Hindustan Aeronautics ltd (HAL)
HAL Team For Ecuador To Discuss Dhruv Helicopter Crashes
Indian state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) officials will be visiting Ecuador to resolve issues concerning termination of Dhruv helicopters contractual agreement. “HAL is getting ready to send a high-level team to Ecuador...
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...
Defense Industry Waking Up To Uses Of Carbon Fiber
European Countries Announce $4 Billion Arms Support for Ukraine
Member countries of the Ramstein-format Ukraine Defense Contact Group (R-FUDCG) today announced $4 billion in support, including $1
Iranian Pilots Recount Deception Operation in the Bombing of a U.S. Base in Kuwait
Iranian Air Force (IAF) personnel recounted an operation in early March that caused widespread destruction to a U
Korean Hanwha’s Chunmoo Missiles to be Launched from Thales’ X-Fire Launchers
Hanwha Aerospace of Korea has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with French firm, Thales to make its Chunmoo guided missiles compatible with Thales’ X-Fire launcher platforms
Russian Helicopters to Supply Iran with 12 Mi-171 Helicopters
Russian Helicopters has signed documents today for supply of 21 civilian helicopters Mi-171 for the Iranian Red Crescent Society, the company said
No MiG-29 Jets to Ukraine Until Kyiv Transfers Drone Tech to Poland
Poland has suspended the transfer of nine MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine due to an unresolved issue regarding the receipt of Ukrainian drone technology
Diehl Defence to Acquire Explosive Ordnance Disposal Firm, EST Energetics
Russian Burevestnik Nuclear-powered Cruise Missile Could Release Radioactive Material During Flight
French DGA to Add Collaborative Combat, ISR Mission Capability to A400M Aircraft...
Indian Navy to Commission Stealt Frigate, Anti-submarine Craft, Hydrographic Survey Vessel
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
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