European Space Agency (ESA) launched 'Eutelsat Quantum', the world's 1st commercial reprogrammable satellite into space aboard Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana. It is a fully flexible software-defined satellite.
The Union Cabinet has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Indian Institute of Space science and Technology (IIST) and the Netherlands' The Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) for research collaboration.
USA has approved the sale of Harpoon Joint Common Test Sets to India worth USD 82 million. Harpoon is an all-weather, over-the-horizon, anti-ship missile system.