Defence, Aerospace & Homeland Security

₹335crore

HAL Koraput: ₹335-crore AL-31FP capacity-expansion investment

₹335 crore · announced AL-31FP capacity investment, separate from Shakti

30 to 50 engines/year · capacity target

The announced expansion targets 50 engines annually from 30. This asset is separate from the second Shakti line and is not presented as an open prime procurement.

₹218crore

HAL Koraput: ₹218-crore second Shakti line targets up to 100 engines a year

₹218 crore · announced project investment

Up to 100 engines/year · target 2028–29

The 6 October announcement sets a 2028–29 establishment target and creates a defined aero-engine manufacturing expansion to track.

What changed? Added the separately documented ₹335-crore AL-31FP capacity investment and a commercial-governance matrix. The source event remains 6 October and the Shakti asset retains its own ₹218-crore value.

Autonomous aerial logistics development · RDI-backed technology programme

YETI’s RDI financing: development milestones, commercial rights and accountability

TDB’s announcement illustrates debt-backed private technology development, with financing and total development cost kept distinct. The commercial lens is milestone governance and authorised participation—not an operational capability claim or an open production order.

Factory-support infrastructure · EPC Contract Mode-I

Vehicle Factory Jabalpur: an EPC route for industrial-support infrastructure

Bridge & Roof has issued a construction invitation for infrastructure supporting the factory’s overhaul activity. The commercial opportunity concerns the defined EPC package and contractor obligations, not a direct TLGS consultancy mandate or a disclosed project-capital estimate.

FSS programme · 45,000-DWT-capable slipway

HSL shipbuilding: Surya launch and yard upgrades advance the fleet-support programme

The first Fleet Support Ship entered the water on 6 October; the fifth ship’s keel and upgraded lifting infrastructure mark separate execution milestones.

What changed? Added a separate yard-services and commercial-delivery matrix; the previously published 6 October milestones and project stage are unchanged.

AI Vision SoC · TRL-5 to TRL-9 target

Project VeerAI: ₹260-crore AI-vision semiconductor development receives RDI financing

TDB’s ₹130-crore optionally convertible debt support backs BigEndian’s move from TRL-5 toward commercial readiness.

20-mK research-equipment development

Quantum cryogenics: an awarded development programme signals an industrial capability market

DRDO’s TDF agreement with Zero mK India concerns a 20-mK dilution refrigerator for quantum applications. The business lens is research commercialisation, specialised equipment capability and lawful technology partnerships—not a ₹500-crore project award.