Apache vs Prachand: Why India operates both attack helicopters and how they differIndia is acquiring support for Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters. This acquisition renews discussions on India's use of foreign and i...
24 May, 2026, 06.25 PM IST
Cheetah helicopter crash in Ladakh: What is the Army chopper, its specs, safety record and LUH replacement planA senior Indian Army commander and two pilots survived a Cheetah helicopter crash in Ladakh. The incident has triggered a formal investigat...
23 May, 2026, 08.13 PM IST
HAL Chairman & Managing Director D K Sunil steps downHindustan Aeronautics Ltd. announced that Dr. D K Sunil has stepped down as Chairman and Managing Director upon his superannuation on April...
01 May, 2026, 09.40 AM IST
Indian Navy missile tracking capabilities get a boost with INS Dhruv amid rising global threatsIndia's INS Dhruv is a vital naval asset for tracking strategic missiles and collecting crucial telemetry data during test launches over oc...
18 Apr, 2026, 05.08 PM IST
IAF to deploy long-range drones via transport aircraft, helicopters for strike, surveillance rolesThe Indian Air Force is enhancing its combat power. It is acquiring air-launched drones and loitering munitions. These systems will be depl...
17 Apr, 2026, 07.16 PM IST
Eight people killed in helicopter crash in Indonesia's West Kalimantan, authorities sayA helicopter carrying eight people crashed in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province. All on board perished in the incident. The aircraft los...
17 Apr, 2026, 07.30 AM IST
Paras Defence inks deal with US-based firm for aerial refuelling technologyParas Defence and Space Technologies has partnered with US firm Northstar. This collaboration will bring advanced air-to-air refuelling sys...
16 Apr, 2026, 08.51 PM IST
HAL LUH: Check features of indigenous helicopter set to become lifeline for Indian Army at Siachen, world’s highest battlefieldIndia is introducing its new Light Utility Helicopter. This indigenous aircraft will replace older helicopters in the Himalayas. The LUH is...
16 Apr, 2026, 07.34 PM IST
HAL hands over four ALH Mk III Maritime helicopters to Indian Coast GuardThe company said it has met the delivery timeline and further strengthened the Indian Coast Guard's maritime capabilities.
10 Apr, 2026, 10.50 PM IST
HAL partners with SAFHAL to develop and manufacture 'Aravalli' helicopter enginesHindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and SAFHAL Helicopter Engines Pvt. Ltd. have signed a contract for the joint design, development, and p...
30 Aug, 2024, 05.19 PM IST
HAL, Safran to set up Helicopter engines MRO facility in GoaThe ground-breaking ceremony for a new facility of Helicopter Engines MRO Pvt Limited (HE-MRO), a joint venture of Hindustan Aeronautics Li...
14 Mar, 2022, 03.09 PM IST
HAL manufactured ALH Mk-III helicopters inducted into Indian Coast GuardThese helicopters, which are part of ALH Mk-III programme, will be positioned in Bhubaneswar, Porbandar, Chennai and Kochi and will be part...
13 Jun, 2021, 12.58 PM IST
HAL rolls out 300th Advanced Light Helicopter-Dhruv, Ground Run of LCH also doneSpeaking on the occasion, HAL CMD, R Madhavan said ALH never looked back from the day when the prototype took its maiden flight on August 3...
29 Sep, 2020, 05.34 PM IST
Indigenous defence production must for India's self-reliance: PM Narendra Modi"If India has to be self-reliant in the area of security according to our armed forces needs, we have to make our own weapons," Modi said.
14 Jul, 2018, 04.25 PM IST
HAL's LCH inches closer to certification; Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar takes a detailed look"LCH is the only attack helicopter which can operate above 10000 – 12000 feet altitude with considerable load of armament", said T Suvarana...
14 Jul, 2018, 04.10 PM IST
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited-made attack helicopter completes performance trialsHAL said Light Combat Helicopter, the high-altitude attack helicopter, has completed performance trials paving way for finalisation of basi...
14 Jul, 2018, 04.09 PM IST
- HAL looks at foreign partners for chopper project
Blue-chip firm, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), will soon develop a 10-tonne class helicopter for the armed forces and is searching fo...
29 Sep, 2008, 10.34 AM IST