Hindustan Aeronautics shares rise after signing Rs 6,800 crore-contractThe consensus recommendation from 9 analysts for the stock is a Buy. Out of the 9 analysts covering the stock, eight have strong buy and bu...
08 Mar, 2023, 11.00 AM IST
Faced with shortage, air force looks to lease basic trainer aircraft for pilot trainingThe leased aircraft – a first for the air force under a new policy – will fill the gap of three to four years when the indigenous HTT 40 ba...
01 Apr, 2021, 11.02 AM IST
HAL receives RFP for basic trainer HTT40 from Indian Air ForceIndigenously designed and developed by HAL, HTT-40 would be used for basic flight training, aerobatics, instrument flying and close formati...
04 Feb, 2021, 04.36 PM IST
DAC approves procurement of 106 Basic Trainer Aircraft, clears proposals of over Rs 8,722 croreTo improve the firepower of Indian Navy, the DAC approved procurement of an upgraded version of Super Rapid Gun Mount (SRGM), which is fitt...
12 Aug, 2020, 10.56 AM IST
No need to import trainer aircraft, HTT 40 to be ready by December: HALWith ban on Swiss firm Pilatus, which supplied the current set of PC 7 Mk II trainers to the Air Force, HAL looks at adding 36 trainers for...
29 Jul, 2019, 10.19 AM IST
IAF may crunch training for want of planesAll plans to acquire new trainer aircraft have hit a roadblock and indigenous programmes are in a deadlock.
01 Feb, 2019, 11.01 AM IST
HAL-built trainer aircraft HTT-40's inaugural flight tomorrowAimed at being used for the first stage training for all flying cadets of the three services, HTT-40 had made its maiden flight after much ...
14 Jul, 2018, 09.27 PM IST
India’s home grown basic trainer aircraft HTT 40 set for first flight by end of MarchThe HTT 40, the prototype of which was rolled out in January, is to be used for the first stage training for all flying cadets of the three...
14 Jul, 2018, 04.36 PM IST
Manohar Parrikar to review indigenous basic trainer project as air force sends out distress callIn March this year, the government scrapped an air force plan to order close to a hundred more PC 7s, firmly batting for the indigenous HTT...
11 Jul, 2018, 05.26 PM IST
IAF forced to adopt 2-aircraft training for pilots: Arup RahaUnder the new programme, pilots will now be trained on Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer and Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) Hawk aircraft, Raha said.
11 Jul, 2018, 01.12 PM IST
First flight of indigenous basic trainer aircraft successful: HALThe aircraft would be used for basic flight training, aerobatics, instrument flying and close-formation flights, whereas its secondary role...
19 May, 2017, 11.56 PM IST
IAF, HAL tussle on trainer aircraft development continuesDespite insistence by state-owned HAL to produce a basic trainer aircraft indigenously, the IAF has decided to procure such planes from abr...
26 Mar, 2014, 08.45 PM IST
HAL rejects IAF proposal to produce Pilatus trainer aircraftHAL has rejected a proposal of Air Force to produce Pilatus aircraft in its facilities against the backdrop of a tussle between the two.
18 Oct, 2013, 08.58 PM IST
IAF rejects 'extravagant' HAL basic trainer aircraft projectIAF today rejected a similar indigenous plane being developed by HAL saying public money cannot be wasted on such "extravagant" projects.
04 Oct, 2013, 09.08 PM IST
DAC to decide on IAF-HAL tussle on trainer aircraftThe Defence Acquisition Council is expected to take a final call on the ongoing tussle between the Air Force and the HAL.
31 Jul, 2013, 09.41 PM IST
PAC raps Defence Ministry over 'delay' in inducting trainer aircraftThe Defence Ministry was today pulled up by a Parliamentary panel for "inordinate delay" in the induction of indigenous basic trainer aircr...
21 Mar, 2013, 04.59 PM IST
IAF, HAL cross swords over indigenous basic trainer projectThe project also will help India graduate to two-stage pilot flying training, being practiced in advanced parts of the world.
08 Feb, 2013, 01.27 AM IST