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Made-in-India C-295 military aircraft completes maiden flight: Here’s how it will strengthen India’s defence capabilities

OpIndia Staff - 11 June, 2026

The C-295 aircraft were required to replace the IAF's ageing AVRO 748 fleet, which has been in service since the early 1960s.

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Russia’s UAC signs deal with India’s Flamingo Aerospace for six Il-114-300 aircraft at Wings India 2026 in Hyderabad

OpIndia Staff - 28 January, 2026

Russia's United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and Indian private aviation firm Flamingo Aerospace have entered into a preliminary agreement for the supply of six Il-114-300...

Economy and Finance

HAL and Russia’s UAC sign joint venture agreement at Wings India 2026 in Hyderabad to manufacture SJ-100 regional jet in India

OpIndia Staff - 28 January, 2026

In a landmark step strengthening Russo-Indian cooperation in the aerospace industry, Russia's United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) have signed...

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Adani Defence and Aerospace announces strategic partnership with Brazilian giant Embraer to manufacture transport aircraft in India

OpIndia Staff - 27 January, 2026

Embraer’s President and CEO of commercial aviation, Arjan Meijer, noted that the partnership combines Embraer’s engineering expertise with Adani’s industrial and aviation infrastructure strengths to deliver advanced solutions for India’s regional aviation needs. He added that India is a pivotal market for Embraer.

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Search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 to resume over a decade after it went missing, American company to launch search under ‘no find, no...

OpIndia Staff - 3 December, 2025

The search for the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, that went missing over a decade ago over Indian Ocean, will resume this month. Malaysia's Transport...

Opinions

HAL signs MoU with Russia’s UAC amidst tariff strains with the US: Read how collaboration for production of SJ-100 aircraft in India will boost...

Aditi - 28 October, 2025

India has largely been importing full-assembled commercial aircraft for decades. The collaboration will enable India to manufacture a full passenger aircraft, entirely on Indian soil.

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China comes up with 36 hardened aircraft shelters at Lhunze airbase near Arunachal Pradesh: Report

OpIndia Staff - 27 October, 2025

The most recent images from Vantor also show a few CH-4 unmanned drones on the tarmac at Tibet's Lhunze airbase.

Government and Policy

India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau to host Asia Pacific Accident Investigation Group meeting and workshop for the first time

OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2025

India is set to host the Asia Pacific Accident Investigation Group (APAC-AIG) meeting and workshop for the first time, a significant milestone in the...

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Govt approves ₹20,000 project to convert 6 former Air India planes into AWACS aircraft with next gen surveillance systems: Read how the ‘eyes in...

Chandrani Das - 17 July, 2025

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will partner with multiple Indian firms and Airbus to integrate a sophisticated radar antenna and related systems onto the A321 aircraft

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