‑III rotorcraft to the Indian Coast Guard, including performance‑based logistics support. The award sits inside a broader MoD $552.4m helicopter and missile procurement package and follows safety modifications after a 2025 fatal crash.

2026-03-05T00:06:49.213794-08:00

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Missile shortfalls left Ukraine’s F‑16s underarmed as Russia mounted winter air offensive

2026-03-04T22:26:51.840671-08:00

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Pentagon secures air superiority in Operation Epic Fury, shifts to GPS-guided bombs and seeks rapid munitions replenishment

2026-03-04T16:06:31.365199-08:00

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Embraer to fit Valkyrie’s Gunslinger AI C‑UAS on A‑29 Super Tucano

2026-03-04T11:14:16.481821-08:00

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HAL wins INR29 billion ($319m) contract to supply six Dhruv ALH Mk‑III to Indian Coast Guard with PBL support Hindustan Aeronautics has won an INR29 billion (~$319m) contract to supply six Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter Mk‑III rotorcraft to the Indian Coast Guard, including performance‑based logistics support. The award sits inside a broader MoD $552.4m helicopter and missile procurement package and follows safety modifications after a 2025 fatal crash.

2026-03-05T00:06:49.213794-08:00

HAL wins INR29 billion ($319m) contract to supply six Dhruv ALH Mk‑III to Indian Coast Guard with PBL support

Reuters

Missile shortfalls left Ukraine’s F‑16s underarmed as Russia mounted winter air offensive US missile shortages left Ukraine’s F‑16s underarmed for more than three weeks just as Moscow mounted a major winter air offensive, three sources said. Belgium has also delayed delivery of 30 pledged F‑16s, while Mirage 2000‑5s and Ukrainian interceptor drones helped counter mass Russian drone and cruise‑missile waves.

2026-03-04T22:26:51.840671-08:00

Missile shortfalls left Ukraine’s F‑16s underarmed as Russia mounted winter air offensive

FlightGlobal

Pentagon secures air superiority in Operation Epic Fury, shifts to GPS-guided bombs and seeks rapid munitions replenishment U.S. forces, citing air superiority in Operation Epic Fury, have pushed strikes deeper into Iran while pivoting from expensive long‑range missiles to GPS‑guided gravity bombs to sustain the campaign. The White House is convening industry to rapidly replenish expended munitions, even as the Pentagon says stockpiles remain sufficient.

2026-03-04T16:06:31.365199-08:00

Pentagon secures air superiority in Operation Epic Fury, shifts to GPS-guided bombs and seeks rapid munitions replenishment

Vertical Mag

Genesys GRC 4000 completes fully automated liftoff-to-landing demonstration on UH-60 Black Hawk In October 2025 Genesys' GRC 4000 completed a demonstration aboard a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk that executed fully automated liftoff, hover, enroute flight and landing. The sortie validated end-to-end autonomous flight control from takeoff through touchdown on a crewed military rotorcraft.

2026-03-04T12:32:43.086521-08:00

Genesys GRC 4000 completes fully automated liftoff-to-landing demonstration on UH-60 Black Hawk

Air Data News

Embraer to fit Valkyrie’s Gunslinger AI C‑UAS on A‑29 Super Tucano Embraer has partnered with Valkyrie Aero to integrate the Gunslinger AI counter‑UAS suite on the A‑29 Super Tucano, providing real‑time detection, tracking and engagement support to Find‑Fix‑Finish unmanned threats and boosting low‑cost, persistent airborne C‑UAS capability for military customers.

2026-03-04T11:14:16.481821-08:00

Embraer to fit Valkyrie’s Gunslinger AI C‑UAS on A‑29 Super Tucano

FlightGlobal

India clears 114‑aircraft Rafale purchase; Dassault aims to finalise deal by year‑end India’s Defence Acquisition Council has cleared the purchase of 114 Dassault Rafale fighters in a deal valued at roughly ₹3.25 lakh crore. Dassault Aviation says it is hopeful the contract can be finalised this year, which would extend the company’s Rafale production backlog.

2026-03-04T09:31:30.060266-08:00

India clears 114‑aircraft Rafale purchase; Dassault aims to finalise deal by year‑end

SpaceNews.com

Mutable Tactics raises $2.1M to build AI for coordinated military drones in satellite‑denied environments British startup Mutable Tactics closed $2.1 million in pre‑seed funding to develop AI that lets groups of military drones coordinate and continue missions autonomously when satellite navigation and communications are degraded or jammed. The software is aimed at contested, GPS‑denied tactical environments.

2026-03-04T08:33:15.681829-08:00

Mutable Tactics raises $2.1M to build AI for coordinated military drones in satellite‑denied environments

AeroTime

Saab offers Canada industrial role in Gripen and sixth‑generation work as F‑35 review raises Link 16 interoperability risk Saab has offered Canada an industrial role in Gripen production and sixth‑generation fighter technology as Ottawa reviews its F‑35 purchase. U.S. control of the Link 16 encryption network raises concerns Washington could withhold access, jeopardizing NATO/NORAD interoperability if Canada chooses Gripen.

2026-03-04T07:53:30.933447-08:00

Saab offers Canada industrial role in Gripen and sixth‑generation work as F‑35 review raises Link 16 interoperability risk

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HAL wins INR29 billion ($319m) contract to supply six Dhruv ALH Mk‑III to Indian Coast Guard with PBL support

Missile shortfalls left Ukraine’s F‑16s underarmed as Russia mounted winter air offensive

Pentagon secures air superiority in Operation Epic Fury, shifts to GPS-guided bombs and seeks rapid munitions replenishment

Embraer to fit Valkyrie’s Gunslinger AI C‑UAS on A‑29 Super Tucano

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