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Historic Move As 3 Private Players In Race To Build AMCA, India's Homegrown Stealth Fighter Jet
The Rs 15,000 crore project will see the winning private partner build five prototypes of the AMCA at a new greenfield facility in Andhra Pradesh
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Indian Autonomous Combat Aircraft To Be Manufactured In Europe For 1st Time
Flying Wedge Defence & Aerospace announced its first international manufacturing node in Portugal for its flagship autonomous combat aircraft, Kaal Bhairava.
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'It Was Minor Tech Incident On Ground': HAL Dismisses Tejas Crash Reports
India's top plane-maker HAL has denied media reports that claimed a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas crashed earlier this month. In a statement, the Bengaluru-based Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) said it was "a minor technical incident".
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NDTV Profit Conclave 2026: LCA Tejas Won't Become Dated. Defence Secretary Explains Why
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has placed a large order for 180 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas. However, some have speculated that by the time the IAF gets all the aircraft it had ordered, these platforms would become dated.
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India's 5th-Gen Stealth Fighter Closer To Reality, 7 Firms Make Prototype Bid
Seven Indian companies have bid to partner with the Defence Research and Development Organisation to design and develop prototypes of the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft or AMCA - India's homegrown fifth-generation stealth fighter jet.
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World's Second 6th-Gen Stealth Aircraft Gets Nod From UK PM Keir Starmer
The world's second 6th-Generation fully-stealth fighter jet has gained impetus with Britain's PM Keir Starmer giving the green signal for the strategically important project being co-developed by G7 member states - UK, Italy, and Japan.
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1st Flight Of Light Combat Aircraft Tejas Mk1A Conducted Successfully
The first aircraft LA5033 of the Tejas Mk1A series successfully soared in the sky after taking off from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) facility in Bengaluru today, the public sector aerospace and defence company said.
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Air Force Commits To Buy 6 Squadrons Of Light Combat Aircraft Mark 2
Fully backing the indigenous fighter aircraft programmes, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Monday said the Indian Air Force has already given the commitment to buy six squadrons of the under development Light Combat Aircraft Mark 2.
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India To Showcase Tejas Light Combat Aircraft At Singapore Airshow
India will showcase its indigenously developed Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) at the four-day Singapore Air Show next week.
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Tejas Aircraft Not A Replacement For MIG-21 Fighters: Defence Ministry
Tejas is not being inducted as a replacement of the MIG-21 fighter aircraft, but as part of the modernisation of the Indian Air Force, the Ministry of Defence told the Rajya Sabha today.
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Air Force To Start Upgrading Rafale Fighter Fleet From January 2022: Report
Having already received around 30 Rafale combat aircraft from France, the Indian Air Force would start upgrading its fleet of French-origin fighters from January 2022, with India-specific enhancements.
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Defence Minister To Inaugurate HAL's Second LCA Production Line
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's Tejas Light Combat Aircraft's second production line on Tuesday, according to HAL officials.The event comes a day before the opening of the AeroIndia 2021, the country's premier aerospace and Defence exhibition at Air Force Station, Yelahanka on Wednesday.
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Navy's LCA Tejas Prototype Achieves Another Seminal Milestone
In yet another milestone, the naval variant of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas has for the first time completed a cycle of launch and recovery in a single sortie essential for aircraft carrier operations at the shore-based test facility in Goa, officials said on Monday.
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Rajnath Singh Flies Tejas. Know More About The Made-In-India Fighter Jet
Rajnath Singh became first Defence Minister to fly on the made-in-India fighter jet Tejas. "I am thrilled," he said, after the sortie.
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HAL Rolls Out 16th Light Combat Aircraft Tejas; Meets Target
State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) on Monday said it has rolled out its 16th Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas fighter in the initial operational clearance (IOC) configuration to be inducted into the fleet of Indian Air Force (IAF).
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Historic Move As 3 Private Players In Race To Build AMCA, India's Homegrown Stealth Fighter Jet
The Rs 15,000 crore project will see the winning private partner build five prototypes of the AMCA at a new greenfield facility in Andhra Pradesh
-
Indian Autonomous Combat Aircraft To Be Manufactured In Europe For 1st Time
Flying Wedge Defence & Aerospace announced its first international manufacturing node in Portugal for its flagship autonomous combat aircraft, Kaal Bhairava.
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'It Was Minor Tech Incident On Ground': HAL Dismisses Tejas Crash Reports
India's top plane-maker HAL has denied media reports that claimed a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas crashed earlier this month. In a statement, the Bengaluru-based Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) said it was "a minor technical incident".
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NDTV Profit Conclave 2026: LCA Tejas Won't Become Dated. Defence Secretary Explains Why
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has placed a large order for 180 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas. However, some have speculated that by the time the IAF gets all the aircraft it had ordered, these platforms would become dated.
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India's 5th-Gen Stealth Fighter Closer To Reality, 7 Firms Make Prototype Bid
Seven Indian companies have bid to partner with the Defence Research and Development Organisation to design and develop prototypes of the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft or AMCA - India's homegrown fifth-generation stealth fighter jet.
-
World's Second 6th-Gen Stealth Aircraft Gets Nod From UK PM Keir Starmer
The world's second 6th-Generation fully-stealth fighter jet has gained impetus with Britain's PM Keir Starmer giving the green signal for the strategically important project being co-developed by G7 member states - UK, Italy, and Japan.
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1st Flight Of Light Combat Aircraft Tejas Mk1A Conducted Successfully
The first aircraft LA5033 of the Tejas Mk1A series successfully soared in the sky after taking off from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) facility in Bengaluru today, the public sector aerospace and defence company said.
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Air Force Commits To Buy 6 Squadrons Of Light Combat Aircraft Mark 2
Fully backing the indigenous fighter aircraft programmes, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Monday said the Indian Air Force has already given the commitment to buy six squadrons of the under development Light Combat Aircraft Mark 2.
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India To Showcase Tejas Light Combat Aircraft At Singapore Airshow
India will showcase its indigenously developed Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) at the four-day Singapore Air Show next week.
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Tejas Aircraft Not A Replacement For MIG-21 Fighters: Defence Ministry
Tejas is not being inducted as a replacement of the MIG-21 fighter aircraft, but as part of the modernisation of the Indian Air Force, the Ministry of Defence told the Rajya Sabha today.
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Air Force To Start Upgrading Rafale Fighter Fleet From January 2022: Report
Having already received around 30 Rafale combat aircraft from France, the Indian Air Force would start upgrading its fleet of French-origin fighters from January 2022, with India-specific enhancements.
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Defence Minister To Inaugurate HAL's Second LCA Production Line
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's Tejas Light Combat Aircraft's second production line on Tuesday, according to HAL officials.The event comes a day before the opening of the AeroIndia 2021, the country's premier aerospace and Defence exhibition at Air Force Station, Yelahanka on Wednesday.
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Navy's LCA Tejas Prototype Achieves Another Seminal Milestone
In yet another milestone, the naval variant of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas has for the first time completed a cycle of launch and recovery in a single sortie essential for aircraft carrier operations at the shore-based test facility in Goa, officials said on Monday.
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Rajnath Singh Flies Tejas. Know More About The Made-In-India Fighter Jet
Rajnath Singh became first Defence Minister to fly on the made-in-India fighter jet Tejas. "I am thrilled," he said, after the sortie.
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HAL Rolls Out 16th Light Combat Aircraft Tejas; Meets Target
State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) on Monday said it has rolled out its 16th Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas fighter in the initial operational clearance (IOC) configuration to be inducted into the fleet of Indian Air Force (IAF).
