Aeronautical Development Agency Current Affairs, GK & News
200 fighter jets to be acquired by Indian Air Force
The Government of India will acquire around 200 aircrafts. Of these 200, 83 fighter jets are LCA Tejas Mark 1A and are to be procured from HAL. The rest are to be procured based on Request for Proposals. Highlights The design of the fighter jets was finalized by HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited). HAL will start ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Aeronautical Development Agency • Defence exports • Fighter Jet • Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) • Indian Air Force • LCA-Tejas • Tejas Fighter Aircraft
Rajnath Singh becomes first defence minister to fly in LCA Tejas
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on 19th September 2019 flew in the Tejas fighter aircraft from the HAL airport in Bengaluru. He becomes the first defence minister to fly in the indigenously built light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas. Defence Minister Flies in Tejas Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was accompanied by Air Vice Marshal N Tiwari, ..
Topics: Aeronautical Development Agency • Aircraft • Aviation • Carrier-based aircraft • Future of the Indian Air Force • HAL Tejas • Hindustan Aeronautics Limited • LCA • Light combat aircraft • Military aircraft • Ministry of Defence • Tejas
Rajnath Singh becomes 1st Defence Minister to fly LCA Tejas
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has scripted history by becoming first Defence Minister to fly Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) ‘Tejas’, an indigenously-built multi-role fighter aircraft. He undertook 30-minute sortie in LCA Tejas along with Air Vice Marshall Narmdeshwar Tiwari, at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Airport in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Defence Minister even controlled ‘Tejas’ in ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Aeronautical Development Agency • Defence Research and Development Organisation • first Defence Minister to fly LCA Tejas • Hindustan Aeronautics Limited • LCA-Tejas • Light Combat Aircraft Tejas • Rajnath Singh • Union Defence Minister
First ever arrested landing of Naval Tejas successfully executed in Goa
The First ever arrested landing of Naval variant of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, a 4.5 generation, light weight, multirole fighter was successfully executed at the Shore Based Test Facility (SBTF), INS Hansa in Goa. This will pave the way for this Indigenous platform to undertake Aircraft Carrier landing demonstration on board the Indian Naval ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Aeronautical Development Agency • Aircraft Research and Design Centre • CEMILAC • Defence Research and Development Organisation • Hindustan Aeronautics Limited • Indian Navy • INS Hansa • Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas • Shore Based Test Facility
LCA Tejas gets Final Operational Clearance
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has received the Final Operational Clearance (FOC) standard certification for Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas from Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The DRDO’s FOC certification testifies the combat-readiness of Tejas. The Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC) is a DRDO laboratory authorised to certify military aircraft and airborne ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Ada • Aeronautical Development Agency • Astra missile • Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification • Defence Research and Development Organisation • DRDO • Hal • Hindustan Aeronautical Limited • IAF • Indian Air Force • LCA programme • LCA-Tejas
Current Affairs : April 10, 2010
Appointments:Karnataka: New Chief Justice – JS KheharJustice JS Khehar is the new chief Justice of Karnataka High Court. He was enrolled as an advocate in 1979 and appointed Additional Advocate General, Punjab in January 1992. He was elevated to the High Court of Punjab in 1999 and appointed Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court on ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2010
Topics: Aeronautical Development Agency • Current Affairs 2010 • Defence Research and Development Organisation • Foreign exchange reserves • HAL Tejas • Hindustan Aeronautics Limited • India • Indian Air Force • International Monetary Fund • LCA • Ministry of Defence • Organizations • Walchand Group