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In a significant reveal on India’s homegrown high-altitude light tank project, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh has confirmed that the Indian Army’s initial order of…
The Indian Air Force has signed a $14 million (₹135 crore) contract with Indian startup Threye Interactive, a subsidiary of NewSpace Research & Technologies, to…
India’s LCA Mk2 medium weight fighter, is set to make its first prototype flight no later than September 2027, while the country’s stealthy fifth generation…
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…
India’s nuclear triad, once a nascent strategic ambition, has today achieved a level of operational maturity that places it in an elite bracket of global…
Indonesia has formally entered into an agreement with India for the acquisition of the Indo-Russian BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, making Jakarta the latest nation to…
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…
In a watershed moment for Indian military aerospace, the Ministry of Defence has formally shortlisted three private sector titans: Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), Larsen…
The French heart for India’s stealth. A Geopolitical engine change. Call it what you will, one of India’s most ground-breaking defence partnerships is afoot: a…
By Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar (Retd.) I still remember that crisp Bengaluru morning of 4th January 2001—the day the Tejas first took to the skies.…
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…
At an Indian Air Force seminar in Subroto Park on Tuesday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh used the hard-won lessons of Operation Sindoor, India’s large-scale punitive…
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…
Even as India and China soften ties and commit to a deescalation of their war-like border standoff that began in 2020, India’s highly anticipated light…
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…
By Commander YP Marathe, NM, Retd Having flown HAL produced helicopters right from 1989 till I retired 2008, I have had first-hand experience of the…
In modern aerial warfare, the ability to strike first and strike decisively defines the outcome of battles. The race for air superiority is no longer…
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…
By Admiral Arun Prakash (Retd.)Former Chief of the Naval Staff This article first appeared in the April 2019 issue of Vayu Aerospace & Defence Review…
Two weeks after a public rebuke of HAL by the Indian Air Force chief that went viral both online as well as in India’s security…
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,…
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…
Even as India’s dilemmas over its next manned fighter drastically deepen, even as the Indian government begins navigating the waters of a fresh Trump pitch…
“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…
As the Indian Air Force juggles the pressures of sub-optimal fighter squadron numbers and a looming decision on imports, much-needed official timeline clarity in India’s…
In what is easily the most significant deal between the Indian military and a local startup company, the Indian Navy has selected Bengaluru-based startup NewSpace…
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,…
A long meandering debate over whether India would build a second aircraft carrier to fulfil a 3 x aircraft carrier-based naval doctrine appears to have…
Last month, China surprised the world by unveiling two new aircraft, believed to be prototypes of sixth-generation fighters. Comparisons were quick to follow. How does…
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)…