Open menu Search

Search Results We've found 241 articles

Results not accurate enough? Try using double quotation marks around your search term for an exact search.

News - hsl hindustan

  • Defence Helicopter

    DefExpo 2020: LUH achieves a milestone

    7th February 2020

    The Indian single-engine Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) was awarded initial operational clearance (IOC) at DefExpo 2020 on 7 February. First, …

  • Air Warfare

    Singapore Airshow 2020: Military aircraft procurement set to rise

    11th February 2020

    As exhibitors prepare for the opening day of the Singapore Airshow, many will be eyeing opportunities in the Asia-Pacific fixed-wing aircraft market that is forecast …

  • Air Warfare

    DefExpo 2020: AMCA – can it go fast enough?

    10th February 2020

    The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), part of the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), showed two slightly different scale models of India’s planned multirole fifth-generation …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    DefExpo 2020: IAI cements UAV ties in India

    6th February 2020

    IAI strengthened its hand with the Indian military by signing an MoU with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Dynamatic Technologies Limited (DTL) on 5 February, …

  • Defence Notes

    India’s naval Tejas achieves carrier milestones

    14th January 2020

    The naval prototype of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) achieved a crucial milestone on 11 January when it undertook the maiden arrested landing aboard the …

  • Naval Warfare

    India seeks subs and shuffles Sukhois to counter China

    23rd January 2020

    India’s top naval leader has said that seven to eight Chinese warships, including submarines, are present in the Indian Ocean at any one time. To …

  • Defence Notes

    Opinion: Can India escape the morass of bungled procurements?

    23rd January 2020

    With India hosting its biennial DefExpo exhibition early next month, in yet another new and inconvenient location, it is a timely reminder to consider the …

  • Training

    D&S 2019: Indian air chief checks out HTT-40 trainer

    18th November 2019

    State-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) played host to Indian Air Force (IAF) chief ACM R.K.S Bhadauria on 14 November when he rode in a prototype …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Ardiden 1U​ engine receives EASA type certification

    12th November 2019

    Safran Helicopter Engines’ Ardiden 1U engine, installed in India's Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), has received EASA type certification. The LUH single-engine, multi-purpose helicopter designed by …

  • Defence Notes

    India takes first delivery in controversial French jet deal

    8th October 2019

    India received on 8 October the first of 36 Rafale fighter jets ordered from France in 2016 in a multi-billion-dollar deal that Paris hopes will …

  • Defence Notes

    After long wait, India anticipates new fighters

    26th September 2019

    The Indian Air Force (IAF) will commission its first four Rafael fighters in Dassault’s Bordeaux-Mérignac facility on 8 October, an event to be attended by …

  • Defence Notes

    LCA edges towards preferred choice for Indian carriers

    18th September 2019

    The first arrested landing of a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) technology demonstrator without a payload at the shore-based test facility at Goa proved successful. This …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Indian LUH soars to new heights

    9th September 2019

    In a significant milestone, the Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has demonstrated its ‘hot and high’ performance at Himalayan landing …

  • Naval Warfare

    India to transfer a submarine to Myanmar

    1st August 2019

    Indian media outlets have reported that Delhi will supply a single Kilo-class submarine to the Myanmar Navy later this year to help the latter establish …

  • Training

    Storm clouds arise for Pilatus in India

    18th July 2019

    The Indian Air Force’s (IAF) plans to acquire 38 additional PC-7 Mk II aircraft are in tatters after the country’s MoD imposed a one-year trading …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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. ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • Helicopter engines

    TM 333

    The TM 333 is a turboshaft engine manufactured by Safran Helicopter Engines and designed for helicopters weighing 4-5t. Billed at the time as an all-new, ...

  • 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 ...