The $170 million agreement financed the build and launch on PSLV of three remote-sensing satellites for Beijing-based 21AT.

India’s Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) on July 14 approved a follow-on order of four Boeing P-8I aircraft.

In its heaviest-ever commercial launch mission, India successfully put into orbit five U.K. satellites aboard a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle XL variant (PSLV-XL) on July 10, giving a boost to the country’s commercial launch capabilities.