Light Combat Aircraft

HAL’s Nashik facility set to roll out Tejas Mk1A by March 2025

NEW DELHI: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is preparing to roll out the first LCA Tejas Mk1A fighter jet from its Nashik production facility by March 2025. The Nashik plant, inaugurated in 2023 by Defense Secretary Giridhar Aramane, serves as HAL’s third production line for the Light Combat Aircraft program. Together with the Bengaluru lines, the […]

IAF Chief highlights delays in Tejas Production, urges private sector involvement

Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh raised concerns about delays in the production of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, urging private sector involvement to meet production targets.

Indian Air Force Day 2024: Chennai to witness spectacular flypast

The Indian Air Force (IAF) will celebrate its 92nd Air Force Day on October 8, 2024, with a spectacular flypast over Chennai’s Marina Beach, showcasing 64 aircraft. This year's theme, "Bharatiya Vayusena: Saksham, Sashakt aur Aatmnirbhar"

Biden-Modi meet: India gets $2.7 bn semi-conductor assembly line; 1st Indian astronaut at US space station; GE-HAL’s debut aircraft

WASHINGTON, DC: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with US President Joe Biden, in the White House, has opened a full-throttle investment blitzkrieg by American companies for India. Following their meeting, on Thursday, an assembly line for semiconductors, and an IT partnership to make Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) apart from next-generation communication technology, green technology and […]