Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Current Affairs, GK & News
HAL tests Hindustan-228 aircraft
The public sector undertaking of the Defence Ministry, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), has successfully carried ground tests for making a civilian aircraft named ‘Hindustan-228’. Key Points Ground run and low speed taxi trials (LSTT) of the Hindustan-228 aircraft was carried out at HAL facility at Kanpur. About Hindustan-228 It is a 19-seat multirole utility aircraft. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Dornier-228 aircraft • Hindustan Aeronautics Limited • Hindustan-228 aircraft • low speed taxi trials • Ministry of Defence
HAL’s two Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) deployed for high altitude operations
In the prevailing tension situation in Ladakh with China over repeated incursions by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the country, the government has decided to deploy two Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) in the region. These helicopters have been developed by the public sector defence undertaking, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). What actually happened? These two ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Defence Acquisition council • Hal • Hindustan Aeronautics Limited • India China • Ladakah • LCHs • Light Combat Helicopters
HAL and Israel’s Elbit Systems sign MoU for UAV development
During the on-going exhibition DefExpo-2020, an MoU was signed between Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Israel’s Elbit Systems, for joint development of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The agreement aims at analyzing the feasibility of developing an UAV, which performs vertical take-off and landing, for maritime and land-based military operations. The proposed UAV will cut down ..
Topics: Defence • Hindustan Aeronautics Limited • Indian Armed Forces • israel • Surveillance • Unmanned aerial vehicle
IAF’s MiG 27 roars through the skies for the last time
The MiG 27 aircraft’s last squadron comprising of seven aircraft retired on Friday, December 27, 2019, at the Jodhpur Airbase. The last squadron with the upgraded version known as MiG-27 UPG, took the skies for the last time at the air force station in Jodhpur. The Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in Russia originally built the MiG ..
Topics: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited • Indian Air Force • Jodhpur • Kargil War • MiG 27 • Russia
DRDO conducts all 5 successful trials of Air-to-Air Missile ‘Astra’
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested the Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) ‘Astra’ from Su-30 MKI platform off the coast of Chandipur in Odisha. These trials were held from 16-19 September 2019 and were conducted by Indian Air Force (IAF) against Jet Banshee target aircraft simulating all possible threat scenarios. Key ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile • BVRAAM • Defence Research and Development Organisation • Hindustan Aeronautics Limited • Indian Air Force • Jet Banshee • Missile Trial • Odisha