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Air Warfare
India begins flying LCA Mk1A, buys engines for HTT-40
28th July 2022
HAL has begun flight testing of the Tejas light fighter, and has ordered turboprop engines for its HTT-40 trainer.
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Air Warfare
India’s Su-30MKI upgrade is hampered by sanctions against Russia
14th July 2022
India's armed forces are heavily reliant on Russia for equipment, but the latter's invasion of Ukraine is having knock-on effects for India's Su-30 fighters.
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Air Warfare
Safran takes the lead in engine partnerships in India
13th July 2022
India is exploring aircraft and helicopter engine developments, and Safran of France is currently in pole position.
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Training
Indian indigenous basic trainer passes certification milestone
9th June 2022
It took six years since its maiden flight for the HTT-40 to obtain airworthiness certification.
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Air Warfare
Bangladesh awaits final Do 228 maritime patrol aircraft
4th July 2022
Bangladesh has been receiving a sprinkling of new aircraft, including Do 228s and C-130Js, while the same is true of air defence radars.
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Air Warfare
India flight tests ALH with folding rotor blades
5th July 2022
HAL's latest efforts with segmented rotor blades could see the Dhruv helicopter return to favour in the Indian Navy.
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Air Warfare
Indian Navy faces tough decision over carrier fighters
22nd June 2022
It is a two-horse race for India's next carrier-borne fighter requirement, but will it go French or American?
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Naval Warfare
Indian acquisition body steps up on Next-Generation Corvettes
8th June 2022
A programme for six locally built Next-Generation Corvettes has cleared one of 11 approval stages with the Indian MoD.
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Air Warfare
Asian-made fighters stay in the picture for Argentina
3rd June 2022
Recent visits indicate that Argentina may procure Chinese or Indian aircraft to meet a new fixed-wing combat air requirement — although choosing the former could cause friction between Buenos Aires and Washington.
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Defence Notes
Costs of composites affect Indian defence production
30th April 2022
As the price of raw materials such as carbon composites skyrockets, this is causing Indian vendors financial difficulties.
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Air Warfare
India scraps Russian helicopter buy and looks at more Rudras
28th April 2022
As part of its indigenisation push, India is turning away from a planned purchase of Russian Mi-17 helicopters.
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Air Warfare
Indian development of Archer UCAV proceeds
28th April 2022
India persists in developing UCAVs and MALE UAVs, but the going is not easy.
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Air Warfare
India’s need for multirole tankers grows more urgent
14th April 2022
India is about to reignite a smouldering quest for new air-to-air tankers, and domestic industry wants a slice of the action.
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Air Warfare
India finally approves production of combat helicopters
5th April 2022
Approval to produce indigenous combat helicopters has been a long time coming for HAL, but it now has a green light for limited series production.
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Air Warfare
India looks to add to its depleting Su-30 fleet
31st March 2022
India claims the war in Ukraine will not adversely impact its Su-30MKI, a backbone fighter, but that remains to be seen.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
Fleet Support Vessels (FSVs) (1-5) [India]
Programme Background Requirements The IN has so far operated without FSVs. The new vessels are intended to provide repair facilities plus deliver essentials like fuel, ammunition ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
Air: Radio and SATCOM | Basic Trainer Aircraft - India Follow-On
India is expected to purchase additional 36 trainer aircraft to meet the requirement of Indian Air Force (IAF) from 2026. With prototypes ready and certification to ...
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Data links
Data links | Basic Trainer Aircraft - India Follow-On
India is expected to purchase additional 36 trainer aircraft to meet the requirement of Indian Air Force (IAF) from 2026. With prototypes ready and certification to ...
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Air: Helmet-mounted displays
Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Basic Trainer Aircraft - India Follow-On
India is expected to purchase additional 36 trainer aircraft to meet the requirement of Indian Air Force (IAF) from 2026. With prototypes ready and certification to ...
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Air: Head-up displays
Air: Head-up displays | Basic Trainer Aircraft - India Follow-On
India is expected to purchase additional 36 trainer aircraft to meet the requirement of Indian Air Force (IAF) from 2026. With prototypes ready and certification to ...
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Transponders and IFF
Transponders and IFF | Basic Trainer Aircraft - India Follow-On
India is expected to purchase additional 36 trainer aircraft to meet the requirement of Indian Air Force (IAF) from 2026. With prototypes ready and certification to ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
Air: Radio and SATCOM | Multirole fighters [Botswana]
Botswana Defence Force is planning to purchase 10 multirole fighters to replace its ageing fleet of F-5 jets. Both Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 platform ...
