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Balu Forge Industries enters five-year ammunition supply deal with NATO-affiliated entity
Balu Forge Industries: The agreement covers supply of 155 mm and 152 mm shells at $315 per unit, with volumes exceeding current capacity and phased ramp-up from April 2026.
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looks like theyre restocking after sending all the shells to ukraine
Balu Forge Industries enters five-year ammunition supply deal with NATO-affiliated entity
Balu Forge Industries: The agreement covers supply of 155 mm and 152 mm shells at $315 per unit, with volumes exceeding current capacity and phased ramp-up from April 2026.
Indian Register of Shipping's Overseas Defence Project with Sri Lankan Navy
Published Feb 26, 2026, 6:44 PM
by The Maritime Executive
An image taken at the GOA Shipyard Limited Launching Ceremony. [By: Indian Register of Shipping]
Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) crossed a significant milestone with the launch of its first defence-export project – a Floating Dry Dock (FDD) being constructed for the Sri Lanka Navy at Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL).
The Chief Guest at the launching ceremony, held on 19 February 2026 at GSL, was Rear Admiral MDK Wijewardana of the Sri Lanka Navy. Senior officials from the shipyard and IRS were also present. The project represents a landmark achievement in IRS’s expanding defence portfolio and underscores India’s growing role as a trusted maritime partner in the Indian Ocean Region.
The Floating Dry Dock, designed and built to meet the operational requirements of the Sri Lanka Navy, will significantly enhance their in-country ship repair and maintenance capabilities. The dock will support underwater repair, and maintenance of a large range of naval vessels, thereby improving operational readiness and self-reliance. IRS has been closely associated with the project, providing classification services and technical oversight in accordance with its Rules and standards.
The successful launch of the Floating Dry Dock stands as a testament to the strong partnership between IRS, Goa Shipyard Limited, and the Sri Lanka Navy. It also aligns with broader efforts to promote indigenous shipbuilding, enhance defence exports, and advance India’s position as a global maritime hub.
“This launch marks a historic milestone for IRS as our first defence export project” said Cdr KK Dhawan, Head Defence at IRS. “It reflects the trust placed in Indian shipbuilding and classification capabilities and demonstrates our commitment to supporting friendly foreign navies with robust, reliable and globally benchmarked technical standards. We are proud to contribute to strengthening maritime cooperation between India and Sri Lanka.”
Indian Register of Shipping's Overseas Defence Project with Sri Lankan Navy
Published Feb 26, 2026, 6:44 PM
by The Maritime Executive
An image taken at the GOA Shipyard Limited Launching Ceremony. [By: Indian Register of Shipping]
Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) crossed a significant milestone with the launch of its first defence-export project – a Floating Dry Dock (FDD) being constructed for the Sri Lanka Navy at Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL).
The Chief Guest at the launching ceremony, held on 19 February 2026 at GSL, was Rear Admiral MDK Wijewardana of the Sri Lanka Navy. Senior officials from the shipyard and IRS were also present. The project represents a landmark achievement in IRS’s expanding defence portfolio and underscores India’s growing role as a trusted maritime partner in the Indian Ocean Region.
The Floating Dry Dock, designed and built to meet the operational requirements of the Sri Lanka Navy, will significantly enhance their in-country ship repair and maintenance capabilities. The dock will support underwater repair, and maintenance of a large range of naval vessels, thereby improving operational readiness and self-reliance. IRS has been closely associated with the project, providing classification services and technical oversight in accordance with its Rules and standards.
The successful launch of the Floating Dry Dock stands as a testament to the strong partnership between IRS, Goa Shipyard Limited, and the Sri Lanka Navy. It also aligns with broader efforts to promote indigenous shipbuilding, enhance defence exports, and advance India’s position as a global maritime hub.
“This launch marks a historic milestone for IRS as our first defence export project” said Cdr KK Dhawan, Head Defence at IRS. “It reflects the trust placed in Indian shipbuilding and classification capabilities and demonstrates our commitment to supporting friendly foreign navies with robust, reliable and globally benchmarked technical standards. We are proud to contribute to strengthening maritime cooperation between India and Sri Lanka.”
Indian Register of Shipping's Overseas Defence Project with Sri Lankan Navy
India has ordered more Polish drones, Indian firm keen to set up munitions factory in Poland—Warsaw’s envoy
Polish Ambassador to India Piotr Antoni Świtalski said Warsaw wants to buy and sell defence systems to New Delhi, adding that 'interesting and very concrete ideas' are under discussion.
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Responding to queries on defence cooperation, the Polish ambassador said officials from the two defence ministries would be meeting soon.
“You know, there are different ideas in the discussion. Very concrete ideas. Of course, I don’t want to disclose everything… For instance, one example I can give you, because it’s on the table: one big Indian company wants to build a huge munitions factory in Poland. And it’s serious. And it’s very concrete”, the ambassador said.
“Do we need munitions? Yes, we do. We neglected the issue. Our arsenals suddenly look empty,” he said.
