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3 Months 0 Flights, HAL’s LUH Descends To Limbo

The photograph went viral internationally. A grim looking Indian Army officer, Major General Sachin Mehta, seated amid the wreckage of a crashed Cheetah helicopter near…

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AIR FORCE

HAL Breaks Silence on LCA Mk1A Jets Delivery Status

In a second ‘clarification’ in two days, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has responded to fresh reports that have indicated further delays in deliveries of LCA…

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AIR FORCE

6 Pvt Firms Enter Race To Finish India’s Stealth Fighter

In a major push to accelerate India’s next-generation stealth air combat capability, the government is preparing to shortlist two private companies to co-develop and co-produce…

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AIR FORCE

Who Will HAL Partner With To Make AMCA?

India’s most ambitious military aviation program, the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), is entering a new chapter. Hopefully. India’s dominant military airframer Hindustan Aeronautics…

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Accidents

Angry HAL Fires At Critics, Veterans Amidst Dhruv Grounding

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has fired off a strongly worded public clarification, lashing out at “so-called defence analysts,” “former pilots,” and even “arm-chair critics” for…

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Aircraft And Helicopters

Crucial Meet To Decide Next Steps On LUH

The Indian Army’s Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) program is entering a crucial phase, with multiple factors shaping its future. While Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has…

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Accidents

50 Days Grounded, A Prescription To Bring Dhruv Back

By Commander YASHODHAN MARATHE (Retd.) The heart-wrenching sight of the smoke billowing from the crashed Indian Coast Guard (ICG) helicopter at Porbandar on January 5th,…

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Aero India

Sitara To Yashas: To Hell & Back, Ready To Serve

After years of uncertainty and near abandonment, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has successfully resurrected its intermediate jet trainer, the HJT-36 Sitara, rebranded last week as…

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Aero India

‘No Confidence’: IAF Chief Scolds HAL

“At the moment, I am just not confident of HAL.” Words that should give Indian state-owned airframer Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) sleepless nights. And many…

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EXCLUSIVE: Tejas Mk1A Flexes From The Air

Four Tejas Mk1A fighters flew at the Aero India 2025 show that kicked off in Bengaluru today signaling the homegrown fighter’s upgraded variant is headed…

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AIR FORCE

The Most Important Thing At Aero India 2025

This is a difficult exercise, but if there’s one thing to look out for at the upcoming Aero India 2025 above all the aircraft, helicopters,…

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HAL Under Fire: Narrative Or Fact?

By K. Singh for Livefist In recent days and weeks there has been a growing amount of rhetoric aimed at the Light Combat Aircraft’s (LCA)…

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