In a first, Dornier turboprop aircraft to be used for civilian purpose in UP

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday announced that his government will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for procurement of two Dornier turboprop aircraft that will be used for...

Lucknow ready to host biennial defence show DefExpo 2020

Lucknow: Preparations for the grand biennial defence show Defence Expo 2020 is almost complete in the city of Nawabs, as it gears up to host the five-day event to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ‪on February 5.‬It’s t...

UP defence corridor: HAL leads investment race

State-owned aerospace and defence company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) emerged Number 1 investor with the announcement of Rs 1,200 crore pumping-in of money across six nodal points of Uttar Pradesh defence industrial corridor. Defen...

Increase your defence export potential: Sitharaman to defence equipment makers

Assuring all sorts of support to the defence equipment makers, defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday urged them to expand their footprint into the global market. “There is a global demand for worldclass defence equipment and products...

Yogi urges Centre to host Aero India Show in UP

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday urged the Centre to host the biennial Aero India Show in the state.  The Aero Show is slated to take place in February 2019 in Karnataka. Since inception in 1996, Bengaluru has been h...

Sitharaman, Yogi to launch defence industrial corridor in Aligarh

Taking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious “Make in India” initiative a step further, defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath will launch a defence industrial corridor in Aligarh of Uttar Pradesh. ...