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As linked in the tweet, here's the Sep 2025 report that said companies from South Korea, Turkey, France & Germany were competing for these JVs:
Interesting if an Indian company is now the frontrunner for one of those deals.
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India offers local defense production to Philippines amid modernization push - BusinessWorld Online
India’s defense industry is pitching production lines in the Philippines as Manila boosts its military modernization. Ashish Kansal, co-chairman of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s defense committee, said Indian manufacturers are ready to sell systems used by India’s...
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India’s defense industry is pitching production lines in the Philippines as Manila boosts its military modernization.
Ashish Kansal, co-chairman of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s defense committee, said Indian manufacturers are ready to sell systems used by India’s armed forces and set up local production to meet Philippine demand.
“We are more than willing to set up actual production bases within the Philippines, so it has the right surge capacity to produce products for its own demand,” he told a defense expo in Makati City on Monday. “We are… giving not just the second best, but the best we give our armed forces.”
The move comes as the Philippines earmarks roughly $35 billion (P2 trillion) over the next decade for warships, missiles and other platforms, mainly sourced from South Korea, Israel and the US, to bolster deterrence amid tensions with China in the South China Sea.
“Modernization, however, cannot stop at acquisition,” Philippine Major General Ivan DR. Papera, chief of the military’s modernization office, told the event organized by the Indian Embassy in Manila. “Modernization must be sustained, and sustainment requires industrial partnership.”
Reading a statement from military chief General Romeo S. Brawner Jr., he added: “Modernization without industrial capacity creates dependency.”
Mr. Papera called India a “natural and strategic partner” in this effort, citing its experience in missile development, shipbuilding, aerospace, cyber systems and defense electronics.
The Philippines has already bought BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles from India. Three orders placed in 2022, worth $375 million, aim to boost anti-ship capabilities in response to repeated confrontations with Chinese vessels in contested waters.
LMAO armenia getting the virupaksha/uttam mk2 or whatever theyre calling it before India. Man our defense procurement is a nightmare
India and Indonesia finalise BrahMos deal, contract to be signed early next fiscal
One battery of the BrahMos missile is to be procured in the initial phase. The plan is to scale up the procurement in phases.
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Indonesia has finalised a deal for the procurement of one battery of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile for its coastal defence.
Sources in the defence and security establishment told ThePrint that Indonesia is in the process of getting one of its banks to finance the purchase and that the contract would be signed over the next 2-3 months once the bank paperwork is complete.
Sources said that one battery of the BrahMos missile is to be procured in the initial phase. The plan is to scale up the procurement in phases.
ThePrint had in November last year reported that both countries have inched closer to striking a deal for the procurement of the BrahMos missile.
Indonesia has entered an agreement with India to procure the BrahMos missile system, its defence ministry spokesperson Rico Ricardo Sirait was quoted as saying by Reuters.
Sources explained that a formal contract will be signed once the funding comes through for Indonesia.
Indonesia Defence minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin had come to India in November and visited the BrahMos facility. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also gifted him a model of the BrahMos.
Once the deal is inked, Indonesia will become the second country to buy the BrahMos missile besides Philippines which procured three batteries in 2022.
The sources explained that all export versions of the BrahMos come with a ceiling of 290 km range.
Capable of both coastal defence and ground attack besides anti-ship roles, the BrahMos is the only supersonic cruise missile in the world that flies at three times the speed of sound. It is the product of a joint venture between India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Russia’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya in 1998.
Indonesia to fund BrahMos missile purchase with foreign loans
Indonesia will finance its planned acquisition of India's BrahMos coastal defence missile system through a foreign commercial loan.
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Indonesia will finance its planned acquisition of India's BrahMos coastal defence missile system through a foreign commercial loan.
Documents provided to Janes by a source close to Komisi I, a commission in the Indonesian House of Representatives, indicate that plans to fund this acquisition were approved by the Ministry of Finance on 25 September 2025.
The package is valued at about USD100 million for a single battery and will be represented locally by Indonesian consultancy firm PT BTI Defence.
Confirmation from Indonesian authorities that Jakarta has entered an agreement with New Delhi on the BrahMos system emerged publicly over the past week.
Citing Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MoD) spokesperson Rico Ricardo Sirait, various Indonesian media outlets reported from 9 March that Indonesia had agreed to procure the missile system.
The MoD had not responded to Janes queries, seeking more details on the acquisition, at the time of publication.
However, Janes understands that the contract is not yet in force pending an initial downpayment.
The land‑based coastal defence version of the BrahMos that Indonesia is pursuing is a containerised package of the supersonic cruise‑missile system developed jointly by India and Russia.
It is capable of speeds of between approximately 2,448 km/h and 2,970 km/h and employs a fire‑and‑forget guidance method combining inertial navigation with active radar homing in the terminal stage.
Export‑configuration missiles typically have a range of about 290 km and can execute low‑altitude sea‑skimming profiles, contributing to their survivability against air‑defence systems.
This is speculation, but still interesting: