India’s most advanced home-produced fighter jet, the light combat aircraft Tejas Mk1A, took to the skies for the first time at a Hindustan Aeronautics Limited facility in Bangalore, on Thursday. Read More

In a breakthrough for India’s indigenous defence industry, the state-owned BEML successfully conducted the maiden test-firing of the country’s first indigenously developed 1,500-horsepower engine for the Indian Army’s main battle tanks. Read More

In a significant move to bolster the Indian Air Force's capabilities, the Cabinet Committee on Security, chaired by the prime minister, greenlit the ₹150 billion advanced medium combat aircraft (AMCA) project. Read More

The state-owned Pune-headquartered Munitions India Limited (MIL), a prominent player in India’s defence sector, has secured a significant export order of 155-millimetre artillery shells from Saudi Arabia. Read More

State-owned plane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited will showcase its indigenous civil platforms Hindustan-228 (Dornier-228) aircraft and ALH Dhruv upgraded civil helicopter during the Wings India 2024 exhibition, the company said. Read More

The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited is set to participate in the 10th edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Trade Show (Vibrant Gujarat – 2024) from January 9 to January 13 at Gandhinagar. The event will focus on the capabilities of Indian industries with a thrust on “Atmanirbhar Bharat”. Read More

The defence ministry signed a long-term contract with the state-owned Bharat Electronics Limited for the procurement of electronic fuzes for the Indian Army’s indigenously made artillery ammunition. Read More

The state-owned Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited has submitted its bid in response to the defence ministry’s tender for building three additional Kalvari-class submarines for the Indian Navy. Read More

Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL)-made damage control simulator “Amogh” was commissioned into the Indian Navy at Andaman & Nicobar on Friday. Read More

During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first state visit to the US, American defence major GE Aerospace and state-owned Indian aircraft manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited signed an MoU for jointly producing F414 engines in an India facility. Read More