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Data links
Data links | Multirole fighters [Botswana]
Botswana Defence Force is planning to purchase 10 multirole fighters to replace its ageing fleet of F-5 jets. Both Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 platform ...
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Air: Helmet-mounted displays
Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Multirole fighters [Botswana]
Botswana Defence Force is planning to purchase 10 multirole fighters to replace its ageing fleet of F-5 jets. Both Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 platform ...
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Air: Head-up displays
Air: Head-up displays | Multirole fighters [Botswana]
Botswana Defence Force is planning to purchase 10 multirole fighters to replace its ageing fleet of F-5 jets. Both Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 platform ...
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Transponders and IFF
Transponders and IFF | Multirole fighters [Botswana]
Botswana Defence Force is planning to purchase 10 multirole fighters to replace its ageing fleet of F-5 jets. Both Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 platform ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
Air: Radio and SATCOM | Light Combat Aircraft [India]
On 19 August 2025, the Modi administration approved the procurement of 97 additional Tejas Mk1A combat aircraft from Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL). According to reports, the ...
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Data links
Data links | Light Combat Aircraft [India]
On 19 August 2025, the Modi administration approved the procurement of 97 additional Tejas Mk1A combat aircraft from Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL). According to reports, the ...
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Air: Helmet-mounted displays
Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Light Combat Aircraft [India]
On 19 August 2025, the Modi administration approved the procurement of 97 additional Tejas Mk1A combat aircraft from Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL). According to reports, the ...
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Air: Head-up displays
Air: Head-up displays | Light Combat Aircraft [India]
On 19 August 2025, the Modi administration approved the procurement of 97 additional Tejas Mk1A combat aircraft from Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL). According to reports, the ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Guided munitions
SmartGlider Light
The SmartGlider Light is a precision-guided air-to-ground munition developed by MBDA, designed to enhance the strike capabilities of modern combat aircraft. MBDA anticipates that the ...
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Guided munitions
SmartGlider Heavy
The SmartGlider Heavy is an advanced air-to-ground precision-guided munition developed by MBDA to address the challenges posed by modern anti-access and area-denial (A2/AD) environments. The ...
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Trainer
HLFT-42
At Aero India 2023, HAL unveiled a full-scale model of the tandem-seat single-engine Hindustan Lead-in Fighter Trainer-42 (HLFT-42) it is developing for the Indian Air ...
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Trainer
HTT-40
The Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40) is a basic trainer aircraft developed by Hindustan Aeronautics to meet the training requirements of the Indian Air Force. The HTT-40 ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
Dhruv
The Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) is a twin-engine, light helicopter designed to meet the requirements of the Indian Armed Forces. Having initially entered service ...
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Trainer
HJT-36 Sitara
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) designed and developed the subsonic HJT-36 Sitara single-engine aircraft to meet the requirements of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Indian ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Archer
The Archer is a short-range UAV being developed for India by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Based on the Rustom I and inspired by Bayrakar's ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
IMRH / DBMRH
The 13-tonne Indian Multi-Role Helicopter (IMRH) and its naval version, the Deck Based Multi-Role Helicopter (DBMRH), is being developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Armed ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
Abhimanyu
The Abhimanyu is a concept UAV from NewSpace Research and Technologies (NRT). Its development has been partly funded by the Indian MoD's Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) initiative. ...
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Air: Integrated Defensive Systems
Mayavi
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and the Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE) have bilaterally developed the Mayavi Integrated Self-Protection System (ISPS) which equips the Indian Air ...
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Air: Defensive Systems - Radar Warning Receivers
Tarang
The Tarang is a family of Radar Warning Receivers (RWRs) developed by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation and manufactured by Bharat Electronics. It is ...
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Light attack, Trainer
Tejas LCA Mk1/2
The Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk1 (two-seat)/2 (single-seat) is a light fighter and trainer aircraft developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, under the supervision of ...
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Military helicopters - light/training
Chetak
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Chetak was the last version of the Alouette III (which first flew in February 1959) to remain in production. More ...
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Patrol boats
Sukanya Class
Six Sukanya-class patrol boats are in service with the Indian Navy and one with Sri Lanka. The first three were manufactured by Korea Tacoma in ...
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Transport
Il-276
The Ilyushin Il-276 began life as the Multipurpose Transport Aircraft and a joint international project between United Aircraft Corporation and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, but the Indian company ...
