The Indian Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for 240 AL-31FP aero engines for its SU-30 MKI aircraft on September 09, 2024. The deal was… Continue reading "India Signs Contract to Locally Build 240 AL-31FP Jet Engines for $3.1 Billion"
India has proceeded with defence acquisitions worth about $10 billion in March. The approval spree at the end of the financial year saw contracts signed for HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft… Continue reading "India’s Defence Acquisition Counil Greenlights New Acquisitions Worth $10 Billion"
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the nation’s largest helicopter manufacturing facility in Tumakuru on February 6. The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Helicopter Factory is a dedicated greenfield facility spread… Continue reading "India’s HAL Prepares For Future Orders With ‘Asia’s Largest Helicopter Factory’"
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"
India is probing indigenous alternatives to Kamov Ka-31 airborne early warning helicopters. Earlier in 2022, the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) had put multiple proposals for imported equipment under review,… Continue reading "India Considering Indigenous Alternative To Ka-31 AEW Helicopters"
An Indian Air Force (IAF) promotional video has revealed the Astra Mk-II air to air missile (AAM) for the first time. The short clip was part of a near nine… Continue reading "India’s Astra Mk-II Missile Revealed In IAF Promotional Video"
India’s defence minister Rajnath Singh formally inducted the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), into the Indian Air Force (IAF) on October 3. The… Continue reading "Light Combat Helicopter ‘Prachand’ Inducted Into Indian Air Force"
Insighteon Consulting, a Delhi based aerospace and defence consulting firm, ran an interactive wargame from August 23 to 25 2022, with the aim of ascertaining a roadmap for the development… Continue reading "A Roadmap For India’s Aero-engine Development & Production Ambitions"
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"
India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the third Positive Indigenization List (PIL) of 780 Line Replacement Units (LRUs), subsystems and components. These will minimise imports by Defence Public Sector… Continue reading "Indian MoD Approves Indigenization List of 780 Subsystems"