With an aim to promote Make in India in defence, Indian Navy is pushing proposals to equip the Kalvari submarines with torpedoes through both the indigenous and the buy global routes.
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European aerospace major Airbus and the Tata Group will build a final assembly line (FAL) for helicopters in India to produce the aircraft manufacturer’s best-selling H125 civil chopper.
The Indian Air Force's (IAF) fleet of Soviet-origin Mi-26 heavy lift helicopters is likely to get a fresh lease of life after being grounded for years owing to a lack of maintenance. The helicopters will now be overhauled at the No.3 Bas
After completing the program's RDT&E phase and delivering the sixth and last test aircraft to the US Air Force last month, Boeing is shifting to low rate initial production of the MH-139A Grey Wolf.
A recent 80-page paper written in the Gondi language and ascribed to Naxal militants gives a detailed look at their techniques for combating aerial threats such as drones and helicopters.
The Indian Army achieved a key milestone in its pursuit of greater aerial weaponry when it successfully fired the 70mm rockets and 20mm turret cannons of the fearsome Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Prachand for the first time.
The Army is preparing to receive the first batch of AH-64E Apache attack helicopters in February 2024 for deployment in the desert sector, while the larger contract for 156 indigenous Light Combat Helicopters (LCH), 90 for the Army and 66 for the IAF
The joint venture (JV) of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and French engine manufacturer Safran will begin development of the Indian Multi-Role Helicopter (IMRH) and Deck-based Multi-Role Helicopter (DB-MRH) next month.
Indian Air Force is going to place orders for 156 more Prachand Light Combat Helicopters, with HAL, which would be deployed at both the China and Pakistan front by the IAF and the Indian Army.
HAL Dhruv, India's indigenous helicopter, earned restricted type certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in Belgium
A military court in Delhi has recommended dismissal of an IAF officer for shooting down a Mi-17 helicopter as it approached the Srinagar Air Force station led to the death of six IAF personnel and a civilian.
In the wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent assertion that the state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited ( HAL ) has a huge number of orders for aircraft and choppers, the chairman of the PSU said that the state-owned entity has pending orders worth Rs 84,000 Cr, while orders worth Rs 55,000 Cr were in the pipeline.
Baloch rebel group said that Lieutenant General Sarfaraz Ali, who commanded the Quetta based XII corps was directly involved in enforced disappearances and the genocide of the Baloch community.
The Search and Rescue teams in Arunachal Pradesh recovered five decomposed bodies of the Assam-based labourers who went missing from BRO road, Huri in Arunachal Pradesh's Kurung Kumey district on July 5, Arunachal Pradesh police informed on Friday.
Two more of the 19 labourers who went missing on Jul 13 from Arunachal Pradesh have been rescued on Sunday (Jul 24), taking the number of total rescued labourers to 10, informed Deputy Commissioner Nighee Bengia.
All nine people in the helicopter including two pilots, six ONGC personnel, and an employee of a contractor were pulled out in a two-hour-long operation by ICG and Indian Navy
The change of weather led to spatial disorientation of the pilot resulting in a controlled flight into terrain
The Defence Ministry has called off or shelved a number of deals and is mulling to sign them in favour of Indian developers.
While the IAF has not made the findings public yet, it is believed that the helicopter crashed after hitting terrain
Group Captain Varun Singh was conferred the Shaurya Chakra in August for averting a possible mid-air accident after his Tejas light combat aircraft developed a major technical snag last year.
The role and contribution of the highly spirited CDS General Bipin Rawat towards the strengthening and reformation of not only the Indian army but all the tri-services altogether, remains unprecedented.
He took to Twitter and informed about his decision, saying his government would not tolerate any offensive tweets or social media posts about the tragic chopper crash.
Identification of all 4 IAF personnel JWO Pradeep A, Wg Cdr PS Chauhan, JWO Rana Pratap Das and Sqn Leader Kuldeep Singh and 2 army personnel Lance Naik Vivek Kumar and Lance Naik B Sai Teja has been completed.
CDS Gen Bipin Rawat was cremated with full military honours including a 17-gun salute by the military.
The Air Vice-Marshal thanked the people of Coonoor town, in a letter, for willfully abiding by their duties and voluntarily helping in the rescue mission.
The Prime Minister visited Palam airbase to pay his last respects."Paid my last respects to Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife and other personnel of the Armed Forces. India will never forget their rich contribution," tweeted PM Modi.
The Brigadier, who was a top aide to Gen Rawat, had been approved for promotion to Major General.
The Indian Air Force confirmed the incident on Twitter and said an inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.
