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Bajrangbali Hanuman’s image on HAL’s fighter trainer aircraft exhibited in Aero India Show 2023: Read details

OpIndia Staff - 13 February, 2023

On Monday, February 13, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Asia’s largest aero show, Aero India 2023, at Air Force Station, Yelahanka in Bengaluru.

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Maharashtra: HAL employee arrested for sending information about Indian fighter planes to Pakistan’s ISI, sent to police custody

OpIndia Staff - 9 October, 2020

HAL employee found sending military information about Indian fighter jets and their manufacturing process at HAL to Pakistan's ISI

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Indian Air Force shelves three acquisition projects worth over Rs 8,000 crore to support Make in India and due to high cost

OpIndia Staff - 19 May, 2020

Indian Air Force shelves plans to buy new Pilatus and Hawk trainer aircraft, formally cancels re-engine project for Jaguars

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Watch: Rajnath Singh flies in Light Combat Aircraft Tejas, becomes first ever Defence Minister to fly the indigenous aircraft

OpIndia Staff - 19 September, 2019

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today flew in the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Airport in Bengaluru.

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Fantasy better than Game of Thrones: 10 lies by Rahul Gandhi in one speech at Rajasthan

OpIndia Staff - 26 March, 2019

We are convinced that if Rahul Gandhi chose to pursue a career in writing fantasy, he would sell more copies than the Harry Potter series and Lord of the Rings combined.

“Our people” were martyred when Indian Air Force “attacked” Pakistan: Thus spake the poster boy of Pakistan

OpIndia Staff - 8 March, 2019

Rahul Gandhi said that a few days ago, the Indian Airforce "attacked" Pakistan and dropped bombs. In the process, some of our men also martyred.

Rahul Gandhi adds another falsehood to his Rafale lies, says Rafale engine was to be made in Odisha

OpIndia Staff - 8 March, 2019

When a girl asked Rahul Gandhi about Congress plans for developing sports in Odisha, he replied Modi gave 30000 crore to Anil Ambani

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Media spreads lie the Mirage 2000 jets used in India’s air strike on terror camps in Pakistan are made by HAL

OpIndia Staff - 26 February, 2019

Several media houses falsely claim that the MIrage 2000 jets used in air strike on terror camps in Pakistan are made by HAL.

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One pilot of IAF’s Surya Kiran aerobatic team loses life as two aircraft collide mid-air, two pilots eject safely

OpIndia Staff - 19 February, 2019

The Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team based at the Bidar Air Force Station in Karnataka was rehearsing their manoeuvres ahead of the 2019 Aero India Show at Yelahanka, Bengaluru.