The second and concluding part of the series on India’s indigenous aerospace industry traces HAL’s strategy to retain its position as the country’s top-performing defence PSU
The SETP-SFTE Symposium India Section is being organised on 20th July 2024 from 0900 hrs to 1400 hrs at HAL Management Academy, Sanjay Nagar, Marathahalli, Bengaluru. Program details are attached for your reference.
Society of Flight Test Engineers India Chapter (SFTE-IC), in partnership with Society of Experimental Test Pilots Indian Section (SETP-IS) together bring to you a unique Flight Test Seminar this year.
Hosted Chairman SETP India Chapter who offered our students a deeply thought provoking talk on “Flight Test Safety and Ethics for Test Pilots”.
The inaugural firing of 70mm rocket and 20mm turret guns of Light Combat Helicopter LCH Prachand, was successfully executed, both by day & night.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) handed over the Twin-Seater trainer version of LCA Tejas to the Indian Air Force in Bengaluru on October 04. HAL has an order of 18 Twin-Seater from IAF and is planning to deliver eight Twin-Seater in FY 2023-24. Further, 10 Twin-Seater would be delivered progressively by 2026-27. LCA Tejas Twin-Seater is a lightweight, all-weather multi-role 4.5 generation aircraft.
The Indian Air Force is planning to order 156 more Prachand Light Combat Helicopters from HAL, as part of the government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative. These helicopters will be deployed at both the China and Pakistan border by the IAF and the Indian Army. The IAF has already inducted 15 of these helicopters in the past 15 months.
Chandrayaan-3 on Thursday achieved a significant milestone as the Vikram lander detached from the spacecraft’s propulsion module.
The Lander Module comprising the lander (Vikram) and the rover (Pragyan) is now ready to be lowered to an orbit that takes it closer to the Moon’s surface. The soft landing on the Lunar south pole is scheduled on August 23.
U.S President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed India’s plans to procure General Atomics MQ-9B High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aerial vehicles (UAV), the joint statement issued last week after talks between the two leaders said. This sets the stage for the acquisition of 31 of these armed UAVs, 15 SeaGuardians for the Indian Navy and 16 SkyGuardians — eight each for the Indian Army and Air Force.
The Indian Government announced the selection of the Navy Rafale to equip the Indian Navy with a latest-generation fighter.