According to the Standing Committee report on defence, tabled in Parliament, the IAF's key planned acquisitions in 2025-26 include low-level radars, Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Light Utility Helicopters (LUH), multirole helicopters, and the leasing of mid-air refuelling aircraft. Additional
All of the 15 games in the round-robin tournament will be played in Lahore, Pakistan. Gaddafi Stadium and Lahore City Cricket Association (LCCA) Stadium will be the two venues for the event all set to run from April 9-19.
Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) has successfully conducted a test-launch of homegrown ASTRA, Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) from LCA AF MK1 prototype fighter aircraft.
"The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) is actively assisting in the investigation of a missing college student on vacation in the Dominican Republic. Sudiksha Konanki, a 20-year-old female from Chantilly and a student at the University of Pittsburgh, was reported missing on Thursday, Ma
He addressed HAL officers and senior officers of private defence manufacturing companies in Bengaluru during the handover ceremony of the First LCA Mk1-A Rear Fuselage.
The first rear fuselage for Light Combat Aircraft Mk1A, produced by Indian Private Industry, Alpha Tocol Engineering Services Private Ltd, was handed over on Sunday to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at Aircraft Division in Bengaluru.
Under the chairmanship of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, an MoU was signed between the State Health and Family Welfare Department and Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) in Gandhinagar on Thursday.
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Upendra Dwivedi said that Air Chief Marshal A P Singh, his NDA coursemate, should have been in the infantry and recalled that Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, his classmate from Sainik School, was very good at maths.
"At about 11 AM today, Pak troops opened small arms fire on own post across LC in Poonch Sect. The fire was retaliated appropriately by Indian Army. No casualties on to own side," said Army officials.
This unprecedented flight not only marks a personal milestone for the two Chiefs, who are course mates, but also underscores the growing synergy and integration between the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force (IAF).
After arriving at HAL Airport, Singh visited the state-of-the-art Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) MK1A production facility of HAL. The Tejas Mk1A is an advanced version of the LCA Mk1, enhanced to improve combat efficiency.
In a display of jointness among the defence forces and support for Aatmanirbharta, Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh and Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi would be flying a sortie in the trainer version of the LCA Tejas fighter aircraft at the Air Force Station, Yelahanka