The Indian Air Force placed an order for the American Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guidance kits under the Emergency Procurement route in March 2022. Emergency powers were given to… Continue reading "LCA Tejas seen flying with the JDAM-ER precision-guided bombing kit"
The Indian Navy announced today that its pilots carried out landing and take-off of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Navy (NP-2) on INS Vikrant. India has now demonstrated its capability… Continue reading "Naval Counterpart Of LCA Tejas Conducts Maiden Operations From INS Vikrant"
The Indian Air Force (IAF) held large-scale exercises with the French Air and Space Force (FASF) and the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) in October – November. The HAL… Continue reading "IAF Debuts HAL Tejas In Exercises With France, Singapore"
The Government of India has sanctioned the Tejas Mk2 fighter program and allotted funds totaling $1.25 billion (₹10,000 crore). It is being developed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA). The… Continue reading "India’s Tejas Mk2 Fighter Gets Government Go-ahead, To Fly By 2024"
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has successfully integrated and tested the AASM Hammer air-to-surface munition from the Tejas light combat aircraft. The AASM Hammer is a Precision-Guided Munition developed by French… Continue reading "EXCLUSIVE: HAL Successfully Integrates & Tests AASM Hammer From Tejas"
GE Aviation, a subsidiary of American corporation General Electric, signed a $716 million contract with Indian Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to provide the latter with 99 F404 turbofan jet engines… Continue reading "GE Aviation Signs $716m Contract to Build Engines for Indian Tejas LCA Jets"
The Government of India has approved a fresh purchase for 83 Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA). The order for the indigenously designed-and-built multirole aeroplane will be composed of 73 Mk.1A… Continue reading "Indian Government Orders Tejas Fighter Jets….Finally"
In a substantial boost to the national defense industry the India Air Force (IAF) has ordered 83 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Tejas Light Combat Aircraft fighter aircraft. The deal is… Continue reading "Indian Air Force Orders New Tejas Indigenous Fighters"
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy successfully tested the Vertical Launched Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM). The test was carried out from the Integrated Test… Continue reading "DRDO successfully tests VL-SRSAM with a new Ku-Band AESA seeker"
Tarang Shakti 2024 is the largest multinational air exercise organised by the Indian Air Force. The exercise will be organised in two phases involving representatives from around 50 countries. The… Continue reading "India Kicks Off its Largest Multinational Exercise – Tarang Shakti"