Army Chief flies LCA Tejas; says suitable for Army to take on adversaries

Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Thursday flew the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Tejas during the ongoing Aero India at Air Force Station in Yelahanka. The helicopter was piloted by Wg Cdr S John, HAL’s Test Pilot. Terming t...

One pilot killed, two others sustain injuries as two ‘Suryakiran’ Hawk jets collide mid air

In a tragic incident a day ahead of Aero India 2019 defence aerospace exposition that begins here on Wednesday, one pilot was killed while two other pilots escaped death by ejecting themselves when two ‘Suryakiran’ Hawk jets, part of ...

Air-to-Air missile Astra to be showcased in Aero India

Make-in-India product Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) Astra will be showcased during the Aero India show which is scheduled to take place from February 20 in Bengaluru.  It is the first air-to-air missile developed by ...

Oil import bill will be reduced by 10 pc: Bhamre on bio-jet fuel programme

Commending the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) effort in promoting indigenization in many ways, Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre on Thursday said oil import bill will be reduced by over 10 per cent in the long run by IAF implementing t...

UP defence corridor: HAL leads investment race

State-owned aerospace and defence company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) emerged Number 1 investor with the announcement of Rs 1,200 crore pumping-in of money across six nodal points of Uttar Pradesh defence industrial corridor. Defen...