NEW DELHI — India is developing the sixth in its series of Agni ballistic missiles that will be capable of carrying multiple warheads. “While the Agni-V is [a] major strategic defense weapon, the Agni-VI will be a force multiplier as it will have multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle [MIRV] capability,” says Defense and Research Development Organization (DRDO) chief V.K. Saraswat.

BENGALURU — Indian state-run defense company Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) and Elop Ltd., a subsidiary of Israel’s Elbit Systems, have entered into a joint venture agreement to produce a surveillance system for naval helicopters. The two sides signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the Aero India show in the southern city of Bengaluru for combined production of the Compact Multi Purpose Advance Stabilization System (Compass).