Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates regional office of state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in Kuala Lumpur. This is HAL's 2nd such office in the country.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the second production line for Tejas Tuesday. His ministry is set to sign a contract worth Rs 48,000 crore with HAL.
Although several major air forces like France, Germany and the US are still inducting or ordering fourth-generation fighters, their capabilities and threats are distinct from India’s.
It was in 1983 when India rolled out the project to build a new light combat aircraft as a replacement for Russian MiG 21s, which continue to fly despite being obsolete.
New aircraft comes with 4 major capability enhancements — mid-air refuelling, Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar, Electronic Warfare suite & Beyond Visual Range missile.
The company is betting on the IAF to place a multi-billion dollar order for an advanced version of the indigenously produced LCA Tejas before the financial year ends.
The fourth generation MWF will probably be ready by end of next decade. China already has two fifth-generation fighter jets, and it can sell to Pakistan.
By the 2024 US Open, ESPN noted that Djokovic had advanced via opponent retirements or walkovers 16 times at Majors, the most of any male player in the Open Era.
Economic Survey underlines gig workforce has grown from 77 lakh in FY 2021 to about 1.2 cr in FY 2025, driven by smartphone penetration, scale-up of digital platforms & payments.
Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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