Long before Tejas, how India’s indigenous fighter jet Marut met a painful death that still haunts India todayIndia's HF-24 Marut was its first indigenous jet fighter. Developed with German expertise, it faced engine issues limiting its speed. Despi...
19 May, 2026, 04.46 PM IST
Something is going seriously wrong with the US Navy: After the USS Gerald Ford fire comes another crisis — Navy warship Higgins goes dark for hoursAfter the Gerald Ford Fire, the USS Higgins goes dark, and the US Navy's crisis deepens. A guided-missile destroyer loses all power and pro...
01 May, 2026, 10.31 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
Big boost to IAF: GE Aerospace, HAL seal technical pact on jet enginesIndia and the US have reached a significant agreement on coproduction of fighter jet engines. GE Aerospace and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd ha...
13 Apr, 2026, 12.25 AM IST
HAL imposes penalties on GE for F404 delaysGE Aerospace is facing penalties for late deliveries of F404 engines for India's Light Combat Aircraft program. Liquidated damages are bein...
03 Apr, 2026, 07.51 AM IST
IAF's Tejas fleet set to resume flights next week after 2-month groundingIndian Air Force Tejas fighter jets will fly again next week. The entire fleet of 34 jets was grounded in February after an accident. A sof...
02 Apr, 2026, 08.02 PM IST
LCA Tejas fleet likely to resume flying by next week, says HAL ChairmanThe Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas fleet is expected to resume flying by Wednesday after being grounded for some time following a crash ...
02 Apr, 2026, 02.14 PM IST
Hindustan Aeronautics aims to raise annual Light Combat Aircraft production threefold in 3 yearsIn a major announcement coinciding with PM Modi's state visit to the US in June, GE Aerospace and HAL had inked a MoU to produce fighter je...
27 Nov, 2023, 06.28 PM IST
India emerges frontrunner for Malaysian fighter jet orderIndia has offered an attractive financial package for its Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) and has committed that it can keep Malaysia's f...
22 Jun, 2022, 11.58 PM IST
Rs 2,101 crore spent on development of indigenous Kaveri engine: Here's why there's been a delayThe aero engine developed by DRDO has not achieved the required thrust to power Light Combat Aircraft (LCA).
15 Jul, 2018, 01.37 PM IST
Tejas Light Combat Aircraft: The not so Indian fighterDespite being in the works since 1983, the fighter is nowhere near indigenisation and almost 70% of the aircraft’s systems still need to be...
14 Jul, 2018, 04.09 PM IST
Tech complexities among reasons for Light Combat Aircraft project delay: Manohar ParrikarHe said the initial cost of phase II of full-scale engineering development programme of LCA Tejas was Rs 3301.78 crore.
10 Mar, 2015, 04.01 PM IST
20-30 Tejas aircraft to be commissioned soon: Manohar ParrikarDefence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is working on the Light Combat Aircraft Tejas Programme, which has been running behind...
05 Dec, 2014, 03.29 PM IST
Final version of Tejas PV6, 2-seater trainer takes to sky in maiden flightThe Light Combat Aircraft Tejas Programme is the biggest project that Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is working on.
09 Nov, 2014, 12.30 AM IST
With eye on exports, Tejas on display in Bahrain air showIndia is showcasing weapon systems like Light Combat Aircraft Tejas and the airborne early warning systems aircraft at the Bahrain internat...
15 Jan, 2014, 08.53 PM IST
- North-eastern infrastructure build-up not to counter Chinese: Air Chief Marshal
Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne today said moves to strengthen infrastructure in the north-eastern region are not to "counter" the Chinese.
18 Nov, 2011, 03.01 PM IST
- Indigenous Light Combat Aircraft on schedule
India's indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) is on schedule and would be comparable to frontline Mig-29 and Mirage 2000 fighters when it ...
14 Feb, 2008, 04.25 PM IST