Hal Chopper

In a big boost for Made in India in defence, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Monday said the Defence Ministry has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for 156 Light Combat Helicopters (LCH).

The defence ministry on Wednesday signed two contracts with a combined value of Rs 8073 crore with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd for the acquisition of 34 advanced light helicopters and associated equipment for the Indian Army and the Coast Guard.

"The Dark Knight Rises." This was how the Indian Army's Spear Corps introduced the Rudra - the combat version of the Dhruv helicopter and the first home-grown attack chopper - in a new video posted on X, formerly Twitter.

Congress' Karnataka unit president DK Shivakumar's helicopter made an emergency landing at the HAL airport after a kite hit the glass of the cockpit on Tuesday afternoon.

In an ambitious project with strategic significance, aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has started ground work to produce a 10 to 12 tonne attack helicopter by 2027 which will be comparable with some of the best medium-lift military choppers globally like the Apache of the Boeing.

Raising questions over the Rafale fighter jet deal, the Congress has accused the government of having compromised national interest and security while promoting "crony capitalism" and causing a loss to the public exchequer.

A helicopter carrying Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah suffered a bird hit and made an emergency landing at the HAL Airport in Bengaluru today shortly after take-off, a police official said.

A Russian helicopter company has taken a multi-pronged approach under the 'Make in India' initiative by planning to start a chopper production base and a long-term supply chain network in India.

In a major setback for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, the government of Ecuador which had bought seven Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters from India has grounded all such remaining choppers in service and has unilaterally ended a contract with the state-owned Indian company.

There were some moments of anxiety at Bengaluru's HAL airport today when a helicopter meant to carry Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah to Mysore developed a snag.

The country's first indigenous chopper, Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH -Dhruv), designed, developed, produced and maintained by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) to meet the requirements of military and civil operators, today achieved a new milestone of clocking one lakh cumulative flying hours.

A chopper of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has made an emergency landing on top of an apartment in the GS Palya area of Bangalore.

A day after the crash of an Indian made Dhruv helicopter in Ecuador at a military parade, newspapers in the country say the helicopter is unfit for service.

In a big boost for Made in India in defence, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Monday said the Defence Ministry has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for 156 Light Combat Helicopters (LCH).

The defence ministry on Wednesday signed two contracts with a combined value of Rs 8073 crore with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd for the acquisition of 34 advanced light helicopters and associated equipment for the Indian Army and the Coast Guard.

"The Dark Knight Rises." This was how the Indian Army's Spear Corps introduced the Rudra - the combat version of the Dhruv helicopter and the first home-grown attack chopper - in a new video posted on X, formerly Twitter.

Congress' Karnataka unit president DK Shivakumar's helicopter made an emergency landing at the HAL airport after a kite hit the glass of the cockpit on Tuesday afternoon.

In an ambitious project with strategic significance, aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has started ground work to produce a 10 to 12 tonne attack helicopter by 2027 which will be comparable with some of the best medium-lift military choppers globally like the Apache of the Boeing.

Raising questions over the Rafale fighter jet deal, the Congress has accused the government of having compromised national interest and security while promoting "crony capitalism" and causing a loss to the public exchequer.

A helicopter carrying Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah suffered a bird hit and made an emergency landing at the HAL Airport in Bengaluru today shortly after take-off, a police official said.

A Russian helicopter company has taken a multi-pronged approach under the 'Make in India' initiative by planning to start a chopper production base and a long-term supply chain network in India.

In a major setback for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, the government of Ecuador which had bought seven Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters from India has grounded all such remaining choppers in service and has unilaterally ended a contract with the state-owned Indian company.

There were some moments of anxiety at Bengaluru's HAL airport today when a helicopter meant to carry Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah to Mysore developed a snag.

The country's first indigenous chopper, Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH -Dhruv), designed, developed, produced and maintained by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) to meet the requirements of military and civil operators, today achieved a new milestone of clocking one lakh cumulative flying hours.

A chopper of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has made an emergency landing on top of an apartment in the GS Palya area of Bangalore.

A day after the crash of an Indian made Dhruv helicopter in Ecuador at a military parade, newspapers in the country say the helicopter is unfit for service.