1st Light Combat Helicopter handed over to the Army Aviation by HAL
The Indian Army inducted the indigenously designed and developed Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Thursday, 29th September 2022. The first…
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China is “on pace” for a sixth-generation fighter-the US Air Force must be first, according to the ACC chief
Higher levels of the US military are beginning to step up the ante as the antagonism between the two sides grows.
HAL sets up a rocket engine manufacturing facility in Bengaluru; to be inaugurated by Madam President
A ₹208-crore Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility (ICMF) has been established in Bengaluru by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). For the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),…
The elusive B-21 Raider is to be unveiled by Northrop Grumman in December – Here’s what we know
The highly classified, next-generation stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, will finally come out of the shadows thanks to an official deployment planned for the first…
HAL targets revenue growth to INR 26,500 crore in FY23
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has been performing strongly in terms of revenue and since the financial year 2015, the public sector undertaking (PSU) has only…
IAF to induct ‘Made in India’ light combat helicopter (LCH) in October
In a major boost to ‘Make in India’ in defence, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is going to induct the indigenous light combat helicopter (LCH)…
By the end of 2022, NASA will test the first supersonic X-59 QueSST aircraft – Here’s what we know
The X-59 QueSST supersonic aircraft from Lockheed Martin will undergo its initial test by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) this year. As cool…
In what can be termed a first, women pilots to fly Chinook supply sorties
At a time when India and China are locked in a protracted border dispute, the Indian Air Force has for the first time assigned two…
AN-32 of IAF to fly on blended biodiesel for 200 hours
In a significant move, the fleet of AN-32 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) was certified to fly on blended aviation fuel containing…
Airbus A400M first test flight with SAF – one step forward to a more sustainable military aviation
The Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) test flight campaign has been launched by the Airbus A400M programme team with the Military Air Systems unit of the…
“Flying Aircraft Carriers” to be the future of Aerial Warfare
“Gremlins”- a programme operated by DARPA (the Defense Department’s Advance Research Projects Agency), is apparently the moniker given to specific drones – that are inexpensive…
US package for Pakistan F-16s concerns India
India is concerned about a U.S. decision to provide a sustenance package for Pakistan’s fleet of F-16 fighter aircraft, the Indian defence minister told his…
IAF to develop its own indigenous Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV)
The Indian Air force (IAF) is looking to create a separate cadre for operating its Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), said Lt. Gen. A.K. Suri, Director…
Amidst the face-off between Rafale(M) and F-18 Super Hornet, Russian MiG 29K primarily operate from INS Vikrant
After a ceremonious induction into service, the race has been on to determine who best would operate from INS Vikrant and would be by the…
Investors of HAL gained 105% in 2022
Investments of those who bet in Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd stocks have more than doubled so far in 2022. The shares of the company rose from…
Baykar released the first images of their brand-new, supersonic Bayraktar Kizilelma drone prototype
The second prototype “Bayraktar Kizilelma” drone’s first photographs have been released by the Turkish Company Baykar. 2013 saw the beginning of the initial conceptual studies…
LCA Mark 2 fighter jet’s development receives government approval
The Cabinet Committee on Security has cleared the development of the light combat aircraft (LCA) Mark 2 fighter, which would be a replacement for the…
Russians develop the LAOP-500 drone after disassembling American Switchblade drones found in Ukraine
A kamikaze drone was developed by Russian engineers against the backdrop of how unmanned aircraft were able to successfully demonstrate themselves in hostilities, emphasising the…
How much do we know about MiG-21 – the AK-47 of combat jets?
The majority of combat aircraft created in the 1950s are now merely historical relics. One interceptor, the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21, better known in the west by…
Boeing calls F/A-18 Super Hornet “the best deck-based aircraft” for the Indian Navy
US aerospace major Boeing on Wednesday, August 24 pitched its F/A-18 Super Hornet as the best platform to address the Indian Navy’s requirement for deck-based jets for…