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HAL chief D K Sunil has stated that US tariff tensions have had no impact on fighter engine negotiations with General Electric (GE). He emphasised that discussions with GE and US government officials confirm the strain over tariffs has not negatively affected defence procurements or sector activities, said Dr. DK Sunil MD of HAL in an interview with The Indian Express..Sunil described
The Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) is India’s ambitious indigenous stealth fighter program, representing a leap into fifth-generation combat aviation. Developed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) under the Ministry of Defence, the AMCA is designed as a twin-engine, all-weather stealth multi-role fighter to carry out air superiority, ground-attack, electronic warfare, and
The retirement of India’s MiG-21 fighters on September 26, 2025, marks the
end of an era and the beginning of a critical transition. For more than six
decades, the Soviet-origin jet symbolised India’s leap into the supersonic
age. From the wars of 1965 and 1971 to countless interceptions in later
decades, the MiG-21 carved a lasting place in Indian air force
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has secured an additional order for 97 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) TEJAS MK-1A, valued at ₹62,370 crore. This comes on top of the earlier ₹48,000 crore contract for 83 aircraft signed in 2021, bringing the Indian Air Force’s eventual fleet strength of MK-1A fighters to 180, said Dr. DK Sunil MD of HAL in an interview with The Indian Express.HAL Chairman and
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is on the cusp of a significant technological advancement that will decisively shift the air power balance in South Asia. The integration of two cutting-edge beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles (BVRAAMs)—India’s indigenous Astra MK-3 ‘Gandiva’ and the European Meteor missile—onto the TEJAS MK-1A and the upcoming TEJAS MK-2 fighter jets promises unprecedented aerial
Kota Harinarayana, the principal designer of India’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) TEJAS, has emphasised that India should avoid purchasing foreign fighter aircraft such as Russia’s Su-57 and instead fully commit to the path of Atmanirbharta (Self-Reliance) in defence aviation. In a recent interaction, he made it clear that dependence on external suppliers, whether from Russia, the United States,
The Indian Army is set to witness a breakthrough in warfare technology with the planned induction of DRDO-developed humanoid robots by 2027. These robotic soldiers are being designed to simulate human soldiers in battlefields and hazardous environments, significantly reducing risk to human life.It was earlier reported by Times of India that DRDO scientists working on humanoid robot for military
Three Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district on Sunday morning. The gunbattle took place in the Ravas forest area along the Kanker-Gariaband border, when a joint team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel launched an anti-Naxal operation based on specific intelligence inputs.According to officials, the operation involved DRG units from
India is set to induct a new variant of the indigenous Pinaka Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher System, strengthening its artillery firepower and reinforcing its push for indigenous solutions under “Atmanirbhar Bharat” defence production. This development was confirmed by Lt Gen Adosh Kumar, Director General of Artillery, in a recent podcast interview.Lt Gen Kumar revealed that during Operation
Two terrorists were killed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district after security forces foiled a major infiltration attempt along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran sector on Sunday.The operation began when troops noticed suspicious movement near the LoC and confronted the infiltrators, leading to a brief exchange of fire during which the two terrorists were killed. Their bodies have not yet