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"
Welcome to another Weekend Briefing, where we round-up the week’s most important defense news and some of the stories that may have flown under the radar. This week at Overt… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (23-27 August)"
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"
On 6 March, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke of the need to develop India’s armed forced into what he dubbed a “future force”. By using this phrase, Modi did… Continue reading "India’s Prime Minister Modi Speaks of Need for a “Future Force”"
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"
Both Boeing and Lockheed Martin have reiterated their sales pitches for their F-18E and F-21 fighters respectively as the Indian-state owned producer, HAL, announced that they are looking to form… Continue reading "American Fighters Pushed for Indian Contracts as HAL Eyes Joint Venture for Fifth Generation AMCA Development"
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"