Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has fired off a strongly worded public clarification, lashing out at “so-called defence analysts,” “former pilots,” and even “arm-chair critics” for what it calls ...

By Commander YP Marathe, NM, Retd Having flown HAL produced helicopters right from 1989 till I retired 2008, I have had first-hand experience of the quality of their products, and I wholeheartedly ...

What makes the LUH indispensable is its unique suitability for high-altitude operations, which are crucial for India’s military deployments in regions like Ladakh and Siachen. Unlike foreign ...

By Commander YASHODHAN MARATHE (Retd.) The heart-wrenching sight of the smoke billowing from the crashed Indian Coast Guard (ICG) helicopter at Porbandar on January 5th, 2025 brought back to my mind ...

Photo: Angad Singh After years of uncertainty and near abandonment, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has successfully resurrected its intermediate jet trainer, the HJT-36 Sitara, rebranded last ...

Even as India’s dilemmas over its next manned fighter drastically deepen, even as the Indian government begins navigating the waters of a fresh Trump pitch of F-35 stealth fighters, a game changing ...

As the Indian Air Force juggles the pressures of sub-optimal fighter squadron numbers and a looming decision on imports, much-needed official timeline clarity in India’s multiple homegrown fighter ...

Render of Abhimanyu by NewSpace | Edits by Livefist In what is easily the most significant deal between the Indian military and a local startup company, the Indian Navy has selected Bengaluru-based ...

Nearly half a century after it chose to buy and build German Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) Type 209 submarines for its navy, India has down-selected a new generation submarine offering from the ...

By SANKALAN CHATTOPADHYAY for Livefist The “Fifth-generation Fighter Aircraft” (FGFA) program promised the Indian Air Force (IAF) a stealthy, highly maneuverable, highly agile, and advanced ...

U.S defence contractor Lockheed-Martin has proposed an Indian manufacturing and assembly line for C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft in India. The company, already a major supplier to the Indian ...

The Indian Government today announced the names of the four Indian Air Force fighter pilots who will be astronauts on the country’s first ever crewed space mission, Gaganyaan. Trained in Russia, the ...