Saurabh Joshi analyses the significance of the agreement to produce GE F414 fighter aircraft engines in India and its far-reaching consequences for India’s military aviation industry, indigenous fighter capability and defence ties with the U.S.
HAL has had extensive experience in supporting the Honeywell TPE 331 family of engines, a variant of which powers the MQ-9B Guardian High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS).
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Safran Helicopter Engines have agreed to a workshare on the joint development of the engine intended for the future 13-ton IMRH (Indian Multi-Role Helicopter) and its naval version DBMRH (Deck-Based Multi-Role Helicopter).
The MT30 is a marine gas turbine engine, two of which propel the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier, forming part of its Integrated Full Electric Propulsion (IFEP) that Rolls-Royce is offering to the Indian Navy.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has set up and handed over a 160-bed care centre for the treatment of Covid 19 patients in Bengalure, Karnataka.
HAL Management Academy has launched two Post Graduate Diploma in Management programs in aviation management and production management for fresh graduates in engineering, science and computer science backgrounds.
Saab’s Mats Palmberg gives the details about their INAC/Indian Aircraft Company proposal that is part of their offer of the Gripen to India.
The IAF’s new contest for fighter aircraft is expected to get underway over the next few months. But there remain a number of significant outstanding problems ahead, that could delay or derail the process.
The most substantial challenge in the formulation of the RFP for 110 fighter aircraft is the incorporation of the industrial cooperation program under Chapter 07 of the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP), something that has never actually been implemented in any form before.
Boeing is the third international manufacturer to have announced a partnership with Indian companies for the production of fighter aircraft in India.
Angad Singh explains why the Indian Navy faces difficulties as it begins its search for new carrier fighters.
The second prototype of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) HTT 40 basic trainer conducted its first flight in Bangalore today.
How the Delhi High Court set a precedent when it decided liability for injuries to an Indian Air Force pilot in a MiG-21 crash, that could have an impact on future cases.
Find out what’s new in the Advanced Hawk as Dave Corfield of BAE Systems takes us around the aircraft at Aero India 2017.
