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Union Defence Ministry has recently issued a tender to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the purchase of 97 indigenous LCA Mark 1A fighter jets, a deal valued at over Rs 65,000 crore.
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HAL recorded the highest ever revenue from operations of over Rs. 29,810 crores for the financial year ended on March 31, 2024 registering a double digit growth of around 11 percent as against 9 percent in the previous financial year.
In a significant development, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Thursday successfully completed the first flight of the Made in India light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mark 1A fighter jet in Bengaluru
HAL is working towards delivering the first LCA Mark-1A fighter jet to the Indian Air Force by the end of this month. The work is on towards meeting the delivery by the end of March 31.
In a huge boost to the defence sector and combat capability of the armed forces, the Ministry of Defence on Thursday approved the procurement of an additional batch of 97 Tejas light combat aircraft and around 150 Prachand helicopters as well as other proposals worth 2.23 lakh crore.
The Defence Ministry is scheduled to take up two of India's biggest-ever fighter aircraft projects worth Rs 1.3 lakh crore for discussion in a crucial meeting this week.
In a huge boost to Indian defence sector, the United States has provided all the necessary clearances for the India-based production of the engines that will power the indigenously built Tejas LCA Mk2 and Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)
Marking the end of an era, Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison fighter jets flew for the last time over Barmer town of Rajasthan on Monday (Oct 30). The MiG-21 entered service in 1965.
Made-in-India Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)-Mark1A would be fitted with the 'Uttam' radar and the 'Angad' electronic warfare suite, replacing the imported systems installed previously.
The Indian Air Force declared on Tuesday that it was considering inducting military equipment costing Rs 2.5 to 3 lakh crore as part of a significant push toward indigenisation of military assets.
LCA Tejas is the largest R-D program ever undertaken in India making its maiden flight in 2001 and has achieved various milestones since then. It is going to be the backbone of the IAF fleet in years to come.
In a historic development in India-US defence relations, American Congress on Wednesday (Aug 30) cleared GE Aerospace's agreement with state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to manufacture fighter jet engines for IAF.
India's aerospace sector is poised to gain massive momentum as the Indian Air Force plans to order around 100 more LCA Mark 1A fighter jets, a day after India's major breakthrough in space with the Chandrayaan-3.
Former DRDO Director General, Dr V S Arunachalam reportedly passed away in US. He passed away at the age of 87. He was undergoing treatment for pneumonia & Parkinson’s.
Argentina and India are close to concluding an agreement to supply 15 HAL TEJAS fighter planes to the Latin American country.
The indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) 'Tejas' will complete seven years of service in the Indian Air Force on Jul 1, this year. Christened Tejas in 2003, the aircraft is a multi- role platform that ranks amongst the best in its class.
A team of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) are in Argentina to pitch for a prospective sale of LCH ‘Prachand’ Light combat Choppers & LCA TEJAS, India’s Indigenous Light Combat Aircraft.
Air Marshal Dixit flew in the LCA Trainer aircraft, which is presently undergoing final developmental test flights, during his visit.
India's defence exports have reached an all-time high worth nearly Rs 16,000 crore in 2022-23, surging from a mere Rs 686 crore in 2013-14. This 23-fold increase reflects India's progress in the global defence manufacturing sector.
Argentina and Egypt are in talks for possible sale of the India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) LCA Tejas which has been developed under the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative of the Indian government.
In the global sky, India has emerged as a star which is not only shining but also illuminating others with its glow, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Singh was speaking at the 14th edition of the Aero India 2023.
PM Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the 14th edition of Asia’s largest aero show – Aero India 2023 - in Bengaluru, Karnataka on Feb 13. Spanning over five days, the theme of the event is ‘The runway to a billion opportunities.’
In the wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent assertion that the state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited ( HAL ) has a huge number of orders for aircraft and choppers, the chairman of the PSU said that the state-owned entity has pending orders worth Rs 84,000 Cr, while orders worth Rs 55,000 Cr were in the pipeline.
India acknowledged Argentina's interest in the Made in India TEJAS fighter aircrafts for Argentine Air Force, highlighted importance of the proposal in enhancing strategic quotient of bilateral relationship.
The office in Malaysia will help HAL in tapping the new business opportunities for Fighter Lead-in Trainer (FLIT) LCA and other requirements of Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) like Su-30 MKM and Hawk upgrades, the Bengaluru-headquartered company said in a statement on Thursday.
In a boost to Atmanirbhar Bharat, the central government told the Parliament that Malaysia is procuring 18 Tejas jets while the US, Argentina, Australia, Egypt, Indonesia and Philippines too have shown interest to procure the light combat aircraft
Amid recent crashes involving its vintage Russian combat aircraft fleet, the Indian Air Force ( IAF ) is now going to retire one more squadron of the MiG-21 Bison aircraft by September 30. The 51 Squadron based out of Srinagar air base is being number plated on September 30.
This will boost the defence production under the ‘Make in India’ initiative and towards achieving self-reliance in the critical field of defence equipment.
"The single jet performance of IAF's LCA Tejas will bring impressive stunts and maneuvers to Singapore’s skies", the airshow organizers Experia said.
This is the biggest ever order that HAL has placed on any Indian company boosting the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' campaign.
Though the operations were disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak, Hindustan Aeronautics ( HAL ) has registered its all-time high revenue of over Rs 22,700 crore for FY21.
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria flew the single-seater Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) at the Sulur air force station on Wednesday. The Indian Air Force Chief also operationalised No. 18 Squadron ‘Flying Bullets’ at the same venue.
Strengthening the defence sector under the 'Make In India' initiative, Indian Air Force Chief RKS Bhadauria on Monday said that the second squadron of Light Combat Aircraft (LCAs) worth over Rs 8,000 crore would be operationalized by the end of May. He added the force is also expecting to finalize a contract worth around Rs 39,000 crore for 83 LCA Mark 1A Aircraft in the next quarter.
Demonstrating its exuberant act of defensive performance, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in a first, had a successful night time “arrested landing’’ of Light Combat Aircraft carried out by the Indian Navy at Shore Based Test Facility INS Hansa, Goa on Nov 12.The landing at 6.45 pm was to demonstrate the ease of handling and confidence achieved in arrested landing technologies of the indigenous aircraft being made at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
A milestone event towards the development of an indigenous Deck Based Fighter aircraft was achieved by Indian Navy with the first-ever arrested landing of LCA (Navy) Naval LCA Tejas makes at the shore-based test facility, INS Hansa Goa. It will pave the way for this Indigenous platform
