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Thursday, August 21, 2025
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Topic: HAL

India’s AMCA is a chance to break HAL’s monopoly and finally build an aerospace ecosystem

India has paid a steep price for HAL’s unchecked dominance, evident in the MiG-era overhauls, the decades-long Tejas saga, and the troubled ALH programme.

No more monopoly: High-stakes contest for 5th-gen fighter begins, private players to take on HAL

Duration of contract for development to certification of the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) shall not exceed eight years.

Critics aren’t HAL’s enemy—hubris is. And it’s hurting India’s defence readiness

To understand the silliness of HAL’s approach, just see how other global defence firms have handled similar crises.

At defence PSUs, bring new appraisal system. Job security doesn’t help national security

Identified posts in the DPSUs should also be thrown open to persons who are outside the government and possess the required basic qualifications.

India & US close to mega defence deal: Pact for fighter jet engines 1st, ship engines likely next

Transfer of Technology (ToT) for jet engines was the main thrust of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval's talks with his American counterpart Jack Sullivan in February.

Arms deals to vintage cars — colourful story of Choudhrie clan, ‘Rolls-Royce middlemen’ in CBI case

From 2007-16, the family faced several charges — getting over $100 mn from Russian arms firms to Rolls-Royce making 'secret payments'. Bhanu Choudhrie was named in 2021 Pandora Papers case.

ALH ditching off Mumbai coast gave Navy record a salty wash. HAL, Services must fix fatal flaws

Cheers to the brave crew of IN 709 who kept their calm, overcame startle effect, fell back on an unscripted manoeuvre practised in the simulator, and ditched the helicopter.

India eyes Tejas export to Argentina, Egypt but South Korea frontrunner to bag Malaysia contract

Argentina is looking to acquire 15 Tejas Mk-1A fighters, HAL chairman says on sidelines of Aero India, adding that first of 83 IAF ordered last year will be delivered in February 2024.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?