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Tata Projects and ASI Global have partnered to deliver custom MRO facility design and construction across India.

GMR School of Aviation in Hyderabad has partnered with RH Aero Systems to develop training focused on aftermarket tooling.

India has rolled out the first production version of an indigenously developed trainer and inaugurated the ground test facility for a light transport aircraft.

Safran is teaming with India’s Bharat Electronics to produce Hammer modular air-to-surface bomb kits in India.

While only a few airlines have re-entered the India-mainland China market, there is significant potential for more air service growth.

AST SpaceMobile plans to launch its BlueBird 6 sat, what it calls the “largest commercial communications array ever deployed in low Earth orbit,” on Dec. 15.

An Indian Air Force Tejas Mk.1 Light Combat Aircraft crashed at the Dubai Airshow on Nov. 21, killing the pilot.

Dassault Aviation has inaugurated its expanded Dassault Aircraft Services India–Engineering Center (DASI-EC) in Pune, Maharashtra, India.

The Bhopal part-out and MRO facility would face competition from urban MROs.

Air-to-ground (A2G) inflight connectivity specialist SkyFive has been granted a 10-year license to provide A2G connectivity in India.

India’s aviation regulator proposes raising used aircraft import age limits to help airlines address supply delays and fleet needs.

China Eastern Airlines is set to resume flights to New Delhi, marking a significant step in the rebuilding of air connectivity between mainland China and India.

India says it has inaugurated a third production line for the Tejas Mk. 1-A and is also scaling up its production of Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40s.

Unifying India’s civil and defense MRO capabilities could solve the country’s aviation sector growth constraints.

Government and aviation industry stakeholders in India and Singapore are collaborating to grow India’s MRO capabilities.

Harald Gloy speaks with Lee Ann Shay in Hamburg about the company’s future plans.

Astroscale, a Japanese space junk removal company, has partnered with Australia's High Earth Orbit Robotics (HEO) to develop space-monitoring technologies.

Airbus Helicopters has named the town of Vemagal in India as the location for a new final assembly line for the H125 single-engine light helicopter.

India has retired its last Mikoyan MiG-21s after more than 60 years of operation.

India’s government has signed contracts with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to acquire nearly 100 Mk. 1A versions of the indigenous Tejas Light Combat Aircraft.

Nuclear-armed Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed a mutual defense pact that declares that any aggression against one of the countries will be considered aggression against both.

Air Works Group has introduced the Airbus Competence Training Suite for A320 family aircraft.

U.S.-India relations have taken a turn for the worse, raising questions about the endurance of defense cooperation between Washington and New Delhi.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

India says it used a high-energy laser to down a drone as part of the first live-fire tests of its Integrated Air Defense Weapon System.