Lucknow: India-developed Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) from the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) stable received its Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) today, as the Indian armed forces see a large demand for the three-ton class of rotary wing assets to boost their aviation operations. With the IOC in place, […]
Lucknow: India’s lone aircraft maker, state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), today signaled the future of its business, by signing up with Israeli and Indian firms to carry out marketing for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to domestic customers, even as its order book for Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer and […]
Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu): India today opened a new air base here in Tamil Nadu and deployed the first Sukhoi combat jet squadron in South India at the new fighter aircraft station. The new base of the Indian Air Force will focus on defending the peninsular India and for […]
New Delhi: India has demonstrated that its indigenous Light Combat Aircraft‘s naval variant can land on board an aircraft carrier and take-off from a ski-jump runway on the flight deck of the warship, in efforts made yesterday and today. On Jan. 11, the naval variant of the Light […]
New Delhi: India’s largest workers union, Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (Hindi, translates to Indian Labour Union), today said it will protest Jan. 3 the proposed corporatisation and disinvestment of the defence Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and state-owned industries, and has called for a stop to Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs). […]
By Ayaskant Das, Staff Writer New Delhi: India’s $3.15-billion plan to buy 62 Airbus C-295 medium lift transport aircraft for its air force and coast guard is all set to go to the central cabinet for a decision, people familiar with the development said today. The proposal to […]
Bengaluru: India’s lone aircraft manufacturer, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), today announced the final settlement of its nearly two-month-old workers’ trouble at all its plants across the nation over wage revision. In a statement, HAL said its management and the workforce entered into an agreement to settle the wage […]
New Delhi: Hit hard by media criticism of slowdown in major defence projects under the ‘Make in India‘ initiative, the Narendra Modi government today said it was expediting the three key procurement programmes for next generation submarines, naval utility helicopters and the 114-combat jets, cumulatively worth $23 billion. […]
New Delhi: In a major boost to its local defence research and development, India today successfully armed the Light Combat Aircraft-Navy with Beyond Visual Range and Counter-Counter-Measure missiles. The aircraft-developer, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in a couple of tweets today announced its success in arming India […]
Porbandar (Gujarat): India’s navy today commissioned its sixth Dornier aircraft squadron at the Naval Air Enclave here. Deputy Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral M. S. Pawar commissioned the Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 314, which will be called the ‘Raptors’ from the bird of prey family. Addressing […]
New Delhi: India’s Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) have a healthy order book worth Rs 2,31,981 crore ($32.5 billion) that could help them stay in business for a period ranging from two years to 10 years. The details of the order book for each of the DPSUs is […]
New Delhi: India’s Narendra Modi government has approved procurement proposals worth Rs 4,09,244 crore ($57 billion) since taking office for the first time in May 2014 till September this year. “The government, in the last five years, that is, from 2014-15 to 2018-19 and in the current year […]
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government has approved purchase of $260-million worth of defence equipment, including an anti-tank missile, from the Indian industry, the Parliament of India was informed today. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), headed by the defence minister, has given approval of Capital procurement for the […]
New Delhi: India plans to roll out its first indigenous fifth-generation combat aircraft in five years of project approval, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman Dr G. Satheesh Reddy has said. The DRDO will aim to deliver the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), as the Indian fifth […]
New Delhi: India’s indigenous Light Combat Aircraft ‘Tejas’ could enter a contest against China-Pakistan JF-17 in the Royal Malaysian Air Force‘s tender. If Tejas wins the race to supply 36 new light combat aircraft to Malaysia, this will be India’s first foreign sale and export of the indigenous […]
