Government opens IAF’s combat helicopter bid (With images)
September 20th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The government is set to give the Indian Air Force (IAF) more firepower and capabilities during its 80th anniversary year: New combat and heavy-lift ... Read more...
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Four killed in combat chopper crash in Russia
September 9th, 2012 - 2:53 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least four people were killed when a Mi-35 combat helicopter crashed in a mountain in southwestern Russia's Dagestan region.The four were found dead at ... Read more...
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HAL sales growth dips in fiscal 2011-12
April 1st, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 1 (IANS) The annual sales growth of state-run defence behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) at 6.7 percent in fiscal 2011-12 was less than half of 14.5 percent it ... Read more...
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Prince Harry to train in US as chopper pilot
August 30th, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Prince Harry, who is an accomplished combat helicopter pilot, will undergo training at two US military bases for an Apache attack helicopter course.Michelle Dee, ... Read more...
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India flies second light combat helicopter prototype (With image)
July 25th, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Paris/New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) India has successfully test-flown the second prototype of its indigenous high altitude Light Combat Helicopter (LCH).Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Chairman and Managing Director Ashok Nayak ... Read more...
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India set to decide major military aircraft deals
June 16th, 2011 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) India is set to decide on possibly the world's biggest combat aircraft deal of this decade as well as those for new combat, utility ... Read more...
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Wills, Kate’s world tour next year will help ease Queen’s Diamond Jubilee workload
May 3rd, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 3 (ANI): Prince William and his wife, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, will be going on a world tour next spring to help ease the Queen's Diamond Jubilee workload.The new ... Read more...
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Technical snag cuts short indigenous chopper’s flight
February 10th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
By N.C. Bipindra
Bangalore, Feb 10 (IANS) A technical snag Thursday forced India's indigenous light combat helicopter (LCH) to cut short its flying display at the AeroIndia air show soon after it took ... Read more...
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Dazzling fly-past, daring aerobatics mark Aero India launch (Lead)
February 9th, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 9 (IANS) A spectacular flying display and breathtaking aerobatics in formations by Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots marked the launch of Asia's biggest air show Aero India-2011 here on ... Read more...
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India’s Tejas, light combat helicopter dazzle participants at Aero India
February 9th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
By Praful Kumar SinghBangalore, Feb 9 (ANI): India's own first supersonic multi-role combat aircraft Tejas and light combat helicopter (LCH) dazzled participants at the Aero India 2011 on Wednesday with their breathtaking ... Read more...
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Antony opens Asia’s biggest air show in Bangalore
February 9th, 2011 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
By Praful Kumar SinghBangalore, Feb 9 (ANI): Asia's biggest air show, Aero India 2011, was inaugurated today by Defence Minister AK Antony at Air Force Station, Yelahanka.Asia's premier air show will ... Read more...
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Aerobatic display by fighter jets, copters to be major attraction of Aero India 2011
February 8th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Feb 8 (ANI): Aero India 2011, Asia's biggest air show, which gets underway at the Yelahanka Air Force base near Bangalore from February 9, will be the largest ever with ... Read more...
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India may soon get its own UAV: HAL chairman
May 23rd, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
By Shashank ShantanuBengaluru, May 23 (ANI): India is likely to come out with its indigenous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in the coming two to three years, a top official of the ... Read more...
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India joins elite league of countries with LCH’s successful inaugural test run
May 23rd, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
By Shashank ShantanuBengaluru, May 23 (ANI): With the successful first test flight of the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) on Sunday here, India has joined the elite club of countries having the capability ... Read more...
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Light Combat Helicopter unveiled for armed forces
May 23rd, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 23 (IANS) India Sunday unveiled the indigenously built Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) with a successful flight demo of its first prototype here for the armed forces.
Designed and developed by the ... Read more...
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LCH marks a new era in Indian combat avionics
May 23rd, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
By Shashank ShantanuBengaluru, May 23 (ANI): The successful test flight of the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) on Sunday will would go down in the history of Indian combat avionics as a new ... Read more...