One of the morons, a former colonel, Baljit Bakshi, took the social media site and celebrated the accident and the horrifying crash by calling it karma."
Gen Bipin Rawat was an outstanding soldier. A true patriot, he greatly contributed to modernising our armed forces and security apparatus, tweeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi after India's first CDS's death.
PM Modi will hand over Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, HAL designed and developed Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) to IAF.
The Chief of Army Staff, General Manoj Mukund Naravane informed on January 12 that women will be inducted as pilots in the Army Aviation Corps from 2022. Till now, women have only been part of ground duties in the Army Aviation Corps.
In the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case Delhi court Thursday issued fresh summons against In a Special judge Arvind Kumar summoned Syms, named as an accused in the supplementary charge sheet, to appear before the court. He was a Christian Michel's business partner. Syms and Michel are both directors of the two firms.
Nepal's tourism minister, Rabindra Adhikari, is among seven people who died in a helicopter crash today, says Nepal's Civil Aviation Authority. The crash is suspected to have taken place in Nepal's Tehrathum district.
Bringing all the thugs under the same roof, the Augusta Westland Case is revealing dark secrets of each and every corrupt chapter. Extraditing Rajeev Saxena and Deepak Talwar to India, the Delhi Court in its order has sent Rajeev Saxena for a four day and Deepak Talwar on a seven-day remand under Enforcement Directorate.
Ought to be one of the worst nightmare for the Gandhi family; unearthing the VVIP Chopper scam, the Enforcement Directorate informed Delhi Court that the alleged middleman Christian Michel in the Agusta Westland VVIP Chopper Scam has revealed Sonia Gandhi’s name during the interrogation session. It was not only Sonia Gandhi but also ‘son of the Italian lady’ who was mentioned by him. The Delhi Court has however sent Christian Michel to a seven day remand.
With the interrogation going strong and the hidden secrets oming into limelight, the Delhi Court on Saturday allowed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to quiz British national Christian Michel, the middleman accused in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case, for seven days.
Slamming Congress left and right leaving no stones unturned, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the dark secrets of the dynasty family but putting the culprits behind the bars. With Christian Michael being extradited from UAE and brought under the CBI scrutiny scanner, PM Modi took a dig at the opposition for the Augusta Westland Chopper scam and also slammed the party on the National Herald case.
In a complete win-win situation for Narendra Modi led government, the person behind the VVIP Chopper Scam case, Christian Michel has been extradited from UAE and has been brought to India last night. British businessman Christian James Michel, the alleged middleman in the multimillion-dollar AgustaWestland helicopter deal, was taken to CBI headquarters following a medical checkup. Later, he will be produced before a designated CBI court where the investigative body will seek his remand to interrogate him in
Amidst report over Dubai Court extradited British middleman Christian Michel in AgustaWestland VVIP choppers deal case, the Indian authorities on Thursday clarified that it has not any communication from the UAE government so far. The External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar has said that it has not received any official communication from the UAE government about the case related to Agusta Westland chopper deal middleman Christian Michel in a Dubai court.
In a massive breakthrough in its hardcore investigation in the 3,600 crore rupees AgustaWestland VVIP choppers deal case, the Indian agencies have successfully secured the extradition of British middleman Christian Michel. Notably, a Dubai court on Tuesday ordered the extradition of British middleman Christian Michel in the 3,600 crore rupees AgustaWestland VVIP choppers deal case. The Dubai court pronounced the judgement after Indian authorities officially made a request to the Gulf nation, based on the cr
Moving a step further in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday filed a supplementary charge sheet against former Air Force Chief S P Tyagi and others in a Delhi court.Notably, the supplementary charge sheet against former Air Force Chief S P Tyagi, his two cousins, lawyer Gautam Khaitan, two Italian middlemen and Finmeccanica in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case was filed before special judge Arvind Kumar in a Delhi court. Finmeccanica is the parent
In a freak accident, an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter crash-landed while landing close to the holy shrine of Kedarnath in Uttarakhand. Around, 6 people onboard the MI-17 were injured in the incident, however, no news of casualties have been reported.
In a mysterious incident the VTPWA Dauphin AS 365 N3 helicopter along with 8 passengers on board including employees of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation ONGC went missing off the Mumbai coast today.
To control the pollution the National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government and the states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to take strict measures to deal with this serious biennial threat. As these four states contribute to increasing environmental pollution levels by burning the crop residue.
A CBI Court today issued non-bailable warrants against three foreign nationals- Carlo F Gerosa, Christian Michel and Guido Haschke- who are allegedly involved in a Agusta Westland VVIP chopper deal case. The court also summoned another accused, including former Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief SP Tyagi.