HAL LCA – First Flight

The momentous day from 2001, when the LCA took to the air for the first time. 

HAL Tejas Program – 2018 Update

A program update on the LCA

The Pushpaka’s last flight – The untold story of 4th Nov 1977

 Wg Cdr P K Raveendran was a young under-trainee flight engineer on a VIP flight to…

HAL and the Indian Aviation Industry

 Wing Commander (Retd) Inder Mohan Chopra is a distinguished test pilot who served as the Chairman…

HAL Intermediate Jet Trainer HJT-36

The HAL’s first indigenous jet trainer design since the Kiran is the HJT-36 designed as the…

An Update on the HAL LCA (Tejas) – July 2002

More than one and half years down the line from its first flight, India’s prestigious aeronautical…

HT-2 – India’s First Powered Aircraft

India's first trainer was built by a team from HAL led by Dr Ghatge. The HT-2…

Air Marshal Philip Rajkumar

Profile Air Marshal Philip Rajkumar, 6748 F(P) was commissioned in Nov 1962. In the early years…

Ferrying Vampires From Indonesia – II

In early 1963, the Indian Air Force was recovering from the traumatic events of 1962. We…

Flying the Spitfire XVIII

Spitfire : The background Of all the aircraft of World War II, the Supermarine Spitfire has…