NEW DELHI — India’s top decision-maker on defense matters has endorsed the purchase of 70 locally made HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft for $388.5 million. Defence Minister Rajnath Sigh tweeted on Wednesday that the Cabinet Committee on Security, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the procurement plan. The government will sign a contract for the…
The 14th edition of the Aero India airshow will be held in Bengaluru from February 13-17. The event will include a significant trade fair of the aerospace and defence sectors, as well as involvement from international think tanks. The event will support the goal of Make in India in addition to boosting the local aviation…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s (HAL) helicopter manufacturing unit at Bidirehalla Kaval in Gubbi taluk of Tumakuru district on February 13. “Modi had laid the foundation stone of the HAL unit in 2016… “Modi had laid the foundation stone of the HAL unit in 2016 and in 2018 he had…
On January 4, 2001, Wing Commander Rajiv Kothiyal successfully flew the first flight of the Technology Demonstrator TD-1. Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee subsequently named the aircraft the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) “Tejas,” which means “Radiance” in the ancient Indian language of Sanskrit. The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) programme has made substantial progress in…
The Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Thursday concluded a ₹6,800 crore contract for 70 HTT-40 indigenous Basic Trainer Aircraft (BTA). In all, 451 Memoranda of Understanding (MoU), Transfer of Technology (ToT) agreements and product launches took place during the Bandhan ceremony at the 12th DefExpo.
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The airframe, undercarriage and entire flight control and avionics systems used for the aircraft had been developed indigenously.
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Via NDTV ALH MK III helicopters feature an array of systems previously seen only on heavier, multi-role helicopters of the Indian Navy, the Navy statement said. Navy Inducts 3 Indigenously-Built Advanced Light Helicopters The three helicopters were inducted at Indian Naval Station Dega, Eastern Naval Command, Visakhapatnam New Delhi: The Indian Navy Monday inducted three…
Developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), IAF has ordered 30 more LCH. “It is the lightest attack helicopter in the world, designed and developed by HAL to meet the specific and unique requirements of the Indian Armed Forces, reflecting the crucial role of HAL in Atmanirbhar Bharat.
