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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is scheduled to hand over LCA Tejas Final Operational Clearance (FOC) twin-seater trainer aircraft and HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF) on 18 September 2026 in Bengaluru. The event will also include delivery of Dhruv Next Generation helicopters to Pawan Hans Limited.
SEMICON India 2026 is being held from 17 to 19 September 2026 at Yashobhoomi, also called the India International Convention and Expo Centre, in Dwarka, New Delhi. The fifth edition of SEMICON India was inaugurated on 17 September 2026 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the event covered India’s semiconductor policy, manufacturing, and design ecosystem.
India and Japan will mark 75 years of diplomatic relations in 2027 with the observance of the India-Japan Year of Shared Horizons. The anniversary commemorates the establishment of diplomatic ties between India and Japan in 1952.
Indian Railways approved a new 38.21 km rail line between Mukutban and Gadchandur in Maharashtra at an estimated cost of ₹493 crore. The project is linked with freight movement, passenger connectivity, and direct rail access for industrial areas in Yavatmal and Chandrapur districts.
US drone company Powerus signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Pakistan Army on 17 September 2026. The agreement includes an initial order for unmanned aerial systems for the Pakistan Army, and Powerus has also discussed possible technology production and a joint technology relationship in Pakistan.
Sanjukta Parashar, a 2006-batch Indian Police Service officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, became the first woman officer to head the Central Reserve Police Force’s CoBRA unit in September 2026. She took charge as Inspector General of the 10-battalion CoBRA formation from 1996-batch IPS officer Danesh Rana.
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) announced on 15 September 2026 a plan to invest about ₹27,000 crore in a greenfield shipbuilding cluster at Dighi in Raigad district, Maharashtra. The project is linked to a Memorandum of Understanding with National Shipbuilding and Heavy Industries Park Maharashtra Ltd (NSHIPML) and is designed as a large industrial shipbuilding facility.
Odisha has received approval for its second semiconductor unit, a silicon carbide device manufacturing facility by M/s SiCSem Private Limited, on 15 September 2026. The project involves an investment of ₹3,406.25 crore and will come up at IDCO Infovalley-II in Arisol Mouza under Jatni tehsil of Khordha district, within the Falta Special Economic Zone.
Bharat Forge Ltd. and Pratt & Whitney Canada announced a collaboration on 15 September 2026 to evaluate the integration of advanced turboprop engines into a High-Altitude, Long-Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) programme developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The partnership covers engine compatibility, performance assessment, and installation requirements for the DRDO HALE UAV.
Exercise Eager Lion 2026 began on 15 September 2026 at Fort Carson in Colorado. The two-week drill is being conducted by the United States Central Command and the Jordanian Armed Forces, with more than 200 military personnel from Jordan and the United States taking part.
The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) has received ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation from the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) for its Cylinder Testing Facility at the Mobility Research Centre in Takwe, Pune. The facility is operational for testing high-pressure gaseous cylinders used in automotive, hydrogen, industrial, marine, defence, and space applications.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held bilateral talks on 12 September 2026 on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi. The two leaders discussed the boundary question between India and China, which concerns the Line of Actual Control and the wider India-China border framework.