NEW DELHI: The Indian govt has described as factually incorrect and misleading a New York Times report claiming that an Indian firm – state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited – facilitated transfer of sensitive British equipment and technology from a Reform UK party donor to Russian arms agency Rosoboronexport.According to the report, the Indian company received equipment…
NEW DELHI: The central government on Friday approved the largest-ever deal for the procurement of 156 indigenously built Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) Prachand.The decision was taken during a meeting of the cabinet committee on security (CCS).According to defence officials, the defence ministry has signed contracts worth over Rs 2.09 lakh crore in the current financial…
NEW DELHI: With US major General Electric (GE) now finally delivering the first of the 99 contracted engines for Tejas Mark-1A fighters after a delay of around two years, Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) is expected to step-up production of the much-delayed indigenous jet.HAL will, of course, also have to resolve other developmental issues like the pending…
BENGALURU: Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh has said his confidence in defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) continues to erode over its failure to fix delays in delivery and upgrades to the light combat aircraft Tejas.“You have to alleviate (our) worries and make us more confident. At the mom-ent, I am…
NEW DELHI: India’s two main indigenous aviation showpieces, the Tejas fighter jets and the Dhruv advanced light helicopter (ALHs), which it hopes to export to other countries in large numbers, will not be part of the Republic Day fly-past this year.The IAF on Thursday said “a policy decision” has been taken to not allow single-engine…
NEW DELHI: All operators of the ‘Dhruv’ advanced light helicopter (ALH) have been told by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) that the flying of the indigenous twin-engine choppers should remain suspended till the “root cause” that led to the Jan 5 crash at Gujarat’s Porbandar is established. Preliminary analysis of data retrieved from flight data recorder…
NEW DELHI: The entire fleet of around 330 ‘Dhruv’ advanced light helicopters (ALHs) in the armed forces has been temporarily grounded for safety checks after the crash of the Coast Guard chopper at Porbandar on Sunday, which killed the two pilots and an aircrew diver, even as a senior team from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited…
India strengthens its defence with a Rs 21,100cr investment in 100 K-9 Vajra artillery guns and 12 Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jets. NEW DELHI: In a move that will add much-needed firepower to the armed forces, two major defence deals for 100 more K-9 Vajra artillery guns and 12 Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jets, collectively worth Rs 21,100 crore,…
NEW DELHI: A Sukhoi aircraft of the Indian Air Force on Tuesday crashed in Nashik disctrict of Maharashtra.According to defence officials, the aircraft was with the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for overhauling. Both the pilots of the aircraft managed to eject and are safeThis is a developing story Source link
NEW DELHI: The defence ministry has issued tender to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the procurement of 97 LCA Mark 1A fighter jets, worth over Rs 65,000 crore. This will make it the largest order for domestically produced military equipment by the Indian government.The tender, recently issued to HAL by the defence ministry, provides a…
