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Air Warfare
AMCA fighter moves off India’s drawing board
11th March 2022
India hopes to have the AMCA fighter in the hands of the air force by around 2035.
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Air Warfare
UAE set to buy a dozen L-15As with scope for more
9th March 2022
If a contract materialises for an initial 12 L-15A light attack aircraft, it would be the first time the UAE orders crewed military aircraft from China.
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Air Warfare
Indian pseudo satellite UAV development is on schedule
16th February 2022
India is exploring different types of UAVs, and in development are naval transport and HAPS types.
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Defence Helicopter
Liebherr to heat Indian helicopters
28th January 2022
The Light Utility Helicopter being built in India by HAL will include heating and ventilation from French company Liebherr.
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Training
Indian IJT inches closer to production as air force waits
17th January 2022
HAL has made progress with its IJT after a redesign, but nobody is yet saying when it might reach the hands of the Indian Air Force.
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Air Warfare
BEL receives large contract for Tejas components
21st December 2021
BEL benefits from a large contract to provide electronic components for the Indian Air Force's Tejas fighter.
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Air Warfare
Air variant of BrahMos prepped for maritime operations
10th December 2021
Series production of the BrahMos-A missile is now ready to commence, after a successful test firing this month.
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Naval Warfare
Indian midget submarine rises to the surface
7th December 2021
An Indian private-sector company has come up with a design for a midget submarine.
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Air Warfare
Dubai Airshow 2021: India pushes Tejas
18th November 2021
The Tejas Light Combat Aircraft was prominent in the flying display at the Dubai Airshow this year, as manufacturer HAL eyes first deliveries of the Mk1A variant by early 2023, and work continues on the more advanced Mk2.
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Air Warfare
India gives green light for Do 228 upgrade and light helicopter procurement
3rd November 2021
Hindustan Aeronautics will upgrade Indian maritime patrol aircraft and provide LUH rotary-wing platforms.
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Naval Warfare
India joins league of nations with missile tracking vessel
10th September 2021
India now possesses its first missile tracking vessel, which had been laid down in 2014.
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Air Warfare
India approves more Dhruvs, but where are the LUHs and LCHs?
6th October 2021
India orders more Dhruv helicopters, but production approval for the LUH and LCH is lagging.
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Air Warfare
India turns to cannibalism for Mirage fleet
22nd September 2021
A deal for ex-French Mirages might help India keep its Mirage 2000 fighters aloft, but the move has left many analysts scratching their heads.
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Air Warfare
India finally orders new medium-lift transports
10th September 2021
In a procurement that has dragged on for nearly a decade, India has passed another hurdle in the process of renewing its transport aircraft fleet.
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Air Warfare
India signs deal with GE for LCA engines
18th August 2021
India will import GE engines for upcoming LCA Mk1A fighters, but still plans to domestically assemble them for the Mk2.
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 ...
