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First C-295 for Indian Air Force completes its maiden flight

The first C-295 for Indian Air Force has successfully completed its maiden flight, marking a significant milestone towards its delivery by the second half of 2023. Read More

Decorated and senior DRDO scientist, Pradeep Kurulkar, arrested on espionage charges

Maharashtra ATS arrests decorated and senior DRDO scientist for spying

The Maharashtra anti-terror squad arrested senior Defence Research and Development Organization scientist Pradeep M Kurulkar, on Thursday, for allegedly passing highly sensitive defence-related information to Pakistani agents from the country’s notorious spying agency ISI. Read More

First series production LCA trainer aircraft makes maiden flight

In a major milestone, the HAL-made first ever series production LCA trainer aircraft took to the skies for its maiden flight on April 5 from HAL airport. Read More

GE Aerospace’s GEnx engines power first wide-body aircraft on a long-haul route to India using sustainable aviation fuel

Airline Vistara operates long-haul wide-body aircraft using sustainable fuel

GE Aerospace’s GEnx aircraft engines powered the industry’s first wide-body aircraft on a long-haul route using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to India today. Read More

Godrej Aerospace contributes to ISRO’s heaviest rocket LVM3

Godrej Aerospace has contributed to the LVM3 (Launch Vehicle Mark III), ISRO’s heaviest launcher till date. Read More

First successful flight-test of DRDO’s indigenous power take-off shaft conducted on LCA Tejas

First successful test of DRDO’s power take-off shaft conducted on LCA

The first successful flight-test of power take-off (PTO) shaft was conducted on the light combat aircraft Tejas’s limited series production – 3 aircraft in Bengaluru, the defence ministry said in a release. Read More

Godrej Aerospace wins order for manufacturing of DRDO turbojet engine

Godrej Aerospace wins order for DRDO turbojet engine

Godrej & Boyce has announced that its business Godrej Aerospace won the order for manufacturing eight modules of the DRDO Engine for aerial applications. Read More

Rolls-Royce unit inks MoU with Bharat Forge for naval marine propulsors

Rolls-Royce Marine North America and Bharat Forge’s Kalyani Strategic Service Limited (KSSL), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the opportunity for KSSL to become an in-country provider for propulsor sales within the Indian market. Read More

HAL says ‘slight setback’ in pushing its LCA Mk1 against South Korea’s Golden Eagle in Malaysian warplane tender

‘Slight setback’ for LCA Mk1 against S Korean jet in Malaysian race: HAL

The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has all but conceded that it may not bag the Royal Malaysian Air Force contract for 18 fighter jets. At this moment, South Korea’s FA-50 Golden Eagle has emerged as the frontrunner in the global tender for 18 fighter jets. Read More

Starting from LCA Tejas, Uttam AESA radars to be fitted into all Indian Air Force and Indian Navy fighter planes in two years

Indigenous Uttam radars to be fitted in all IAF, Navy fighters in two years

The Defence Research and Development Organization said all Indian Air Force and Indian Navy fighter jets will be equipped with the indigenously designed and developed Uttam active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars in the next two years. BK Das, DRDO’s director general of electronics and communications systems, told reporters. Read More