Tag: Indian Air Force
Hindustan Aeronautics Light Utility Helicopter demonstrates high altitude capability
India’s state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has successfully completed a 10-day high-altitude demonstration of the indigenously developed Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) in the Himalayan region,...
India deploys two Light Combat Helicopters to disputed border with China
State-owned Indian aerospace prime Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) announced on 12 August that it had deployed two prototype Light Combat Helicopters (LCHs) to bolster...
Indian Air Force inducts second Tejas Mk1 squadron
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has commissioned its second Tejas Mk1 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) squadron – No.18 Squadron ‘Flying Bullets’ – in a...
Two consecutive launches of BrahMos from Land & Air platform validates...
On the 17th of December 2019 two launches of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles were carried out from Land and Air platforms.
The first launch took...
Tejas seeks Export Market
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday 14 November said many countries in the South East Asian region have expressed their willingness to purchase...
Two new Boeing CH-47F (I) Chinooks for the IAF Arrive at...
Boeing announced the arrival of two more CH-47F (I) Chinooks for the Indian Air Force at the Mundra port in Gujarat.
Earlier this year...
Aspiring to Fifth Generation Fighters
David Oliver - The latest generation of fighters is not only coming to Asia-Pacific, but is being also developed within the region.
In April 1991...
India’s Modernisation Challenge
Debalina Ghoshal - In 2018, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman caused concern among many analysts and policy makers when she stated that India had ammunition...
India and Pakistan Aerial Battle
David Oliver -Â For the first time in the 21st Century, the air forces of India and Pakistan are becoming involved in air combat.
Following the...
Heavyweight Tejas
David Oliver - During Aero India the Tejas Light Attack Aircraft (LCA) was pronounced combat ready and its manufacturer, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), also...
