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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
![India’s Light Combat Helicopter Completes Weapons Trials India’s Light Combat Helicopter Completes Weapons Trials](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-429_para_lch-aar-2.jpg)
India’s Light Combat Helicopter Completes Weapons Trials
By Franz-Stefan Gady
India’s new light helicopter gunship test fired an air-to-air missile this month, marking the completion of all weapon integration tests.
![HAL Chief: Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Will Be ‘Backbone’ of Indian Air Force’s ‘Combat Power’ HAL Chief: Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Will Be ‘Backbone’ of Indian Air Force’s ‘Combat Power’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-406_para_cmd-lca-7.jpg)
HAL Chief: Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Will Be ‘Backbone’ of Indian Air Force’s ‘Combat Power’
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The head of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited flew in the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft earlier this week.
![Naval Version of India’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Successfully Tests Arrestor Hook Capability Naval Version of India’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Successfully Tests Arrestor Hook Capability](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-403_para_lca-np-2-with-ahs.jpg)
Naval Version of India’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Successfully Tests Arrestor Hook Capability
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The naval variant of the fighter jet conducted the first successful test of its indigenously developed arrestor hook system.
![India’s Light Combat Aircraft Misses Deadline for Final Operational Clearance India’s Light Combat Aircraft Misses Deadline for Final Operational Clearance](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-image001syrg.jpg)
India’s Light Combat Aircraft Misses Deadline for Final Operational Clearance
By Franz-Stefan Gady
India’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft missed another deadline to become fully combat-ready.
![India’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Faces Further Delays India’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Faces Further Delays](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-iaf_tejas_full_size_32941198511.jpg)
India’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Faces Further Delays
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Serial production of the Tejas is encountering additional delays as the Indian Air Force is requesting the incorporation of new and upgraded systems.
![India’s Light Combat Aircraft Fires Beyond Visual Range Missile India’s Light Combat Aircraft Fires Beyond Visual Range Missile](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-image001syrg.jpg)
India’s Light Combat Aircraft Fires Beyond Visual Range Missile
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Tejas Light Combat Aircraft has successfully test-fired the Derby air-to-air beyond visual range missile.
![India’s Air Force Initiates Purchase of 83 Tejas Light Combat Aircraft India’s Air Force Initiates Purchase of 83 Tejas Light Combat Aircraft](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-23_15-12-30.jpg)
India’s Air Force Initiates Purchase of 83 Tejas Light Combat Aircraft
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Indian Air Force issued a request for proposal (RFP) to aircraft maker HAL for the procurement of 83 fighter jets on December 20.
![Indian Air Force: Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Can’t Protect Indian Skies Indian Air Force: Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Can’t Protect Indian Skies](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-23_15-12-30.jpg)
Indian Air Force: Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Can’t Protect Indian Skies
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A new report by the IAF said that the Tejas fighter jet lags behind its foreign competitors like the JAS-39 Gripen.
![Can India and the United States Work Out the Kinks for a Fighter Production Deal? Can India and the United States Work Out the Kinks for a Fighter Production Deal?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-21_21-58-54.jpg)
Can India and the United States Work Out the Kinks for a Fighter Production Deal?
By Robert Farley
Will concern over technology transfer scuttle another aviation deal for India?
![Boeing Offers to Set Up F/A-18 Fighter Jet Production Facility in India Boeing Offers to Set Up F/A-18 Fighter Jet Production Facility in India](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-hornet_gallery_lrg_02_960.jpg)
Boeing Offers to Set Up F/A-18 Fighter Jet Production Facility in India
By Franz-Stefan Gady
“We are talking about creating a next generation facility in India,” a Boeing VP said on August 28.
![India’s Light Combat Aircraft Well Behind Schedule India’s Light Combat Aircraft Well Behind Schedule](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-23_15-12-30.jpg)
India’s Light Combat Aircraft Well Behind Schedule
By Franz-Stefan Gady
India’s defense industry is behind schedule in delivering the country’s first indigenous fighter jet.
![India’s Light Combat Aircraft to Be Armed With Beyond Visual Range Missile India’s Light Combat Aircraft to Be Armed With Beyond Visual Range Missile](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-23_15-12-30.jpg)
India’s Light Combat Aircraft to Be Armed With Beyond Visual Range Missile
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Test firing of the new air-to-air missile is scheduled for the end of 2017.
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