India will launch the advanced meteorological satellite Insat-3DR later this month in an attempt to improve the country’s weather forecasting and disaster warning capabilities.

India will appeal the verdict by an international arbitration court that ruled New Delhi is liable to pay compensation to a multimedia services provider over cancellation of a satellite deal.

India has placed a $1 billion follow-on order to buy four P-8I maritime patrol aircraft from Boeing to replace the Indian navy’s fleet of Russian Tu-142M maritime patrol aircraft.