- 1 Agni-IV Ballistic Missile Test
- 2 Indian Navy Receives ‘Mangrol’ ASW-SWC
- 3 Machilipatnam: Seventh Mahe-Class Anti-Submarine Warfare Craft
- 4 Indian Navy Inducts Nipun
- 5 Rotating Detonation Engine: A New Leap in Fuel-Efficient Propulsion
- 6 3D Model Could Improve Forecasting of Solar Eruptions
- 7 NASA’s ‘Big Bang’ Fix Gives Voyager 2 Another Year in Interstellar Space
- 8 IN-SPACe Guidelines for Planned Re-entry of Space Objects
- 9 SpaceX Reaches 100 Falcon Missions in 2026
- 10 X1: World’s Largest Fully Battery-Powered Aircraft
- 11 AI Platform MutAIverse Traces Chemicals Linked to DNA Damage
- 12 AI Framework Uncovers Hidden Cancer Stem Cells
- 13 IIT Patna Develops Hybrid Magneto-Rheometer for Smart Fluids
- 14 Light-Activated Nanobots for Targeted Breast Cancer Therapy
- 15 Smart Cancer Drug RK-251
- 16 AI Designs Complete Viral Genomes to Fight Drug-Resistant Bacteria
- 17 Thunderquakes: Using Thunder to Map the Earth’s Subsurface
- 18 Mandatory Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication
- 19 800 kN FFSC Rocket Engine
- 20 India’s First Indigenous African Swine Fever Vaccine
- 21 Moken Sea Nomads and Underwater Vision
- 22 IARC Classifies Three Common Medicines as Group 1 Carcinogens
- 23 IUCAA Discovers X-ray Binary System in Magellanic Bridge
- 24 Bio-Inspired Coating for 3D-Printed Bone Implants
- 25 Reusable Rocket Stage Recovery by China
India Leases Two MQ-9B SeaGuardian Drones
On 18th August 2026, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a ₹1,943-crore contract with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems of the U.S. to lease two MQ-9B SeaGuardian High-Altitude Long-Endurance (HALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) to the Indian Navy for 30 months.
MQ-9B SeaGuardian
- Type: A High-Altitude Long-Endurance (HALE) remotely piloted aircraft system designed for long-duration surveillance and reconnaissance.
- Maritime Surveillance: The systems will enhance the Indian Navy’s Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) across the Indian Ocean Region.
- ISR Capability: Equipped with advanced sensors and payloads for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions.
- Operational Coverage: The addition of two systems will increase ....
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