Hindustan Aeronautics ltd (HAL)
Are Indo-French Negotiations Over Rafale Purchase Deadlocked Over Price?
Price of the Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft seems to be the main sticking point in Indo-French negotiations to purchase 36 units of the medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA). The negotiations which...
India-Israel To Develop AESA Radar For LCA Tejas
India will develop an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar with Israel for the next generation of its Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA). The Indian air force has accepted the indigenous...
India Offers Tejas LCA Against Pakistani JF-17 Fighter For Sri Lankan MiG...
India has offered its Tejas Licght Combat Aircraft (LCA) to Sri Lankan Air Forces bid to replace its ageing Israeli Kfirs and MiG 27s. Tejas will be competing against Pakistans JF-17...
Equador Grounds Indian-made Dhruv Choppers, Cancels Support Contract
Ecuador has unilaterally ended Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters (ALU) contract with Indias Hindustan Aeronautics after four of its seven choppers crashed. HAL supplied seven Dhruvs between 2009 and 2012
India’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Grounded After Landing Gear Glitch
Indias home-made Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Tejas has been grounded due to a defective landing gear detected in all prototypes and limited series production (LSP) aircraft. The landing gear problem, as...
HAL Among Indian PSUs Divestment Plans
Hindustan Aeronautics will be one of the Central Public Service Undertakings (CPSUs) which has been issued a notification from the Indian government for listing by March 2017. The Department of Public...
Indian Air Force To Procure 100 Modified Tejas Aircraft
Indian Air Force has decided to order 100 modified Tejas aircraft apart from 20 planes, which had been ordered previously. Indian air force believes that by acquiring the aircraft Pakistan can...
India To Induct Indigenous LCA Tejas Even With Flaws
India plans to induct at least seven squadrons of indigenous Tejas Mark 1-A Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) into Indian Air Force despite flaws to keep the program alive. The Indian Air...
Defense Industry Waking Up To Uses Of Carbon Fiber
U.K., India Deploy Aircraft Carriers Together for First Time in Exercise Konkan
The Royal Navy and Indian Navy have deployed their carrier strike groups side by side for the first time as part of Exercise Konkan 2025, a bilateral naval exercise that has been a fixture of U
Anduril, Raytheon Complete Static Fire Test of Highly Loaded Grain Solid Rocket Motor
Anduril Industries and Raytheon completed a static fire test of an advanced solid rocket motor under contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate
DGA Orders 5 Falcon 2000 Albatros for Maritime Patrol Aircraft Conversion
France’s Defense Procurement and Technology Agency (DGA) has placed an order with Dassault Aviation for five Falcon 2000 Albatros aircraft under the Maritime Surveillance and Intervention Aircraft (AVSIMAR) program
Switzerland Asks Elbit System to Compensate for Reduced Functionalities of ADS 15 Drone
Damen Naval Signs Deal with Terma for Decoy Launching System on Colombian...
Italian Officials Observe Turkish Baykar Drone Flights
Russian Firm Develops Device to Intercept Drone Video Signals
Spain Cancels Missile Projects with Israel, Will Go with European Solutions
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...