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Antony, Pallam Raju not to attend LCH maiden flight function in Bengaluru
May 22nd, 2010 - 9:42 pm ICT by ANI
Bengaluru May 22 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony and his deputy M.Pallam Raju have cancelled their Sunday visit to Bengaluru, where they were supposed to participate in the inaugural flight launch ... Read more...
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Antony not to attend LCH’s maiden flight function in Bengaluru
May 22nd, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by ANI
Bengaluru May 22 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony has cancelled his Sunday's visit to Bengaluru, where he was supposed to participate in the inaugural flight launch ceremony of the Advanced Light ... Read more...
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Russia to build world’s first fifth-generation combat, invisible helicopter
May 19th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, May 19 (ANI): Russia is planning to build the world's first fifth-generation combat helicopter which would be able to attack fighter jets and be invisible to radars, analysts have said"We are ... Read more...
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Russia plans ‘invisible’ helicopters
May 13th, 2010 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia is planning to build a combat helicopter that would be able to attack fighter jets and remain "invisible" to radar, officials said Thursday.
"We are working on ... Read more...
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India test flies light combat chopper successfully
March 30th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 30 (IANS) India has successfully flight tested a prototype of the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), designed and developed by the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), a top official said Tuesday.
"The ... Read more...
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Air force can use fire against Naxals : Antony
November 25th, 2009 - 7:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 25 (ANI): The Union Government on Wednesday clarified that there is no permission required to exercise the right to self-defence.The Indian Air Force (IAF) had asked for ... Read more...
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Hindustan Aeronautics to fly light combat chopper soon
November 21st, 2009 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 20 (IANS) A prototype of the light combat helicopter (LCH), designed and developed by the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), is set for its maiden flight soon, a top ... Read more...
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R. Srinivasan to head HAL’s chopper complex
June 23rd, 2009 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 23 (IANS) R. Srinivasan has been appointed managing director of the helicopter complex of the state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) here, the company announced Tuesday.
Prior to this, he was ... Read more...
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Prince Harry ‘desperate to get back’ with ex flame Chelsy
June 15th, 2009 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 15 (ANI): Prince Harry is desperate to get back together with his former girlfriend Chelsy Davy, after putting an end to his fling with TV presenter Caroline Flack, according to ... Read more...
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Mum Diana-inspired Prince Harry vows to help AIDS victims
May 31st, 2009 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 31 (ANI): Prince Harry has credited his late mother Princess Diana for inspiring him to continue his work for AIDS victims.The 24-year-old gave a touching speech during a celebrity ... Read more...
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US Army tests flying robot sniper
April 23rd, 2009 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 23 (ANI): The US Army is testing the Autonomous Rotorcraft Sniper System (ARSS) - a remote-controlled unmanned vigilante robot helicopter equipped with a high-velocity sniper rifle.According to a report by ... Read more...
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HAL to deliver 350 combat jets, choppers by 2012
February 19th, 2009 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 19 (IANS) state-owned aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has sharply ramped up its manufacturing capacities and is set to deliver 350 combat jets, trainers and helicopters worth Rs.500 billion ... Read more...
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Indian Air Force plans modernization programme
January 18th, 2009 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Jan 18 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) in a bid to enhance every aspect of its capability, plans on a systematic modernization plan, which majorly includes launching a satellite ... Read more...
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Boeing studying IAF tender for attack choppers
June 2nd, 2008 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Boeing Company said Monday it was studying an Indian Air Force (IAF) global tender for attack helicopters before formulating its response, even as it maintained its ... Read more...
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Boeing to outsource US fighter jet components to India
April 27th, 2008 - 10:44 am ICT by admin
By Gulshan Luthra
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) US civil and defence aerospace major Boeing has decided to outsource two critical components of the F-18 Super Hornet combat aircraft to India and the ... Read more...
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