LCA-Mk1A prototype fighter jet test-launch Astra beyond visual range air-to-air missile

Astra missile test-fired from LCA-Mk1ANew Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organization’s Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) on Wednesday successfully conducted test-launch of homegrown Astra, beyond visual range air-to-air missil...

Maiden flight of FOC standard LCA Tejas

Bengaluru: The first Light Combat Aircraft in FOC standard (SP-21) took to the skies for maiden flight here on Tuesday.  Piloted by Air Cmde K A Muthana (Retd), Chief Test Flying (Fixed Wing), the aircraft took-off from HAL Airport at around 123...

HAL-designed RTOS handed over IGCAR

Lucknow: Bengaluru-based Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Friday handed over document related to India’s first indigenously designed and developed Real Time Operating System (RTOS) to Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalp...

HAL Produces 16th LCA before March 31 deadline

Public sector plane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has produced 16th LCA before March 31 deadline. The customer flights are expected to be completed by the end of this month, an HAL spokesperson said. HAL has order for 40 LCA...

Use of bio-fuel for military jet cleared

  After months of exhaustive ground and flight trials, the indigenous produced bio-fuel for military aircraft has been finally cleared. The move would give impetus to increase in collection of tree-borne non-edible oil seeds, which...

India joins select band of countries in achieving capability of deck landing

India on Thursday joined the select band of nations in achieving the capability of Deck Landing of fighter aircraft when the LCA Naval Prototype 2 (NP2), piloted by Capt Shivnath Dahiya safely executed the first contact of the arrestor hook syste...