The strategic imperative of integrating domestic industry into international aerospace and defence value chains formed the central focus of the session “Empowering Indian MSMEs for Global Supply Chains: Capacity Building, Quality Harmonisation, and Co-Exporting to Third Countries” at the SIDM Annual Session 2026.   Moderating the session, Air Marshal Anil Chopra, PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM (Retd.),  Strategic Advisor SIDM, highlighted that large Indian and global OEMs must actively mentor smaller enterprises through stringent qualification cycles and accompany them into wider international markets.   Mr Tony Walton, Managing Director, BAE Systems India, shared his perspectives on transitioning engagements from local production to deeper, long-term partnerships. He stressed that collaboration with start-ups and academia must align with clearly identifiable customer requirements—both domestic and international—to establish practical pathways for co-exporting qualified systems.   Mr H G Chandrashekar, Founder and Managing Director, SASMOS HET Technologies Ltd, outlined the journey of scaling an Indian supplier into global supply chains. He underscored the importance of thinking strategically from inception, investing in quality processes and people alongside machinery, and transitioning beyond build-to-print contracts toward proprietary engineering and business diversification. #SIDMAnnualSession2026# #MSME# #DefenceExports# #AerospaceAndDefence# #CapacityBuilding# #AtmanirbharBharat#

To further support global AI development and advance global AI capacity building, in the next five years, China will 1️⃣ Provide developing countries with 5,000 opportunities in AI training and seminar programs; 2️⃣ Develop international AI application cooperation centers with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the League of Arab States, the African Union, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and BRICS; 3️⃣ Enable 30 countries to use the Al-powered meteorological warning system, or MAZU.

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Since I spend a lot of time on China's export controls - I would like to raise an observation that everybody seems to have missed. MOFCOM has "importantly pointed out" - WAICO. "More convenience and support will be provided for technology exports needed for international cooperation in capacity building, technology sharing, and rule-making among members of the WAICO." An export control that's being governed by WAICO. Join WAICO & the licence moves faster. Stay outside & you run the standard queue. No country named, no company named. 29 countries signed the WAICO agreement in Shanghai in July, no major Western democracy among them. 8 subsequently signed. A direct challenge to what Pax Silica is - but without the semiconductor & rare earths supply chain because they've got everything. Filter through the members in WAICO, and you can quickly see that they're all "Critical Minerals" superpower.

PAKISTAN AND KUWAIT HAVE SIGNED A DEFENCE AGREEMENT TO SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE THEIR EXISTING MILITARY COOPERATION FRAMEWORK, WITH THE PAKISTAN ARMY TO ASSIST KUWAIT'S MILITARY IN TRAINING, CAPACITY BUILDING AND BORDER MANAGEMENT - PAKISTAN DEFENCE MINISTRY

"Engineering is key to sustainable development." – Prof. Gong Ke, Chairman of the ECBAP of @wfeo . At the 2026 Engineering Capacity Building Program in Shenzhen, engineers from across #ZTE# and our global partners, representing Indonesia, Algeria, Ethiopia, Peru, and other countries, not only witnessed the rapid development from 5G to #6G# and artificial intelligence, but also forged friendships across borders and shared their expertise. 🤝 Now they're taking innovation genes home to drive digital inclusion. #GlobalEngineers# #DigitalInclusion# #AIGreenTech#

China and @UNIDO have launched a joint initiative to advance Africa’s renewable energy sector through #SouthSouth# and #TriangularCooperation#. Aligned with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the initiative aims to strengthen capacity building and promote sustainable industrial development under #GDI#.

Through the #StatePartnershipProgram#, the @NHNationalGuard hosted Rear Adm. Manuel António Pereira Semedo, chief of staff of the Armed Forces of Cabo Verde. Bilateral talks focused on maritime security, countering transnational threats, & capacity building.   @USNationalGuard