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The Indian Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) Programme introduced by Atal Bihari Vajpayee government following the Kargil War was developed by Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO). It is designed to destroy both high-altitude and low- altitude incoming enemy missiles by employing a two-tier, multi-layered missile defence architecture.

Marquistech has selected Rohde & Schwarz to equip its conformance and EMI/EMC test lab in Noida, India, with various systems for GCF and PTCRB certification testing. The investment includes the R&S TS8980FTA-3A RF/RRM full type approval system, the CMX500 radio communication tester for protocol conformance, the R&S TS-LBS positioning test system for location based service testing and the R&S TS9982 and R&S TS9975 EMI/EMC test systems.

As industrial environments become more automated and connected, demand for Power over Ethernet is rising to enable industrial applications by delivering reliable power and data over a single cable, simplifying deployment and scalability.

Texas Instruments (TI) India today announced the conclusion of its fifth edition of the Women in Semiconductors and Hardware (WiSH) program, TI India’s flagship initiative to inspire, mentor, and accelerate the careers of women engineering students in semiconductors, hardware, and embedded systems.

While accelerating towards manufacturing modern semiconductor technologies, India has achieved another milestone by reducing the Basic Custom Duty (BCD) to 0% on 85 categories of electronics components and manufacturing equipment by issuing three official notifications through the Finance Ministry and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC). This policy removes the previous 5% to 7.5% import taxes to make it cheaper to manufacture electronics inside the country.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) with Drone Federation of India, has introduced NIDAR 2.0 (2026-27) under the SwaYaan initiative to build indigenous drones and flight controllers powered by India’s homegrown VEGA processor. This innovation reduces reliance on foreign chips, strengthen the domestic drone and electronics manufacturing ecosystem.

Cadence (Nasdaq: CDNS) today introduced the AuraStack AI Super Agent on Cadence Allegro AI Studio, the world’s first agentic AI platform for printed circuit board (PCB) and advanced packaging design, taking designers from system planning to final product in a single AI-native environment.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to lead a three‑year development program focused on creating secure, blockchain‑enabled anomaly detection for 5G non‑terrestrial networks (NTN). Keysight will serve as the prime contractor, collaborating with Sateliot to support key technical development and satellite mission integration.

Deploying AI inference in powerconstrained and missioncritical environments such as aerospace and defense systems requires solutions that balance performance, efficiency, reliability and ease of development. To better manage these challenges, Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP) has released the VectorBlox 3.0 Accelerator Software Development Kit (SDK) to help simplify FPGAbased AI implementation and speed timetomarket.

Indian deep-tech startup Meine Electric has developed the world’s first fast-charging iron-air battery system, marking a significant technical advancement for long-duration energy storage (LDES).