India is taking a massive leap in its aerospace capabilities by initiating a state-funded project to develop a powerful 120-kN turbofan engine for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) Mk2.
Unlike past procurement deals, New Delhi plans to finance this massive undertaking directly...
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Opinion PowerPoint: GE's F414 Engine Fiasco and India's Options for its AMCA Mk1 Program Moving Forward
“We simply do not have the option of changing the engine at this stage. Such a move would require extensive adjustments across the aircraft’s aerodynamics, electrical systems, vibration characteristics and throttle-control architecture. It is not a plug-and-play technology,” - explained an...
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is poised to hand over the first batch of the highly anticipated Tejas Mk1A fighter jets to the Indian Air Force (IAF) by late August or early September 2026.
This critical delivery will officially kick off the formation of the IAF’s first squadron dedicated...
DRDO Outlines 10-Month Roadmap for Tejas Mk2 Prototype Assembly, Engine Ground Runs, and Taxi Trials
India’s Tejas Mk2 medium-weight fighter programme has reached a pivotal development milestone.
Newly released project outlines reveal a detailed, phased strategy by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to transition the indigenous jet from its final assembly directly into...
A defence technology startup based in Surat has delivered 100 indigenous Kamikaze drones to the Indian Army within 60 days, marking what is being described as a notably rapid production cycle in India's defence manufacturing ecosystem.
The drones were developed by the defence tech firm, Inside...
The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) on Friday inaugurated the world's first hydrogen production facility based on the Copper–Chlorine (Cu–Cl) Thermochemical Cycle utilising nuclear process using heat generated from the Fast Test Reactor (FBTR) at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research...
Amid the growing race to co-develop the engine for India’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme, Rolls-Royce is highlighting its deep background in top-tier fighter propulsion.
Sashi Mukundan, the Executive Vice President for Transformation at Rolls-Royce India, recently drew...
A recently published tender from the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) sheds new light on the rapid progress of India’s Tejas Mk2 fighter programme.
The documentation reveals that the aircraft's cockpit is undergoing major structural and digital transformations to house next-generation...
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Land Forces' Deputy Commander, Brigadier General Staff Mohamed Khamees Mohamed Al-Hassani, on Friday called on Indian Army chief, General Upendra Dwivedi, here and held discussions on enhancing bilateral military cooperation.
“Brigadier General Staff Mohamed Khamees...
The battle to co-develop a high-performance jet engine for India’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) is intensifying.
he primary contenders, British aerospace giant Rolls-Royce and France's Safran, are aggressively vying for one of the most critical defence partnerships in India's...
British aerospace major Rolls-Royce has presented a comprehensive new strategy for India’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) engine initiative, revealing that their co-developed powerplant will be built with massive growth capabilities that extend well beyond the baseline 120kN requirement...
British aerospace giant Rolls-Royce has shared new updates on its foundational work in India for a proposed 120kN-class fighter engine. This powerplant is aimed at the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme.
The company highlighted that substantial strides have already been made in...
Recent contradictory reports regarding the ongoing negotiations between India and US-based GE Aerospace for the F414 fighter jet engine have generated significant discussion.
However, new details clarify that the partnership is not facing a blanket deadlock, and different segments of the deal...
The Indian Air Force (IAF) received the Final Operational Clearance (FOC) certificate for the indigenous 'Netra' Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) system that has been developed through close collaboration among the Indian Air Force (IAF), Defence Research and Development Organisation...
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Limited has emerged the lowest bidder for the construction and delivery of a 15-tonne Bollard Pull (BP) Electric Tug for Kolkata's Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP), officials said on Thursday.
The GRSE has made advances in the field of green...
Australia and India have bolstered maritime cooperation in the Indian Ocean region through a joint Search and Rescue (SAR) Workshop and Tabletop Exercise held in Chennai, according to a report.
The three-day exercise involved search and rescue professionals from Indian Ocean Rim Association...
"We have five engines, the sixth engine is ready now. It will be picked up shortly. Last time, when I visited GE, the assurance was that they would give us 20 engines in the second half of this calendar year, between June and December. This is the indication from GE and this is a pessimistic...
