VK Singh raises questions over condition, capability of HAL
India | February 14, 2019 6:44 ISTThe opposition is trying to rake up the Rafale issue as a counter to the Bofors deal, the minister said.
The opposition is trying to rake up the Rafale issue as a counter to the Bofors deal, the minister said.
In a written response to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Subhash Bhamre, Minister of State for Defence, said the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited owed Rs 1,250 crore to its vendors and contractors.
According to IANS, the investigative agency registered the cases on the basis of a complaint by Uday Kumat Rout, Manager (Vigilance) of the HAL Engine Department, late on Tuesday.
LCH is designed and developed by Rotary Wing Research & Design Centre (RWRDC) of HAL in response to the operational needs of Indian Armed Forces and its capabilities far exceed that of contemporary attack helicopters of its class.
Addressing a press conference here after meeting Congress President Rahul Gandhi over the issue, the employees accused Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of "attempting to build a false narrative" that HAL is incapable of building the Rafale fighter jet.
The Congress president has been repeatedly accusing the Narendra Modi government of weakening public sector undertaking Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and destroying India’s strategic capability to benefit industrialist Anil Ambani.
Earlier in the month, a half-yearly audit was conducted. It revealed that selected payments were made against certain vouchers without any supporting bills, invoices, documents or work orders.
The opposition party has also been accusing present government of indulging in crony capitalism. However, the Modi government has denied any wrongdoing.
The US aerospace major said the partnership will also work for joint development of future technologies in India, saying it will transform India's aerospace and defence ecosystem.
Government also denied that the old deal cost India $10.2 billion, stating that it was never finalised.
There have been views in the IAF that the Tejas aircraft was not enough to maintain its combat readiness and it needed to quickly procure a fleet of foreign single engine fighters.
In a bid to speed up defence indigenisation, the Indian state-owned aerospace and defence company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has finalised a major plan to manufacture nearly 1,000 military helicopters and over a hundred planes.
Bengaluru: Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha on Tuesday flew the indigenously designed Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) for over 30 minutes over at the HAL airport. Giving a thumbs up to the HAL’s Tejas,
New Delhi: State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited or HAL is in talks with Swedish aerospace major Saab, makers of single engine Gripen fighter planes, to collaborate on the upgraded version of the indigenously developed Light Combat
Tumakuru (Karna): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India should focus on indigenous defence production to become self-reliant in the area of security. “If India has to be self-reliant in the area of security according
Bengaluru: State-run aircraft maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited today said Light Combat Helicopter, the high-altitude attack helicopter, has completed performance trials paving way for finalisation of basic configuration.Based on successful completion of remaining flight trials, HAL
Bengaluru: The hot and high-altitude trials of indigenously designed and developed attack chopper Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) has been successfully carried out at Leh recently, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited said today.The seasonal trials - including cold
Bengaluru: Defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has delivered 'Orbiter Craft Module Structure' of Chandrayaan-2, India's second lunar exploration mission, to ISRO Satellite Centre here.Chandrayaan-2, an advanced version of the previous mission, consists of an
New Delhi: The multi-billion deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets could see French defence major Dassault Aviation entering into a joint venture with state-run HAL or any private player to set up a base in
Bengaluru: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on 19 February 2015 handed over the first Su-30MKI fighter aircraft modified for BRAHMOS supersonic cruise missile to BrahMos Aerospace during the second day of Aero India show at Yelahanka,
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