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Thursday, April 25, 2024
TopicHindustan Aeronautics Ltd

Topic: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd

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.

The big bang in Indian defence is delayed

With only 20 percent of total outlays accounting for modernization and the military arsenal nearing the end of its life, the situation seems grim.

On Camera

BJP has a problem of plenty in Phase 2. It can only go down from that

BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.