The French space agency CNES signed a letter of intent on Jan. 25 with the Indian Space Research Organization for French participation in what will be India’s second interplanetary space mission.

India successfully put into orbit its fifth navigation satellite on Jan. 20, inching closer to creating a regional navigation system for supporting terrestrial, aerial and marine systems.

For the first time, India’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas flew over foreign airspace to participate in the upcoming Bahrain Airshow, as the country prepares to showcase the indigenous fighter aircraft for international customers.