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International connectivity is playing an increasing role for IndiGo as it develops a more diverse network strategy, CEO Pieter Elbers says.

OGMA will work with Axiscades to provide services for Embraer aircraft and other platforms operating in India’s commercial and defense markets.

ATR is targeting India's regional aviation growth, highlighting turboprops' efficiency for short routes, with 420 new routes and 210 aircraft needed by 2044.

Hexcel is “going to push very hard” to grow its defense and space business in “the immediate future,” CEO Tom Gentile said.

Embraer and Adani Defense and Aerospace have announced their intention to build a final assembly line in India, and they will also collaborate on advancing India’s regional aircraft sector.

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

Embraer is eyeing India as its next big opportunity, as the Brazilian OEM prepares to show its wares at the Wings India 2026 event in Hyderabad Jan. 28-31.

India’s Adani Group is bringing together the capabilities of Air Works and Indamer Aviation to create a larger, integrated MRO platform.

Indian regulator DGCA will levy fines against IndiGo resulting from its December 2025 network meltdown, and reprimands have been issued to three senior execs.

Russia’s altering of the orbital plans for the ROS follow-on to the ISS has caused Moscow to build use of the Baikonur spaceport back into its planning.

The Indian government says its efforts to develop a homegrown air-breathing hypersonic missile have advanced with a recent ground test.

This year India’s two largest airlines—and their CEOs—will have to contend with more scrutiny from regulators and their own boards.

India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has completed the first flight of the commercial version of the indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter.

Digantara, an Indian space surveillance startup that operates in India, the U.S. and Singapore, raised $50 million in a Series B funding round.

Deliveries and production of new aircraft are picking up, but aftermarket providers will still see strong demand on legacy platforms and material shortages.

India’s aviation regulator has cut four people from its FOI ranks as the fallout from the IndiGo network disruption in early December continues.

Listen in to hear about the steps Safran is taking to build deeper Leap-1A and -1B engine MRO capability at its new facility in Hyderabad, India.

IndiGo suspended flights at New Delhi as it attempts to recover from a spate of major flight disruptions that have caused India’s regulator to take action.

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.