Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)

The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Dhruv helicopter has become the first Indian-designed and developed rotorcraft to secure certification from the EASA.

A joint statement hailed the agreement as a “trailblazing initiative that would “enable greater transfer of U.S. jet engine technology than ever before.”

An oversupply of helicopters and what Safan Helicopter Engines chief Franck Saudo calls a “capacity overhang” has been largely eliminated, he says.

Aero India highlights India’s ambition to move beyond simple assembly to creating advanced, exportable aircraft design.

The Indian Defense Research and Development Organization has devised an automated landing system that is being put to the test on two N-LCA platforms.

India will receive 275 trainers and LCAs over the next decade, more than any other nation aside from the U.S.

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