The government on Friday conferred Navratna status on public sector giants Bharat Electronics Ltd, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd and Power Finance Corporation Ltd.
The Tejas is a fourth generation combat aircraft developed by Aeronautical Development Agency and the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. It is equipped with fly-by-wire flight control system, integrated digital avionics and multimode radar.
During these seven decades, the IAF has lost 2,374 aircraft to crashes. They include 1,126 fighters and 1,248 non-combat aircraft. In addition, 229 trainers and 196 helicopters have crashed. These crashes have resulted in the deaths of 1,305 skilled pilots, note Ajai Shukla and Devesh Kapur.
The defence ministry said 10 helicopters will be for the Indian Air Force and five will be for the Indian Army.
The plan to phase out the Soviet-origin aircraft fleet is part of the IAF's modernisation drive and it is not related to the latest crash of a MiG-21 jet in Rajasthan's Barmer on Thursday night.
State-run aerospace behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) on Thursday said it has received a Request for Proposal (RFP) from the Indian Air Force for basic trainer HTT-40.
HAL is working closely with GE to develop the LCA's export potential.
The first batch of Advanced Light Helicopter 'Dhruv' Mk-III was on Wednesday inducted at the Indian Air Force station in Bareilly.
India's aviation industry is 20-30 years behind the United States and other western nations, believes US envoy Timothy Roemer.
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The delivery of the jets -- capable of carrying a range of potent weapons and missiles -- is scheduled to begin from September next year.
The Light Utility Helicopter, which Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd is designing for the Indian military, has encountered turbulence even before leaving the drawing board. French engine-maker Turbomeca, whose vaunted Shakti engine was to power the LuH, is demanding what Ministry of Defence sources term 'extortionist prices' for integrating the Shakti with the LuH.
State-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd would now be producing and assembling 'flaperons' of Boeing-777s which are used for take-offs, landings and manoeuvering of these sophisticated airplanes.
The HAL-manufactured aircraft is around 580 kg overweight.
The taxation of payments by Indian companies for importing defence material and oil and gas equipment from various countries like Russia, Ireland, Greece and Georgia will now become easier following an Income Tax Appellate Tribunal order.
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd plans to invest more than Rs 25,000 crore (Rs 250 billion) in the next 10 years on the back of a strong order pipeline and big ticket projects on the horizon.
The Southeast Asian nation has been focusing on modernising its military in the face of myriad security challenges as well as decades-long territorial disputes with China in the South China Sea.
The naval version of Tejas light combat aircraft is in development stage. Officials said the successful "arrested landing" of the prototype of the naval version of Tejas on the deck of INS Vikramaditya is expected to speed up development of the jet for the Indian Navy.
Russia has said the maiden flight of the fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA), being developed by its Sukhoi design bureau in tie-up with Indian aerospace and defence major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), will be made by the end of the year.
IT company Tata Consultancy Services and aircraft design company Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd have entered into a strategic partnership to provide engineering solutions for the global aerospace industry.
The charges, which relates to exporting of sensitive technology that can be used in civilian and military aircraft to the Engine Division of the Bangalore-based HAL, were filed in the US District Court in Santa Ana, California, Monday.
Even as the government is trying to park politicians on the boards of 'Navratna' companies, an official committee has cleared names of people like Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata for appointment as independent directors on the board of HAL.
The 5.8-tonne twin-engine gunship chopper is armed with air-to-air missiles, 20 mm turret guns, rocket systems and other weapons.
The fresh negotiations with Israeli authorities concerned for procurement of the two Phalcon AWACS come in the midst of India's bitter border row with China in high-altitude eastern Ladakh.
The talismanic Ghanaian's fourth strike in the tournament took the defending champions past HAL and to the top of the table.
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Defence, would export its newly developed advanced light helicopters to Nepal and other countries.
The victory took the Mumbai outfit to second position in the National Football League, behind city mates Mahindra United.
State-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd is evaluating proposals made by its market advisor, SBI Capital Markets, to buy 10 per cent stake in an international consortium led by American and European aircraft-makers to foray into the civilian aircraft ma
In a move that would put India on the global aviation technology map, the government on Thursday approved the creation of a joint venture company by public sector company Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd and French firm SNECMA Moteurs for manufacture of spa
Jogender Singh, a resident of Agra, approached the court stating that he was not recommended for training after\nappointed as Executive Training (Technical) as HAL on the basis of medical report declared him unfit for the job.
Rustom 2 is being developed on the lines of predator drones of the United States to carry out surveillance and reconnaissance roles for the armed forces with an endurance of 24 hours, officials said.
The cost of acquiring the advanced light helicopters from the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has been estimated at Rs 3,850 crore while a batch of rocket ammunition will cost Rs 4,962 crore, the defence ministry said.
An aircraft consortium, led by Russia's Sukhoi Design Bureau and America's Boeing Corporation, has asked India to join its project to build a family of regional jet transport aircraft for civilian use.
According to Madhavan, the delivery of the Tejas LCA to the IAF under the Rs 48,000-crore deal will begin from March 2024 and around 16 aircraft will be rolled out annually till the completion of the total supply of 83 jets.
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd has climbed six notches to reach the 51st position in a list of the world's top 100 defence companies compiled by US-based Defense News.
On Saturday, the aircraft made its first landing on the deck of INS Vikramaditya which was also a major milestone. Both the landing and take off by the aircraft put India among a select group of nations having the capability to design such a jet which can operate from an aircraft carrier.
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd will unveil a mock-up display of its Combat Air Trainer, a twin-engine home grown Advanced Jet Trainer, during the Aero India show that begins in Bangalore on Wednesday.
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