The grounding has strained the military’s fleet and forced the leasing of civilian helicopters as gap fillers.

A fatal crash in January, which grounded the Indian military's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Dhruv Advanced Light ...

New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Having secured the mega 156 Light Combat Helicopter deal for the Indian Army and Air Force, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is looking to outsource work worth ...

The Indian Air Force began inducting its initial batch of 10 HAL Light Combat Helicopters from October 2022. (Janes/Akhil Kadidal) The India Ministry of Defence (MoD) has ordered 156 Light Combat ...

has cleared the largest defence procurement programme in India’s history worth ₹ 45,000 crores to buy 156 units of Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL).

In February, HAL told FlightGlobal that it was expecting orders for 156 LCHs and 97 Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Mk1A fighters. Deliveries of the helicopters will be spread over the next five years.

Defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) recorded provisional revenue of Rs 30,400 crore in 2024-25, despite delivery shortfalls of Light Combat Aircraft and Advanced Light Helicopter.

Shares of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) surged by 7.6% after UBS maintained a buy rating, citing strong order momentum and revenue acceleration. HAL secured contracts worth Rs 62,700 crore for Light ...