Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) delivered 3 Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv aircraft to the Indian Army at the Aero India 2019 airshow on Friday. Indian Army placed an ordered for 40 Druv aircraft- 22 ALH Mk III and 18 Mk IV Rudra, with HAL in August of 2017
A massive fire broke out at the parking area during the Aero India 2019 airshow, bringing the aerial displays to a halt temporarily. The airshow is likely to resume later in the afternoon
India's state-owned Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Italian firm Elettronica SpA (ELT) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for new generation electronic warfare surveillance systems at the ongoing Aero India 2019 airshow. The MoU will enable BEL and ELT to jointly develop, manufacture and supply new EW Surveillance Systems, the Indian company said in a statement Friday
An Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer named Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) has been delivered to the US Navy by Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Friday. The DD250 document has been signed, transferring the custody of the ship from HII to the Navy
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has confirmed plans of the Indian Air Force (IAF) to acquire an additional 18 Su-30MKI and 21 MiG-29 fighter jets, its Chairman R Madhavan said at Aero India 2019 on Thursday. The procurement is intended to shore up the fighter fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) which has slunk to 31 squadrons; its lowest in over a decade
A Sukhoi Su-24 Algerian fighter jet has crashed during an overnight training exercise, killing its two crew members, the defense ministry said Thursday. The helicopter that crashed in Rechaiga, about 250 kilometers (155 miles) southwest of the capital Algiers, was on a “night mission of reconnaissance,” the ministry said in statement
Brazil has placed an order for 3 H135 multirole helicopters from Airbus as a replacement for light, twin-engine AS355 helicopter. The aircraft could carry out missions in the frame of the Brazilian Antarctic Programme in the near future, the company said in a statement Thursday
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with JSR Dynamics for glide weapons and light weight cruise missiles at the ongoing Aero India 2019 airshow. The MoU aims at leveraging the individual design and manufacturing capabilities of BEL and JSR, a start-up to develop weapons and light weight cruise missiles, which have business potential in both the domestic and international market, JSR said in a statement Thursday
Saab has said that it has got offers to partner from both the United Kingdom-Italian Tempest fighter jet program and Franco-German Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program. However, the Swedish company has not decided on which of these two consortiums to join
Saab has signed new Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with three Indian aerospace manufacturers for the manufacture of Saab on commercial aerostructures to the Gripen fighter and other defence-related products in the Saab portfolio. Saab signed the MoUs with Dynamatic Technologies Limited, CIM Tools Private Limited and Sansera Engineering Private Limited