Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on October 27, 2025, to jointly manufacture the SJ-100 civil aircraft in India. This partnership aims to enhance India’s self-reliance in aviation, boost employment, and support short-haul connectivity through the UDAN scheme.
New Delhi: India‘s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh today operationalised a private sector defence manufacturing facility in Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) in Lucknow. The facility, run by Aerolloy Technologies Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of PTC Industries Limited, will manufacture parts for aircraft engines, helicopter engines, […]
(Editor’s Note: Updated with India’s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh’s remarks on likely value of contract in paragraph two at 12.30 pm on Sep. 9, and with Airbus statement in paragraph eight and a backgrounder from paragraph 20 at 10 pm on Sep. 8.) By N. C. Bipindra […]
