Lca Tejas

How C 295 will boost India’s transport aircraft production ecosystem to make it ‘aatmanirbhar’

India is the fastest growing airline market and there is a huge demand for civil aircraft and engines. There is also a huge maintenance, repair and overhaul market to be tapped

Centre clears Tejas Mark-2 project: Why this new fighter jet is a big deal for the Indian Air Force

Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Cabinet Committee on Security cleared the Tejas Mark-2 project at a cost of over Rs 10,000 crore. The LCA Mk-2, equipped with a more powerful engine, is expected to succeed fighters like the Mirage-2000s, Jaguars and MiG-29s in the IAF's fleet

Rajnath Singh opens HAL's second Tejas production plant, says India can't be dependent on others for its defence

The Cabinet Committee on Security had on 13 January approved the Rs 48,000-crore deal to procure 73 Tejas Mk-1A variants and 10 LCA Tejas Mk-1 trainer aircraft from HAL for the Indian Air Force

HAL bags largest-ever indigenous defence procurement deal, but real test lies in honouring delivery schedule

If the company's track record is anything to go by, the speed of the project and not the capacity to manufacture LCA should raise concerns

Rajnath Singh to embark on two-day visit to Chennai starting today, defence minister to attend Investiture Ceremony of Indian Coast Guard

Defence minister Rajnath Singh will embark on a two-day visit to Chennai starting Tuesday to attend the investiture ceremony of Indian Coast Guard.

Time for Manohar Parrikar to implement reforms in Ministry of Defence

Having addressed a series of long-pending issues of modernisation and 'Make in India' initiatives, Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar can now seriously get down to the most critical reform related to professionalising the structures of the Ministry of Defence

Soaring High: How Light Combat Aircraft Tejas was inducted into Indian Air Force

On Friday, the Air Force will induct two Tejas aircraft manufactured by the HAL under the Series Production (SP1 and SP2) along with a trainer aircraft into the IAF’s Number 45 Squadron, the Flying Daggers. The induction is set to take place at the Aircraft Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE) in Bengaluru

LCA Tejas to be first indigenously-built aircraft inducted to IAF

HAL is set to hand over the first two Tejas aircraft to the IAF on Friday to make up part of the 'Flying Daggers' 45 squadron

IAF Chief Raha flies indigenously-built Tejas, calls it 'good for induction'

IAF chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha on Tuesday took his maiden flight in India's home grown Light Combat Aircraft Tejas, calling it "good" for induction.

LCA programme: India's Rs 10,397 crore disaster may finally be handed over to the private sector

More than three decades after it was initiated, the Indian government’s Light Combat Aircraft programme continues to flounder in uncertainty. Here is a timeline of events.