PM Modi hands over indigenously-built light combat helicopters to IAF

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday handed over to the armed forces indigenously-developed light combat helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles and electronic warfare systems for the warships, in......

IAF inducts India-made light combat helicopters 'Prachand'

The Indian Air Force on Monday inducted the first fleet of indigenously-built Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), named Prachand, which has been developed primarily for mountain warfare after a......

India's Light Combat Helicopter fires first rocket

The indigenous Light Combat Helicopter has achieved yet another milestone by satisfactory firing of rockets (70 mm) from its prototype, TD-3 in weaponized configuration, its maker Hindustan......

Light combat helicopter to take off in 2008

The light combat helicopter being developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the air force will make its first flight in October 2008, the Indian aviation major's chairman Ashok Baweja said in......

2022: 6 Positives For India

In a country that is often focused on ways in which it falls short, the start of a year is a good time to remind oneself of such positives, observes T N Ninan. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Firms bets big on Chennai-Bengaluru defence industrial corridor

Their success or failure will eventually hinge on how much equipment the services procure, and whether the finance ministry supplements the allocations in the Budget. IMAGE: The T-72......

HAL to export advanced light helicopters

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Defence, would export its newly developed advanced light helicopters to Nepal and other countries.''The indigenously......

HAL stake sale kick-starts Centre's FY21 divestment drive

About Rs 4,257 crore worth of bids have been received so far and the Centre hopes that retail investors - those investing up to Rs 2 lakh - will place bids worth at least Rs 750 crore. The......