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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
TopicHindustan Aeronautics Ltd

Topic: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd

Ahead of crucial AMCA meet, private companies flag heavy tilt in HAL’s favour

EOI was marked a historic shift in defence procurement & industrial participation policy since this meant that HAL will have to bid along with private firms to bag the contract.

Long-range missiles, electronic warfare to latest radar tech — what upgraded Su-30 MKI will look like

Fighter jet will also be equipped with enhanced avionics systems, sensors & new generation long range air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons

India-Kenya defence ties: Rajnath pledges support as Nairobi looks at credit line, naval ships

Goa Shipyard Ltd & Kenya Shipyard Limited ink deal for capacity building, collaboration in ship design & construction. India has been making efforts to deepen ties with Africa.

Brazil’s Embraer eyes mega transport aircraft deal with IAF, in talks with HAL, private players

IAF seeks 40-80 medium transport aircraft with 18-27 tonne capacity under Make in India route. CEO of Embraer Defense & Security says also looking at setting up assembly line in India.

Flaws in military’s Dhruv helicopters identified — ‘mix of metallurgical, design issues’

Three of these indigenous Advanced Light Helicopters have crashed since March, forcing military to ground fleet twice. Choppers flying again but parts being changed, it is learnt.

IAF gets respite from training nightmare with HTT-40 deal. Focus now on Intermediate Jet Trainer

The new aircraft will be part of first stage of IAF pilot training & will eventually replace Swiss-made Pilatus bought in 2012. HTT-40 boasts of about 55% indigenous content.

Govt clears Rs 48,000-cr deal for 83 Tejas fighters — all you want to know about the aircraft

New aircraft comes with 4 major capability enhancements — mid-air refuelling, Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar, Electronic Warfare suite & Beyond Visual Range missile.

Maharashtra Police arrest HAL employee for supplying fighter jet details to Pakistan’s ISI

The 41-year old man was supplying secret information about aircraft and their sensitive details, along with the information related to HAL's aircraft manufacturing unit at Ojhar.

Modi govt to sell 15% stake in HAL to raise Rs 5,000 crore through public offer

Modi govt is raising funds to bridge a fiscal deficit that’s threatening to spiral out of control on the back of the worst economic decline in decades.

For the record, Rahul Gandhi, HAL did not make Mirage 2000

Contrary to Rahul Gandhi's claims in Parliament, the Mirage 2000 aircraft was manufactured by Dassault Aviation, the maker of Rafale fighter jets.

On Camera

India can’t fight Trump tariffs with emotion. Smart talks, sector relief, reforms are key

India must reduce its overdependence on the US by cultivating alternative markets—concluding the EU FTA, advancing the UK deal, and exploring entry into the CPTPP, the open, rules-based bloc of Japan, Korea, and Australia.

Amid Trump’s tariff bombs, India’s business with America surged while imports from Russia dipped 10%

As India-Russia trade decreases, India's April-July exports to the US this year increased by 21% compared to last year & imports from the US grew by 12%.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

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?