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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
TopicHindustan Aeronautics Limited

Topic: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

With Cheetah & Chetak fleets ageing, Army, IAF move to fast-track purchase of 200 light helicopters

Request for Information issued by govt seeks transfer of technology. This comes as the planned acquisition of 200 Kamov light utility helicopters from Russia remains in limbo.

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.

India needs foreign parts for Tejas. Defence atmanirbharta can’t become a weakness

The IAF is often blamed for ignoring homegrown defence equipment. But it’s the government that makes the call.

HAL to become first PSU to build rockets for ISRO

HAL won the bid for the development of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) rockets for a cost of Rs 511 crore.

Amid escalating tensions with Pakistan, grounded ALH fleet for Army, IAF cleared for operations

Entire Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) fleet for Army, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard was grounded after a Coast Guard helicopter crash killed 3 personnel in January.

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.

Backed by new orders, HAL’s order book swells to Rs 1.84 lakh crore in FY 2024-25

HAL says it booked Rs 30,400 cr (provisional & unaudited) as revenue for financial year ending on 31 March, 2025, as against Rs 30,381 cr in the previous financial year.

Overheard in Aero India: IAF chief AP Singh says ‘not confident of HAL, it’s not in mission mode’

At a time when the spotlight is on state-run HAL due to its slow pace of manufacturing Tejas fighters, Air Chief Marshal Singh's candid remarks were recorded by a YouTube channel.

Tejas Mk-1A delivery to start by 2nd quarter of 2025, contract for 97 more & combat helicopters soon

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Chairman DK Sunil says talks are on with GE over technology transfer for F414 engines for Tejas Mk-2 & possibly Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft.

On Camera

India-Pakistan marriage breakdown that British can’t stop crying about

Ever since the Love Is Blind: UK episode dropped, there has been a collective meltdown online over the separation of Pakistan-origin Kal Pasha and Indian-origin Sarover Kaur Aujla.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.