The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk1A, an advanced iteration of the original Mk1, achieved a significant milestone in India's fighter jet development program by successfully completing its maiden test flight on March 28 this year.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has received a tender for procurement of 97 light combat aircraft (LCA Mk-1A) Tejas. The aircraft are expected to cost approximately Rs 67,000 crore.
Earlier today, PM Modi took a sortie in homegrown Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas wearing an olive green fighter pilot G-suit. It was for the first time that an Indian prime minister undertook a fighter aircraft sortie.
The manufacturing programs underway at HAL are production of SU-30 MKI, LCA & DO-228 aircraft and ALH-Dhruv, Chetak, Cheetal & LCH Helicopters. The Repair Overhaul (ROH) programs being carried out presently are Jaguar (with upgrade), Mirage (with upgrade), Kiran, HS-748, AN-32, MiG 21, others.
The aircraft would include more than 60 per cent indigenous content as per the requirement. These would be the most modern Su-30 MKI aircraft of the IAF equipped with multiple Indian weapons and sensors, the Defence officials said.
The Letter of Intent (LoI) was signed by Argentina's Defence Minister Jorge Taiana and HAL Chairman and Managing Director CB Ananthakrishnan.
HAL on Friday (March 31) registered the highest-ever revenue from operations of around Rs 26,500 Crores (provisional and unaudited) for FY 2022-23 as against Rs 24,620 for the previous FY.
The Defence Ministry has signed contracts with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) for procurement of 70 HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft and three cadet training ships.
The Modi government has approved procurement of 70 HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force at a cost of Rs 6,828.36 crore, Defence Ministry has informed.
DGCA approved modification for Hindustan-228 aircraft with 19 passengers. Now, this variant provides several operational benefits for operators.
Aero India 2023: HAL will showcase its full spectrum training capabilities and display for the first time, the scale model of Hindustan Lead in Fighter Trainer (HLFT)-42. HLFT-42 is the ‘Next Gen Supersonic Trainer’ that will play a critical role in modern combat aircraft training.
Helicopter Factory: The Greenfield Helicopter Factory, spread across 615 acres of land, is planned with a vision to become a one-stop solution for all helicopter requirements of the country.
Boost to Make in India: The government said, "Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), a defence PSU under the Ministry of Defence, responded to a request for information received from Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) in February 2019 for LCA class aircraft.
The development of choppers at the helicopter division of the public sector undertaking is being torn up after HAL claimed to the forces that it has been successful in the development of foldable rotors, the sources said.
Light Combat Helicopter Limited Series Production (LSP) is an indigenously developed combat helicopter containing around 45 per cent indigenous content by value which will progressively increase to more than 55 per cent. The state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) produces the helicopter.
Designed and developed by the city-based state-run defence behemoth (HAL), LCH is the world's multi-role lightest attack helicopter, with a highest flight ceiling.
The Maharashtra Police on Friday arrested an employee of state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for supplying Indian fighter aircraft details to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, police informed on Friday.
The government has approved Rs 38,900 crore deal with Russia to buy MiG-29 fighter jets, upgrading over 50 MiG-29s, procuring Su-30 MKI from HAL and for indigenously developing advanced missile, rocket systems amid tension with China at the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
The first Light Combat Aircraft Tejas in Final Operational Clearance-standard (SP-21) took to the skies for its maiden flight in Bengaluru on Tuesday, the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited said.
Terming the strike illegal, the company claimed that the employees were offered the best package revision.
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