I-Sec upgrades Hindustan Aeronautics to Buy, raises target price to Rs 5,000ICICI Securities has upgraded Hindustan Aeronautics to a Buy with a revised target price of Rs 5000. The company's strong financial perform...
IAF squadron shortage being addressed through multi-pronged approaches: Parliamentary panelIndia's Air Force is grappling with dwindling fighter squadron numbers due to the retirement of older MiG variants. A parliamentary report ...
Parliamentary panel criticises long delay in implementation of Tejas programmeThe report mentioned the "casual approach" of the monitoring agencies in enforcing timelines and said it led to "inexplicable delays" of mo...
India to sign Rs 48,000 crore deal for LCA fighter jets today, new facility inauguratedAnother indigenous program that is expected to get a boost during the show is the HTT 40 trainer aircraft, with the air force likely to for...
IAF presses ‘reset’ button on modernisation plans to push ‘Make in India’The AMCA is a 5th generation-plus fighter, which would have a multitude of technologies borne out of the indigenous production of Tejas Mk-...
Importance of LCA programme as flagship for 'Make in India' stressedThe road map and timelines for Tejas capability enhancement and measures to step up its production were also discussed at the conference.
Armed forces lost 48 aircraft, 21 choppers since 2011A total of 48 military aircraft and 21 helicopters were lost to crashes since 2011 in which 79 people were killed, the government told Lok ...
IAF to get first squadron of Tejas in JulyRather than waiting for LAC Mk II, IAF had decided to go in with an upgraded version of the existing Tejas with over 40 modifications.
Tejas, once combat-ready, will be able to outgun the Pakistan JF-17 fighters"DRDO-HAL will now fully focus on producing the improved Tejas as well as designing and developing the AMCA," said an official.
Tejas Mk-I shortcomings addressed in Mk-II version: Manohar ParrikarThe maintainability issues were raised by the Indian Air Force late in 2009, when design and drawings were already frozen for Mk-I.
What are the shortcomings that have been reported in India's LCA Tejas Mk-I?All these shortcomings in LCA Mk-I have been addressed in LCA Mk-II version, the release added.
Project to build new, improved version of ‘Tejas’ fighter may be given to private sectorFrustrated by persistent delays that have dogged the LCA programme, govt is considering handing over the project to the private sector.
Tejas Mk-II: India may avail consultancy from European manufacturers who bid for MMRCA dealIndia could avail consultancy from some of European aircraft manufacturers for the development of the Mark-II version of Light Combat Aircr...
Govt has no plans to scrap Tejas programme, says defence minister Nirmala SitharamanMeanwhile, sources said that a Request for Information for another fighter program is “in the works”. “The IAF and MOD are working on it,” ...
India, US finalise Rs 3,000 crore deal for jet engines"The deal worth Rs 3,000 crore has been finalised with the US for procuring 99 engines for the LCA Tejas MkII," DRDO officials said here.
- India, US close to inking over USD 600 mn jet engine deal
India, US are close to signing a deal worth over USD 600 mn for supplying 99 jet engines that would be used in the indigenous Light Combat ...
- Tejas to be inducted into IAF by next year
Tejas will be inducted into the Indian Air Force by 2012 and its advanced version will be ready for operational service by the end of 2015.